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FringeAc213 h-i

Pair of brown fringes. Each fringe is made of yellow strands knotted around a twisted cord. The ends of the cord are used as ties.

Culture
Pende
Material
grass, palm leaf and wood
Made in
Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FringeAc213 f-g

Pair of brown fringes. Each fringe is made of brown strands knotted around a twisted cord. The ends of the cord are used as ties.

Culture
Pende
Material
grass, palm leaf and wood
Made in
Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FringeAc213 d-e

Pair of brown fringed dance bands. Each fringe is made of brown strands knotted around a twisted cord. The ends of the cord are used as ties.

Culture
Pende
Material
grass, palm leaf and wood
Made in
Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LeggingsAc213 c

Leggings, worn with shirt (Ac213 b), made of 2-ply grass open twine. There is a black cotton tie knotted in 8 segments around the waist. From the waist to upper thigh is light brown then continues in alternating dark brown and light sections.

Culture
Pende
Material
grass, palm leaf, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShirtAc213 b

Woven shirt, worn with leggings (Ac213 c), made of 2-ply grass open twine with long sleeves, crew neck and light brown and dark brown alternating bands. There is braided grass tied around neck with loose ends; long twisted twine tie at back of hem, frayed at end with knot.

Culture
Pende
Material
cotton fibre, dye, grass and palm leaf
Made in
Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressAc213 a

Round woven mask with a heavy lower fringe. The upper part of the mask covers the head and is woven of 2 ply open twine with triangular stitch knotting in alternating bands of yellow and dark brown, topped with yellow fringe. On the front are two protruding eye pieces made of woven cane with white lime ? around the edges. The mask is surrounded at the bottom with a heavy yellow fringe made of three layers. Mask is part of a costume.

Culture
Pende
Material
grass, palm leaf and wood
Made in
Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cloth1120/2

Square, textured, raffia cloth, with pattern of woven squares and abstract 's' shapes, in black, yellow and light brown. Border fringe on four sides, one long edge cut shorter than the others.

Culture
Kuba
Material
palm leaf fibre and dye
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlateK2.341

Woven, palm leaf, coiled, plate consisting of traditional abstract designs in ochre, natural, and black. The centre is red with band of natural followed by a thin stripe of black. Next is a band with small alternating sections of natural and red detailed with black triangles. This decorative band is bordered by a thin stripe of black. The edge is bordered with an inner band of natural and an outer band of red.

Culture
Fulani
Material
palm leaf and dye
Made in
Burkina Faso ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatB732

Plain woven mat in herring bone pattern. Knitted belts put together. Ends hemmed with string. Small nail sticking out near one end at side.

Culture
Santal
Material
palm leaf and fibre
Made in
Bihar, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketK4.208

Rectangular basket with an oval rim that has black beaded imbrication and a coiled handle at either long side. Main design consists of three wide horizontal black stripes that have two or three rows of diagonal natural-coloured lines within.

Culture
Barotse
Material
bark and palm leaf
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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