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ContainerH1.266

Small, spherical, hollowed out brown gourd with a small hole at the top with a stalk-shaped bundle of copper wire tucked into it. The gourd is shallowly carved with a stylized, all over plant and abstract linear design, revealing several shades of brown.

Culture
Andes
Material
gourd fruit and copper metal
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pin Container524/7

Metal tin containing 67 straight pins. Tin is cylindrical and has a screw lid with wide threads. Lid is of a lighter metal and has a raised area in the centre of top; band of short perpendicular lines around side. A piece of card is wrapped around the tin and says, "Steel pins for point ground lace; a piece of tape connects the two ends.

Culture
English
Material
tin metal ?, steel metal ? and paper
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Container2657/1

Red bottle-cap 'basket' with handles. Container or basket made of red 'Lion Lager" bottle caps. Each bottle cap has four holes drilled into its side where the wires weave through to make a vertical and horizontal attachment. The basket has two handles made of twisted silver wire.

Culture
South African
Material
metal
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Container2663/75 a-b

Round copper container (a) with straight, flared sides, sloping and straight, slightly flared neck. Area of brass on midpoint of body, and brass rim on neck. Lid (b) inserts into container, with quatrefoil brass plate and loop at centre. Coating of silver colour inside of lid (lacquered in Canada).

Culture
Tibetan
Material
copper metal and brass metal
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Container2663/8

Container with inserted lid attached with chain, all made of embossed silver with overall plant designs, and rocks and waves at bottom. Four Buddhist symbols (eternal knot, shell?, umbrella, wheel on one side; lotus, flower, pot?) and pair of fish on the other. Two flat loops on each narrow side.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
silver metal
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Container2663/71 a-b

Heavy container (a) of copper with sides tapering inward, on raised foot with inserted flat lid (b). Both have brass bands bolted in place. Container has a brass handle at the mid-point on each side, and flat loops at the top. It has a heavy black coating on the inside and several holes surrounded with rough solder and brass on bottom. Lid (b) has applied quatrefoil brass plate at centre, in the middle of which is a raised round boss with a ring attached in the centre (lacquered in Canada).

Culture
Tibetan
Material
copper metal and brass metal
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Milk Container1393/1

A tall jug with a rounded bottom which tapers upward and has a flared base. The lid has a cylindrical stem which flared outward and downward and has capped overtop. The top of the lid has white, light blue, and orange beads at the centre with circular rows of blue, white and dark blue, and red beads. The sides of the lid are decorated with cowrie shells and horizontal rows of red, and white and dark blue beads. The lid is held in place with a band of skin decorated with cowrie shells. The jug is decorated with vertical rows of cowrie shells on bands of skin. The whole object is woven.

Culture
Oromo
Material
wood ?, plant fibre, skin and cowrie shell
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Container905/6 a-b

Part a is a carved wood container that is rounded near the bottom and narrows at the top. Small handles protrude from each side. Leather straps are attached with rope and string to the handles. Part b is a cap-shaped lid with a flared knob and a small ridge underneath.

Culture
Borana
Material
fibre, skin and wood
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Milk Container1047/1 a-b

Tear-drop-shaped skin container with a narrow opening and a protruding looped handled. Container has three flaps of skin attached under the handle. Skin flaps are decorated with two rows of shells and have skin and shell tassels on the end of each flap. Part b is the lid to the container. It is cone-shaped, tapers near the centre and flares out at the top. It is decorated with rows of blue and white, and red beads around the perimeter radiating from the top of the lid. The outer edges of the flared top of the lid have two rows of blue and white beads on either side of a double row of red beads. At the base of the lid is a single row of alternating black and white beads.

Culture
Oromo
Material
skin, cowrie shell, glass, wood ? and plant fibre
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Container905/3 a-b

Part a is a long gourd with one end tapered and the other end rounded. Long skin strap attaches to the rounded end of the gourd, loops around the base of the gourd, and extends half way up to the centre of the gourd. Skin strap has three rows of beads: a row of blue beads on one side, a row of white beads(?) in the centre, and a row of red beads on the other side. Further down on the skin strap are two horizontal rows of red, white, and blue, and green, red, white, blue, and red beads. Separating the two lines is a vertical row of beads with a central beaded design. Beaded design has a brown button in the centre. Rest of skin strap is not attached to the gourd, but extends the length of the gourd. Part b is a small cone-shaped cap to the gourd. It is decorated with a band of green, red, and white beaded sections.

Culture
Maasai
Material
gourd fruit, skin, fibre and glass
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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