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ArrowK5.123

Arrow with a tapering point shaped from dark brown hardwood that has been inserted into a long reed shaft. Woven grass ? ring secures point at top of shaft.

Culture
Zulu
Material
reed grass, pigment, wood and grass ?
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowK5.119

Arrow with a tapering point shaped from dark brown hardwood that has been inserted into a long reed shaft. Woven grass ? ring secures point at top of shaft.

Culture
Zulu
Material
reed grass, wood, pigment and grass ?
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LeggingsB686 a-b

A pair of basketry woven pieces, which taper down from one end. The wider end has a design consisting of natural brown-coloured diamond-shaped outlines on a red background surrounded by a horizontal natural brown-coloured zig zag line along the edge, and two sets of triple horizontal natural brown-coloured rows, one of which is interdispersed while the other is solid near the smaller end. The smaller end is plain natural brown, which has a slit tied together with red cording that has blue tassels.

Culture
Assamese ?
Material
bark ?, dye ? and fibre
Made in
Assam, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoulder SashB683

A wide fabric woven band. Main design consisting of horizontal red diamond shapes on a dark blue background. Strands of natural light grey-yellow and dark red hair are attached along the bottom edge, topped with a band of bark (?). The ends become tasseled cords.

Culture
Assamese ?
Material
fibre, dye ?, hair and bark ?
Made in
Assam, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatB687

Cone-shaped hat that has light brown V-shaped woven designs on a red woven background. To one side is a large flower-like circular attachment that is rimmed with red horse(?) hair. Radiating from the centre are white tube-like shells, and blue shells. A long thick strand of horse(?) hair hangs from the bottom of the flower. The woven rim of the hat is thick and medium brown in colour. There is a short braided grass(?) strand with a loop attached to the top point of the hat.

Culture
Assamese ?
Material
grass ?, shell and horse hair
Made in
Assam, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TuskB692 a-b

Two curved and hollow tusks. On each tusk, one end is tapered to a point, while the other end is wrapped with a band of woven reddish-brown grass(?). Part a is punctured at the pointed end where a small fibre loop and a small wooden stick are attached. The overall colour of the tusks is white, yellow, and brown.

Culture
Assamese ?
Material
tusk, grass ? and wood
Made in
Assam, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC109

A plain round orange-red container made from a gourd. The stopper is rolled bark with a woven grass design around the sides of yellow and brown vertical zig zags and a carved head finial at the top. The head is carved with circular eyes, a nose from which radial grooved lines go along, and a notched mouth. A string goes through two holes opposite each other around the sides of the gourd.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
wood, fibre, grass and gourd fruit
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC1386 a-b

A round orange-red gourd container (part a) that has a design consisting of a wide horizontal band with black swirls, and dark spirals. The stopper (part b) is rolled bark with a woven grass design around the sides of brown outlines of diamond shapes on a natural background, and a tooth finial at the top.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bark, tusk, gourd fruit and glass
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowK5.115

Arrow with a tapering point shaped from dark brown hardwood that has been inserted into a long reed shaft. Woven grass ? ring secures point at top of shaft. There is a notch cut into the reed 2/6 of the way down from the top of the shaft.

Culture
Zulu
Material
reed grass, pigment and wood
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowK5.112

Arrow with a tapering point shaped from dark brown hardwood that has been inserted into a long reed shaft. Woven grass ? ring secures point at top of shaft.

Culture
Zulu
Material
wood, pigment, reed grass and grass ?
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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