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Basket3512/1 a-b

Vase-like beer basket (part a) with lid (part b). Basket has a circular opening with a gently sloping neck that flares into a rounded body, before tapering into a flat base. Large circle decorates base, walls decorated with linear and geometric motifs. There are two hourglass-like sections on either side of basket, with zigzag panels in between. Hourglass-like sections have hourglass-like designs in their centre, made up of alternating triangle motifs, and flanked with distorted diamonds. Zigzag panels are filled with diamond outlines. Lid has an extended lip and interior ridge, that fits into the container body. Assortment of triangle designs extend inward from lid edge. Patterns on both components are visible on interior and exterior. Both components are golden brown, designs done in dark brown.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
Nokaneng, North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/29

Circular basket with flared opening. Rim protrudes outward at an angle, walls curve into a square base. Walls are made of dyed grass strands and woven together with naturally coloured palm leaf, covering the walls in a small checkered design. Additional palm leaf woven throughout, creating geometric and floral motifs. Sections of grass are woven together in centre of base, forming a crossed square. Four-petal flower surrounds square, with petals extending upward to rim of basket. In between the petals are small diamonds with checkered backgrounds; through the middle of the diamonds are “X”-shapes. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior. Basket is light yellow, designs done in dark brown.

Culture
Kavango ? or Ovambo ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
Zambezi, Namibia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/24

Circular basket with flared opening. Walls gently slope into a rounded base. Walls decorated with a spiral design, consisting of four wide, curved lines. Tips of lines meet in centre of base. Rim is decorated with dyed coils. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior. Basket is yellow-brown, designs done in brown-red.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/25

Circular basketry plate with small flat base. Lip is slightly angled, sloping gently into centre. Entire plate is decorated with a spiral design. The middle of the spiral is a large circle on the base. Pattern is visible on interior and exterior. Basket is a light orange-brown, design done in dark brown.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
Gumare, North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/21

Circular basket with flared opening. Walls slope into a convex base. Walls decorated with loosely woven stripes, alternating between brown-grey and light brown-yellow. The brown-grey stripes are wider than the light brown-yellow. Rim is dyed dark brown-red, base is covered in loosely woven brown-grey palm leaf. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, bark fibre, dye and grass fibre
Made in
North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/20

Circular basket with flared opening. Basket is made of coiled grass fibre, secured together with dyed string. Walls gently slope into a rounded base. Ten-petal flower design in centre bottom, with an inner border. The petals extend upward to the rim. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior. String covering basket is brown, design done in white. Brown string looped through top edge, for hanging purposes.

Culture
Shona ?
Material
grass fibre, fibre and dye
Made in
Maun, North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/5 a-b

Vase-like basket (part a) with lid (part b). Basket has a circular opening that gently flares into a rounded body. Flower with eight petals and a large circle in centre decorates flat base. Extending outward from the flower is a diamond grid that covers the entire basket. Rows of grid closest to base have smaller diamonds inside, top rows are undecorated. Lid has an extended lip and interior ridge, that fits into the container body. Button knob on top centre of lid. Triangles extended outward from knob to lid edge. Every other triangle decorated with an inner triangle. Right side of rim is dyed, left is undecorated. Patterns on both components are visible on interior and exterior. Both components are golden brown, designs done in brown-red and light orange.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
Gumare, North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/10

Circular basket with flared opening. Walls gently slope into a flat base. Seven-petal flower design in centre bottom, with petals extending upward to middle of walls. Row of triangles above tips of petals. Plain lines border edges of triangles and petals. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior. Designs are naturally coloured golden brown, rest of basket is dyed dark brown. Plastic tie attached to exterior, for hanging purposes.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
Gumare, North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/7

Large circular basket with an angled opening. Walls gently slope into a rounded base. Concentric flower pattern begins in centre bottom, extending to outer edges. Flower has eight petals and a large circle in the middle. Pattern is visible on interior and exterior. Basket is golden brown, designs are done in brown-red.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cup3512/48

Cup carved in an hourglass-like shape. Bowl has an oval-shaped opening, with the walls sloping outward gently. At midpoint, bowl tapers sharply to base. Base is sloped with a tall foot. Entire cup is decorated with incised burned floral and geometric motifs. Rim is burned black; base is decorated with four, equally spaced, triangles. Extending upward from the triangles, onto the bowl, are three trees and a cactus. The tips of the trees reach the cup rim. Bottom is undecorated.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
wood
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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