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PencilEd5.2843

Unsharpened pencil with kokeshi doll attached to one end. Doll has round moveable head on a small oval body with stepped base. Painted hair; stylized features; traditional costume.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, paint, graphite mineral and adhesive
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerCa67 a-b

Large, round, bulbous-shaped container, part (a). Mouth of container is wrapped with yellow grass. Container is repaired with yellow grass in three areas, vertical stitching. Ring of small triangles in pattern around top of container, also four incised squares, two with one carved 'X' and two with two carved 'X's. Lid, part (b), is short, bulbous, hollow and deep, narrowing at top with carved 'X' and incised design on flat top. Four sets of parallel incised lines. Lid also repaired.

Culture
Borana
Material
wood and grass
Made in
Somalia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerAj113

Large, heavy container of dark wood. Circular shape with three hoops of wood rounded on the outside: two lower on the bottom and one on the upper part under the lid area. Lid is leather with two loops at the side pierced and connected to a hoop with a strip of leather. Leather carrying strap is also connected to a wood hoop. Some red-brown hair is still on the hide.

Culture
Turkana
Material
skin, leather skin and wood
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerAj112 a-b

Container (part a) of orange-red brown wood. Bulbous-shaped that has a rounded lower half with narrow neck. Hide with hair is still on, covering the bottom, connected by four thin pieces to ring of hide around the neck of the container. Has a small hide strap handle connected to two straps on top of the ring of leather. Lid (part b) is also made of hide with a vertical slit going up one side.

Culture
Turkana
Material
cow skin and wood
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerAj111 a-b

Container (part a) of wood with a leather lid (part b) held by a strap. Container (part a) is bulbous-shaped and flared at the bottom. Painted black and red with a design of inverted 'u's'. Lid (part b) has a sewn top with four small flaps. Leather strap is connected by two cords on either side of container. Bottom is coiled in concentric rings of grass; some white particles on area near strap of handle. Red plastic melted on lower bottom near flared edge, in large chip of wood, and a rounded bottom.

Culture
Turkana
Material
wood, leather skin and grass
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerCa65 a-b

Round, wooden container, bulbous in shape. Upper edge of body (part a) is woven and wrapped with grass. Bottom is coiled with grasses. The lid (part b) is round and short with hollowed, deep inside. The top is cracked and there are two large repairs made with grass. Two holes on lid, one containing string. Part b fits well on part a. Container slants to one side.

Culture
Borana
Material
wood, grass and fibre
Made in
Somalia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PencilEd5.2840

Cylindrical pencil has a tiny kokeshi doll glued to one end. Doll has round moveable head and a short body. Stylized black top knot; black eyebrows and black eyes; black dot nose; red dot mouth; three red dots at side of head; red jacket with no arms and black lapels; three white dots on each side of body; black under kimono shows at neck; blue and red obi has thin blue cross design; below obi is green leaves and red dot design; lower body flares where attached to pencil.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, paint, graphite mineral and adhesive
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEd5.2839

Female figure of wood with round moveable head and cylindrical body. Stylized black hair with top knot, and red hair decoration. Crescent eyebrows, crescentic eyes, u-shaped nose, and red lips. Kimono has red, white, and green designs. Red obi with gold.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, paint and adhesive
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEd5.2813 a-b

Female doll (part a) in a semi-reclining position. Her left arm rests on a brown and gold brocade stool (part b) with two decoratively carved black lacquered legs. Her right arm is bent and holds a folded black paper fan. Doll's long black hair is pulled up and back from her face, and is tied in three sections with silver paper folded around the first tie. Hair next to her face is cut in two lengths. Silver floral hair ornamentation is on top of her head. Painted face has black eyebrows, upper eye lid outlined in black, black irises with white pupils, a shaped nose, and a closed mouth with red lips. Wearing a red kimono with white flowers having green and yellow centres. Visible at neck is under kimono of silver flowers on white background. Textured white under kimono visible at knee. Silver obi tied with white cord. Red and gold brocaded rectangular cloth wrapped in orange cord with tassels protrudes above obi. Doll is attached to a rectangular black lacquered base .

Culture
Japanese
Material
metal, paper, lacquer, wood, paint and fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TrayEd5.2812

Square tray with slightly raised lip. Finished in mottled gold and orange-red lacquer on a black background on top; black underside.

Culture
Japanese
Material
lacquer and wood
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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