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QuiverAa51

A complete hide is used to form a long rectangular bag. The top of the neck is laced with a brown hide strip which hangs loose. The four legs are drawn together over the stomach and tied to form a carrying handle. The bag remains open at the posterior end.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
steinbok skin
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronAa112

A half-moon-shaped leather piece with thin strips of hide on both ends. The outer edge has beadwork of inward pointing green, blue, and red triangles on a white background. The upper centre has two loops of multi-coloured beads as pendants.

Culture
Khoisan ? or Yeyi ?
Material
steinbok skin and glass
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagAa74

Skin bag with thin strips of skin sewn to the bottom as tassels. Another strip is tied around the neck of the bag. The bottom two-thirds has an irregular design of four groups of beads arranged in rows of six to nine beads one row beside another.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
steinbok skin, glass and fibre
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronAa145

Curving, rectangular piece of leather bordered on three sides with a band of ostrich eggshell beads that is ten rows wide. Band is sewn to hide and traces of stitching also occur at the centre front top. Hide ties are sewn at the beaded ends.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
steinbok skin, ostrich egg and sinew
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronAa144

Strips of hide and strands of red, blue, and yellow trade beads are knotted and suspended from a hide tie.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
steinbok skin, glass and sinew
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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QuiverAa95

Brown container of a single piece of duiker or steinbok hide, sewn at base and up one side. Top folded over and edged with red beads. Red and yellow beads and fringe of leather thongs decorate one side of quiver. Leather carrying strap sewn on decorated side. Leather of quiver and strap discoloured in places.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
duiker skin ?, steinbok skin ?, sinew, glass and fibre
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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