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TweezersK4.271

Tweezers made of one piece of metal that has straight pinchers, a tapered handle, and a small loop on the end.

Culture
Maasai
Material
metal
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK4.270

Necklace made of eight pieces of bone carved in the shape of claws and strung on black and brown horsehair.

Culture
Central African
Material
bone and horse hair
Made in
Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordK4.269 a-b

Sword (a) with sheath (b); wooden sheath with a series of ridges down one side and a round flat base. The entire sheath is covered with black leather sewn up the back. Roughly hammered blade with reptile skin-covered grip decorated with brass tacks. Elaborate pattern of metal strips and bosses complete handle.

Culture
Luba
Material
leather skin, metal and skin
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stringed Musical InstrumentK4.265

Lyre-like instrument. Wood bowl sound chamber covered with snake or lizard skin. Triangular wood frame of two sticks flaring outward from the sound chamber with another stick across to connect them and across which, there are three strings are wound around along with goat hair and strings of multi-coloured beads. (Something loose is inside the sound chamber.)

Culture
East African
Material
goat skin, goat hair, metal ?, glass, snake skin and wood
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LyreK4.264

Carved rounded oval wooden sound chamber covered with snakeskin and secured by twisted goatskin strings. Triangular wood frame of two sticks flaring outward from the sound chamber with another stick across to connect them and across which, there are four strings are wound around.

Culture
East African
Material
lizard skin ?, wood, goat skin and snake skin ?
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StoolK4.261

Stool with a round, flat top and three legs. Incised patterns on legs and around seat. Top of each leg carved with human faces. Black on tan colouring.

Culture
Central African
Material
wood and stain ?
Made in
Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearK4.259

Spear with four-sided spear tip that merges into a tang that is twisted and finally into a conical ferrule. The butt end of the cylindrical shaft is a cylindrical piece of metal with a slightly protruding circle of silvery metal on the very end.

Culture
West African
Material
wood and steel metal
Made in
Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BootsA2.491 a-b

The boots (part a-b) are brown sealskin with a band of fur and blue fabric around the opening. The boots made of shaved ringed sealskin with soft pleated shaved bearded sealskin soles. The top of the boots is trimmed with a haired strip of ringed sealskin with horizontal fur flow and a blue fabric casing. The drawstrings are made of blue fabric tape that can be tied at the back of the boots. The leg section of the boots is rather broad, angling slightly outward.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bearded seal skin, ringed seal skin, sinew and cotton fibre
Made in
Kangiqsualujjuaq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Outer ParkaA2.490

Man’s outer coat, or parka, with a narrow, close-fitting pointed hood. Two rounded chest panels of white fur are inserted in front of coat. Hood, sleeves and hem are trimmed with white fur. Coat is waist length with long rectangular tail on the back. Form of tail is repeated with small band of white fur on tail. On the front and around the hood small bands of white fur are inserted. Two white bands are inserted in the upper part of the sleeves. White fur fringes are attached to hem and shoulders, and a tuft of white fur is inserted on the back between the shoulders. A metal button is attached to the back of the coat.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou skin, caribou sinew and metal
Made in
Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK4.182

Square shaped cotton textile consisting of orange and silver victory torches on a yellow map detailing the provinces of Zambia. Under and written in red is ‘Zambia, Kwacha’. The pattern repeats.

Culture
Lozi
Material
cotton fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
Barotse Floodplain, Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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