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BoxK2.84 a-b

Pointed oval-shaped metal box (part a) with a lid (part b). The box (part a) has a border of chevrons around the sides. The lid (part b) has a geometric stripe design that consists of alternating horizontal bands of circles and of dots.

Culture
Asante
Material
brass metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxK2.86 a-b

Rectangular metal box (part a) with a lid (part b). The box (part a) has four concentric diamond shapes along each long side and an hour glass shape with a half diamond shape at either end of each short end. The lid (part b) has four sections of alternating concentric squares and hour glass shapes with a half diamond shape at either end bordered by lines that are perpendicular to their respective edges.

Culture
Asante
Material
brass metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxK2.85 a-b

Rectangular metal box (part a) with a lid (part b). The box (part a) is plain. The lid (part b) has overall geometric designs in relief that consist of hour-glass-like and x-shapes bordered by lines that are perpendicular to their respective edges.

Culture
Asante
Material
brass metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Feather CapeC1463

Cape composed of various feathers of brown, white, red, and green in a checkered design on an openwork twining weave. The plant fibre twining is carried in pairs with pitch in opposite directions on a weft of dark brown human hair. The feather ends are caught under the rows of plant fibre twining with the tips protruding downward. A heavy three-strand braid of dark brown hair runs across the top. There is a plant fibre cordage tie at each top corner.

Culture
Maori
Material
plant fibre, feather, human hair and pheasant feather
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonK2.89

A metal spoon that has a round bowl, and a handle with an elaborate geometric pattern of a row of diamond or zigzag shapes.

Culture
Asante
Material
brass metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Axe HandleC1473

A flat long thin dark brown wood which has two concave curves linking together near the middle and has triangular points at each end. Has geometric linear pattern with curves and a human figure carved in the middle of the top end of one side. Decorated with four shell inlays, two on each side.

Culture
Maori
Material
abalone shell and wood
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Feather BoxC1466 a-b

A wooden box with an oval shape. Intricate spiral, and circular designs on the lid (part b), and the bowl (part a), which are quadrilaterally symmetrical. At each end of the bowl, there is a handle in the form of a human figure whose two-fingered hands curve inwardly over the stomach.

Culture
Maori
Material
wood
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MortarC1293

A brown rounded bottom with a bowl in the middle. Spiral patterns in a band around the top of bowl. Pattern emphasized with lime.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and lime mineral
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Feather CapeC1464

Natural coloured cape with short rows of black string fringe over entire surface. Openwork twining: twining is carried in pairs with pitch in opposite directions on a weft of flax cordage. Weft protrudes at bottom to form a fringe. Caught under twining on face by means of being looped under twining is a series of cords several inches in length.

Culture
Maori
Material
new zealand flax fibre
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CapeC1465

Large woven flax cape. Openwork twining is carried in pairs with the pitch in opposite directions on a warp of flax cordage. Parallel lines of red and blue trim the sides and top border, red only on bottom portion of sides and bottom. Fringe of twisted string along edges. Reverse side plain.

Culture
Maori
Material
new zealand flax fibre and dye
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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