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RattleAj136

Hollowed nut baby rattle with attached twenty-four link fine chain. Stones and seeds inside the nut. Chain is attached to the inside by an inserted stick.

Culture
Karamojong
Material
nutshell, stone, seed, metal and wood
Made in
Uganda
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlAi2

Half calabash gourd that has a heart-shaped bowl incised entirely with linear rings of diamond shapes, and crosshatching. The rings are in concentric circles to the centre. All designs are dark from rubbed soot.

Culture
Central African
Material
calabash fruit and charcoal pigment
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BellAj142

Nutshell cattle bell. Unpainted compressed oval shape. Inside, the bell is hollowed to accommodate two smooth wooden cylinders which protrude from the opening. Each has a hole in the top for a piece of hide to pass through, and these are knotted to form a ring, and are strung on a piece of hide which passes to the outside of th bell through two holes. The hide is secured by a knot.

Culture
Karamojong
Material
nutshell, wood and leather skin
Made in
Uganda
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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GongAc218 a-b

Narrow miniature gong drum (part a) with handle, and a drumstick ( part b). Rectangular gong (part a) is carved from a single piece of wood with the lower corners curving inward. The top has a long rectangular hollowed out section. Inverted u-shaped cane handle is nailed to each end. Roughly adzed overall. The gong has 'Lukumbi' written in ink on one side. Drumstick (part b) is carved from a single piece of wood, and is thick with a rounded striking end. Stick has 'Mombo' written in ink on handle.

Culture
Kasai
Material
wood, stem ? and metal
Made in
Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HornAj153

Animal horn with side opening. A dark brown horn which swirls from a larger hollow base to a darker pointed end which has a hole. Smoothly finished except at the base.

Culture
Karamojong
Material
eland horn
Made in
Uganda
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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EggCh26

Easter egg with brown ground and seven petalled flowers on each end; cross-hatched with yellow and white with a green centre dot. Flowers are surrounded with red dots, red wave-like band, seven petalled flowers cross-hatched with yellow and white in a band at centre with a band of red and yellow with alternating cross-hatched diamonds on either side of centre. Egg is hollow and fragile. There is a hole at one end.

Culture
Hutsul
Material
dye and egg
Made in
Ukraine
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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EggCh25

Easter egg with black ground; each lengthwise half of egg has a design of 5 oak leaves in orange and white with parallel hatching arranged to create an oak leaf. A length of pine bough is hachured in centre. Round dots in red, yellow and orange. The egg is hollow and fragile. There is a hole at one end.

Culture
Hutsul
Material
egg and dye
Made in
Ukraine
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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EggCh24

Easter eggs with red/brown background almost entirely covered with design in orange, yellows, white, and green. Design top to bottom is swirling stars, a floral band at centre, dotted design, 4 pointed figures, row of diamonds, row of white flowers in diamond band and swirling star design. Egg is hollow and fragile. There is a hole in one end.

Culture
Hutsul
Material
egg and dye
Made in
Ukraine
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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EggCh23

Easter egg with red-brown background and design of two crosses overlaid to form asterisks. One is crosshatched in yellow and the other in white. There is one on each side. At the ends of the crosses' arms are two hooked lines. The egg is hollow and fragile. There is a small hole at one end.

Culture
Hutsul
Material
egg and dye
Made in
Ukraine
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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EggCh22

Easter egg with light red-brown background and eight pointed stars at each end and four around the middle. The stars are crosshatched. The points alternate white and light yellow. Narrow white lines connect each star to another at four places. The egg is hollow and fragile. There is a tiny hole at one end.

Culture
Hutsul
Material
egg and dye
Made in
Ukraine
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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