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StrainerK2.6

Round, brown pottery piece with holes for draining. Has a rim. Object has been pieced back together.

Culture
West African
Material
clay
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxK4.22

Long shallow oval wooden box with a lid on a hinge of braided fibre or elephant hair. Small handle in the centre (arch type). Basket weave type carved design. Lipped lid.

Culture
Kuba
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadrestK5.34

Carved wooden neck rest with a cylindrical neck, a circular base, and a roughly rectangular top surface that curves slightly downwards at the centre. Decorated with a pattern of roughly carved diamonds.

Culture
Shona ?
Material
wood and stain ?
Made in
Zimbabwe
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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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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BladeK4.53

Curved spatula-shaped razor blade cut from sheet tin. Top part is wider than lower part. Top and lower part are joined by a thin tapered piece.

Culture
Central African
Material
tin metal
Made in
Congo ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JarN1.175

Red clay pot with round body, narrow neck and wide rim. The upper body has many fine horizontal ridges. The upper body and rim are covered with a black glaze.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShoesN1.12 a-b

Pair of slipper-like shoes with a rounded, raised sole. Uppers are embroidered with multicoloured flowers on white and black ground. Soles are white and platform-like, truncated at the toe and heel so that they curve sharply upwards at both ends.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, silk fibre, metal, fibre and leather skin
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BobbinH1.188 c

Wooden bobbin consisting of a hollow shaft with a pointed egg-shaped section at one end. The shaft is charred. There are two holes drilled in the round section.

Culture
Chimu ?
Material
wood and adhesive
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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InkN1.544

Rectangular slab of black ink with a fish depicted in low relief swimming upstream and indented Chinese characters reading "dragon gate" in turquoise on one face. The reverse has a series of Chinese characters in low relief, and the edges on both faces are slightly raised.

Culture
Chinese
Material
charcoal, adhesive and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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