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KnifeAa68

Carved bone handle fitted with a metal blade. Hilt narrows from blade, broadens near end to form a small pommel. Both sides of blade sharpened and narrows gradually to slightly rounded point.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
bone and iron metal
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ScraperAa67

Large wood handle and small iron blade with slightly convex tip that is inserted into a split in the end of the handle.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
wood and iron metal
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagAa66

Two sections of hide sewn together. A cord of twisted and knotted hide forms the shoulder strap. Close to the join of the bag and the cord, there are decorative thongs, one of which has a circular brown button attached. Two thongs hang from the base of the bag.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
duiker skin and sinew
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlanketAa65

Blanket made of light brown hide with thirty-one perforations around the perimeter. A long strand of hide is attached to one perforation. Each corner tapers to a thin strip.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
gemsbok skin
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bow ViolinAa64 a-b

Light brown wood curved into a bow shape (part a) with thirty-five notches cut on one side. A grass strip is held and wound around slits at each end. Part b is a dark brown cylindrical stick.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
wood, grass and fibre
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PantsSf406

Over trousers, knee-length, of handspun, hand-woven black and dark brown wool. A wide waistband has an expansion flap at the front. There are three belt-loops. The tapered legs have three seams with a hole in the bottom of both inside seams. The hems are of a different black wool material.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre
Made in
Tinta, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtSf404

Skirt, girl's, made of woven black wool fabric with red tape at the pleated waist. The red fabric extends at the ends as ties. The bottom edge is finished with the same tape. The centre and bottom of the skirt are each decorated with a horizontal band of embroidered floral and zigzag design in red, blue, yellow, green and white. Between these two coloured bands is a thinner band of white embroidery.

Culture
Quechua
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Tinta, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JacketSf403

Jacket, collarless, in the bolero style made of green wool twill with set-in sleeves gathered to wide cuffs. There are black wool diamond-shaped patches on the elbows, attached only at the corners. There is a light red/purple wool tape border around all the decorative areas: at the neck, front, bottom, cuffs, pockets, and elbows. The decorative areas include dark red-purple cotton twill tape with yellow and white rickrack appliqué and multicoloured cotton machine embroidered floral, and geometric designs. The jacket is fastened at the front by six metal hooks and eyes.

Culture
Quechua
Material
metal, cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Tinta, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VestSf402

Vest, man's, made from a piece of handspun, hand-woven bayeta (burlap) covered with hot pink castilla cloth of machine-woven wool on the front. The vest is adorned with bright green and blue cotton bands, and white and yellow rickrack. Machine embroidery, dominated by floral designs, decorate the pockets and edges. A large flower is embroidered above each pocket. A stand-up collar is formed by a flap of embroidered castilla at the back centre.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Tinta, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeAa63

Metal blade mounted in a wooden handle. Sharpened on both sides, the blade tapers from the hilt to the blunt, slightly twisted point. The handle is roughly cylindrical.

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