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Figure3201/2

Wire toy person riding a two-wheeled bicycle. Thick metal wire is used to make wheels, pedals and rear handle. Thinner wire is wrapped around the wheels and used for the bicycle handles and upper construction. Rider is made of a wire under-form, which is heavily wrapped with thin plastic in blue and white, creating the shape of a human. Figure grips the bike handles, and legs are bent at the knees to reach the pedals. When the bicycle is propelled forward by the handle the pedals move, causing the legs to pump up and down.

Culture
Basotho ?
Material
metal and plastic
Made in
Lesotho ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy Car3201/1

Toy vehicle made of clothes hangers and typewriter ribbon spools as wheels. Represents a mini-bus, with moveable wheels, a sliding side door, a middle seat that lifts to allow passengers into the back, and a moving luggage rack at top. Construction is open, with wires suggesting walls and seats. Coat hangers are lashed together with wraps of thinner wire.

Culture
Basotho
Material
metal
Made in
Lesotho
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll3477/3

Doll representing a woman carrying a baby. Doll is made of brown fabric and has short black hair. Her facial features are stitched on with thread. She has long thin eyebrows, small eyes, a straight nose and smiling mouth. Eyebrows are done in black, eyes are white and black, nose and mouth done in pink. She is wearing a Basotho-style hat, woven out of plant fibre. The hat is conical with a wide circular brim and loop on top. Hat is stitched to head along forehead. She is dressed in a white short sleeve blouse and red skirt. Both items have curvilinear designs across them, done in black. Skirt also has floral motifs and repeating pattern of Basotho-style hats. Skirt has a back opening and a manufacturer’s mark(?) is printed along the bottom edge. Woman has a white, yellow and brown checkered and striped blanket wrapped around her shoulders, secured with a safety pin. Tucked in the blanket, on her back, is a baby covered in a white and green geometric patterned cloth, with a central house design. Baby is made from brown fabric and has small eyes and a smiling mouth stitched on in white thread. Doll is attached to a white metal stand.

Culture
Basotho
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre, plant fibre, metal and dye
Made in
Lesotho
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3477/1

Cast bronze figure of a woman sitting and cleaning rice. Figure’s body and limbs are long and thin. She has a long rounded nose, pronounced lips and eyes, and heavy brows. Her hair is curly, with incised lines throughout, and is styled in a low bun. Figure is wearing a short skirt, with incised horizontal lines throughout, and triangular headpiece. The edges of the headpiece are braided, front has diagonal incised lines throughout, and back is plain. Wearing earrings, anklets, arm bands and a necklace that wraps around her neck before draping down in between her breasts. Two swirl designs, done in relief, on the figure’s shoulders. Her left leg is propped up, her right leg is bent and resting flat. In her left hand she is holding a container with rope cords, in her left she is holding a handled platter with water(?) running off it. Two semi-circular protrusions along bottom edge, on back of figure.

Culture
Indian
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Chhattisgarh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3477/2

Woven conical hat with braided circular brim. Hat is done in four sections of tight weave with openwork in between each section. The first openwork band, made of "X" shaped designs, is bordered on either side with dyed dark purple grass. Top of hat is crowned with a tapering cylinder, with diagonal patterned openwork sides. Four interlocking loops overtop and around cylinder. Inside of the hat, there is a loosely woven band to fit on a head.

Culture
Basotho
Material
grass fibre and dye
Made in
Lesotho
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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