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BraceletAa149

Bracelet made of a double band of light brown grass, intricately twined. Ends are spliced together to create the bracelet.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
grass
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd605 a-b

Round, cylindrical, coiled basket (a) with flat, fitted lid (b). Has bifurcated stitches. Design is imbricated thin, horizontal bands of black, yellow, red stripes. Lid is also coiled and imbricated.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cherry bark, cedar root, dye and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.246

Open, rectangular basket with a cedar foundation (checker work base; side strips). Sea-grass twined over sides. Side rows first, second and third from the bottom dyed green; rows first second and third from the rim dyed blue; centre five rows dyed blue.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
dye, sea grass and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd560

Large round open, coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches). Handles on either side. Imbricated design of checkerboard diamonds in dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?), alternating with outlined diamonds in either red or dark cherry bark with same in center, with cat-tail grass (?). Beaded foot with natural colour cat-tail grass (?) indicates basket is from Spuzzum, according to family of basket maker(s) from that area.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cherry bark, cedar root, cat-tail grass ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAa41 a-b

Metal double-barbed point (a) with a metal shaft wrapped in sinew and inserted into a hollow section of sinew-covered bamboo. Into this is fitted a mid-section of carved wood which is pointed at both ends. A bamboo shaft (b) wrapped with sinew at both ends. The posterior end is notched. The anterior end forms a socket which fits over the lower point of the metal shaft.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
bamboo grass, metal, wood, sinew, adhesive and poison resin
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BraceletAa147

Circle of light brown twisted grass with ends spliced together to form a bracelet.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
grass
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAa109

Arrow with slender reed shaft, notched at end to fit bowstring and bound at either end with sinew. A point made of gemsbok horn is inserted in the socket at the end of the reed.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
reed grass, fibre and wood
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAa108

Arrow with slender reed shaft, notched at end to fit bowstring and bound at either end with sinew. A point made of gemsbok horn is inserted in the socket at the end of the reed.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
reed grass, fibre and wood
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAa107

Arrow with slender reed shaft, notched at end to fit bowstring and bound at either end with sinew. A point made of gemsbok horn is inserted in the socket at the end of the reed.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
reed grass, fibre and wood
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAa106

Arrow with slender reed shaft, notched at end to fit bowstring and bound at either end with sinew. A point made of gemsbok horn is inserted in the socket at the end of the reed.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
reed grass, fibre and wood
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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