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Brush Holder3484/1

Carved bamboo brush pot. Entire body of container depicts a man crossing a raging stream in a boat. He has a long beard, large ears, and is wrapped in a robe. Under his right arm he has a bundle of three scrolls, left arm is covered by cloak. To his right, there are waves in the foreground and a mountain in background, with trees at the peak. To his left are waves rolling towards him. The wave directly in front of him has a small smiling face. In the top left corner of the scene there are trees with low hanging branches. All designs are done in a mix of low and high relief. Openwork carving throughout. Base of container is concave.

Culture
Chinese
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Huizhou, Anhui, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/28

Circular basket with flared opening. Rim protrudes outward at an angle, walls curved into a square base. Walls made of dyed grass strands and woven together with naturally coloured reeds, covering the walls in a small checkered design. Additional reeds woven throughout, creating a floral motif. Sections of grass are woven together in centre of base, forming a crossed square. Concentric, four-petal flower-like design surrounds square. Largest flower petals extend upward to basket opening. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior. Basket is light yellow, designs done in dark brown.

Culture
Kavango ? or Ovambo ?
Material
reed grass, grass fibre and dye
Made in
Zambezi, Namibia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/23

Circular basket with flared opening. Walls gently slope into a convex base. Walls decorated with a zigzag pattern. Between the zigzags are hourglass-like designs. They alternate between small ones, that reach halfway down the walls, and larger ones that extend from the rim to the base. Larger ones have curved prongs on top. Base dyed dark brown-red. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior. Basket is light brown-grey, designs are done in dark brown-red.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/14

Circular basket with flared opening. Walls gently slope into a flat base. Five-petal flower design in centre bottom, with petals extending upward onto bottom third of walls. Row of rounded triangles above petals. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior. Designs are naturally coloured golden brown, rest of basket is dyed dark orange.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
Gumare, North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/12

Circular basket with flared opening. Walls slope into a small flat base. Basket walls are decorated with columns of “V” shapes. Motifs extend downward from rim, touching the edge of the base. “V”’s increase in size from rim to base. Base is undecorated. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior. Basket is golden brown, designs are done in dark brown-red. Donor tags attached to base exterior.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/19

Circular basket with flared opening. Walls gently slope into a flat base. Concentric flower pattern begins in centre bottom, extending to rim; each done in a different colour. Orange flower has five petals and a large golden brown circle in the middle. The outer flowers are (from centre outward): brown, white, orange, and brown. Inverted triangle motif formed in negative space between petals along basket opening. Triangles are white, with smaller orange triangles in their centres. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
Etsha, North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/3

Vase-like basket decorated with geometric motif. Basket has a small circular opening and gently sloping neck that flares into a rounded body. Body tapers inward slightly, to a flat base. Columns of plain diamonds decorate walls of basket. Column height alternates; every other one ends at either the edge of the base or extending onto it. Pattern visible on both interior and exterior. Basket is dyed dark brown, designs are natural golden brown.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
Gumare, North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/26

Circular basketry plate with a wide flat base. Lip is slightly angled, sloping gently into centre. Entire plate is decorated with concentric circles. The coils forming the lip are secured together with angled multi-coloured braids. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior. Basket is golden brown, designs done in dark brown. Metal hook attached to rim, for hanging purposes.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/16

Circular basket with flared opening. Walls slope into a flat base. Walls decorated with small diamonds; spot in base centre. Rim is dyed. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior. Basket is yellow-brown, designs done in dark brown.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/1 a-b

Vase-like beer basket (part a) with lid (part b). Basket has a circular opening with a gently sloping neck that flares into a rounded body, before tapering into a flat base. Large circle decorates base, walls decorated with linear and geometric motifs. There are two hourglass-like sections on either side of basket, with zigzag panels in between. Hourglass-like sections have hourglass-like designs in their centre, made up of alternating triangle motifs, and flanked with distorted diamonds. Zigzag panels are filled with diamond outlines. Lid has an extended lip and interior ridge, that fits into the container body. Assortment of triangle designs extend inward from lid edge. Patterns on both components are visible on interior and exterior. Both components are golden brown, designs done in dark brown.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
Nokaneng, North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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