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NetAc216

Miniature circular fish net with willow reed around the border for support tied on with loose widely spaced coiling of single-strip rattan. Two knots near centre.

Culture
Lega
Material
willow wood ?, rattan and plant fibre
Made in
Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanCb87

Fan with a round shapefan with fur attached, bound with stitched leather. The handle is bound in multi-coloured leather and attached by insertion into a sheath composed of a length of leather stitched to the main body of the fan. The sheath is overlaid with fur-bearing hide cut into triangular tooth-shaped edges. A loop of braided leather is attached by knots to the end of the handle. The fur on the sheath is white and on the fan, white and brown.

Culture
Hausa
Material
dye, leather skin and rawhide skin
Made in
Kano, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceAf491

Small, cylindrical, lusterless black with white and red beads in alternating sequence. The necklace is strung on black cotton thread which is tied in two places.

Culture
Asante
Material
cotton fibre, dye and glass
Made in
Kumasi, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerCa69 a-b

Large tightly coiled container (part a 28 x 20.7) that has a bulbous shape narrowing at the top and the bottom. Base is rounded, and mouth rim is tightly wrapped. Container is coiled in sixteen sections vertically placed. Cowrie shells are knotted on around the centre and vertically placed. Lid (part b) has two rows of cowrie shells, vertically placed. Top of the lid caves in. Lid fits on well.

Culture
Borana
Material
grass, giraffe hair, cowrie shell and resin ?
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thumb PianoAc253

Thin brown smooth-backed wood piece. Narrow rectangular wood platform has on top seven metal tongues (keys), once nine, evenly-spaced in a row, placed lengthwise to the wood piece, and held in place by a lateral bar wrapped in metal strips that are inserted into the wood piece through to the back. Length of knotted hide strung through two holes at same end. Large hole in the middle of the wood piece. Lateral bar inserted in the edge with two loosely-wrapped metal bands. Carved with a main geometric design consisting of four parallel horizontal bands, from top to bottom: diagonal lines, opposing diagonal lines, four double-outlined u-curves, and four upside down u forms with diagonals inside.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
skin, metal and wood
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thumb PianoAc252

Thin light to dark brown carved box resonator, open at the lower end, and tapering towards tapered metal tongues (keys) held relatively parallel to one another lengthwise on the top by a metal lateral bar, and spaced by short bent metal pieces inserted in wood. Tongues' lower ends upended by lateral bar placed underneath. Carved panel lower end has crossing diagonals and a large flat rounded nut strung on hide knotted through holes on either side widthwise across the panel. Small reddish brown nut-like metal container strung on left with cotton thread. Box opening has lateral metal bar with four loosely wrapped metal bands. Length of knotted fibre strung through two holes at box's upper end.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
skin, nut, metal, wood, fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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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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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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BowAc232

Bow made from a cylindrical section of wood, arched and tapering to ends that are wrapped in hide thong. With the exception of an area at the centre that is flanked by some thong lashing, the rest of the length is covered by tightly coiled in wire covered with a blackened coating. The bow string, lashed over the hide at the ends, is three-ply cord made of twisted hide thongs.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
metal, wood, resin ? and skin
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarrierAc231

Light brown burlap(?) covering over a rectangular block shape bundle of blackened substance and stitched up one side with cotton(?) cord. Bundle squeezed between two sticks and all three wrapped and knotted together with fibre lashing. Sticks taper at ends with each finished in a knob and both touching while they are wrapped and knotted with cotton(?) cord held on the ends by the knobs.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
hemp fibre ?, resin ?, wood and cotton fibre ?
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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