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Cloth1001/3

Square textured raffia cloth woven in dark yellow and cream diamond pattern with heavy parallel brown and light brown lines between.

Culture
Kuba
Material
palm leaf fibre and dye
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask1373/35

Humanoid mask with protruding brow, short nose, large rectangular eye holes, a circular white protrusion on either side of the face and a rectangular mouth with jagged white teeth. Face is covered in long, overlapped sections of copper. Three long, braided, sections of raffia dangle from the chin, each having a large brown wicker-like ball strung on it--the same brown balls cover the top of the mask.

Culture
Central African
Material
wood, copper metal, paint and fibre
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Musical Instrument1373/27

A rectangular wood box with a hole in the middle and having a triangular design on the edges. Near to one end, there is a wood row, a cylindrical metal row, and a flat metal row. Curved metal strips of various sizes go over the outer rows and under the middle row.

Culture
Central African
Material
wood, seed ? and metal
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask1373/15

Large dark-brown oval-shaped mask with crescent-shaped cut-out eyes and mouth, long raised nose ridge with two cut-out nostrils, small round protruding ears, and slightly defined eyebrow ridges. Starting at the ears to the crown of the head, there are small holes around the perimeter of the mask with plant fibre woven in and out of them.

Culture
Central African
Material
wood, plant fibre and paint
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAa175 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). A dried leaf fits through a slit at the end of the shaft. The arrow has an incised zigzag line(?) on one side.

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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ArrowAa174 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.

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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BasketAi5

Tightly coiled plant fibre basket in varying shades of yellow, and brown. The rim is woven in a pointed-arrow style in light and dark alternating colours. Basket narrows to convex bottom.

Culture
Central African
Material
water fig wood ?
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CupAi4

Cup with handle carved from a single piece of dark brown-black ebony that has a smooth finish outside. Inside carving marks are visible. The bottom is slightly convex.

Culture
Kuba ?
Material
ebony wood
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlAi2

Half calabash gourd that has a heart-shaped bowl incised entirely with linear rings of diamond shapes, and crosshatching. The rings are in concentric circles to the centre. All designs are dark from rubbed soot.

Culture
Central African
Material
calabash fruit and charcoal pigment
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thumb PianoAa172

Rectangular thumb-piano carved from one piece of wood hollowed out and separate sides glued on. Ten metal playing strips (7.7 to 11.6 cm. in length), one is missing at the side, separated by a strip of grass(?) fibres attached through fourteen holes.

Culture
Mbuti ?
Material
wood, iron metal, fibre and adhesive
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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