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Basket3201/8

Woven basket for winnowing grain. Basket is low and shallow, flaring widely from a small base toward lip. Construction is grass fibre woven around sedge root into thick tubes, winding up from bottom centre to rim. Brown dyed grass is used to create a pattern of triangles across the inside and exterior of the basket. Offset concentric circles of brown decorate the base.

Culture
Batswana
Material
grass, dye and sedge root
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltAa2

Composed of two strips of hide as well as one horizontal and one vertical inserted bead work panel of predominantly triangular and diamond-shaped patterns, the horizontal panel has upward pointing black triangles on a white background while the vertical panel has red, green, and yellow diamond shapes outlined by white and black within alternating yellow and green square backgrounds. Two string loops of ostrich egg beads are at either sides and yellow and black and red and green trade beads hang from the back of the piece.

Culture
Yeyi
Material
glass, shell and rawhide skin
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceAa15

Single stranded necklace with alternating sections of small then larger beads. A cylinder of wood is wrapped with the single strand of beads and hangs from the centre of the necklace as a pendant. Colour combinations used in the strand are: yellow and red, yellow and green, and red and green. A white tear drop shaped bead hangs from the strand near the centre.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
glass, wood, sinew and metal
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowAa62

Sinew bowstring lashed and knotted around the tapered ends of a curved wood bow. The shaft of the bow is bound with sinews. The grip is set slightly below the centre of the staff.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
wood and sinew
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow Fore-ShaftAa61

Composed of a length of bone inserted into sinew bound hollow wood sleeve and glued. It is tapered at both ends.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
bone, wood, sinew and adhesive
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow Fore-ShaftAa60

Composed of natural bone inserted and glued into a sinew-bound hollow wood sleeve. The length of bone tapers at both ends, and is darker at the exposed end.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
bone, wood, sinew and adhesive
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow PointAa59

Mottled metal rod, flattened at one end to form a double-barbed point. Edges are sharp, point is blunt.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
iron metal
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow Fore-ShaftAa58

Natural bone shaft, roughly circular. One edge is jagged, the other vaguely pointed.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
bone
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FibreAa50

Tan vegetable fibre. One end is smooth, the remainder is pounded into a soft, very light mass.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
plant fibre
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SnareAa49

A length of twisted light fibre looped and secured with a slip knot. A short length of fibre is attached to the snare with a twig inserted into a loop at the end.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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