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Basket3512/17

Circular basket with flared opening. Walls slope into flat base. Basket walls are decorated with alternating groups of diamonds and wide zigzags with pointed ends. Motifs extend downward from rim. The small groupings of diamonds reach middle of walls, zigzags touch edges of base. Base is undecorated. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior. Basket is golden brown, designs are done brown-red and dark brown.

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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Hat3477/2

Woven conical hat with braided circular brim. Hat is done in four sections of tight weave with openwork in between each section. The first openwork band, made of "X" shaped designs, is bordered on either side with dyed dark purple grass. Top of hat is crowned with a tapering cylinder, with diagonal patterned openwork sides. Four interlocking loops overtop and around cylinder. Inside of the hat, there is a loosely woven band to fit on a head.

Culture
Basotho
Material
grass fibre and dye
Made in
Lesotho
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum2738/72

Large drum with both ends covered with skin, one of which is painted with a Corpus Christi scene. Skins are stretched and sewn around a circular-shaped twig frame, which are fitted over each end of the central orange painted wood drum, secured with another bent twig and bound with brown grass twine and leather fastenings that zigzag between the two. On the painted end, in pink, yellow, black and blue on a white background, is depicted an elaborately costumed Corpus Christi dancer, a female spectator, an official and a spotted bird.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
wood, skin, paint, leather skin, grass fibre and metal
Made in
Salasaca, Tungurahua, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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