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BagK2.274

Bag composed of two pockets with rounded sides and a flat top. Two pieces of leather extend up beyond the top of the bag to form the base for a handle of twined leather. The leather is dyed red and painted with black carbon ink in geometric patterns. There are four rings of leather in red, green and yellow securing the bases of the handle.

Culture
Hausa
Material
leather skin, dye and ink
Made in
Zaria, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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sculpture3675/3 a-c

Large stone multi-figure carving, with walrus tusk projections standing upright at each side (parts b-c). Tusks are incised with drawings and attach to stone with wooden dowels. One tusk (part b) is incised with four brown ink drawings on one side: fish, loon, person, walrus; the other side has three harpoons and syllabics in brown. The other tusk (part c) is incised on both sides with black ink drawings. One side has a seal, bird, 2 wolves, and walrus; the other side has drawings of three types of clothing (k'arlik, koliktar, amautik).

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone, walrus tusk, ink and wood
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cup3626/1

Commemoration mug. White cup is round, with partly tapered sides; flat base with a slight foot. On front centre is the Zambian flag with "ZAMBIA INDEPENDENCE DAY - 24th October 1964" curving underneath; flag done in colour, text in black. On back centre is a portrait inside an oval-shaped medallion; stippling throughout background. Smiling male figure has short hair, and is wearing a patterned wrap; done in black and white, with shading. "DR. KENNETH KAUNDA - THE FIRST PRESIDENT" is written underneath portrait; done in black. Base is undecorated and unsigned.

Culture
Zambian
Material
clay, ink and glaze
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy Bicycle3618/6

Handmade toy two-wheeled bicycle consisting of metal wires coiled together; wheels are wrapped in rubber. Wire figure seated on bike playing a drum with drumsticks; the drum is made from a Coke can. "R" and "L" written on right and left tips of drumsticks. Figure is dressed in striped shirt and floral pants, in blue, yellow, orange, white, and dark green. Head and tips of drumsticks are circular pieces of wood, painted white; smiling face drawn in marker. Musician wears a purple cardboard hat. Curved handle attached to back of bicycle, for steering and pushing. When moved, figure plays drum.

Culture
Zimbabwean
Material
metal, rubber, paper, wood, paint, ink, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Harare, Zimbabwe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy Bicycle3618/5

Handmade toy two-wheeled bicycle consisting of metal wires coiled together; wheels are wrapped in rubber. Figure seated on bike playing a drum with drumsticks; drum made of a Diet Coke can. "R" and "L" written on right and left tips of drumsticks. Figure under-form is made of wire, and dressed in matching striped shirt and pants; done in blue, yellow, orange, and white. Head and tips of drumsticks are circular pieces of wood, painted white; smiling face drawn in marker. Musician is wearing a purple cardboard hat. Curved handle attached to back of bicycle, for steering and pushing. When moved, figure plays drum.

Culture
Zimbabwean
Material
metal, rubber, paper, wood, ink, cotton fibre, dye and paint
Made in
Harare, Zimbabwe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy Bicycle3618/4

Handmade toy bicycle consisting of metal wires coiled together; wheels are wrapped in rubber. Wire figure seated on bike playing a drum with drumsticks. The drum is made from a green juice can. "R" and "L" written on right and left tips of drumsticks. Figure dressed in matching floral shirt and pants, in light blue, dark blue, dark green, and white. Head and tips of drumsticks are circular pieces of wood, painted white; smiling face drawn in marker. Musician wears a white and green cardboard hat. Curved handle attached to back of bicycle, for steering and pushing. When moved, figure plays drum.

Culture
Zimbabwean
Material
metal, rubber, paper, wood, paint, ink, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Harare, Zimbabwe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Our Ancestors' Trail: Real Camo3491/1

Lightbox photograph. Large digital photographic print mounted inside a painted, wood-framed lightbox, painted black. Print depicts three figures wearing grey camouflage on a mountainside. The mountainside stretches from the top left to the bottom right corner of the horizontal print. In the other half of the image, the cloudy sky is shown and another trapezoid-shaped mountain is visible in the background. The three figures are spaced evenly along the mountainside and are shown in profile. The figure higher up the slope is sitting with knees bent, head down and arms circling their knees. Figure in middle is most in focus, shown kneeling on the ground, head bent forward, with their arms stretched out in front. The figure towards the bottom of the slope is sitting with their back to the camera, with their head tilted down, leaning back on their right arm. The mountainside is covered in an assortment of grey, brown and white rocks, and pieces of obsidian.

Culture
Tahltan
Material
wood, plastic, paper, ink and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving3528/30 a-b

Rectangular slice of antler with a carved seal hunting scene positioned on top. Near the centre, a hunter is standing bent over a seal hole, standing on a square piece of fur, with a harpoon resting on two stands in front of him. Across what would be a seal breathing hole is a short, curved snow wall, with the bricks outlined in black ink. Another carved male is positioned standing back behind the hunter; while at the opposite end (on the other side of the snow wall) is a carved seal (part b) lying on the 'ice'.

Culture
Inuit
Material
caribou antler, walrus tusk, fox skin ?, adhesive and ink
Made in
Port Burwell, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beluga Figure3528/19

White (beluga) whale attached to an antler base. Carved whale of tusk, with pectoral fins glued in place. Appears to have a wooden peg attached firmly to the flat antler base. Green ink has been added to the round incised eyes and the ]-shaped blowhole on top. The small tail appears to have been broken and reattached. Artist inscription on base in green marker.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk, caribou antler, wood ?, ink and adhesive
Made in
Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shield3516/1

Thin rectangular shield consisting of three rounded wooden boards bound together with plant fibre ties; carved out handle on back centre. Entire surface is decorated with raised carved designs, coloured in black. Front of shield has rows of concentric circles and triangles divided by bands of zigzags and triangles. Back of shield has an assortment of linear, geometric and dot motifs.

Culture
Arawe and Kandrian
Material
wood, plant fibre and ink
Made in
New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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