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Textile3080/23

Textile is woven of heavy wool on a warp of horse hair(?), half in a wide blue and tan stripe pattern, and half in a series of diamonds filled with coloured patterning in red, dark blue, tan, pink and yellow. Underside shows colours with less fading, and holds the end threads. Fringe appears to be horse hair warp ends.

Culture
Turkish
Material
wool fibre, horse hair fibre ? and dye
Made in
Turkey
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearK5.159

Spear with triangular spearhead that has a short cylindrical shaft with two raised bands at the top. The spear is secured to the long wooden shaft with woven stem ? decorated with horse hair that points towards the end of the shaft. The wooden shaft has been painted black.

Culture
Zulu
Material
wood, iron metal, horse hair fibre, stem ? and paint
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stringed Musical InstrumentEd1.253

Stringed instrument with bow attached, made of brown finished wood; 2 pegs and 2 strings stretched over a bridge attached to decorative metal plate. Bow is strung with hair. Red fabric tie embroidered in gold, green, blue and black is attached to instrument.

Culture
Korean
Material
wood, fibre, horse hair fibre ?, metal and leather skin ?
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fly Whisk3480/3

Fly whisk, consisting of a tooth handle and long strands of white horse hair. Handle has an angled end, and two rings of silver-coloured metal along its length. Top of handle flares out into a semi-circle, with a long wooden rod protruding from the top. Metal wire wrapped around base of rod, with a looped tie, for hanging purposes. Rod is covered in grey and dark brown fibre, woven into design of alternating diagonal lines. Horse hair extends from the sides, front and top of the rod. Hair curves downward naturally, thinning out towards end of whisk.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
horse hair fibre, fibre, metal, hippopotamus tooth ? and wood
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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