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ArrowK5.111

Arrow with a tapering point shaped from dark brown hardwood that has been inserted into a long reed shaft. Woven grass ? ring secures point at top of shaft.

Culture
Zulu
Material
reed grass, wood, pigment and grass ?
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowK5.110

Arrow with a tapering point shaped from dark brown hardwood that has been inserted into a long reed shaft. A piece of light brown string is tied around the shaft.

Culture
Zulu
Material
wood, pigment, reed grass and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowK5.109

Arrow with a tapering point shaped from dark brown hardwood that has been inserted into a long reed shaft. The arrow is secured in the shaft by a woven grass(?) ring.

Culture
Zulu
Material
pigment, wood, reed grass and grass ?
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowK5.108 a

Arrow with a tapering point shaped from dark brown hardwood that has been inserted into a long reed shaft.

Culture
Zulu
Material
reed grass, wood and pigment
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowK5.107

Arrow with a tapering point shaped from dark brown hardwood that has been inserted into a long reed shaft. There is a row of small horizontal lines incised into the top of the shaft.

Culture
Zulu
Material
reed grass, pigment and wood
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowK5.106

Arrow with a tapering point shaped from dark brown hardwood that has been inserted into a long reed shaft.

Culture
Zulu
Material
pigment, wood and reed grass
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JugK5.104

Brown clay jug with rounded sides, a flat bottom, a short, nearly flat spout, and arched handle. Lines of incised marks on handle, around lip, and extending diagonally from spout. Fired on open fire. Dark brown and black fire marks overall. Loosely knotted leather strip attached to handle.

Culture
Zulu ?
Material
clay
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronK5.99

Dark brown apron with string ties, beadwork and a long string fringe. The rectangular fabric has a white bead border along the top edge. Through the middle section are randomly placed bead crosses in red, white, blue and green. Along the bottom is a broken line border of alternating green and red beaded rectangles. Underneath the lower border is a twisted string fringe interspaced with individual strands of grouped white beads.

Culture
Zulu ?
Material
flax fibre and glass
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonK5.7

Spoon carved from one piece of wood with a bowl that has a slightly pointed tip, and a long, curving handle with a carved tip that is cut in half and tapers to its tip. simple incised and dark brown burned linear design on the underside of the bowl, and the tip of the handle is also burned to a dark brown finish.

Culture
Zulu
Material
wood
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonK5.4

Spoon with ovoid bowl and flat rim that is parallel to the cylindrical handle. The handle tip is carved in an angular shape, and nearly one third of the way up the handle from the bowl is a slightly elevated, thick band that has been burnt to a dark brown finish. The edge of the bowl rim has also been burnt to a dark brown finish.

Culture
Zulu
Material
wood
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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