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KnifeAa77

Long, pointed metal blade sharpened on both sides and fitted into a short wooden handle. Both blade and handle taper from the point where they are joined.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
metal and wood
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PestleAa139 b

Smooth light brown cylindrical length of wood.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
wood
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fire StickAa80 a-b

A smooth, light brown stick blackened at the thicker end (part a). One end is slightly tapered, the other, rounded. The base is a roughly carved dark brown stick (part b), stripped and flattened in the centre, with a round blackened hole.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
wood
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh117

Mask depicting a light greyish pink humanoid face with a raised brow ridge that shows the remains of painted black eyebrows, eyes that slant inwards under thick lids, a curved nose with small notstrils, a small mouth, and a protruding chin. There are two crescent-shaped holes, one under each eye, and two holes at the edge of the mask on either side. Twine made of plant fibre runs between the holes, and another length of twine is nailed to the mask at the top centre on the reverse side.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
paint, wood and plant fibre
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC440

A rounded light brown coconut nutshell that has a one piece handle-container "basket" shape.

Culture
Eastern Polynesian
Material
coconut nutshell
Made in
Line Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceA17181

Clam shells cut to a circular form, smoothed and drilled for stringing; stung in a circle on black string.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
fibre and clam shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToolC1261

Plain rounded stone with flattened sides tapering slightly.

Culture
Fijian
Material
stone
Made in
Nakoro, Nadroga-Navosa, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fire StickC1633 a-b

Wood for part a and b has been peeled of all bark and shows traces of red. Part a is rounded smooth at both ends. One end of part b has seven circular notches.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Musical InstrumentC1634 a-b

Part a and part b are brown sticks that have been flattened on two sides. Both ends of part a are roughly rounded. One end of part b is roughly rounded, the other end is cut off.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MoneyC408

Discs are strung on a fibre cord alternating dark brown and white with a knot mid-strand. Coconut and coral smoothed and drilled for stringing.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
coconut nutshell, hemp fibre and coral
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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