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PinN1.312

A long thin white jade piece that tapers to a point at one end and has a carved spoon-shaped finial at the other end. Part of a set of Chinese bridal ornaments.

Culture
Chinese
Material
jade mineral
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentN1.309

A finial in the form of a cicada. The body is orange-pink cream-coloured with wings that are made of inlaid light blue kingfisher feathers outlined with metal. The legs are made of coiled metal wire with various decorations including a rounded light green stone, four elaborately carved flat dark green stone pieces that have a circular orange stone piece topped with a seed pearl? There is a pearl beaded flower near the head with two pairs of yellow and orange-red circular coiled wires in between. Part of a set of Chinese bridal ornaments.

Culture
Chinese
Material
pearl ?, kingfisher feather, gold metal, brass metal, mineral and stone ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Finial: Hair PinN1.319 b

A double-sided metalwork finial made of inlaid two-toned blue kingfisher feathers outlined with metal. There is a design consisting of a flower with a central red stone, another flower with a beaded centre, fruit, and leaves. Part of a set of Chinese bridal ornaments.

Culture
Chinese
Material
glass, mineral, gold metal, brass metal and kingfisher feather
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentN1.143

A metal rod that has a finial at the top consisting of a floral design made of inlaid bright blue kingfisher feathers outlined with metal.

Culture
Chinese
Material
brass metal and kingfisher feather
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OfferingB537 j

Offering comprising a piece of rectangular off-white paper printed with two sets of Chinese characters meaning good luck, each set of characters surrounded in a border.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper and ink
Made in
Cambodia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OfferingB537 h

Offering consisting of a paper representation of a folded red robe with multicoloured details. Overall nearly square with a protruding gold paper collar surrounded by blue and white mottled paper with a scalloped edge, a painted white border, and metallic four-pointed stars in gold and metallic pink paper. Radiating out from the blue and white paper are four flaring strips of paper with pointed tips and metallic circles at the tips, as well as a vertical strip of white paper with a green floral print that is flanked by two thin strips of gold paper and divided by a thin strip of pink metallic paper and two gold circles of paper. Small loop of twisted paper string at top centre. Two small blue and white mottled paper tabs at top corners.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, adhesive and paint
Made in
Cambodia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OfferingB537 f

Offering composed of eight Chinese bills, rectangular in shape with printed images and text on off-white paper. On one face, the printed text reads, "Bank of Minh-Tung," and the image is of a building inside an oval shape off to one side, which is inside a border with Chinese characters at the corners as well as at the top and bottom of the border. The other face is printed with the image of a steamship, and "BANK OF MINH-TUNG" as well as Chinese characters inside oval shapes to either side of the steamship, as well as below the ship and at the corners of the border. Seven of the eight bills are printed with red-brown ink on the face that has the image of the building and blue ink on the face that depicts a steamship. The eighth bill is printed in black ink on the face that has the image of the building, and orange-brown ink on the face that depicts a steamship.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper
Made in
Cambodia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff BottleN1.393 a-b

An off-green-white square panel-shaped snuff bottle (part a) that is carved with the character for "hei" for happiness. There is a stopper (part b) that is transparent green.

Culture
Chinese
Material
jade mineral
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff BottleN1.392 a-b

An off-green-white square panel-shaped snuff bottle (part a) that is carved with geometric linear designs of multi-linear interlocking upright, and inverted U-shapes. There is a stopper (part b) that is made of orange-pink coral (?) encased in brass (?).

Culture
Chinese
Material
jade mineral, coral and brass metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff BottleN1.156 a-c

A snuff bottle that has the body in a natural formation of bright turquoise (part a). There is a stopper (part b) made of a pink stone encased in brass. The wooden stand (part c) is oval with four legs.

Culture
Chinese
Material
stone, brass metal, turquoise mineral and wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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