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Fan636/6

Brown coloured fan with pink coloured tassel attached to metal clasp. When extended, the fan has thirty-one panel pieces each with cut-out floral and vine-like designs on the top three-quarters of the panel. Each panel piece is strung together near the top of the fan by strand of white coloured braided fibre and the bottom portion of panel pieces are secured with a looped metal clasp.

Culture
East African
Material
wood, metal and fibre
Made in
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving636/5

Dark reddish-brown sculpture of an elephant. Narrow head with carved ears at each side, light-brown coloured eyes, long trunk slightly curled up at end, sloped back with two small ridges, long and thin tail connects to back of leg.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy Hoe636/4

Long dark-brown handled hoe with flared wooden blade handle and U-shaped metal blade. Wooden blade handle near metal blade is decorated with three carved round notches on all sides.

Culture
Chokwe ?
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornamental Axe636/3

Axe has a long metal blade with a rounded end, an incised circle and decorative pattern of dots and criss-cross marks on the blade. Top of handle is wooden and has diagonal line patterns carved on its surface and circles carved on its edges. The bottom of the handle has a band of the same carved circles. Copper wire encircles the bottom of the handle and near the top.

Culture
Chokwe ?
Material
wood, metal and copper metal
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon636/1

Reddish-brown coloured wooden spoon with long wooden handle that tapers to a rounded knob. Knob has fibre string tied around it. The bowl of the spoon is slightly square in shape with rounded edges.

Culture
Southern African
Material
mahogany wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeAb361

Object is a carved wooden knife with a painted design of a face on one side.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model MortarAb360

Circular, wooden model mortar. The base of the object is slightly larger than the rest of it and is incised and burnt with zigzag lines to create a pattern of triangles. The triangles along the bottom edge are dark brown from being burnt. The top portion of the object is narrow at the base and widens towards the top. The top is incised or burnt with linear lines to create a diamond shaped pattern. The diamond shapes are dark brown because of being burnt.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket636/22

Flared, conical, woven coil basket with a small circular base. Basket is light yellow-brown with black and yellow designs.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
stem and dye
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNa1169

Oval birch bark basket that tapers to a square base. Basket is formed from one piece of birch bark and is stitched at both ends. Reinforced wood rim is lashed to body of basket with spruce root--small segments of spruce roots are dyed red. Sides are decorated with a scraped vegetal design of four plants, with crosshatching on one end and the base left undecorated.

Culture
Wet'suwet'en ?
Material
spruce root, wood, birch bark and dye
Made in
Burns Lake, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketK4.353

A small deep coiled circular basket with rounded sides. Tapered downward at the bottom. Design consists of red diamond shapes outlined with dark brown on a beige background.

Culture
Ovimbundu ?
Material
plant fibre
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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