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Tray636/23

Slightly raised, circular woven basketry tray, made in a coiled fashion. Tray is light yellow-brown with a dark brown rim and large four-leafed flower outline centred in the middle. Tray's centre has a small dark brown and light yellow-brown checkered square.

Culture
Southern African
Material
stem, dye and fibre
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet636/20

Copper bracelet with engraved cross-hatching and dot design. Ends are bent forwards with triangle and rectangle cut.

Culture
Southern African
Material
copper metal ?
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure636/8

Carved wooden figures on a wooden base of two people carrying a patient in a hammock to a hospital. Stained dark brown with black hair and white surrounding the eyes.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving636/5

Dark reddish-brown sculpture of an elephant. Narrow head with carved ears at each side, light-brown coloured eyes, long trunk slightly curled up at end, sloped back with two small ridges, long and thin tail connects to back of leg.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon636/1

Reddish-brown coloured wooden spoon with long wooden handle that tapers to a rounded knob. Knob has fibre string tied around it. The bowl of the spoon is slightly square in shape with rounded edges.

Culture
Southern African
Material
mahogany wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeAb361

Object is a carved wooden knife with a painted design of a face on one side.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model MortarAb360

Circular, wooden model mortar. The base of the object is slightly larger than the rest of it and is incised and burnt with zigzag lines to create a pattern of triangles. The triangles along the bottom edge are dark brown from being burnt. The top portion of the object is narrow at the base and widens towards the top. The top is incised or burnt with linear lines to create a diamond shaped pattern. The diamond shapes are dark brown because of being burnt.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thumb PianoAb302

Trapezoid-shaped block of wood, hollowed out and re-closed on one side with a piece of fitted wood. There is a hole in the bottom of the base and at the curved end for sound. There is a hand grip carved into the wood at the end where the metal prongs are attached. Eight metal parallel prongs are held in place by a cross piece metal bar attached to the base by wire loops threaded and resting on a right angled strip of metal at one end, and a strip of wood at the other. There is a round metal sleeve on each prong. The strips of lightweight metal are wound around the base of each prong (or key) to act as resonators. The top face has a linear design burnt into the wood.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood, metal and paint
Made in
Southern Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadrestAb304

Carved wooden headrest composed of a long, rectangular piece that curves slightly downwards at the centre and is supported by a rectangular block at each end. Each block has a raised geometric design consisting of a row of diamond shapes on either side of a vertical band. The ends of the headrest have a raised chain-like geometric design on the top surface. The raised areas of the design, the edges of the top surface, and the sides of the blocks are painted black.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Southern Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BraceletAb303

Bracelet made of wood with seven grooves carved around bracelet creating eight ridges with triangular notches cut into three of the ridges showing natural unstained wood.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Southern Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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