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Bracelet1060/3

Brown circular bracelet tightly wound with strands of metal.

Culture
Southern African
Material
metal and fibre
Made in
South Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet1060/2

Brown circular bracelet tightly wound with strands of metal.

Culture
Southern African
Material
metal and plant fibre
Made in
South Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet1060/1

Brown circular bracelet tightly wound with strands of woven metal.

Culture
Southern African
Material
metal and fibre
Made in
South Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1126/1

A light brown round woven basket with a lid which fits over top and is attached with a looped piece of root or bark. The main design is made in dark brown with a diamond-shaped pattern connected with a horizontal line across the top and the bottom. Inside each diamond are six dark brown horizontal triangles, three of which point downward and three of which point upward toward the centre leaving a light brown diamond shape in the middle. Outside each diamond are six more dark horizontal triangles, three of which point upward toward the top horizontal line and three of which point downward toward the bottom horizontal line. The lid is decorated with a dark brown rim and the top of the lid is decorated with vertical dark brown lines.

Culture
Zulu
Material
root ? or bark ?
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt1060/22

The beaded piece is on brown fibre with pink beads along the top. The design is an alternating pattern of multi-coloured rectangles. One multi-coloured rectangle has green, red, and black. The other multi-coloured rectangle has white, blue, and black. In between each rectangle is a vertical line of pink and blue beads.

Culture
Zulu
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BraceletAb355

Round beaded bracelet sewn onto a thick fibre coiled backing. Blue beads are attached in a diagonal pattern and are embellished around the sides with several dome-shaped silver metal tack-like objects.

Culture
Ndebele
Material
fibre, glass and metal
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadbandAb353

Long headband that has been folded in half to form two double layered bands that sit side by side each other. Bands are connected by red fibre ties at one end. Band is beaded overall with white beads and has geometric beading designs in blue, red, orange, and green outlined in black beads.

Culture
Ndebele
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadbandAb352

Long, beaded headband, rectangular in shape. The band is in three parts; two identical side pieces with dark blue, aqua, black and white beads in a geometric pattern. The central piece consists of two rows of white beaded squares joined together with lines of dark blue, purple, aqua and black beads.

Culture
Ndebele
Material
fibre and glass
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumK5.28

Two coconut shell halves fastened together at the top of each hemisphere with hide glued to the open ends. Red fabric strap and two dangling hide strips, each with a ball of hide at the end.

Culture
Zulu ?
Material
coconut nutshell, skin and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CaneAb307

Wooden cane covered almost entirely in bands (8-9 cm wide) of blue, white, and red beads. Handle has pink and blue beadwork. Remaining bands have multi-coloured geometric designs. Handle end is rounded wood, and bottom has tapering metal tip.

Culture
Zulu
Material
metal, glass, wood, fibre ? and cotton fibre
Made in
Natal, South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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