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ClubAc241

Polished light brown cylindrical wood shaft with carved brown wood block at end. Shaft has two wide sheet metal bands around the circumference, one of which is at the lower end while another of which is below the pierced butt end with the knotted hide thong. Rectangular block on the vertical has slightly flared sides and has a design of triangular areas of parallel incised lines covering each face.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
wood, skin and metal
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpatulaAc240

Paddle-shaped red-brown wood piece that has a cylindrical shaft with blackened flanges, two of which are side-by-side at the lower end while the other two of which are smaller ones directly under the double-flared butt end. One other recessed flange at shaft's centre point. Slightly flaring paddle end has squared edges, rounded tip, one small recessed flange at shaft join, and two bands of incised lines circling circumference as all other flanges do.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
wood
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
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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RattleAc228

Wood stick with two openwork spherical structures, one fitted on each end. The stick passes to the other side of the sphere through the centre and is lashed in place with sphere warp elements. From these, the sphere structure is one continuous length of root(?) following the circumference, evenly-spaced and lashed to warps by rows of wood strip binding. Decorated by removing dark brown bark for light brown coloured bands. Small seeds placed in each sphere. Ends finished by wrapping wefts around warps.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
seed and wood
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MoccasinsNd675 a-b

Pair of light-coloured, hide moccasins with yellow bottoms; made of two pieces. Plain with u-shaped beading on top in sequence of blue, pink, red, and pink rows. Tongue is rounded, top edges are folded and sewn down to sides.

Culture
“Great Basin & Plateau” ?
Material
glass, fibre and skin
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MoccasinsNd676 a-b

Pair of moccasins made of light brown hide with cream patches on sewn down flaps. Sewn with green thread, beaded in zigzagging linear designs with red, white, green, white, and orange beads. Heel loops.

Culture
“Great Basin & Plateau” ?
Material
glass, fibre and skin
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookEdz1095

Unpainted, v-shaped natural branch with one pointed end; the other end is encircled by a thicker band. Worn groove in the v-shape.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
guava wood
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketryNb632

Unfinished, twined basket made of hazel wood(?); warp elements radiate from the centre.

Culture
Yurok
Material
hazel wood ?
Made in
California, USA
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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