• Results (26)
  • Search

Item Search

The item search helps you look through the thousands of items on the RRN and find exactly what you’re after. We’ve split the search into two parts, Results, and Search Filters. You’re in the results section right now. You can still perform “Quick searches” from the menu bar, but if you’re new to the RRN, click the Search tab above and use the exploratory search.

View Tutorial

Log In to see more items.

Bracelet2700/3

Oval bracelet formed from a tube of metal covered with pounded brass. Opening at one side. The outer surface of the tube is decorated with incised geometric and cross-hatch patterns. Dark metal is visible at ends.

Culture
Datoga
Material
metal and brass metal
Made in
Lake Eyasi, Arusha, Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Arrow Point2700/2

Metal arrow point with long cylindrical shaft and long barbs. Much of the shaft and some of the head have red-brown corrosion.

Culture
Hadzabi
Material
iron metal
Made in
Lake Eyasi, Arusha, Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Arrow Point2700/1

Metal arrow point with long, thin cylindrical shaft and wide-spreading barbs.

Culture
Hadzabi
Material
iron metal
Made in
Lake Eyasi, Arusha, Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Necklace2662/1

Beaded circular shaped necklace decorated with diamond shaped beaded designs in alternating colours. Beaded rectangular shape on bottom of circle also decorated with diamond shapes. The necklace has a leather backing and a two pronged metal clasp. Off the sides of the circular part of the necklace are small dangle details. The dangles are made of beaded wire with one metal disk hanging off of it. Found at the midpoint of the circle, on both sides is a larger dangle detail made of beaded wire attached to a small beaded circle and 3 metal disks hanging off. These larger dangles are also present on both sides of the beaded rectangular section.

Culture
Maasai
Material
plastic, metal and leather skin
Made in
Narok, Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
BasketNa1606

A tall circular brown bark container decorated with dyed quills. The design consists of two flowers with green stems and leaves. One flower is red outlined with purple, and the other flower is purple outlined with red. Both flowers have a brown dot in the centre surrounded by a red five-pointed middle with two brown lines emanating from in between each point. The top and the bottom of the container are overlapped with a strip of bark that has a curved semi-circle pattern facing the centre. The bottom and the top of the container, as well as the sides of the lid, are rimmed with bark strips that are perpendicular to the rim lines. There are strips of soft hide attached to the sides of the container and the lid.

Culture
Dene
Material
birch bark, porcupine quill, dye and leather skin ?
Made in
Fort Liard, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Cloth2597/1

Unsewn rectangular printed textile with narrow black border along the edges. A thicker layered border consisting of stylized black and yellow leaf patterns interspersed with red-speckled whitel triangles forms a frame around the larger pattern. In the centre, there are three horizontal bands of yellow flowers on a mulberry coloured background. The phrase 'KUZAA SI KUFANIKIWA KUZAA NI KUBARIKIWA' appears under the bottom band of flowers. A makers mark appears at two corners.

Culture
East African
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Kenya ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
BraceletAj161

Bracelet that is beaded on both inside and outside. On one side there are black and red beads in a geometric triangular pattern on a ground of light blue beads. The inside repeating pattern is of two rows of green stripes and one row of white stripes. There is one row of red beads.

Culture
Maasai
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
Narok, Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
BraceletAj160

Bracelet with six rows of beads on wires, connected at each end and divided at four different places with small, rectangular pieces of red plastic. The light blue, clear light orange-yellow and shiny dark grey-blue beads are arranged in a geometric triangular pattern. At one end there are two small wire loops and at the other there are two wire hooks for attaching the ends together.

Culture
Maasai
Material
glass, metal and plastic
Made in
Narok, Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Dress2598/6

Woman's wrapper of patterned cloth sewn into a cylindrical shape. Pattern consists of purple and white stripes and blue and white diamond shapes. There are also three bands of green stripes with purple and white patterning. A black band with white X's lines each edge of the textile.

Culture
East African
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Hat2598/4

Black pillbox style hat with green, white and yellow embroidery. Sides have three horizontal bands of diamond and zigzag patterns, separated by yellow edging. Top has similar bands of diamond designs and edging, framing a circular pattern quadrisected by cross-hatching and stylized S-shape designs. Interior of hat has a white lining.

Culture
East African
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record