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WhiskAf453

White animal hair whisk with multi-coloured woven leather handle. There is a loop of braided leather attached to end of handle with large knot. Where the handle and the whisk meet, there is a fringe made of leather strips that hang over the hair and is secured with a narrow white leather band. The handle is green, black, yellow, white and red.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
hair, leather skin and dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumAf473

Round leather drum secured to ceramic base by wooden pegs driven through the overlapped then glued leather. Drum head is white. The ceramic ring is red. There is a fibrous hook.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood, clay, leather skin and fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumstickAf472

Curved wooden drumstick. The small round head has been covered with leather.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood, leather skin and adhesive
Made in
Ibadan, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BellAj150

Cattle bell made from a small whole tortoise shell that has two wooden clappers attached with rawhide thongs through two holes in the upper shell. Twelve complete geometric shape blocks on the top shell with an entire bottom shell as well. Geometric shape blocks have orange-brown middles and are black on the outside with contour lines.

Culture
Karamojong
Material
tortoise shell, wood and leather skin
Made in
Uganda
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wrist KnifeAj148

Flat round wrist knife with leather shields. Leather strip covering outside is held on with iron clips. Leather covering on inside part of blade where wrist fits. Held on with copper wire wound around leather.

Culture
Karamojong
Material
iron metal, leather skin and copper metal
Made in
Uganda
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StoolAj134

Stool carved from a single piece of wood. Oval base forming arrow-shaped mid-section which forms into seat of stool. Seat is wider at the ends, and narrows in the centre. Sides curve slightly downwards. A braided leather handle is attached to the mid-section in two places through pierced wood, and knotted on other side.

Culture
Karamojong
Material
wood, leather skin and fat
Made in
Uganda
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StoolAj144

Stool carved from a single piece of wood. Rectangular seat with slightly upward curving, and flaring ends. Two rounded uneven legs. A piece of leather is wound around each lower leg then twisted around leather stretching piece between both legs. A leather loop fits loosely around twisted joiner.

Culture
Karamojong
Material
wood and leather skin
Made in
Uganda
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BellAj142

Nutshell cattle bell. Unpainted compressed oval shape. Inside, the bell is hollowed to accommodate two smooth wooden cylinders which protrude from the opening. Each has a hole in the top for a piece of hide to pass through, and these are knotted to form a ring, and are strung on a piece of hide which passes to the outside of th bell through two holes. The hide is secured by a knot.

Culture
Karamojong
Material
nutshell, wood and leather skin
Made in
Uganda
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeIj10 a-b

A pipe with a case (part b). The pipe is wooden with a bird motif (tiki), spirals, and double spirals around plain eyes, corners of the mouth, abd along the sides, and the bottom with a plain tongue protruding. A chevron pattern is along the stem up to the silver bands. The silver is engraved with flowers along the rim, and the centre of the stem. The stem is loose with the rest of the stem being of orange (resin?). The bands on the stem have the letters "ller" and three symbols: an anchor, an "s", and a lion. Underneath the symbols, there is the word "kia-ora". The end of the stem has teeth marks, mostly on the underside. The case is brown leather, made in Vienna. It has a brass frame with hinges. The inside is red valour, and has the words, 'Sterling silver mounts', and a red bird emblem with the letters 'KK' on one side.

Culture
Maori
Material
fibre, resin ?, brass metal, leather skin, silver metal and wood
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf345

Standing figure representing a man wearing knee-length trousers and beating a small drum (membranophone) which is suspended by a leather thong around his neck. Light yellow-brown pants, sticks, and head of drum. Dark brown head, body, limbs, and body of drum. The base is light brown wood stained brown on bottom.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, egun thorn, rice adhesive, stain, leather skin and wood
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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