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Drumstick3521/2

Drumstick with a cane body set into a wood handle, topped with a black metal ferrule. Cane body curves twice, in middle and near top; top curve ends in a curl. Body has a hook-like appearance. Handle is an irregularly shaped cylinder with a flattened front; tapers into an oval-shaped base. Bands of raised vertical rectangles carved along length; plain rings throughout. Bottom section of cylinder, that tapers, is decorated with incised vertical lines. Triangular channel carved into front of handle, near bottom edge.

Culture
Nepali
Material
stain ?, cane grass, wood and metal
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy3408/2

Wooden toy truck carved from tree branch with bark attached. Carved to a point at the front. The front seat is covered with a cloth canopy, and there is a flat bed at back with four roped together vertical pegs. The steering wheel and tires are all cross-sections of branch. The wheels are threaded on axels with a small wooden peg on either end. There are two bumpers extending from the back of the truck.

Culture
Nepali
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Pokhara, Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy3408/1 a-b

Wooden toy car (part a) with trailer (part b) carved from tree branch with bark attached. Car tapers to a point at the front, and has a front seat and back seat. The steering wheel and tires are all cross-sections of branch. The wheels of the car and trailer are threaded on axels with a small wooden peg on either end. The two-wheeled trailer has a storage compartment on top created by eight vertical pegs. The trailer attaches to the car with a hitch and peg.

Culture
Nepali
Material
wood
Made in
Pokhara, Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy Puppet3408/3

Toy string puppet Brahma bull. The bull is composed of many wooden parts, which are attached at the joints by string or nails. The bull is white with black hooves, grey horns, and red ears, nostrils and collar and is decorated with copper metallic paper cut out patterns. Attached by many strings to a red wooden control bar composed of a single long piece of wood with two cross-bars.

Culture
Nepali
Material
wood, fibre, paint and metal
Made in
Kathmandu, Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum3521/1

Circular wood drum frame with animal skin stretched over the top and bottom. Skins are laced together with thin strips of cane, creating a zigzag pattern around sides of frame. Light-coloured trident design on batter head, along top edge; resonant head is undecorated. Looped tie threaded through cane strips along top edge of frame, for hanging purposes; carved wood handle extends from bottom edge of frame. Handle is cylinder-like in shape, with a pointed bottom. Three heads circle top edge of handle with six decorated rings below. Rings are an assortment of bulbous, angled and flat shapes; decorations are incised lines, geometric motifs and raised scallops. Point of handle has three sides; bird beak, snake and intertwined rivers decorate sides. Drum contains a rattle.

Culture
Nepali
Material
fibre, wood, animal skin, cane grass and metal ?
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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