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LyreCa39

Lyre with two arms and crossbar, all incised with a criss-cross design. The arms fit into plastic bowl covered with two pieces of tanned skin and hand sewn with goat gut. Six plastic strings are fastened to six pegs and lashed around the pegs and the crossbar. The strings are fastened across the front of the sound box over a wooden bridge and are all tied to a piece of gut which is sewn onto the sound box and stretched.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
goat intestine, plastic, goat skin and wood
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Walking StickAb308

Walking stick carved from one piece of wood with a rounded knob with a slightly pointed peak for a handle. The walking stick is naturally half dark brown, half lighter brown split nearly up the centre. There is a slight bend in the stick near the centre of its length.

Culture
Zulu
Material
wood
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEd5.2884

Woman wearing red and blue kimono and carrying a child on her back. Standing on a circular wood base.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEd5.2879

Carved Noh dancer with a white face. Red trim on kimono. Long black hair tied at back with ornament. Holding a gold object with blue ribbon in her right hand.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEd5.2878

Carved Noh dancer with a white face. Red trim on kimono. Long black hair is tied at the back. Holding an open green fan upright in her right hand. Wearing a headdress at the top of her head.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEd5.2876

Birch base with bark has carved figure of Ainu woman carrying a baby on her back. Wearing a blue cap and a white bordered blue kimono.

Culture
Japanese and Ainu
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot StandAe98

Stand made from the inside of a gourd carved in a geometric design of two interlocking oblongs with four square tips at each corner, one of which is missing. Centre is square with' v' inside loops. Incised with lines and a thin line of brown painted inside pattern following the design. Curves up at side (bottom of gourd). Very light weight.

Culture
Central African
Material
gourd fruit
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot StandAe99

Stand made from the inside of a gourd carved in a geometric design of two interlocking oblongs with four square tips at each corner, one of which is missing. Centre has ring inside a square with 'v' inside loops. Incised with lines and a thin line of brown painted inside pattern following the design. Curves up at side (bottom of gourd). Very light weight.

Culture
Central African
Material
gourd fruit
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow PointNa1060

Leaf-shaped metal arrowhead with several notches out of its side and squared metal shaft inserted in wood shaft. Both are bound together with sinew. Shaft's end is cut in v-shape.

Culture
Inuit
Material
sinew, wood and metal
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StoolAj131

Elder's stool carved from single piece of light coloured wood. Three legs each with flaring bases. Seat is round and concave. Well finished.

Culture
Karamojong ?
Material
goat butter fat and wood
Made in
Uganda ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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