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SpearK4.10

Slender wood spear shaft, tapered at both ends with one end slightly thinner than the other.

Culture
East African
Material
wood
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeK4.9

A long curved stem and hourglass bowl. Lozenge designs carved on both the stem and the bowl. Bone mouth piece.

Culture
Kuba
Material
wood and bone
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AxeK4.8

Axe with copper-covered wooden handle with a rounded top and flared butt end, and a steel crescent-shaped blade with three supporting arms. The middle arm of the blade has four faces in low relief. The handle has indented decoration of small dots and two large circles.

Culture
Songye
Material
steel metal, copper metal and wood
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeK4.6

Knife with a curved blade that comes to a point at the tip. The wooden handle flares at both ends, and is wrapped in alternating bands of copper and iron wire. The butt end of the wooden handle is covered in a narrow strip of copper.

Culture
Nguni ?
Material
steel metal, copper metal, wood and iron metal
Made in
South Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordK4.5 a-b

Long leather case (part a) of wood covered with leather, with a belt band that is five rows thick at one end, and one row thick at the other end. Thinner band fits into hole located at the end of the thick band. Long metal blade (part b) with central ridge and brown rounded handle.

Culture
Maasai
Material
leather skin, wood and steel metal
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CupK4.1

A dark brown wood cup with a handle. All carved with a design consisting of a main large simple arabesque geometric pattern in multi-lined bands of interwoven zig zags along the upper portion and triangles along the smaller lower portion.

Culture
Kuba
Material
wood
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpatulaK2.362

Light wood spatula. One end is oval shaped and the other end is a long thin handle. There are two dark lines burnt into the top of the handle and three arrow head-like designs in a row divided by two sets of dots. Arrow head-like designs are connected by a vertical line.

Culture
West African
Material
wood
Made in
Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HandleA2.182

Weathered remnants of a white, j-shaped handle. Several sets of holes along one edge for rivets.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HandleA2.181

Oblong piece of bone with one tapering, pointed end; four holes are bored along the tapering edge.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PointA2.180

Elongated copper point attached to a bone fore-shaft.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
copper metal and bone
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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