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House RepresentationK4.74

Wooden model of a village council house with three doorways and a simple linear design burnt into the surface of the wood.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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House RepresentationK4.73

Wooden model of a chief's wife's house with a simple linear dark decoration burned into the wood, and two doorways opposite each other.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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House RepresentationK4.72

Model of a cylindrical-shaped house with a conical roof and two arched doorways opposite each other. The house has been decorated with burnt vertical lines around the sides of the cylindrical portion and vertical as well as horizontal burnt lines on the roof portion.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mortar RepresentationK4.70 a-b

Wooden model of a mortar (part a) and pestle (part b) for corn grinding. Burnt into the wood is a geometric design of triangles around the rim and diamonds around the base of mortar, and the pestle has two bands burnt into it.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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