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Model MortarK4.297 a-b

Model mortar (a) and pestle (b): the indented rim of mortar has a dark brown finish, there is a band of dots around the middle, there are three black lines at the top of the base, and there are two handles with rectangular designs on sides. The designs are burnt into the wood. The pestle is cylindrical and slightly tapered towards one end.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowK4.296

Arrow with metal head that has slightly rounded sides and a pointed end with a short shaft that is bound to the long metal shaft with stem(?). Feathers have been bound to the shaft near the end with stem(?) whipping and the notched tip of the shaft also has stem(?) whipping wound around it.

Culture
Chokwe ?
Material
feather, metal, wood and stem ?
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RingK4.293

Cylindrical ring carved from wood that sits on one flattened side, and the edges are serrated with three segments of the edge burnt to a dark brown finish. Around the centre of the ring are two raised, ridged bands with a herringbone pattern that are accented with two bands of dark brown burnt wood, and these bands are crossed by two burnt dark brown lines.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NetK4.292

Net made from knotted plant fibre twine.

Culture
Southern African
Material
plant fibre
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotK4.291

Cup-shaped clay pot with a band of incised diagonal lines just below the lip on the outside. Bottom is flat, and the surface is mottled dark brown and light brown-white.

Culture
Southern African
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxK4.289

Hollowed and wooden tubular box that has burned geometric design around the exterior. The orange leather top is attached by braided rawhide.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood and leather skin
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK4.288

Carved wooden head depicting a roan antelope. Slits in the muzzle represent a nose and mouth. The figure also has two slanted eyes, carved grooves on the antlers, and slightly protruding pointed ears. Made of light and dark grain wood.

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