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RattleAj136

Hollowed nut baby rattle with attached twenty-four link fine chain. Stones and seeds inside the nut. Chain is attached to the inside by an inserted stick.

Culture
Karamojong
Material
nutshell, stone, seed, metal and wood
Made in
Uganda
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BellAj142

Nutshell cattle bell. Unpainted compressed oval shape. Inside, the bell is hollowed to accommodate two smooth wooden cylinders which protrude from the opening. Each has a hole in the top for a piece of hide to pass through, and these are knotted to form a ring, and are strung on a piece of hide which passes to the outside of th bell through two holes. The hide is secured by a knot.

Culture
Karamojong
Material
nutshell, wood and leather skin
Made in
Uganda
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleIe440

A ladle with a handle that has a relief carving of six bird-like heads, all of which have large curved noses. The bowl is a half coconut shell. The bowl is tied to the handle with cane fibres through four holes forming two criss-cross patterns on the back. The end of the handle has four rings and a knob.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
kwila wood, coconut nutshell and cane grass
Made in
Madang, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleIe439 a-b

A ladle with a garamut handle (part a) that has a relief carving of six bird-like heads, all of which have large curved noses. The bowl (part b) is a half coconut shell and is tied to the handle with cane fibres through four holes forming two criss-cross patterns on the back. The end of the handle has one ring, and a knob. The handle is loose.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
garamut wood, coconut nutshell and cane grass
Made in
Madang, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumK5.28

Two coconut shell halves fastened together at the top of each hemisphere with hide glued to the open ends. Red fabric strap and two dangling hide strips, each with a ball of hide at the end.

Culture
Zulu ?
Material
coconut nutshell, skin and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleIa63

Ladle that has a cut, smoothed coconut shell bowl and a long straight bamboo handle which is lashed to the bowl with a strip of bamboo and plaited at the back. Small hole at top of handle.

Culture
Philippines
Material
bamboo grass, coconut nutshell and shell
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerIg406 a-b

Distorted brown sphere (part a) open at one end with a cylindrical light wood stopper (part b). Sphere (part a) has a geometric design in horizontal bands that are incised around the upper half of the outer surface. The inside is hollowed out and filled with white powdered lime? The stopper (part b) has an incised band around the upper edge. It is 9 centimetres in diameter and 2.7 centimetres long.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
coconut nutshell, wood and lime mineral ?
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerIa37

Spherical container, open at one end, around which, there is woven a retainer or a guard. Has an arched handle with a braided-like pattern. Light weight and of a natural light colour.

Culture
Ifugao
Material
coconut nutshell, bamboo grass ? and rattan ?
Made in
Luzon, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TrapIa33

Natural colour, cylindrical basket which narrows from one end to an indented neck at the other. A piece of coconut shell is fastened across the top of narrowest end with plant fibre and a piece of indigo coloured thread of twined plant fibre is attached near the open end. Inside there are two round sets of prongs which point back towards the coconut shell. The smallest circle occurs midway, while the other occurs one third of the way from the open end.

Culture
Ifugao
Material
fibre, coconut nutshell, bamboo grass ? and palm leaf ?
Made in
Mountain, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TrapIa32

Roughly cylindrical woven trap. Trap slopes in gently at the shoulder each vertical strip terminating in a knob of thick dimensions at the upper lip. A coconut shell half is fitted into the upper end and is secured with two narrow strips of bamboo (?). Three ends of these strips are incorporated (at equidistance) into the main body. The loose fourth end is single-knotted to the other strip above the shell. Inside the trap is a conically shaped structure incorporated into the trap's main body and terminating two-thirds of the way up the trap's length in vertical, pointed bamboo (?) slats. A similarly shaped, but shorter and less funnel-like structure is located within the trap's lower edge. A single strip of bamboo (?) is incorporated into the trap and wound around itself, thus forming a handle.

Culture
Ifugao
Material
bamboo grass ?, coconut nutshell and rattan ?
Made in
Mountain, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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