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FigureEf309

Seated male, toes splayed. Hand on right, fingers splayed, holds coiled bottle on palm. Wears wrist, arm and ankle bands. Long cord, or sacred thread around neck. Wears a conical headpiece. Right breast prominent.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
bronze metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEf307

Elephant on four wheels with arch-like canopy on back. Two small female figures under canopy. Elephant has fine ribbing over all. Wheels held from sliding off axle by various types of wire.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
bronze metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEf306

Male human head mounted on square wooden base. Figure has headband with repeated incised pattern; inner ears have ring designs. Diamond shaped mark on forehead. Large moustache. Wears neckband and ornament. Brown residue in ears, around eyes; light brown residue around throat.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
brass metal and wood
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEf305

Male figure standing on round lotus base. Hand on left holds a pot, hand on right holds an axe. Has a top knot and long strand of hair down back; wears arm bands on both arms, and necklaces. Base sealed with copper sheet and decorated with floral design in centre.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
brass metal and copper metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEf304

Female seated, under a canopy, on the back of an elephant: she is held to elephant by hinges. Head has pointed feature on centre top. There is red paint on the top of the pointed feature.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
bronze metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEf303

Female seated on elaborate chair with leg pendant; holds ladle in hand on left and bowl in hand on right. Wears headdress with flame-like crown. Braid down back. Jewellery and garments denoted with incising and casting. Chair back has a bird-like head at the top and peacock-like feather design around sides in an arch shape. Back attached to chair by plugs; figure bolted to chair seat.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
bronze metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeAa86

Two brass rifle cartridges, open at both ends, joined by forcing smaller into larger. Smaller end placed in mouth. Burrs are stuffed close to this end to keep tobacco from mouth.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
plant and brass metal
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordCc2 a-c

Sword (part a) with scabbard (part b) and cord (part c). Sword has a double-edged blade with two crescents on either side at the hilt end. Hilt is covered with brown leather decorated on each side with a star of four intersecting lines on one side and two n's on other side. Pommel is decorated with brass and steel caps superimposed on each other. Grip is covered with black leather. Scabbard is brown leather stretched and sewn over a wood frame with two brown leather rectangular straps. There are two tin bands at either end wrapped around and decorated with excised star and punched dots to make a stippled line around all edges. Chape of scabbard is tan leather and edged with tin. Cord of red and green wool with a tassel at either end is braided over a central core and knotted to the straps.

Culture
Nupe ?
Material
steel metal, leather skin, wool fibre and wood
Made in
Kano, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BandAa28

Circular band of brass wire coiled around a wire core.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
brass metal
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BandAa27

Circular band of brass wire coiled around a wire core.

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