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MaskK4.346

Mask with trunk-like projection extending forwards from top of the head. Mask built on a wood frame, lined with woven plant fibre. Heavily decorated with cowries and areas of beadwork on forehead and around side. Face has cowrie shell eyes outlined with beads, and a wooden nose and mouth. Bottom edged with plant fibre, which has been split into finer pieces below the face.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
hair, feather and plant fibre
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketK4.345

Conical, coiled basket coloured a natural medium-brown. Has geometric designs that consist of elongated light golden-brown triangles edged with dark brown around the upper portion, with diamond shapes around the lower portion. The rim is dark brown.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
grass and sisal fibre
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketK4.344

Coiled, conical basket with imbricated stitches, false embroidery, watch-spring base construction, splint foundation, and a concave base. Large triangular geometric design in natural brown and dark brown in five horizontal rows.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
grass and sisal fibre
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkinK4.342

Skunk skin that has been folded in half. Skin has black and white fur on outside. Tail protrudes from one end of the folded skin.

Culture
Southern African
Material
skunk skin
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombK4.341

Comb with triangular handle and eight teeth. Burnt geometric lines on the front and back of the handle of the comb.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagK4.340 a-b

Pouch (part a) and lid (part b). Double strand twisted rope for handle. Light brown grass and two shades of darker brown sisal interwoven to give diagonal stripes and horizontal and vertical stripes in bands around the pouch. Rope attached to sides, bottom and top.

Culture
Southern African
Material
sisal fibre and grass
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK4.324

Painted model figure. Figure has brown, white, pink, and blue horizontal stripes, with a broad circular masked head, from which emerge two protrusions at the top (black and red stripes). The figure also has white painted and carved frills around its feet, hands and waist. "Cacuni - Catuta" is written on the base. (A piece of the figure has broken off.)

Culture
Mbunda
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model HouseK4.322

Wooden model of a house with a conical roof and cylindrical base. The walls of the base have vertical slits cut through them, and inside are three figures seated around what appears to be a fire. Dark brown painted ? finish.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK4.320

Carved wooden figure kneeling in front of a wedge-shaped drum and holding a drumstick in each hand. The drum and figure sit on a roughly oval base. The figure has black painted hair, a white skirt, and black and white painted eyes.

Culture
Angolan
Material
wood, paint and stain
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model BellowsK4.319

Model bellows with wood base that has a short wedge-shaped handle, an oval body, and two long hollow cylinders that are open at the end. Two pieces of hide are attached at the top of the body, each with a wooden stick attached to the centre. The bellows is decorated with indented burnt circles around the body and along the length of the cylinders. The bottom of the body and the end of the handle are also burnt ? to a dark brown finish.

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