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BraceletK4.287 a-e

Set of five bracelets or arm ornaments with wrap-around weave and geometric designs on the outside. Part a is orange-yellow with a checkered dark brown diamond motif overall, part b is orange-yellow with a checkered diamond, chevron, triangle and diagonal line motif, part c is off-white with a checkered diamond motif in dark brown, and parts d and e are both dark brown with an orange-yellow checkered diamond motif.

Culture
Southern African
Material
plant fibre
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumK4.286

Model drum. Hollowed out wood. Antelope hide top. Attached with wooden nails. Two circular lines (burnt) at base of drum. Loop in antelope hide so drum near top can be attached to something.

Culture
Southern African
Material
antelope skin and wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thumb PianoK4.285

Thumb piano made from a rectangular block of wood with seven metal prongs raised up from the wood by a strip of wood and a bent metal strip, and secured with bent metal bar that is secured to the wood with metal wire. A ridged geometric design with a triangular motif has been carved into the top face, parts of which have been burnt. Three sets of three burnt lines decorate each of the two longest sides. There is one larger hole at the centre of the wood block, and there are two smaller holes in the wood block above the strip of wood. A bent metal bar with two metal cylinders on it is attached at the bottom edge.

Culture
Southern African
Material
metal and wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thumb PianoK4.284

Thumb piano constructed from a wooden plank with several metal prongs raised above the plank with a piece of wood and bent sheet metal that have been secured with a metal bar and wire. There is a ridged geometric design on the top face of the plank below the prongs, and a narrow geometric design carved into the plank above the prongs. There is one hole in the plank below the ends of the prongs, and one hole above where the prongs are attached.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood, resin and metal
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK4.283

Carved wooden doe ? figure with its head down.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK4.282

Carved wooden figure of a male deer with its head pointing downwards. Two shell horns have been inserted at the top of the head and curve back towards the deer's neck.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood and shell
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK4.280

Carved wooden elephant figure standing on an oval platform. The elephant's trunk extends out and curves back towards its mouth. Holes for tusks either side of the trunk, and two inset metal ? eyes.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood and metal ?
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeK4.279

Pipe with brownish-red carved bowl and stem. Stem is ornamented with two turned, protruding bands. Long cylindrical metal stem attached to wooden stem.

Culture
Southern African
Material
iron metal and wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK4.278

Carved crocodile in curved body form. Open mouth. Notches are carved on top of tail and fore teeth, a darkened groove down middle of back. Circular eyes are burned in.

Culture
Southern African
Material
elephant ivory
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonK4.277

Spoon with ovoid-shaped bowl that has a slightly pointed tip and an arching handle with a slight notch at the back of the handle's end. The spoon is carved from one piece of two-tone (yellow and red-brown) wood grain.

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