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PipeK4.120

Iron stem wrapped with copper wire. Incised simple design around the bowl hide band near the junction of the stem and the bowl.

Culture
East African
Material
iron metal, clay ?, copper metal and stone ?
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotK4.291

Cup-shaped clay pot with a band of incised diagonal lines just below the lip on the outside. Bottom is flat, and the surface is mottled dark brown and light brown-white.

Culture
Southern African
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlK4.195

A small clay bowl with a rounded bottom and straight upright sides. Decorated with brown vertical lines on grey around the sides of the bowl. Fingernail markings along the rim.

Culture
Central African
Material
ochre pigment and clay
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JugK4.194

Clay jug with rounded sides, a straight neck, and a flat bottom. The jug is decorated with incised parallel lines and a band of dots around the neck. At the shoulder is a scallop pattern, and each crescent has been painted red. The rim of the jug is also red, and there are dark grey firing marks overall.

Culture
Barotse
Material
ochre pigment and clay
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff ContainerK5.27

Snuff container in the form of an ox with a rough, studded body. The ox has long thin horns and small tail. A hole at the centre of the forehead that opens to a cavity inside the body of the ox.

Culture
Nguni
Material
clay ?, blood, ochre pigment ? and intestine
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA17163

Basketry-covered pottery jar. Base: plain twined or wicker-weave in coarse grass. Sides: wrapped twined weave with openwork of crossed warp. Two bands of openwork frame two bands with faded designs. Two narrow bands of purple near the base complete the decoration. The jar which forms the frame of the basket is glazed in dark brown (possibly a Chinese ginger jar). Colour: natural.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
dye, clay, swamp grass and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BottleK4.169

Bulbous container with white beads attached around the neck. Hide is hardened and in the form of a textured gourd.

Culture
Nguni ?
Material
rawhide skin, glass and clay ?
Made in
South Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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One-note XylophoneK4.54 a-b

Kamba made of a calabash sounding chamber with a burned dotted design. The sticks supporting the sounding board are fixed into clay around the rim of the calabash. These sticks include the four legs at an angle with each pair connected by rope which goes through, and attaches a long flat rectangular wood piece with pointed ends. There is a stick (part b) which tapers at one end that has five angled sides.

Culture
Chewa
Material
wood, calabash fruit, rubber, clay and fibre
Made in
Blantyre, Malawi
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeK4.234

Upright pipe with lower round bowl incised with crosshatching and arrow point design and a stem that flares at the end. There is a slightly conical spout halfway down the stem.

Culture
Ila
Material
clay
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK4.139

"Divining tortoise" figure made from a reddish clay-covered tortoise shell, ornamented with rows of red and black abrus(?) seeds. There is a tube protruding from the bottom.

Culture
Southern African
Material
clay, abrus seed and tortoise shell
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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