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Basket3512/9

Circular basket with flared opening. Walls gently slope into a flat base. Five-petal flower design in centre bottom, with petals extending upward to middle of walls. Outline of ten petals surround central design, with tips of petals touching the dyed basket rim. Inverted triangle motif, alternating in size, formed in negative space between petals along basket opening. Patterns are 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
Gumare, North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/8

Circular basket with flared opening. Walls gently slope into a rounded base. Basket walls are decorated with rows of checkered diamonds and triangles; base is undecorated. Diamonds are along the bottom and middle, triangles are along the top edge. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior. Basket is golden brown, designs are done in grey-brown.

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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Basket3512/2 a-b

Vase-like beer basket (part a) with lid (part b). Basket has a circular opening that gently flares into a rounded body. Plain line outlines the circular base. Sides decorated with four, evenly spaced, columns of connected diamonds. To the left of the columns are braided strands, made of dyed and natural palm leaves. Lid has an extended lip and slanted interior ridge, that fits into the container body. Button knob on top centre of lid. Three small triangle designs extend inward from rim. 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
Gumare, North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/4 a-b

Large storage basket (part a) with lid (part b). Basket has a circular opening, with a flared lip, that gently slopes into a rounded body with a flat base. Entire basket is decorated with bands of repeating stripes. From to bottom the bands are: natural golden brown, orange-brown, dark brown, orange-brown, dark brown, and natural golden brown. The base is decorated with concentric circles, done in (from outer to inner): dark brown, natural golden brown, brown, and dark brown. Lid has extended sides that fit over the lip of the basket. Lid top is concave and dyed dark brown, sides are natural golden brown, and bottom edge is light orange. Patterns on both components are visible on interior and exterior.

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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Basket3512/6 a-b

Large squat basket (part a) with lid (part b). Basket has a circular opening and a flat shoulder. Walls bulge outward and taper into a flat base. Concentric star design in centre of base, extending outward to decorate entire basket. Lid has an extended lip and interior ridge, that fits into the container body. Button knob on top centre of lid. Curved lines spiral outward from knob. Patterns on both components are visible on interior and exterior. Both components are golden brown, designs are done in brown-red.

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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Container3512/34

Ostrich egg water holder with a hole drilled into the top. Incised geometric, animal and floral motifs throughout; incisions are filled in black. Wide borders, with arrow motifs through their centres, circle top and bottom of egg. Identical bands run down sides, connecting the borders, and dividing the front and back of the container. Antelope designs on front and back; both are depicted in profile. The antelope on the front is leaping forward; animal on back has its head bent and is standing next to a small tree. Base is undecorated.

Culture
Khoisan
Material
ostrich egg and charcoal ?
Made in
Kgalagadi, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Container3512/33

Ostrich egg water holder with a hole drilled into the top. Incised geometric and animal motifs throughout; incisions are filled in black. Wide border, with an arrow motif through the centre, circles top of egg. On the front and back, extending from the border to the base, are curved horn-like designs; the horns are made up of wavy lines. In between the horns are a line of connected concentric diamonds. Antelope designs are on the left and right sides; both are standing straight and depicted in profile. Base is undecorated.

Culture
Khoisan
Material
ostrich egg and charcoal ?
Made in
Kgalagadi, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Container3512/32

Ostrich egg water holder with a hole drilled into the side. Incised animal motifs throughout; incisions are filled in black. On the left and back sides, two lions are depicted fighting one another. On the front, an antelope with spiraled horns is shown walking, with its face turned outward. On the right side, there are a four-legged animal and wildebeest(?) running. The animal is incised upside down, underneath the opening; the wildebeest is along the bottom edge. Base is undecorated.

Culture
Khoisan
Material
ostrich egg and charcoal ?
Made in
Kgalagadi, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/17

Circular basket with flared opening. Walls slope into flat base. Basket walls are decorated with alternating groups of diamonds and wide zigzags with pointed ends. Motifs extend downward from rim. The small groupings of diamonds reach middle of walls, zigzags touch edges of base. Base is undecorated. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior. Basket is golden brown, designs are done brown-red and dark brown.

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