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Leg BandAa19

Circular leather band wrapped with giraffe hair with forty-three brass beads or regular size .

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
leather skin, brass metal and giraffe hair
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Leg BandAa18

Circular leather band wrapped with giraffe hair on which is strung twenty-five brass and copper beads of various sizes.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
leather skin, brass metal, copper metal and giraffe hair
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LampEg99

Stylized chair, base and seat forming bowl and spout for wick. Central female figure in arch-like chair back has a profile of an elephant on either side. Panel below has a monstrous face and peacocks at each side. Another monstrous face at top of arch. Double band of raised dots around base.

Culture
South India
Material
brass metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEg98

Rat on a rectangular base that also has a platform attached to its back. Rat is highly decorated with incisions. Three sides of the platform are raised, the inside surface has engraved floral designs, and there are two small rectangular holes at one end.

Culture
South India
Material
brass metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEg96

Male figure in dancing position on round platform on square base. Small headpiece with elaborate earrings. Arm to right raised and extended to the side. Arm to left bent at the elbow, palm outward. Wears leg bands, armbands, necklaces, and sash. Leg to the left is poised on a ball.

Culture
South India
Material
brass metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEg78

Seated human figure with four arms and an elephant head, representing the god Ganesha. Upper arms hold a goad (ankusa) and noose; lower arms hold a broken tusk and a sweet. Foot on the left rests on a rat. Garments, headdress, and jewelry are depicted by incising.

Culture
South India
Material
brass metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentEf316

Medallion-like ornament topped by a bird (head, neck and tail of a peacock?) resting on a losenge-shape that is circular in cross-section and tapers towards the sides. Thick rings at either end of the losenge shape. The lower part is heart-shaped with raised cable and spherical designs. Dark red brown coating (?) overall.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
brass metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LampEg73

Female figure standing on base holding leaf-shaped bowl in front of body with both hands. Traditional south Indian style dress depicted by incisions. Ornamentation in hair on head and in strand of hair down back. Parrot on right shoulder.

Culture
South India
Material
brass metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEf282

Durga figure on a raised rectangular platform with braid of hair at back and a coiled headdress. Standing with right foot resting on a small lion. There are eight arms, six of which hold weapons. The seventh holds a trident.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
brass metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEg104

Head mounted on wooden base and back support. Head has long rounded horns. There are coiled bands around the figure's neck, under the snout, around the mid-section and at the base. Nine attached rings may have once had pendant ornaments.

Culture
South India
Material
brass metal and wood
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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