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Snuff ContainerK5.15

Dark brown bulbous wooden bottle with tapered neck. Linked chain attaches to neck of bottle. Hide lid on top.

Culture
Kikuyu ?
Material
iron metal, wood and skin
Made in
Kenya ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK4.186

A bird figure carved from three different kinds of wood in separate pieces and held together by wooden dowels. Upper body is dark brown wood with a long neck tapering upward to the small round head where there are nails for eyes and a long pointed beak. Lower body is light brown with the wings resting at the sides and a short tail. Standing on its two three-clawed feet.

Culture
Kamba
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FluteK4.106

Wire coiled around the stem. Skin with fur is attached to the flaring end of the flute. Flute tapers almost to a point at the other end.

Culture
Malawian
Material
skin, wood, iron metal and copper metal
Made in
Malawi
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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GameK4.89

Game board (weso) consisting of a rectangular tray (eznyeso) of thirty-two squares half an inch deep (amasa). Tray rims are incised with a grid pattern. Peg at one end of the tray. There are sixty-two seeds used as counters (empiki) in an orange cloth bag which has a brown cloth drawstring. On the back of the tray, there is an explanatory paper about the game of Mweso which is played in Africa by the Bantu.

Culture
Ganda
Material
wood and seed
Made in
Uganda
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BottleK4.84

Thin bottle that is dark brown on the bottom and yellow at the top. Bottle has a wood stopper and metal chain attached near the top. The bottom is a thin tubular base.

Culture
Maasai ?
Material
bone, brass metal and wood
Made in
Tanzania ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerK4.83

Tall thin bottle-shaped container tapering to a flared rim at the top. Dark wood base with ivory coloured bone at the neck and at the bottom knob. Woven top is secured with a brass chain.

Culture
East African
Material
brass metal, wood, bone and fibre
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskK5.10

Mask with a broad dark coloured forehead, a light coloured band around the top of the head decorated with dark lines, arched lines outlining the eyebrows, oval-shaped cut-out eyes outlined with large light space and thin dark lines, an angular nose, an oval-shaped mouth with jagged teeth, and a protruding band underneath the chin decorated with dark lines. Inscription on back reads: "A tourist fake."

Culture
Zimbabwean
Material
wood
Made in
Zimbabwe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhipK5.9

Long wooden handle with a brass cartridge on end. Whip is braided and attached to the end of the handle.

Culture
Zulu ?
Material
leather skin, brass metal and wood
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DaggerA2.607

Has a pointed blade with a ridge down along the middle. Metal is wrapped around the base of the blade. Handle is covered wtih skin. Handle finial is carved with an animal head design in profile. Has a circular abalone shell inlay eye with a carved split u behind it and a long mouth.

Culture
Arctic America
Material
bone, wood, copper metal, squirrel skin ? and abalone shell
Made in
Yukon River, Yukon Territory, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA2.605

Wooden mask with small diagonal eye holes, a triangular-shaped nose, and a long prominent chin. Circle and line painted designs in red; eyebrows and upper lip are darkened to grey-black.

Culture
Inupiaq
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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