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Bird Representation1521/35

Black paper object glued to a red paper base. The black figure rises in a dome-like fashion from the red paper, with two rounded tab-like appendages and a tail-like protrusion glued flat to the red base paper. A black paper fringe emerges from the figure's neck.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper and paste adhesive
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fan317/2

Ivory coloured silk(?) fan with ivory coloured lace trim and white coloured floral and leaf designs with silver sequences across the length of the piece. There are thirty-one panels that are attached together by a pin and a white looped clasp found at the bottom of the fan.

Culture
Chinese
Material
ivory, fibre, paint and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife570/1

Curved and tapered metal blade with bottom of metal covered with wood to form handle. Small circular metal loop at top of handle. Just above the handle, at the base of the blade, is a zigzag geometric design on either side of the blade. Where the blade and handle meet, there is a scrolled horizontal metal piece with circular shapes on either end.

Culture
Chinese ?
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thimble Ring1210/3

Silver thimble ring. Central rectangular section narrows to thin back on each side. Central design has three flowers in a row and are surrounded by six oval shapes on each side lengthwise. Two scroll-like shapes on either side of the central pattern. Lined edges around the perimeter.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silver metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Paper Offering1521/36

Several pieces of white-yellow paper glued together to create a rectangular paper object with a square piece of metallic sliver-gold paper glued in its centre. Both of the longer edges curl upwards.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper and adhesive
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Paper Offering1521/26

Stack of rectangular white-yellow slips of paper. A series of three figures--resembling two parentheses with a dot in-between them--are cut into the surface of the paper.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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IncenseEdz1113

Long package of incense sticks. Outer package has long red label with Chinese characters printed in silver. The top of the label has a multi coloured image of a woman holding a basket of flowers. Inside the clear plastic packaging, there are long sticks of orange coloured incense attached to red coloured sticks.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, paste adhesive, ink, paper and sandalwood wood
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Money1458/66

Green, white, black and red coloured five Yuan bank note issued by The Central Bank of China in 1936. On one side of the bill to one side is a man with a white coloured moustache in a high collar black shirt next to a central green and black graphic design with light coloured Chinese characters in the centre. The bill is framed with green coloured graphic designs and Chinese characters in each corner. On the other side of the bill there is a picture of a building with stairs next to a black area. Underneath the image, "Five Yuan" written in bold. The bill is framed with green geometric designs with the number "5" printed in each corner. Issue number at the top of the bill on one side and the bottom of the bill on the other is 378923V.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Money1458/65

Green, white, black and red coloured five Yuan bank note issued by The Central Bank of China in 1936. On one side of the bill to one side is a man with a white coloured moustache in a high collar black shirt next to a central green and black graphic design with light coloured Chinese characters in the centre. The bill is framed with green coloured graphic designs and Chinese characters in each corner. On the other side of the bill there is a picture of a building with stairs next to a black area. Underneath the image, "Five Yuan" written in bold. The bill is framed with green geometric designs with the number "5" printed in each corner. Issue number at the top of the bill on one side and the bottom of the bill on the other is 378943V.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Money1458/63

Green, white, black and red coloured five Yuan bank note issued by The Central Bank of China in 1936. On one side of the bill to one side is a man with a white coloured moustache in a high collar black shirt next to a central green and black graphic design with light coloured Chinese characters in the centre. The bill is framed with green coloured graphic designs and Chinese characters in each corner. On the other side of the bill there is a picture of a building with stairs next to a black area. Underneath the image, "Five Yuan" written in bold. The bill is framed with green geometric designs with the number "5" printed in each corner. Issue number at the top of the bill on one side and the bottom of the bill on the other is 378912V.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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