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BoxK4.22

Long shallow oval wooden box with a lid on a hinge of braided fibre or elephant hair. Small handle in the centre (arch type). Basket weave type carved design. Lipped lid.

Culture
Kuba
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordK4.17

Black metal sword with a blunt, flaring blade and a round, disk-like pommel. Arabesque knot designs on the blade and simple geometric designs on the handle.

Culture
Kuba
Material
wood, steel metal and lacquer ?
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeK4.9

A long curved stem and hourglass bowl. Lozenge designs carved on both the stem and the bowl. Bone mouth piece.

Culture
Kuba
Material
wood and bone
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AxeK4.8

Axe with copper-covered wooden handle with a rounded top and flared butt end, and a steel crescent-shaped blade with three supporting arms. The middle arm of the blade has four faces in low relief. The handle has indented decoration of small dots and two large circles.

Culture
Songye
Material
steel metal, copper metal and wood
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleK4.7

A plain woven rattle that has a rounded rectangular shape with a loop handle above. Small stones inside. Scalloped edge on the base.

Culture
Luba
Material
bark ? or palm leaf ?
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CupK4.1

A dark brown wood cup with a handle. All carved with a design consisting of a main large simple arabesque geometric pattern in multi-lined bands of interwoven zig zags along the upper portion and triangles along the smaller lower portion.

Culture
Kuba
Material
wood
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlK4.195

A small clay bowl with a rounded bottom and straight upright sides. Decorated with brown vertical lines on grey around the sides of the bowl. Fingernail markings along the rim.

Culture
Central African
Material
ochre pigment and clay
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK4.191

Carved brown wood figure wearing a conical hat with his hands resting on his front hips. Face is carved with oval eyes, eyelashes, a nose, an open mouth with teeth. Three vertical grooved marks on each side of the face start from the eyes and go down the neck. Wearing black boots. Body painted with white chalky paint, as used among the Yoruba and Ibo.

Culture
Luba
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordK4.269 a-b

Sword (a) with sheath (b); wooden sheath with a series of ridges down one side and a round flat base. The entire sheath is covered with black leather sewn up the back. Roughly hammered blade with reptile skin-covered grip decorated with brass tacks. Elaborate pattern of metal strips and bosses complete handle.

Culture
Luba
Material
leather skin, metal and skin
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombK4.38

Rectangular comb with short teeth. Long handle has a herringbone patterned border on its edges. Overall, comb is brown in colour. A twisted metal loop is attached through a hole at the top in the middle of the comb's handle.

Culture
Kuba
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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