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Hair OrnamentAa152 a-g

Long beaded fragment (part a) on fibre strand consisting predominantly of white beads and interspersed with red and blue beads. Fragments of brown-orange gourd fruit from largest to smallest (part b, c, d, e, f, and g).

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
gourd fruit, glass and fibre
Made in
Botswana ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAa40 a-b

Metal double-barbed point (part a) with rough metal shaft (part b), fitted and sinew-wrapped in socket of shaped wooden section. This is inserted into a reed section, sinew-wrapped and glued with pitch. Intermittent wrappings of sinew continue down length of shaft. The end of the reed is notched.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
metal, wood, reed grass, sinew, adhesive and poison resin
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAa39 a-b

Metal double-barbed point (part a) with a bark-covered fore-shaft, fitted into a sinew-wrapped reed (part b). The arrow is a series of reed and wood fitted together and glued with black pitch. The reed sections have further pitch-blackened sinew wrapping at the centre, end, and near the bark fore-shaft.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
reed grass, wood, metal, bark, sinew and adhesive
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeK3.17 a-d

Knife (a) with a slightly curved rusted metal blade and the tang of the blade protruding through the butt end of the bone and wood handle. Sheath of light brown reed, one piece folded at one end (b) to hold a second piece of reed (d) and protect the blade point. A length of light brown reed (c) is used to secure the knife inside the sheath.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
iron metal, wood, reed grass and bone
Made in
Bulchi Village, Gamo-Gofa, Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltAa2

Composed of two strips of hide as well as one horizontal and one vertical inserted bead work panel of predominantly triangular and diamond-shaped patterns, the horizontal panel has upward pointing black triangles on a white background while the vertical panel has red, green, and yellow diamond shapes outlined by white and black within alternating yellow and green square backgrounds. Two string loops of ostrich egg beads are at either sides and yellow and black and red and green trade beads hang from the back of the piece.

Culture
Yeyi
Material
glass, shell and rawhide skin
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceAa15

Single stranded necklace with alternating sections of small then larger beads. A cylinder of wood is wrapped with the single strand of beads and hangs from the centre of the necklace as a pendant. Colour combinations used in the strand are: yellow and red, yellow and green, and red and green. A white tear drop shaped bead hangs from the strand near the centre.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
glass, wood, sinew and metal
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadbandAa23

Four strands of red beads, with several multicoloured beads dispersed throughout, are attached to a triangular shaped multi-coloured beaded pendant that has multicoloured beaded fringe hanging from the bottom. Overall colours of beads on pendant are yellow, black, white, red, green, and blue. Four strands are secured at the top with a button and loop closure.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
glass, sinew and plastic
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowK3.18 e

Red-brown wood bow with the rope-like string bound twice around at one end and multiple around at the other end.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Bulchi Village, Gamo-Gofa, Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishAa124

A small turtle shell. Rounded oval shape that has a slight point at one end and two parting tail-flute-like features, creating a part in between them. Thirteen geometric shape blocks overall.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
turtle shell
Made in
Botswana ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearK3.10

Light wood shaft cut through and joined near the midpoint. Black iron flattened spearhead hammered around the shaft and secured with one nail. Coil of wire below the spearhead. Solid pointed metal butt, flattened and hammered around the end of the shaft, secured with a coiled iron band.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
iron metal and wood
Made in
Bulchi Village, Gamo-Gofa, Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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