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BowAa46

Curved bow which is smoothed and tapered at each end. Bound in three places with sinew: at the grip and at the ends. Bowstring of large sinew is lashed around the tips and is held in place by the bindings. The grip is slightly below the centre of the shaft.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
grewium wood, eland sinew and gemsbok sinew
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubAa45

Smooth straight cylindrical wooden light tan, and brown branch with a natural knot as a head. Proximal end slightly burned.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
grewium wood
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance StickAa44

Wooden shaft tapering to diagonal cut at one end. Thicker end cut at right angle.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
grewium wood ? or moultwa wood ?
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearAa43

Lanceolate-shaped metal point, slightly ridged by sharpening, has a cylindrical length which fits into the wood shaft. Sinew is wrapped around one section of the shaft, at the metal, and the wood join.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
grewium wood, steel metal and sinew
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thumb PianoAa73

A hollowed wooden block with sixteen flattened, then curved, bicycle spokes of varying lengths laid parallel to each other and crossing an inset metal plate. The spokes are held in place across their flattened ends by a metal rod, whose ends have been pounded into the wooden block. The rod is secured by four metal loops spaced across its length and pinned into the block. A small metal rod projecting from the opposite end of the instrument holds twelve small metal rings.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
grewium wood and metal
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Digging StickAa141

Brown cylindrical stick, with a tapered point, is made from the branch of a tree.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
grewium wood
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShovelAa130

Roughly shaped from one piece of wood, paddle-like end is slightly convex and tapers to narrow handle. Wood is various shades of brown, grey, and white. Paddle area has small hole drilled through and is blackened from smoke.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
grewium wood
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearAa12

The wooden shaft is fitted into the long socket of the black metal spearhead. The spearhead is lanceolate-shaped and grooved.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
grewium wood and iron metal
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearAa11

The long light brown wooden shaft is fitted into the long socket of the black metal spearhead. The spearhead lanceolate-shaped and grooved.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
grewium wood and iron metal
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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