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ApronAa144

Strips of hide and strands of red, blue, and yellow trade beads are knotted and suspended from a hide tie.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
steinbok skin, glass and sinew
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceAa143

Small light blue, green, medium blue, clear glass, red, white, yellow and dark blue trade beads strung on sinew systematically in a type of patterning. Five larger white trade beads at fastening.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
glass and sinew
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAa38

An arrow with several components: metal double-barbed point with a bark-covered fore-shaft wrapped with sinew, a short section of hollow reed (joining sleeve) a small shaft of carved wood (link shaft), another short joining sleeve, the main length of hollow reed ending with a notched wooden insert. Each joining sleeve is bound with sinew; the main shaft has two bindings, one strengthening the insert, the other repairing a break. All sinew is glued with a mixture of acacia gum and the melted hoof of a gemsbok. The link shaft and first sleeve are glued together with this mixture, as is the fore-shaft. The second joining sleeve is glued to the main shaft and bound to prevent splitting.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
iron metal, wood, reed grass, sinew and adhesive
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAa37

A slender arrow of four lengths of light and dark wood fitted and bound together with sinew in three places. One end is sharpened to a point, with small insert in opening at end opposite.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
wood and sinew
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StrawAa36

Two lengths of reed fitted together and bound with sinew in the middle. Sinew is dark brown.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
reed grass and sinew
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowAa96

Black horn, bound at centre and near each end with sinew. The string is sinew lashed to bow.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
gemsbok horn and sinew
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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QuiverAa95

Brown container of a single piece of duiker or steinbok hide, sewn at base and up one side. Top folded over and edged with red beads. Red and yellow beads and fringe of leather thongs decorate one side of quiver. Leather carrying strap sewn on decorated side. Leather of quiver and strap discoloured in places.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
duiker skin ?, steinbok skin ?, sinew, glass and fibre
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxAa91 a-c

Red-brown wooden container carved and hollowed (part a). Tapered cylindrical shape, narrower at base than at mouth. Fitted with lid (part b) made from animal hide which has been stitched and dried to assume the shape of the mouth. Round brown coloured nut (?) (part c) inside container.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
wood, skin, sinew and nut ?
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceAa133

Roughly drilled ostrich eggshell beads strung on tightly wrapped sinew.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
ostrich egg and sinew
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceAa132

Long strand of ostrich eggshell beads of uniform size, interspersed with short pieces of brown reed. Strung on sinew and tied at the end with a strip of brown leather, which also ties the strand together in eight loops.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
ostrich egg, wood, sinew and leather skin
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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