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Spear PointK4.44

Spear tip with elongated pyramidal shape that joins at a seam to a conical shape at the base. Seam extends up the shank from the bottom edge, and there is a small squarish hole for a pin near the bottom edge.

Culture
Southern African
Material
steel metal
Made in
Southern Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear PointK4.43

Spear point, square in cross section with a round hollow shank that has a horizontal lip.

Culture
Southern African
Material
steel metal
Made in
Southern Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatK4.332

Flat, circular woven mat, or tray, made in a coiled technique. The background is natural colour designs in brown and orange. Designs on mat are of two people joined by "hand" above a house type of structure, and next to a figure resembling animal head. Brown outer edge.

Culture
Southern African
Material
plant fibre
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatK4.331

Model of a mat. Lightly coloured bamboo strips run vertically. Dark coloured bark strips run horizontally.

Culture
Southern African
Material
bark and bamboo grass
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowK4.218 a-d

Set of three arrows, each with a steel point lashed to hardwood shaft with thong and fletched with eight to ten vanes of dark brown feather: a) has a pointed, leaf-shaped blade; b) has a blade that flares outwards at the sides and is arched at the top; c) has arched sides that curve inwards slightly near the top and come to a point. (Part d is missing.)

Culture
Southern African
Material
steel metal, wood, feather, fibre and resin ?
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearK4.236

Dark brown wooden spear with a silver-coloured, leaf-shaped point of native processed iron. Plain shaft with wrapped iron ferrule.

Culture
Southern African
Material
iron metal and wood
Made in
Mwinilunga, Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketK4.157

Unusually small-sized, open weave baslet wotj a rounded bottom and a bail handle.

Culture
Southern African
Material
root
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketK4.156

Basket with a square base and a bail handle of common type from the forest area. Woven in red and black on natural colour with a central horizontal band of red x's bordered by black with a black band above and below.

Culture
Southern African
Material
palm leaf ? or grass ?
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketK4.155

Dish-shaped basket with sides that flare upward and a round base. Design consists of two horizontal rows of brown downward pointing triangles in four equally spaced double-pairs surrounded by horizontal dark brown bands on a natural brown background. Dish has a short foot at the base.

Culture
Southern African
Material
plant fibre
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagK4.154 a-b

Rectangular purse bottom (part a) and top (part b) with herring bone woven design work in grey on tan.

Culture
Southern African
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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