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Container905/6 a-b

Part a is a carved wood container that is rounded near the bottom and narrows at the top. Small handles protrude from each side. Leather straps are attached with rope and string to the handles. Part b is a cap-shaped lid with a flared knob and a small ridge underneath.

Culture
Borana
Material
fibre, skin and wood
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Container905/3 a-b

Part a is a long gourd with one end tapered and the other end rounded. Long skin strap attaches to the rounded end of the gourd, loops around the base of the gourd, and extends half way up to the centre of the gourd. Skin strap has three rows of beads: a row of blue beads on one side, a row of white beads(?) in the centre, and a row of red beads on the other side. Further down on the skin strap are two horizontal rows of red, white, and blue, and green, red, white, blue, and red beads. Separating the two lines is a vertical row of beads with a central beaded design. Beaded design has a brown button in the centre. Rest of skin strap is not attached to the gourd, but extends the length of the gourd. Part b is a small cone-shaped cap to the gourd. It is decorated with a band of green, red, and white beaded sections.

Culture
Maasai
Material
gourd fruit, skin, fibre and glass
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headrest905/1

Rectangular-shaped piece of wood that curves up slightly at each end. Ends are rounded. Base is made from one piece of wood. Has a horizontally placed beam that extends the length of the rectangular-shaped piece of wood. Stemming from it are two pieces of wood that curve outwards. The pieces are connected in the centre by a round wooden piece. Attached to the upper portion of the legs, is a skin ring. The ring has a piece of metal wire wrapped around it.

Culture
Pokot
Material
wood, metal and skin
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Container905/10 a-b

A small cylindrical wood container (part a) with a flared out rounded bottom. Attached, there is a long thin skin band. There is a small circular lid (part b)

Culture
Kamba ?
Material
wood, skin and hair
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat1751/1

Hat with wide flared brim, a slight peak at the centre of the crown, an inner headband and cotton ties. The crown is painted with two ovoid eye shapes and two black and red tail shapes. The brim has a black and red expansive motif and a red band at the edge.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
spruce root, paint and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry TrayNd711

Small narrow, rectangular tray with loopwork edging. Parallel wood slat foundation and walls, five slats wide and two high. Decorated with canary grass and cherry bark. Red cherry bark on the top row, and black dyed cherry bark on the bottom row. Makers' names and date written in blue ink on the bottom.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar wood, canary grass, dye, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SheathB546 b

Dark brown rectangular block with two incised four petal flowers on the top, two rectangular cut-out shapes on either side of the block near the top edge, two small square cut-out shapes at either end, and a smaller rectangular cut-out shape on the underside of the block in the centre.

Culture
Assamese ?
Material
wood
Made in
Assam, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TuskB691

Two curved tusks tied together at one end with brown fibre cording. Tusks are hollow and taper to a point. The other end of each tusk is wrapped with a band of reddish-brown woven grass(?). The overall colour of the tusks is white, yellow, and brown.

Culture
Assamese ?
Material
tusk, grass ? and fibre
Made in
Assam, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketB689

Conical basket with horse hair attached to the outside. Basket is decorated with light brown and brown-red designs near the top and bottom outer edges. Large handle(?) with grass(?) cording stretched across the bottom forming an X-shape. Two large sections of horse hair are attached hortizontally with stitching to one side of basket. Top section of hair has a shorter section of red horse hair.

Culture
Assamese ?
Material
grass ?, horse hair, root ? and fibre
Made in
Assam, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatB688

Cone-shaped hat with woven red and yellow stripes. Tuft of red horse(?) hair is attached to the top of the hat. Three curved tusks are attached to one side of the hat. The bottom portion of the hat is unpainted. The rim of the hat is woven of light brown coloured grass.

Culture
Assamese ?
Material
grass ?, horse hair ?, tusk and paint
Made in
Assam, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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