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AxeAc244

Brown wood shaft with blackened ends. One end is an angled, upturned knob which is elbow-like and with carved rows of evenly spaced recessed circles arranged around the circumference and following a right-angle turn. Attached by tang through the knob's middle is the metal blade with its flattened sides facing to the right and the left. Rows of small pock marks and incised lines decorate the sides. Carved butt end has elevated wood ring with row of evenly spaced black recessed circles.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
metal and wood
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffAc243

Staff made from a slightly crooked length of dark brown coloured wood topped by a long-haired female head. Large loop of hair down back is covered with areas of parallel incised lines and begins from far back on the wrinkled forehead, looping around the recessed back of the head. Nose formed by three angular facial planes. Incised almond-shaped eyes, small mouth, and '+' on cheek on left.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
wood
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hatchet HandleAc242

Light brown wood shaft with a slightly flared butt end that continues into an upturned angled knob end which is elbow-like, and randomly pierced with brass-headed tacks and one silver metal one. Both ends darkly coloured. Shaft's circumference above knob end is wrapped with brass wire and pierced with three brass nails. Knob's base has large hole at angle into centre.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
wood, metal and brass metal
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubAc241

Polished light brown cylindrical wood shaft with carved brown wood block at end. Shaft has two wide sheet metal bands around the circumference, one of which is at the lower end while another of which is below the pierced butt end with the knotted hide thong. Rectangular block on the vertical has slightly flared sides and has a design of triangular areas of parallel incised lines covering each face.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
wood, skin and metal
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpatulaAc240

Paddle-shaped red-brown wood piece that has a cylindrical shaft with blackened flanges, two of which are side-by-side at the lower end while the other two of which are smaller ones directly under the double-flared butt end. One other recessed flange at shaft's centre point. Slightly flaring paddle end has squared edges, rounded tip, one small recessed flange at shaft join, and two bands of incised lines circling circumference as all other flanges do.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
wood
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleAc228

Wood stick with two openwork spherical structures, one fitted on each end. The stick passes to the other side of the sphere through the centre and is lashed in place with sphere warp elements. From these, the sphere structure is one continuous length of root(?) following the circumference, evenly-spaced and lashed to warps by rows of wood strip binding. Decorated by removing dark brown bark for light brown coloured bands. Small seeds placed in each sphere. Ends finished by wrapping wefts around warps.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
seed and wood
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhipAc239

Dark brown to blackened leather piece, stiffened into a permanent arc which is round, and tapering with the thickest end split in the middle to form a circular handle. Two sides joined again at rounded squared-edge knob. Handle's outer edges pierced with holes, some of which have nails in them. End of leather remains slightly supple.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
ox tail and metal
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAc238

Yellow brown wood shaft that has one end inserted with tang of large metal arrowhead, then tightly wrapped with fibre. Bulbous tang tapes into head which swells suddenly, tapers, then swells into two long wide barbs curving back towards shaft. Shaft's butt end is notched and whipped with fibre. Short, cut pieces of a dark brown feather and fibre-lashed vertically around shaft's circumference.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
adhesive, fibre, feather, metal and wood
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAc237

Brown patinated wood shaft that has one end inserted with tang of metal arrowhead then lashed with fibre cord, always touching, never overlapping as it winds around the shaft's circumference. Head composed of two wide long barbs which are curving abruptly forward. Tang incised with groupings of small parallel lines on both sides. Shaft's butt end is notched and whipped with fibre in two places.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
adhesive, fibre, metal and wood
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAc236

Brown patinated wood shaft that has one end inserted with tang of metal arrowhead, then tightly lashed with fibre. Tang tapers to head with squared edges and two long thin barbs which are slightly curving back towards the shaft. Head has wide point. Shaft's butt end is notched and whipped with fibre. Short cut pieces of a white brown speckled feather and fibre-lashed vertically around shaft's circumference.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
wood, feather, adhesive, fibre and metal
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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