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TextileK4.181

Rectangular shaped cotton textile with a large central orange circle encompassed within rings of cream and black. The central rectangular pattern consists of small black flowers on a cream ground with small, orange triangular protrusions from the corners. The central motif is bordered with an orange floral design alternating with black geometric shapes. There is a small central rectangular box of writing.

Culture
Lozi
Material
cotton fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
Barotse Floodplain, Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatK4.180

Square woven cloth with fringed sides. The cloth is dark yellow with a thin brown line along each side. There is a second brown line along one side. There is a fine yellow fringe on each side.

Culture
West African ?
Material
bark
Made in
West Africa, Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatK4.178 a-b

Rectangular, finely woven mat with fringed sides (part a). The mat is natural coloured with no designs. There is a fine, long fringe on the two long sides. There is a medium-length fringe on one end. There is a very short fringe on the other end. Rectangular, finely woven mat with fringed sides (part b). The mat is natural coloured with no designs. There is a fine, long fringe on the two long sides. There is a medium-length fringe on one end. There is a very short fringe on the other end.

Culture
West African ?
Material
grass
Made in
West Africa, Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatK4.177

Rectangular woven mat with fringed ends. The mat was twisted and woven on a simple handloom. There is a seam up the centre. It has a black interlocking diamond pattern on a natural background. There is a fine, natural and black leaf fringe on both ends. There is an added thick natural leaf fringe on one end.

Culture
West African ?
Material
palm leaf
Made in
West Africa, Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bark ClothK4.174

Large piece of pounded bark cloth; almost square.

Culture
Ganda
Material
bark
Made in
Uganda
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK4.173

Rectangular shaped textile made of two long pieces of unbleached cotton hand sewn together in the middle with dark pink thread. The ends have a narrow band consisting of narrow stripes of dark red, yellow, navy and green followed by a twisted thread fringe. The bottom is decorated with a thick brown band with thinner yellow, brown, beige and dark green stripes.

Culture
East African
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK4.172

Pale blue rectangular cloth with designs in red and black-brown. Central square with complex curvilinear shapes and motifs; border with repeating curvilinear shapes.

Culture
East African
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BottleK4.169

Bulbous container with white beads attached around the neck. Hide is hardened and in the form of a textured gourd.

Culture
Nguni ?
Material
rawhide skin, glass and clay ?
Made in
South Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpatulaK4.165

A wood piece that has a flat rounded blade and a cylindrical handle which tapers to a point at the other end. Simple burned decoration on the blade and the handle.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ChainK4.164

Chain composed of elongated links of fine wire linked together.

Culture
Sudanese ?
Material
iron metal
Made in
Sudan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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