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RobeK2.179

Yellow-white robe with embroidery. The robe is made of plain weave cotton cloth, with wide strips sewn together to give desired width. The front and back panels are sewn together along shoulder line, leaving an angled opening for the neck. One strip is not sewn across the top, creating a large pocket. The panels are also sewn at the bottom corners, narrowing the leg opening. The front and back are embroidered in yellow-white cotton. The first design is of two downward pointing needles with a square motif. The second design is a pair of spiral circles enclosing a complex rounded motif. The back of the robe is embroidered with only the pair of spiral circles enclosing a complex rounded motif.

Culture
Hausa
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Sudan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gaff HookK4.222

Gaff hook made of iron bent at two near right angles with a pointed tip and attached to a wooden shaft by means of fibre rope that wraps around the shaft of the hook and emerges out the side of the wooden shaft through a hole as two twined strands joined with a woven ball at the ends. The wooden shaft is cylindrical tapering towards the butt end where it flares outwards slightly. The wooden shaft is decorated with a burnt poker-work linear and dot design at the neck. Two lengths of wire are secured around the wooden shaft above and below the design.

Culture
East African
Material
wood, iron metal and fibre
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordK2.414 a-b

Sword (a) with leather scabbard (b). The sword handle is covered in red and black leather with a band of red leather and plant fibre weaving in a diagonal linear design, and a metal finial. The sword blade has three indented lines running lengthwise from near the blade base to nearly halfway down the blade. The scabbard is composed of several bands of alternating red and black leather, a section of mottled red and brown leather stamped with several bands of geometric pattern, another section of alternating red and black bands, and a black laterh tip stamped with linear designs.

Culture
Malinke
Material
leather skin, metal, fibre, plant fibre and dye
Made in
Sierra Leone ? or Mali ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffB758 a-b

Very long, red-brown wood staff decorated with very elaborate scroll, chain, and flower designs in red yellow, and black. The first piece (part a) has the following pattern: elongated triangles with delta-like features at the ends; cross-link chain; elongated triangles with heart-like spades at the ends; chain; flower; chain; scroll; chain; flower; chain; elongated triangles with heart-like spades at the ends; scroll; and elongated triangles. The second piece (part b) has the same pattern in reverse.

Culture
Sri Lankan
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatK4.176

Rectangular woven mat with fringed sides. There are two rows of black triangular designs separated by black bands on a natural background. There is a thin, natural and black fringe on both long sides.

Culture
Akela
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltK5.97

The beaded belt is green with red trim on one side and both ends. The belt is made from nine bead-covered rolls sewn together. The back of the belt is not beaded, brown and black rolls visible.

Culture
Zulu
Material
fibre and glass
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumEg72

Drum made from a wooden cylinder with skin stretched across both ends with a circular bent wood frame at the edges and secured with strips of leather stretched from end to end and tied to the frame. Fibre rope serves as a handle and is attached to the leather strips at each end.

Culture
South India
Material
wood, skin and fibre
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltK4.59

Beaded band of hide with geometric diamond pattern from one end to the other in pink, blue, green, red, green, and pink on a white background. Each end has eight tassels consisting of blue bead clusters along the edge with white bead clusters at the ends, except for one which is blue.

Culture
Gogo ?
Material
skin, glass and fibre
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerK5.44 a-b

Long, thin, wood container (part a) with incised line patterns on the body of diagonal lines creating triangular shapes. A horizontal grooved line goes around near the bottom end. There is a small handle on one side near the top. Neck is covered in a woven copper wire collar. Has a rolled fabric stopper (part b).

Culture
Shona
Material
wood, copper metal and fibre
Made in
Zimbabwe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentK5.78

Single strand of pink beads from which six evenly spaced square beaded panels in green, black, white and pink hang. There are tree motifs in each square. The background on each panel alternates from green to black. There is a small loop on one side of the single strand.

Culture
Zulu ?
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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