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BottleAf454 a-b

Rawhide bottle (part a) with spherical base and elongated neck. Lid (part b) fits over outer edges of upper neck. The lower half of the base is covered with brown haired cowhide with white patches. Upper half has five narrow strips of cowhide alternating white and brown, four of which are linear, with the fifth and uppermost curvilinear. The uppermost linear strip is detached at end close to handle. Two looped handles are at opposite side of upper half of base. Base of neck has six linear strips of alternating brown and white cowhide with brown and white linear strip at upper end, and looped handle at top.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
rawhide skin, adhesive and cow skin
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerAj112 a-b

Container (part a) of orange-red brown wood. Bulbous-shaped that has a rounded lower half with narrow neck. Hide with hair is still on, covering the bottom, connected by four thin pieces to ring of hide around the neck of the container. Has a small hide strap handle connected to two straps on top of the ring of leather. Lid (part b) is also made of hide with a vertical slit going up one side.

Culture
Turkana
Material
cow skin and wood
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerAj125

Small round fat container. Convex cowhide cap with hair on it. Cap is moulded onto top to form lid. Lower hide cover is tied to leather straps in five places. These are tied to a leather strip which goes around the upper centre. Has leather strap. Two lines of burned holes as design around the top half under lid. Also under the centre strip which holds up the lower cowhide cap. Has large black knot over double strap area.

Culture
Turkana
Material
fibre, cow skin and wood
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerAj114

Large, wooden, round container with lower part of the body bulbous-shaped and narrowing to form a neck. Bottom covered with cowhide and with thin strips of the same hide going to the centre ring of cowhide around the neck of the container where there is a braided leather handle and cowhide lid moulded onto the container.

Culture
Turkana
Material
wood, cow skin and leather skin
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerAj129 a-b

Heavy container (part a) of orange-yellow wood carved in slender rounded, bulbous shape with two small protruding handles to which braided leather handle straps are tied. Lid (part b) is made of cowhide moulded to the shape of the container and tight fitting.

Culture
Turkana
Material
cow skin, wood and ochre pigment
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerAj128

Fat container with leather bottom cap and straps which are connected to a ring of leather at the neck. Handle is braided cowhide with brown hair. Lid is also leather moulded onto container.

Culture
Turkana
Material
cow skin and wood
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShoesEf126 a-b

Pair of men's shoes, slip-on style, with squared toes, and pointed tongues as well as heel backs. The uppers are cut from one piece of tan leather edged with narrow strips of tan leather and attached by thin green leather stitching. Separate triangular leather reinforcements at upper heels are also stitched with green leather. A thick sole is formed by glued layers of leather with extra layers forming the heel and half sole at the front of each shoe. Upper are glued and sewn with a thick strand of fibrous jute (?) string.

Culture
Rajasthani
Material
dye, cow skin, jute fibre ? and adhesive
Made in
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShoesEf125 a-b

Pair of women's cowhide shoes (a-b) with soles made of multi-layered light brown leather sewn together. Pink dyed leather upper with multi-coloured cotton embroidery on toe area, in radiating V-shaped pattern. Leather edging is fastened by off-white stitches. A triangular piece of leather with one edge toothed is attached at the top edge of the upper. Multi-layered sole is glued.

Culture
North India
Material
cow skin, cotton fibre, adhesive and dye
Made in
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bread ContainerK3.6 a-b

Circular basket (parts a-b) with a coil construction of base (part b) and lid (part a); sides are coiled and imbricated. Exterior of both parts are covered with calfskin; stripes of skin are also used for the carrying strap which attaches at two points to the sides of the base. There are four looped straps attached to the sides of the base to secure the lid. Skin strips are stitched around the circumference of both the lid and the base. The lid has small, vertical sides and a conical shaped top with a thin leather strap attached at the tip.

Culture
Oromo ?
Material
cow skin and grass
Made in
Bulchi Village, Gamo-Gofa, Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShieldK5.131 a-b

Shield cut in an oval shape from black and white cowhide with two strips of cowhide woven through a series of slits cut in the skin. A wooden stick with wooly top has been inserted through several strips of hide at the back of the shield.

Culture
Zulu
Material
cow skin, fibre, skin and wood
Made in
Durban, Natal, South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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