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ContainerK5.24

Gourd container with blue beads in ribbed design that covers the container from the bottom almost to the neck and is decorated with several white, nearly triangular beaded shapes. A blue, red and black beaded strap attaches at the top of the beading on the container.

Culture
Zulu
Material
glass, gourd fruit and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerK5.23

Gourd container decorated with blue, white and pink beaded net covering and with an attached rolled fabric stopper with blue, white and red beading. A short, single strand of pink, white and black beading serves as a handle.

Culture
Zulu
Material
gourd fruit, glass and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerK5.21

Gourd container with pink, white, green, blue, red and black beaded net covering and single strand handle. Rolled fabric stopper with the same beadwork pattern.

Culture
Zulu
Material
gourd fruit, glass and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerK5.20

Gourd container. Body beaded with black triangles on a white background. Border of light blue beads. A single strand light blue bead handle. Rolled fabric stopper beaded in blue and attached to the container with the handle.

Culture
Zulu
Material
gourd fruit, glass and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerK5.19

Gourd container decorated on lower portion with white beads and simple linear designs in pink, blue and red. Two single beaded strands, one ending in a loop, attach around the neck.

Culture
Nguni
Material
glass, gourd fruit and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: ContainerK5.18

Gourd container fragment (neck and mouth) with four bands of pink beads around the neck.

Culture
Zulu ?
Material
gourd fruit and glass
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK5.16

Snuff necklace. Red, white, and blue beads with large green glass beads in between. Pendant is a small ribbed gourd or nut shell?

Culture
Zulu
Material
glass, gourd fruit ? and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerK5.14

Gourd container with a geometric design of copper wires that have been inserted into the surface.

Culture
Zulu
Material
gourd fruit and copper metal
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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NecklaceK4.148

White beads and half of a large kaoke pear strung on thread.

Culture
Southern African
Material
fibre, kaoke pear fruit and glass
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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