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ContainerK4.81

Horn container with hide stoppers on both ends and beaded hide strip with chain fastened with coiled copper wire. Beads are red, white and blue. Long linked chain attached to top of horn.

Culture
Maasai ?
Material
horn, iron metal, copper metal, metal, skin and glass
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TweezersK4.271

Tweezers made of one piece of metal that has straight pinchers, a tapered handle, and a small loop on the end.

Culture
Maasai
Material
metal
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK4.173

Rectangular shaped textile made of two long pieces of unbleached cotton hand sewn together in the middle with dark pink thread. The ends have a narrow band consisting of narrow stripes of dark red, yellow, navy and green followed by a twisted thread fringe. The bottom is decorated with a thick brown band with thinner yellow, brown, beige and dark green stripes.

Culture
East African
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK4.172

Pale blue rectangular cloth with designs in red and black-brown. Central square with complex curvilinear shapes and motifs; border with repeating curvilinear shapes.

Culture
East African
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadrestK4.58

Plain dark brown wood headrest with a circular base, a cylindrical stem, and a concave oval rest on top. Small circles stamped or imprinted on top of the rest.

Culture
Maasai ?
Material
wood
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StoolK4.235

Four-legged stool with saucer-like seat and knobs at the ends of the legs. Carved out of one piece of wood. Cracks in seat held together with metal staples.

Culture
Luo ?
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Kenya ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentK4.144

Ornament composed of a band of metal bent into a c shape with a peak that runs along the length of the centre on the outside. The ornament is engraved with a geometric pattern of triangles composed of cross-hatching and a band of cross-hatching at each edge.

Culture
East African
Material
brass metal
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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