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CapeN2.1162 b

Cape composed of palm fibres sewn together with a twined fibre rope. The ends of the palm fibres hang loose at the bottom. The cape has two twined rope loops at the sides of the top and a twined tie at the centre.

Culture
Okinawan
Material
palm fibre
Made in
Okinawa, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CapeN2.1162 a

Cape composed of palm fibres sewn together with a twined fibre rope. The ends of the palm fibres hang loose at the bottom. The cape has thick double-twined rope ties at the neck.

Culture
Okinawan
Material
palm fibre
Made in
Okinawa, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StencilM1013

Rectangular shaped brown paper stencil of a peony with three small leaves underneath and two large decorative leaves to the sides.

Culture
Okinawan
Material
paper
Made in
Okinawa, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StencilM1012

Rectangular shaped brown paper stencil of a tortoise with a turtle shell, head and feet with a long hairy tail.

Culture
Okinawan
Material
paper
Made in
Okinawa, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StencilM1011

Rectangular shaped paper stencil of a crane in profile with its wings spread and its feet hanging down facing its head.

Culture
Okinawan
Material
paper and ink
Made in
Okinawa, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StencilM1010

Rectangular shaped paper stencil of a decorative bag detailed with three flowers across the body; middle is bound by a tie with floral-like ends. There are many different pencil sketches and red markings on both sides.

Culture
Okinawan
Material
paper and ink
Made in
Okinawa, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StencilM1009

Intricate paper stencil of a peacock in profile with its wings spread and its tail feathers stretched around its body.

Culture
Okinawan
Material
paper
Made in
Okinawa, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KimonoN2.213 b

Brown kimono (着物) with small check pattern paired with haori (N2.213 a). The neck and centre opening are edged with a wide patterned band. The sleeves are short with hanging panels and an opening under the arms. The pattern has small white squares on brown ground. The inner lining is dark blue cotton.

Culture
Okinawan
Material
silk fibre, dye and cotton fibre ?
Made in
Okinawa, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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UrnN2.1051 a-b

Urn (a) and lid (b) in the form of an elaborate house or temple with decorative floral patterns. Top of lid has two grotesque fish, a dragon and other animal-like motifs on the sides. Parts of the inside are glazed brown. The interior is blue and yellow on white. Inscription on bottom of urn dated back to Kuang Hsi Period (1875-1908).

Culture
Okinawan
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Okinawa, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueN2.985 a-nn

Plaque (a) on stand (b). The stand has two detachable posts with gold pointed finials (c-d) at either side that hold two panels with scrolling edges (e-f) at an angle against two taller posts that support the plaque. The rectangular divided frame that forms the plaque contains 34 "ancestral tablets" (g-nn), each of which is a slat of wood with red lacquer on the front and black on the reverse, and the slats are two deep with 18 in the bottom section and 17 in the top section. The plaque is black with two gold dragons, clouds and waves in gold, red, white and black inside a gold border. The base is black with gold accents, scrolls on the taller posts in gold and green, a lotus flower and two lilypads in gold and green on red at the centre, and wave motifs on the two removable panels.

Culture
Okinawan
Material
lacquer and wood
Made in
Okinawa, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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