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Model Totem Pole3695/1

Ivory carving of model totem pole, in Northwest Coast style. Has two figures - bear or wolf-like animal on top, and a bird with a flat, down-turned beak at the base. Eyes are dark with pigment(?). The carving is cylindrical, tapering in to a pointed top. The top is angled, and the bottom has a small peg.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
ivory and pigment ?
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tray3624/1

Shallow square wooden tray or Nibutani-ita (二風谷イタ) with rounded corners and a raised lip, carved from one piece of dark brown wood. The tray is decorated with a symmetrical carved pattern made up of traditional Ainu spiral and fish-scale patterns. The lip of the tray is decorated at each corner with two wavy lines that connect at the corner with a darker scallop shape pointed towards the centre of the tray. The bottom of the tray has a rounded square dark background of fish-scale pattern carving. The lighter smooth pattern inside the tray is made up of a fish-scale diamond in the centre, with four thick, pointed spirals outlined in dark carved lines ending to the left and right of the tray. The surface of the spirals are shallowly carved out to be concave. Four fish-scale petal shapes are at the top, bottom, left, and right sides where the spirals touch. The top and bottom petal have two smaller smooth petal shapes nested at the bottom. Around the spirals, an organic shape is outlined in dark lines against the fish-scale background, creating a lighter rounded floral background for the spiral pattern and petals.

Culture
Ainu
Material
wood
Made in
Nibutani, Hokkaido, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Embroidered Textile3624/2

Rectangular black cotton cloth with a vertical abstract design sewn onto the front side, in a pattern of applique and embroidery. The main pattern is white, with red and orange shapes added onto it, with green and yellow stitching near the centre.

Culture
Ainu
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Shiraoi, Hokkaido, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3573/28

Demon mask. Carved and painted mask. Humanoid, demon-like face with bulging eyes, a protruding upturned nose and four tusk-like teeth. Light blue and gold scalloped headdress on top of mask. Central projection has three triangular protrusions with a teardrop-shaped projection in the centre. Ears painted a shiny copper colour. Mouth is open wide and has large white teeth along the top and bottom edges. Lips painted dark red, gums are pink. Face is painted brown and has black textured lines around the cheeks, and chin. Eyes are painted off-white, and rimmed in red. Mask has holes cutout under eyes and in mouth. Thin black knotted string attached. Skin with straight hair attached on brow and along top of head, and thick, curly hair extending along jaw.

Culture
Balinese
Material
wood, paint, skin and hair
Made in
Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3573/27

Mata Besik mask. Carved and painted wood. Humanoid, demon-like face with one large bulging eye, a protruding upturned nose and one large tusk-like teeth. Two gold horns extending up on either side of the head. Lips and gums painted dark red. Face is painted brown and has black textured lines around the cheeks, and chin. Eye is painted off-white, with large black pupil, and rimmed in red. Mask has holes cutout under eyes and in mouth. Thin black knotted string attached.

Culture
Balinese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Puppet3471/2 a-b

Head of a female Bunraku theatre puppet (part a) with stand (part b). She has a white oval-shaped face, long white neck and elaborate black coiffure. She has a wide nose, large light grey eyes and her eyebrows are light blue. Her lips are painted dark red, teeth are black. Her hair is pulled back into three buns. Front bun is secured with cord, and the centre bun is held in place with a kushi (comb) and kogai (hair tool). Both are made of black lacquered wood with iridescent plastic decorations embedded in them. Designs are floral and coloured red, light purple, white, light pink and light blue. The bottom bun is secured with a two-pronged, gold-coloured metal hair pin. The top has a circular medallion with a floral motif. The head is attached to a wooden rod with a handgrip. Two cords, with toggles, run through the grip, and into the head, to control neck and eye movement. The grip fits into a wooden stand (part b), supporting the head at an angle.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, bamboo grass, metal, plastic, fibre, pigment, paint, dye and lacquer
Made in
Awaji, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Puppet3471/1 a-c

Male Bunraku theatre puppet (part a) wearing a long heavy robe. He has a removable head (part b) and separate sword (part c). The body has an internal wooden, bamboo and paper frame, with cords and rods throughout to control arm and hand movement. There are stuffed cloth bundles around the arms, legs and stomach for added dimension. The character is wearing a long-sleeved, front-closing under-robe, coloured dark orange with elaborate white embroidery across its entire surface. Motifs consist of circular dragons with curvilinear and floral lines in between. Overtop, the puppet is wearing a short-sleeved, vest-like robe. The shoulders and lower half are pleated. Coloured dark purple with a dark grey meander pattern background. Throughout there are embroidered circular dragons divided by rows of flowers; designs in white, dark orange and dark green. Matching belt tied around waist. White wooden hands extend past the sleeves. The head (part b) consists of a beige square-like face, long beige neck and styled black hair. He has a wide nose, large light grey eyes, and wide slanted eyebrows. A pointed diagonal red line is painted across both eyes, lips are done in a matching red. He has a light blue beard and moustache. Hair is pulled into a top knot, with a paper bow secured behind. Head is attached to a wooden rod with a handgrip. Multiple cords, with toggles, run through the grip and into the head, to control eye, eyebrow, mouth and neck movement. Maker's mark stamped onto base of head and along back of handgrip. The short curved sword (part c) is sheathed. It has a black hilt with a bronze-coloured metal pommel and guard. The sheath is black with a bronze-coloured metal cap. The sheath’s grip is dark brown and has light brown flowers painted across it. Brown, grey and white striped cord tied around the blade, to attach it to the puppet’s belt.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, bamboo grass, fibre, paper, metal, pigment, paint, dye and lacquer
Made in
Awaji, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sash3385/1

Striped sash with heavy embroidery. Stripes alternate between pale pink and dark pink, with threads extending into adjoining sections, giving stripes flowing appearance. Embroidery is along the bottom edge and upper two thirds of the sash, with a wide section of plain stripes in between. Embroidery consists of triangular sections- with backgrounds of gold, white, pale pink and dark pink- filled with floral and geometric motifs. Geometric motifs are of concentric diamonds, hexagons, diagonal and horizontal lines. All are done in white. Reeds and flowers, done in gold thread, throughout dark and pale pink sections. Pale pink, blue, purple and white flowers, with yellow, white and green leaves, embroidered overtop gold triangular sections. Silver highlights throughout the flowers. Top edge of sash is bordered with gold and dark pink zigzag motif, bottom edge bordered with gold and pale pink zigzag motif. Back of sash is pale pink and undecorated. Length edges are finished seams, width edges are folded. Characters, embroidered in gold, inside fold along top edge.

Culture
Japanese
Material
silk fibre, dye and metal ?
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Container3443/8 a-c

Small silver barrel-like container (part a) with small shallow bowl, and removable tube container (part b) with lid (part c). The container is oval shaped, with vertical lines on the side, and two horizontal bands of rope at both the top and bottom. On each of the long sides there are two crests within circles. The removable tube container also acts as a plug for a large compartment. The container has its own lid with holes that fits over the tube. Mark on base: ARTHUR & BOND. YOKOHAMA. STERLING.

Culture
Japanese
Material
silver metal
Made in
Yokohama, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck Ornament3396/24

Twine neck ornament composed of four lengths of twine that have been knotted to create designs - each design composed of two groups of two strands of twine, knotted together to create an infinity design at centre, with a square knot on either side, bringing the four strands back together.

Culture
Japanese
Material
fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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