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BasketK4.343

Conical, coiled basket of false emboidery with splint foundation, watch-spring base construction, and bifurcated stitches. Main design that consists of two horizontal rows of downward pointing, light yellow-brown triangles edged with dark brown on a brown background and bordered by dark brown. The triangles alternate in such a way that the downward points of the larger, upper row of triangles connect to the upper corners of the lower, smaller row of triangles. The inside of the basket reflects the same pattern from the outside but has the appearance of four brown petals with a larger brown petal above in between. The double rim is brown.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
grass and sisal fibre
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentK4.299

Ornament made from a band of metal bent into a c shape with the ends folded back on the outside with a serrated edge. The ornament is one half copper and one half iron, meeting horizontally along the middle, and it is incised with a geometric design featuring cross-hatched elongated almond shapes at the centre and scallop shapes at the edges.

Culture
Southern African
Material
copper metal and iron metal
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.355 a-b

Small, cylindrical basket (a) with a flat, fitted lid (b); lid features a central knob-like handle and is held in place by a cedar flange attached along the upper rim of the basket. Figurative imagery in black and green of birds and arrows decorates the basket's sides. Lid features a swirling, multicoloured circular motif centred around the handle.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NeedleK4.65 a-c

Set of needles (parts a to c). Part a is a long needle with two curled metal pieces on the end. Part b is a long needle with a wide end that tapers to a point. Part c is a long needle with a small loop on the end.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
steel metal
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DaggerK4.347

Wooden dagger, or knife. Handle consists of geometric forms. Blade edge is triangular in shape. Handle is of geometric forms.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK4.78 a-e

Models of three chairs (parts a, c, and e) and two stools (parts b and d). Dark dots, lines, and triangles designs on models.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerM202

Spherical gourd container with a circular opening in the top. Band of incised decoration goes around below rim; designs are of an insect, a tree, and a snake. The words, "ONGANJAYO - KUNYUILA OVAVA 17/6/47," are also in the band of decoration.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
gourd fruit
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatM206

Flat, oval woven mat, or tray, made in a coiled technique. Four areas of dark brown decoration. Each area consists of a V-shape opening toward the edge and a second V-shape inside the first creating a closed diamond shape. There are small decorations around the edge in dark brown.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
grass
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearK4.294 a-b

Spear with a wooden handle that has a bulb-shaped end and widens slightly near the top of the shaft where there is a metal ferrule. The wood is mostly yellow with a strip of dark red-brown. The metal tip has a short shaft and curved sides with a pointed tip. On both faces, nearly half of the spear tip is slightly convex and the metal from this area is tarnished.

Culture
Southern African
Material
metal and wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model PotK4.48

Ceramic model of a cooking pot with a rounded bottom, a lip that juts out slightly, and an indented band just below the lip with an incised geometric pattern. Black finish that fades to brown on outside at bottom.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
clay
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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