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Beer Pot3434/1 a-b

Round, burnished, black pot with a side by side double diamond design carved around the sides three times. Each diamond is composed of rows of smaller raised diamonds. The form is globular, with a flat circular base, and wide circular mouth. A round, woven basketry piece (part b) fits over the opening as a cover. The cover is woven in a coiled design.

Culture
Zulu
Material
clay and plant fibre
Made in
Natal, South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3376/3

Long looped beaded neacklace. Composed of two lengths of cylindrical beaded strings with all four ends stitched together, leaving two loops. The beadwork is wrapped around a rolled, loosely woven natural-coloured textile base.

Culture
Zulu ?
Material
fibre and glass
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Armband3376/2

Beaded armband composed of a horizontal band with thick layers of beaded fringe. The band is backed by a loose weave textile formed into three tube-like rows beaded in pale pink. A thick fringe of twisted dark blue fibres, each with two large sections of white, light blue, olive green beads, each colour separated by a single red bead. Sections separated with a space of fibre. Fibre knotted below the upper section and at the end.

Culture
Zulu ?
Material
glass, fibre and dye
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chest Ornament3376/1

Chest ornament composed of three sections with rolled horizontal beaded bands attached at either end by small rounded copper(?) buttons. The centre section three strips are covered in light pink beading with white, black, white, red, and white beading on either end. Hanging is a beaded rectangular ornament with two sections of blue and white checkerboard pattern, with three vertical bands of red / white / red. Ends in short fringe of black beading with white tips. Long twisted ropes hang down on either side of the chest piece with large blue and light yellow beads, copper rings and bells.

Culture
Zulu ?
Material
glass, fibre and copper metal ?
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Water Jar3362/2

Round-bottomed clay jar. Transitions to a glazed concave neck with a wide mouth. The round bottom is hemispherical, and mottled black and orange-red.

Culture
Venda
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Limpopo, South Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Water Jar3362/1

Round-bottomed clay jar. Transitions to a glazed concave neck with a wide mouth. The round bottom is hemispherical, and mottled orange-red and black.

Culture
Venda
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Limpopo, South Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3349/2

Two tiered, pleated xibelani skirt. Skirt ties at the back with the ends of an unbleached cotton strand that spans the waist of the skirt. Both tiers have the same colours and patterns. The front of the skirt is red with repeating groups of black, white, green, red and dark purple vertical stripes. The rest of the skirt is black with repeating groups of green, red, black, light blue and white vertical stripes. The bottom of the top tier has a silk-like ribbon running along the edge and has two strands of white beads underneath it. Towards the bottom edge of the bottom tier another silk-like ribbon runs horizontally around the skirt. Below the ribbon, between the groups of stripes on both the red and black portions, are dots made up of white beads. Both tiers are hemmed with black thread.

Culture
Tsonga
Material
cotton fibre, glass ? and synthetic fibre
Made in
South Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dress3349/1 a-c

Three piece dress, consisting of a top (part a), skirt (part b) and large shoulder cloth (part c). All pieces are bright yellow with repeating groups of red, dark blue, black, yellow and light green stripes. The top has a scoop neckline that then plunges down in an oval-shape. There are two large rectangular pockets on both sides near the bottom edge. The neckline, sleeve edges, pocket openings and the hem all have scalloped borders embroidered in black thread. There are small slits on both sides at the bottom. The skirt is a rectangular piece of fabric; the right, left and top edges have a white-dotted yellow and dark blue border. The bottom edge only has a white-dotted dark blue border. Below the top border there is the repeating group of stripes running horizontally, a plain yellow band, and then a strip of white-dotted yellow cloth, bordered with white-dotted dark blue bands. Below that there are seven vertical rows of the repeating grouped stripes. Over the grouped stripes, in the bottom third of the skirt, a pattern is embroidered in black and white thread. The top edge is plain yellow fabric. The large shoulder cloth is a rectangular piece of fabric folded in half with nine white-dotted dark blue ties along the top edge on the left side. From the front, the top and left sides have a white-dotted yellow and dark blue border. The bottom edge only has a white-dotted dark blue border. Below the top border there is the repeating group of stripes running horizontally, a plain yellow band, and then a strip of white-dotted yellow and dark blue cloth. Running through this top portion are nine white-dotted dark blue strands, directly below the ties. There are another seven identical strands overtop of the repeating striped group and yellow band on the right edge of the front of the shoulder cloth. Below that section are three and a half vertical rows of the repeating grouped stripes. Overtop of the stripes, in the bottom third of the shoulder cloth, a pattern is embroidered in black and white thread.

Culture
Venda
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3295/31

Small square raffia cloth textile. Half of the textile has brown and yellow zigzags, and the other half has brown and yellow diamond-shapes. There is a one inch border around the textile, where it has been folded over onto itself, and then stitched down. The front is tufted.

Culture
South African
Material
plant fibre and dye
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model House3201/7

Model rondavel style house, made of clay and sticks. Cone-on-cylinder hut is round, with a slightly overhanging cone-shaped roof. Walls are thick, and reinforced with thin wood sticks which hold the roof onto the walls, and emerge slightly at top. A door and two small widows are cut into the clay, and a plaque has been attached by sticks above the door. At back is a second door with a prominent frame, filled by a cube of clay. The house and roof surfaces have scratched writing in English, with text such as “good clay soil”, “beautiful”, and “strong one hut”.

Culture
South African
Material
clay and wood
Made in
Eastern Cape, South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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