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Model AxeK4.80

Model of axe. Wooden handle and blade at top. Both top and bottom of handle have been blackened.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
iron metal and wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model HoeK4.77

Model of woman's hoe. Long handle bends at an angle near the top. Attached to the other side of the protruding angled piece is a triangular shaped metal blade edge. The angled protrusion and end of handle are blackened.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
iron metal and wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RepresentationK4.76

Long stick with bulbous end depicting a club. Both ends are dark.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Building RepresentationK4.75

Wooden model of a chief's house with a burnt design of simple dark lines that distinguish the walls and the roof. There are two rectangular doorways opposite each other cut out of the walls.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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House RepresentationK4.74

Wooden model of a village council house with three doorways and a simple linear design burnt into the surface of the wood.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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House RepresentationK4.73

Wooden model of a chief's wife's house with a simple linear dark decoration burned into the wood, and two doorways opposite each other.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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House RepresentationK4.72

Model of a cylindrical-shaped house with a conical roof and two arched doorways opposite each other. The house has been decorated with burnt vertical lines around the sides of the cylindrical portion and vertical as well as horizontal burnt lines on the roof portion.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mortar RepresentationK4.70 a-b

Wooden model of a mortar (part a) and pestle (part b) for corn grinding. Burnt into the wood is a geometric design of triangles around the rim and diamonds around the base of mortar, and the pestle has two bands burnt into it.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlK4.66

Carved wooden bowl with overall upside-down conical shape and concave centre with flattened lip. Outer surface has been burnt to a mottled, dark brown finish.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowK4.61 a-c

Model bow (part a) with thin (part b) and thick (part c) model arrows. Part a: bow has curved spine with a piece of fibre tied to each side. There are three sections of darkened wood down its length. Part b: arrow has a sharp point at both ends and has a set of three arrow feathers at one end. Part c: arrow has blunt and rounded ends and has a set of three arrow feathers at one end.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
fibre, iron metal, feather, stem ? and wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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