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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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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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ArrowAc238

Yellow brown wood shaft that has one end inserted with tang of large metal arrowhead, then tightly wrapped with fibre. Bulbous tang tapes into head which swells suddenly, tapers, then swells into two long wide barbs curving back towards shaft. Shaft's butt end is notched and whipped with fibre. Short, cut pieces of a dark brown feather and fibre-lashed vertically around shaft's circumference.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
adhesive, fibre, feather, metal and wood
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAc237

Brown patinated wood shaft that has one end inserted with tang of metal arrowhead then lashed with fibre cord, always touching, never overlapping as it winds around the shaft's circumference. Head composed of two wide long barbs which are curving abruptly forward. Tang incised with groupings of small parallel lines on both sides. Shaft's butt end is notched and whipped with fibre in two places.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
adhesive, fibre, metal and wood
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAc236

Brown patinated wood shaft that has one end inserted with tang of metal arrowhead, then tightly lashed with fibre. Tang tapers to head with squared edges and two long thin barbs which are slightly curving back towards the shaft. Head has wide point. Shaft's butt end is notched and whipped with fibre. Short cut pieces of a white brown speckled feather and fibre-lashed vertically around shaft's circumference.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
wood, feather, adhesive, fibre and metal
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAc235

Yellow brown wood shaft that has one end inserted with tang of metal arrowhead then tightly lashed with fibre and one long section followed by shorter one further up shaft. All lashing winds around circumference, always touching, never overlapping. Tang section below head, slightly bulbous. Head composed of two long wide barbs, one on each side curving forward. Head has small point. Shaft's butt end is notched and whipped with fibre. Short cut pieces of a dark brown feather and fibre-lashed vertically around shaft's circumference.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
adhesive, fibre, feather, metal and wood
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAc234

Yellow brown wood shaft that has one end inserted with tang of metal arrowhead then lashed with fibre. Metal head is fan-like outward from tang with fan's corners having small square projections. From these corners, the head forms a wide point. Shaft's butt end is notched and whipped with fibre. Short cut pieces of a dark brown feather and fibre-lashed vertically around shaft's circumference, some of which are white-spotted.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
wood, adhesive, fibre, feather and metal
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAc233

Yellow brown wood shaft that has one end inserted with tang of large metal arrowhead then tightly wrapped with wool(?) strip. Metal head composed of two long wide barbs, one on each side curving back towards shaft. Head only slightly pointed. Shaft's butt end is notched and whipped with fibre. Short cut pieces of a dark brown feather and fibre-lashed vertically around shaft's circumference. 'x' pecked on one side of arrowhead.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
wool fibre ?, metal, wood, adhesive, fibre and feather
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PouchAc227

Alternating light yellow brown grass and brown fibre woven on wood slat warps form relatively flat, rectangular pouch which tapers to fitted, overlapping lid of same weave. Parallel, spaced, woven, brown fibre bands, three on pouch, three on lid, decorate circumference of both. Ends also woven in brown fibre and lid attached to pouch by twisted brown fibre cord which passes through and is knotted on two loops of pouch and two on lid, slack forming handle.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
grass and wood
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressAc225

Cylindrical-shaped headdress with basketry support (triaxil interlacing) and large, flared, upper rim; has entirely beaded surface sewn on cloth-covered support. Horizontal bands of white triangles on black. One wide row of white zig-zag. Two single rows of red beading. Rows of white and black at rim. Small opening at basket top stuffed and covered by cloth which is wrapped into stiff support for hollow, beaded cone, inverted, projecting from top, with stiff black hair wisk, hide wrapped and sewn on wood stick projecting up from cone's centre. Wisk's base, wire wrapped. Cone's flared rim has four beaded straps, two with black and white stripes, the others with white triangle pattern and red beaded edge, attaching cone with flared top rim of cylinder. Two attached, looped, beaded straps, one at each side at ear area, one in black and white, the other in red and white. One has dangling bead string. One base side has short, bead-wrapped cloth projection.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
hair, metal, wood, cotton fibre, wool fibre and glass
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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