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ArrowAc236

Brown patinated wood shaft that has one end inserted with tang of metal arrowhead, then tightly lashed with fibre. Tang tapers to head with squared edges and two long thin barbs which are slightly curving back towards the shaft. Head has wide point. Shaft's butt end is notched and whipped with fibre. Short cut pieces of a white brown speckled feather and fibre-lashed vertically around shaft's circumference.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
wood, feather, adhesive, fibre and metal
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAc235

Yellow brown wood shaft that has one end inserted with tang of metal arrowhead then tightly lashed with fibre and one long section followed by shorter one further up shaft. All lashing winds around circumference, always touching, never overlapping. Tang section below head, slightly bulbous. Head composed of two long wide barbs, one on each side curving forward. Head has small point. Shaft's butt end is notched and whipped with fibre. Short cut pieces of a dark brown feather and fibre-lashed vertically around shaft's circumference.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
adhesive, fibre, feather, metal and wood
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAc234

Yellow brown wood shaft that has one end inserted with tang of metal arrowhead then lashed with fibre. Metal head is fan-like outward from tang with fan's corners having small square projections. From these corners, the head forms a wide point. Shaft's butt end is notched and whipped with fibre. Short cut pieces of a dark brown feather and fibre-lashed vertically around shaft's circumference, some of which are white-spotted.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
wood, adhesive, fibre, feather and metal
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAc233

Yellow brown wood shaft that has one end inserted with tang of large metal arrowhead then tightly wrapped with wool(?) strip. Metal head composed of two long wide barbs, one on each side curving back towards shaft. Head only slightly pointed. Shaft's butt end is notched and whipped with fibre. Short cut pieces of a dark brown feather and fibre-lashed vertically around shaft's circumference. 'x' pecked on one side of arrowhead.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
wool fibre ?, metal, wood, adhesive, fibre and feather
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BucketNa1073

Oval-shaped wood bucket; overlapped sides stitched with root. Brown painted exterior has two carved grooves. Attached by metal pins on both sides of bucket is a piece of walrus tusk with a hole in it and a hide thong tied to a walrus tusk handle.

Culture
Inuit
Material
paint, spruce root, metal, skin, walrus tusk and wood
Made in
Shaktoolik, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleNa1070

Bowl-shaped ladle with handle: beginning from bowl's base, handle consists of two prongs which join one-third of the way up; carved with herringbone design and large oval-shaped octagon cut out near handle's tip. Ladle is painted brown, except for inside of bowl. Handle has four scratches near its end.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, seal blood, seal oil and hematite mineral
Made in
Shaktoolik, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PouchAc227

Alternating light yellow brown grass and brown fibre woven on wood slat warps form relatively flat, rectangular pouch which tapers to fitted, overlapping lid of same weave. Parallel, spaced, woven, brown fibre bands, three on pouch, three on lid, decorate circumference of both. Ends also woven in brown fibre and lid attached to pouch by twisted brown fibre cord which passes through and is knotted on two loops of pouch and two on lid, slack forming handle.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
grass and wood
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StoolAj130 a-b

Stool carved from single piece of wood; seat is oblong with pointed ends, and is widest near the ends and narrower at the center with a slight dip towards the centre. The base is a hollowed-out, conical shape, which then extends into a relatively flat stem with slightly curved sides. Several copper staples overall. A curved, copper handle made of a thick wire with ends inserted through two holes in the stem and bent back to secure the handle. Slightly polished finish. Part a: base and part of seat. Part b: seat fragment.

Culture
Karamojong
Material
goat butter fat, copper metal and wood
Made in
Uganda ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressAc225

Cylindrical-shaped headdress with basketry support (triaxil interlacing) and large, flared, upper rim; has entirely beaded surface sewn on cloth-covered support. Horizontal bands of white triangles on black. One wide row of white zig-zag. Two single rows of red beading. Rows of white and black at rim. Small opening at basket top stuffed and covered by cloth which is wrapped into stiff support for hollow, beaded cone, inverted, projecting from top, with stiff black hair wisk, hide wrapped and sewn on wood stick projecting up from cone's centre. Wisk's base, wire wrapped. Cone's flared rim has four beaded straps, two with black and white stripes, the others with white triangle pattern and red beaded edge, attaching cone with flared top rim of cylinder. Two attached, looped, beaded straps, one at each side at ear area, one in black and white, the other in red and white. One has dangling bead string. One base side has short, bead-wrapped cloth projection.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
hair, metal, wood, cotton fibre, wool fibre and glass
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tobacco ContainerAj120

Small, pear-shaped container carved from one piece of wood with a leather lid and a long metal chain. Connected to the bottle on the centre and onto the lid by cotton cords. Also connected to the centre of the bottle on the opposite side. Centre has incised squares. Lines of blue, red, and white beads at the bottom knob. Lid has two lines of beads in red, green, blue, and white. Top of the lid has concentric rings of different colours. Smells of tobacco and has tobacco particles in it.

Culture
Maasai
Material
wood, cotton fibre, leather skin, glass and metal
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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