Manuscript Item Number: 1176/22 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Long thin panels linked together with a string and two metal coin-like pieces at both ends. The coin-like pieces are inscribed with characters. There are seven flat inner panels with the top one lighter in colour than the rest and the bottom one upside down. One side of each inner panel has a line of writing characters. The other side of each inner panel is decorated with two pictures of dancing figures in costume with a landscape backdrop. In between these two pictures, there is a square with a diagonal floral design. At either ends of each inner panel is a w-shaped floral design separated from the picture by vertical lines. There are two outer panels with are more rounded on one side which has a rhombus pattern around which there is a floral design. The outer panels are red-brown with the design etched out to reveal a light brown. The pictures on the inner panels are black on brown.