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SpearK5.129

Spear with iron spearhead that has a very short shaft, curved sides, a pointed tip, and a centre ridge. The spearhead end is bound to the wooden shaft with leather, sinew or hide strips near the top of the shaft.

Culture
Zulu
Material
skin, sinew, wood, iron metal and metal
Made in
South Africa
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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KnifeB508

Curved, serrated blade attached to the centre of a large, roughly s-shaped wooden handle; handle has two iron bands covering the joints between separate segments. Scrolling finial with carved geometric designs at one end; other end tapers to a point.

Culture
Cambodian
Material
wood, iron metal and fibre
Made in
Cambodia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thumb PianoK4.52

Instrument with seven metal prongs attached at an angle on a concavely curved wooden closed sound box; carved with "Nindakule". A slightly curving row of four holes near the middle and three more holes in a triangular formation at the end opposite the metal tongues (keys). A row of three holes at the end near the triangular formation with three curved points at the other end near the metal prongs. On the wood, there is a metal loop at either sides of the metal prongs.

Culture
East African
Material
iron metal and wood
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thumb PianoK4.50

Thin brown smooth-backed wood piece. Narrow rectangular wood platform has on top ten metal tongues (keys), placed lengthwise to the wood piece and held in place by a lateral bar wrapped in metal strips that are inserted into the wood piece through to the back. Large hole in the middle of the wood piece. Two carved geometric designs on the wood base. The main design consists of two horizontal rows of four squares with opposing diagonal lines, creating two x-shapes over eight squares in total surrounded by a double rectangular outline. The other design consists of three horizontal upraised lines surrounded by a rectangular outline.

Culture
Southern African
Material
iron metal and wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Charcoal BurnerN2.1082 a-c

Burner with top used as water pot (b) and bottom for fuel (a). Two sides are pierced to provide for lighting and draft. Plain black textured finish, with matching poker (c). Poker is a long chopstick-like metal stick, flaring towards the top with two rows of raised circular bumps on the handle.

Culture
Japanese
Material
iron metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BellB552

Plain sphere-form metal bell that has a split on the bottom with two cut out circular shapes on each end and a clapper inside. A metal loop is attached to the top of the bell.

Culture
South India
Material
bronze metal and iron metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DaggerB543

Wide dagger that has a pointed blade with a central ridge. The dagger has two handles that meet in the centre and are connected by two scalloped metal rods.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
iron metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AxeK4.128

Axe with wooden handle that has a cylindrical shaft that flares to a triangular shape at the top where a dark brown parallelogram design and solid band at the bottom design have been burnt into the surface. The butt end of the handle has also been burnt to a dark brown finish. The blade is a narrow triangular shape with a tip that passes through the handle and curves upwards to a point on the other side of the handle. The blade has an engraved zigzag design along its length on both faces and has a sharpened and slightly curved edge.

Culture
Barotse
Material
wood and iron metal
Made in
Zimbabwe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToolK4.16

Tool with bill-hooked (nearly S-shaped) iron blade with a long, four-sided shaft, a cylindrical wooden handle that flares slightly at the butt end, and a strip of flattened wire wound around the top of the handle.

Culture
East African
Material
wood and iron metal
Made in
Uganda
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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