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Figure3362/5

Small carved figure riding a bicycle. Figure wears a colonial style outfit - jacket with badges, belted shorts with a low flat hat marked with a diamond on the side. Figure carries a canteen on their left hip, and two small envelope-style bags - one on their waist and one hanging down from their head. The bike has a robust frame, two closely spaced tires, and a high small handlebar. Figure has painted eyes. Rounded base has been broken.

Culture
Kamba
Material
wood and stain ?
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pubic Apron705/50

Small, rectangular shaped beaded pubic apron with twisted fibre edging and ties along with beaded fringe on each side with circular metal discs attached at the ends. The design on the apron consists of small red, green, navy and blue beads in a geometric pattern of arrows, rectangles, diamonds and lines on a white background.

Culture
Kamba
Material
glass, fibre and metal
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pubic Apron705/51

Small, rectangular shaped beaded pubic apron with twisted fibre edging and ties along with a braided metal fringe. The design on the apron consists of small red, green, navy and blue beads in a geometric pattern of squares, arrows, rectangles and zigzags on a beaded white background.

Culture
Kamba
Material
glass, brass metal ? and fibre
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK4.188

Brown wood carving of a boy holding a bird, which has been treed by a leopard. Metal wire around the boy's neck. Leopard, bird, and boy's hat are decorated with black dots. The mouth of leopard is red. Oval, flat base.

Culture
Kamba
Material
metal, paint and wood
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK4.189

Brown wood carving representing an African soldier (bugler?), with vertical tribal scars on his cheeks. He wears a cylindrical hat, belt, and adornments across the chest, and over the shoulders and stands on a rectangular wooden base.

Culture
Kamba
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Container905/10 a-b

A small cylindrical wood container (part a) with a flared out rounded bottom. Attached, there is a long thin skin band. There is a small circular lid (part b)

Culture
Kamba ?
Material
wood, skin and hair
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Container905/5

A tall cylindrical wood container with bands of hairy skin wrapped around near the edges, through which a strip of hairy skin loops around. The lid is made of hairy skin.

Culture
Kamba ?
Material
wood, hair and skin
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerAd51

Long, narrow, gourd container incised with geometric designs and two human figures. Bottom has two plant motifs. Has a leather carrying strap connected to leather and is beaded with cowrie shells on the sewn side where it is tied to the gourd. Leather strap is connected to the lid and to the leather which goes half way up the container on both sides. Each side has four small holes where the leather ties go through to hold the strap.

Culture
Kamba
Material
fibre, glass, cowrie shell, leather skin and calabash fruit
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerAj115

Large brown, semi-brown yellow in areas, gourd container. Slants to one side, has no lid, and is unfinished at the mouth rim. Incised all over with human figures shown in cultivation and farming with two cows, as well as geometric designs of plants and abstract motifs. All crosshatched or lined.

Culture
Kamba
Material
fibre, rubber and calabash fruit
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerAd53

Small cylindrical bone container. Both ends are fitted with leather lids. Grass tie on one end. Blue nylon cord pierced onto end with no grass tie. Both ends are concave. Bone area has two dark horizontal lines etched around approximately 1.5 cm. apart.

Culture
Kamba
Material
bone, grass, nylon fibre and leather skin
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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