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Pouch3123/51

Small leather container. Object is circular and bulbous at bottom, with base tied to body by unbleached cotton thread. A long closed neck tops the container, held together by the same thread. Dark brown dye colours the leather under the seams, as well a single stripe on the neck. An interior support, unseen, gives stiffness to the pouch. A thin, supple thong of leather serves as a handle and is tied to the base of the pouch in two areas, and runs through flaps on the neck that hold it in place. This strap is broken.

Culture
African
Material
skin, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3123/44

Round beaded neck ring. Necklace consists of eight to nine strands of small glass beads strung on wire, placed in alternating blocks of colour: dark blue, white, and light blue, each with a line in a different colour at both ends of the block: white, dark blue, light blue, yellow or red. Each colour block is separated from the next by a thick strip of leather. Around the interior of the necklace is a line of larger plastsic beads, round, and coloured light green. Closing mechanism is a hook of wire. A piece of tagging is attached to one leather thong by green string.

Culture
East African ?
Material
glass, plastic, metal and skin
Made in
East Africa, Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3123/43

Round beaded neck ring. Necklace consists of eleven strands of small glass beads strung on wire and placed in encircling rows, becoming successively smaller in size toward the centre. Colours are a row of light blue on the outside, one row dark red, two rows green, one row red, two rows white, two rows dark blue, and finishing with two rows of red on the interior. Wire is placed intermittently across the rows to hold beads firmly in place. Two strips of leather also serve this purpose, and one holds a small string of twisted cotton.

Culture
East African ?
Material
glass, metal, skin, cotton fibre and plastic
Made in
East Africa, Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3123/50

Leather necklace with three piece pendant. A patch of white goat hair is applied to a square of dark brown painted leather edged with white stitching, under which is a small wooden bead held by two short braids. To each side of this central piece are smaller rectangles of leather, decorated with a border and vertical line of dark brown paint, also edged with the white stitching. These pieces are attached to a necklace made from three thin braids of leather held together by white wrappings. The closure is a loop into which fits a small club.

Culture
African
Material
goat skin ?, wood and paint
Made in
Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stringed Musical Instrument3123/32

Stringed musical instrument. A long thin neck of wood is joined to a long, narrow, wood body which is partially wrapped in skin attached by metal nails to the instrument’s underside. Plastic strings stretch from the neck, where they are held by staggered leather thongs, to a wooden bridge near the bottom of the body, meeting several cotton strings that are used for tightening. A thin braided leather strap is connected to the bottom of the body and partway along the neck.

Culture
Bamana ? or Fulani ?
Material
wood, skin, plastic, metal and cotton fibre ?
Made in
West Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stringed Musical Instrument3123/31

Stringed musical instrument. A long squared neck of wood, carved with several sets of diagonal lines, pierces the top of a round, hollow gourd, emerging as a short peg on the opposite side. Two long wood pins pierce the neck, each holding a metal string that stretch to make contact with a small wood bridge on the gourd, and extend to wrap around the peg. The bridge is glued to a piece of skin stretched over a large hole in the top of the gourd, attached with small wood pins. Gourd is decorated with carved lines in the shape of foliage.

Culture
Bamana ? or Fulani ?
Material
gourd fruit, wood, metal, skin and adhesive
Made in
West Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum3123/30 a-b

Rattle drum with beater. Drum is constructed of a wooden core with a long thin centre that widens on both ends, where they are covered with stretched skin. The drum skins are attached to a rounded wooden rim by thick thread. Dozens of twisted strands of hide stretch between the two rims, partially hiding the wooden core. A leather strap is tied to a strand on one side, and a woven rope is attached to one rim by a thong of hide on the side opposite. Inside the wooden core are small dark brown seeds that create a rattling sound when the drum is moved. Part b is a beater carved from a single piece of wood, with a handle that narrows as it reaches a bend at top that culminates in a cone shape that is used to hit the drum.

Culture
West African
Material
wood, skin, wool fibre and seed
Made in
Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress3123/29 a-i

Horned cap-like headdress. Helmet (part a) is made of half a rounded gourd, with rows of cowrie shells evenly sewn on in concentric circles, nearly covering the outer surface. Two long, curving horns, heavily ridged, emerge from the top of the headdress, tips pointing inward toward each other. (One horn--part b--can be removed.) From the rim of the gourd hangs a chin strap of braided tan and black leather with a leather tassel painted with black lines attached at centre along side a long, thin strap of leather covered on one side with cowrie shells, ending in a similar tassel . Parts 'c' through 'i' are similar strips that are detached from the headdress.

Culture
West African
Material
gourd fruit, cowrie shell, antelope horn ?, skin and cotton fibre
Made in
Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3116/6

Small woven basket. Basket is oblong and rounded, with a checkered pattern of cherry bark imbrication encircling the exterior in four rows. A thin strip of hide is attached to either side to create a handle.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Samahquam
Material
cedar root, cherry bark and rawhide skin
Made in
Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3116/3

Rectangular basket with lid. Basket is short and long, woven with lines of red and black bark imbrication. The lid is attached on one long side by hide thongs, with two long thongs on the front for securing shut. Synthetic light blue fabric lines the interior of basket and lid, with a small piece of embroidered white cotton fabric reading "RWS" attached to the middle of the inside of the lid.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Samahquam
Material
wood, grass, cedar root, synthetic fibre, cherry bark, rawhide skin and cotton fibre
Made in
Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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