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BasketAd56

A basketry container with a bulbous shape, woven from grass in a tight coiled weave. Has four vertical lines on cowrie shells, four on each line. Handle is grass tightly wrapped. Cap is coiled and connected by a wrapped cord.

Culture
East African
Material
fibre, cowrie shell and grass
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleAj122

Double ended ladle of red and light brown wood. Carved from one piece of wood. One end has large deep rectangular-shaped mouth. Smaller bowl on other end which is also rectangular. Design of three dots burned on the handle on both sides. On the large bowl, there are six burned dots and a cross on the bottom connecting four of these dots. Small bowl has two lines on each side.

Culture
Turkana ?
Material
wood
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerAd55

Small light brown cylindrical bamboo container with two pieces of hide that bave brown parts of hair still on used for caps at each end. Strip of dark brown leather sewn together with hide at the bottom goes all around the container for a handle and is held in place in four places by a small string of beads on the bottom edge of the cap. Red beads on the cap and white with blue striped beads also.

Culture
East African
Material
glass, leather skin, goat skin and bamboo grass
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BellAj121

Dark brown goat bell of goat horn. Two long slits with braided hide through them to form the collar. Two carved wooden sticks for clackers attached to single piece of wire in the bell on the cord.

Culture
Maasai
Material
metal, wood, leather skin and horn
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonAd54

Large dark brown wooden spoon carved from one piece of wood. Deep bowl has a tear drop shape with a flat rim. Handle is long and flat, tapering to the end which has a cordate-like leaf shape.

Culture
Borana
Material
wood
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ScarfIb424

Scarf made of light brown silk with a batik design in brown and black of birds with long tail feathers forming designs, animal figures, floral and vegetal motifs and parallel lines at each end. The long sides are selvedges and the cut ends, finished with black thread, have twisted thin black fringes. Cut and stitched with white thread at the centre of the scarf.

Culture
Balinese
Material
dye, cotton fibre and silk fibre
Made in
Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SarongIb423

Sarong of heavy cotton woven cloth in rectangular shape formed by two pieces sewn together. Striped with supplementary weft with red and brown silk on the weft. Decorated with gold thread in bird, fish, and abstract motifs in between supplementary vertical stripes on the blue cloth. Two multicoloured bands at each end. One end has gold couching with red thread. Embellished with sequins. One edge is unfinished.

Culture
Minangkabau
Material
cotton fibre, paper, metal, synthetic fibre, rayon fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Sumatra, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PillowcaseEa6

A plain woven rectangular cotton pillow cover with four large pink, and gold-coloured wool, tassels. Embroidered with lines, butterflies, and flowers, all in abstract motifs. Gold-coloured thread around the tassles. One side open with copper metallic, and pink embroidered lace on it. Decorated with a few light pink sequins.

Culture
Afghan
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre, copper metal, silk fibre, metal, dye and synthetic fibre
Made in
Kabul, Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bed CoverEf392

Large, rectangular, cotton textile with light white brown base and hand block printed in black on one side only; plain weave; circle floral motif; concentric circles going into center. Centre has red-orange blotch of paint on the printed side. Two lengthwise selvage sides, and two ends are cut.

Culture
Rajasthani
Material
myrobolom fruit dye, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Sanganer, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bed CoverEf391

Large, rectangular, plain weave cotton textile with light brown base and hand (?) block printed with red and black dye all over; only on one side. Band of black with red floral and vine pattern; strips of black and light white brown, red base with leaves and flowers of black and red. Centre has square with large triangle in centre; outside triangle squares consist of a woman in profile, red, and other other square has elephants which are decorated, on red background. Edges of triangle has checked border in red on light white brown background. Outside large square paisley leaf motif. Two selvage sides lengthwise; two ends cut and frayed.

Culture
Rajasthani
Material
cotton fibre, myrobolom fruit dye, rubia cordifolium dye and dye
Made in
Sanganer, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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