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Toy Motorcycle2657/2

Toy motorcycle made of metal wire which coils around for some features. Front steering handles rotate the front wheel. Both wheels are made of wrapped black electrician's tape.

Culture
South African
Material
plastic ?, metal and adhesive
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA2.228

Miniature, carved, brown canine (wolf or dog?) with a stripe of mottled white dentine down the centre. The animal is standing upright on its hind legs, with a long tail curled behind. Entire figure is mounted on a base made from a cross-section of brown and white walrus tusk.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and adhesive
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEe110

Multicoloured papier-mache mask of a human face with elongated earlobes, circular floral earrings, an eye-like protrusion on the forehead, and an elaborate, jeweled headdress; face is white with orange lips, ears and nostrils. Headdress has multicoloured jewels set against a brown and yellow striped background. Eyeholes are located in the pupils. White cord looped at back.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
paper, paste adhesive, paint and fibre
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Card BoxEd5.2847 a-c

Wooden box (part a) has stylized floral painted lid (part b) in red, blue, gold, green and white with two curved fingers hold in lower edge of lid. Inside there is a stack of sixty-one flat rectangular cards (part c) with various print designs. In order from top to bottom: seven cards have a grasshopper musician on the top left corner and two ants carrying an object on the bottom right corner, six cards have a fox on the bottom right corner looking up at purple grapes on the top left corner, six cards have a rabbit on the bottom right corner with a turtle at the top of a sunrise hill on the top left corner, eight cards have an animal on the bottom right corner with a frog on a pad on the top left corner, nine cards have a diamond and an orange jelly bean on the bottom right corner and a rooster with two chicks on the top left corner, two cards have a green stem with two yellow flowers in profile on the bottom right corner, two cards have a yellow and a blue flower on the bottom right corner, two cards have a green stem with one pink flower in profile at the top and one pink flower open toward the viewer at the bottom on the bottom right corner, three cards have a green stem and two yellow flowers open toward the viewer at the bottom right corner, two cards have a green stem and two pink flowers in profile on the bottom right corner, four cards have one three-leaf clover and one four-leaf clover on the top left corner, three cards have a green stem with a pink flower angled open from the viewer at the top and a bud at the bottom on the top left corner, two cards have a pink rose and a bud on the top left corner, three cards have a dark blue flower and a bud on the top left corner, and two cards have light blue flowers with yellow centres and a bud on the top left corner.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, adhesive, paint and paper
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEe114

Multicoloured paper mache zoomorphic mask of a bear-like face with a protruding snout, an open mouth, a third eye in the centre of the forehead, and an elaborate, jeweled headdress; face is red with green patches of bristles. Headdress has multicoloured jewels set against a brown and yellow striped background. Eyeholes are located in the pupils. Short cord looped at back.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
paper, paste adhesive, paint and fibre
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEe112

Paper mache mask of a red elephant-like face with trunk, multicoloured green headdress, and two small tusks. Short red string looped at back.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
paper, paste adhesive, paint and fibre
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask971/1

Round mask of a cat-like animal. Face has two protruding blue coloured bumps above the eyes, has a bulbous bump in between the eyes and above the nose, has two protruding yellow and dark-red eye brow ridges, two protruding black and white eyes, a wide yellow and dark-red protruding snout and cheek bone area, and an incised mouth with long and wide multi coloured tongue hanging from the mouth. Green, blue, red, and natural coloured raffia(?) is tied around the perimeter of the mask, on top of the head, and underneath the nose. The animal has two red, orange, and yellow ears that are attached to the mask with metal wire.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, fibre, paste adhesive and metal
Made in
Yangshuo, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe505/3 a-b

Long, straight, dark brown bamboo pipe with ivory (?) rings at both ends. A raised silver metal fitting near the end of the pipe connects it to a flared, circular stone container--container has a red band with characters around its circumference and a red circle with a curvilinear design on its top.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, metal, stone, adhesive and elephant ivory
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Diabolo ToyEdz1087 a-b

Symmetrical wooden object (part a) with two round ends connected by a cylindrical axle that narrows sharply in the centre--round ends are three centimeters thick with a series of cut-outs around the edge revealing a hollow interior. One end has a circular piece of paper with concentric rings of deer, flowers and rabbits on it. The other end has two etched designs with characters in them, a price tag, a tag reading "MADE IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA," and a red rectangular tag with three characters on it. Part b consists of two bamboo sticks connected by a length of thick string tied around their tops.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, adhesive, paper and fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving946/36

Miniature wooden carving of a man pushing an open, flat cart with a single wagon-like wheel underneath and two stick-like handles attached at the back for the driver to man--the wheel and cart can pivot. A vertical protrusion divides the cart in two with two basket like objects resting on either side of it--a piece a red fabric with a white pattern is draped over this divider and onto the floor of the cart. The carving is mounted on a flat rectangular piece of wood with an inscription on the bottom: "Coal carrying."

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, ink, paint, adhesive and fibre
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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