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FigureAe115

Figure with a thin body and short, squat legs. The rounded circular face comes somewhat to a point at the chin. Has narrow eyes, a thin nose line that extends into the brows above, and a jutting out mouth. Square shoulders with the arms resting slightly bent at the elbows at either side. Pointed belly and knees.

Culture
Luba
Material
wood
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatK4.179 c-e

Rectangular, plaid-like mat with fringed sides (part c). The mat is natural coloured with thin brown vertical stripes and lighter brown horizontal stripes of various widths, creating a plaid-like effect. There is a fine, long fringe on the two ends. There is a medium-length fringe on one long side. There is a very short fringe on the other side. Rectangular, plaid-like mat with fringed sides (part d). The mat is natural coloured with thin brown vertical stripes and lighter brown horizontal stripes of various widths, creating a plaid-like effect. One woven side is longer than the other, causing the ends to curve inward slightly. There is a fine, long fringe on the two ends. There is a medium-length fringe on one side. There is a very short fringe on the other side. Rectangular, striped mat with fringed sides (part e). The mat is natural coloured with thin brown stripes and lighter brown stripes of various widths. One woven side is longer than the other, creating a trapezoid shape. There is a fine, long fringe on the two ends. There is a medium-length fringe on one side. There is a very short fringe on the other side.

Culture
Central African
Material
plant fibre
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatK4.176

Rectangular woven mat with fringed sides. There are two rows of black triangular designs separated by black bands on a natural background. There is a thin, natural and black fringe on both long sides.

Culture
Akela
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag359/1

A woven basketry bag. Rectangular and mostly flat, with an overlapping flap at the front. The main design is consisting of large dark brown diamond-shaped geometric patterning on a brown and light brown checkered background. The edges are sewn with black thread with a pattern of varying lengths inward. Lined with light yellow cloth.

Culture
Central African
Material
grass, fibre and dye
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAa176 a-b

An arrow with a shaft (part a) made of rounded light brown wood. There is a small lance-olate-shaped iron arrow point (part b) that has an incised line down the middle on both sides. A dried leaf fits through a slit at the end of the shaft. At the end of the shaft, there is a horizontal band that has four small grooves, and a small simple finial at the end.

Culture
Mbuti
Material
iron metal and wood
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAa178 a-b

An arrow with a shaft (part a) made of rounded light brown wood. There is a small lance-olate-shaped iron arrow point (part b) that has an incised line down the middle on both sides. A dried leaf fits through a slit at the end of the shaft. At the end of the shaft, there is a horizontal band, and a simple grooved finial at the end.

Culture
Mbuti
Material
wood, iron metal and leaf
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK4.41 a-e

Four figures in a canoe (a). The standing figure at the front (b) is holding a paddle to his left that extends just slightly past the base under his feet, and the other standing figure at the back (c) is holding a paddle to his left that extends down past the top of the canoe's hull. The standing figures each have a peg extending down from the bottom of their bases, and these pegs fit into holes at the front and back of the canoe. There is an extra small hole beside the larger hole at the back of the canoe. There are two kneeling figures inside the canoe (d and e). The figures are stained ? dark brown, and the canoe is brown on both sides with an incised geometric design mainly consisting of two rows of alternating solid brown squares and squares filled with horizontal lines separated by a thin horizontal zigzag band.

Culture
Central African
Material
wood and stain ?
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeakerK4.2

A light red-brown wood beaker with a slightly more rounded upper portion from which it tapers downward to a smaller lower portion that flares a bit downward and outward around the bottom edge. Main design consists of a honeycomb pattern with and lozenge design within. A horizontal band of interwoven geometric zig zag - like pattern is above and below the main design. The bottom has a design which consists of a circle with a lozenge design within, and seven equally spaced radial lines.

Culture
Kuba
Material
wood
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK4.40

Dark brown wood figure of a pregnant female figure. Wearing a cylindrical hat. Belly is very rounded with small round protrusions around the middle. Bending at the knees. Standing on an oval base. Well polished.

Culture
Songye ?
Material
wood
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK4.4

Light brown wood carving of a figure. Has a rounded head tapering to a flat triangular chin. Carved with slit eyes, a nose, and an open oval mouth. Long cylindrical neck. Has genitalia. From the squared shoulders the thin arms are resting at the sides, bent at the elbows so that the hands are resting just to the sides of the belly. Standing on short, slightly bent at the knees, legs upon a circular base.

Culture
Songye ?
Material
wood
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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