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Weights Box3559/16 a-s

Brown wooden hinged box (part a) with a set of weights inside; hinges are brass. The wood inside has carved holes that hold twelve brass weights of descending sizes (parts b-m); another hole holds five small, light, aluminum weights (parts n-r), and a narrow slot near the front holds metal tweezers (part s). All brass weights are circular with knobs on their top centres; aluminum weights are flat and pentagon-shaped, with the tips bent. The short tweezers have wavy arms. All weights have their unit of measurement and two designs engraved on them; designs are a bird-like outline and an "N" inside a six-pointed star. Tweezers are undecorated; "24" burned into interior of box.

Culture
Northern Thai
Material
wood, brass metal and aluminium metal
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Water Dipper3559/27

Water dipper with a flat-bottomed aluminum bowl and plain wooden handle; handle is secured to back of bowl with nails and a piece of plastic(?). Exterior of bowl decorated with raised designs; top and bottom edges have braided lines, main body is decorated with repeating floral motif. Space between braids and flowers is filled with small impressed triangles; curvilinear and triangle motifs throughout. Manufacturer's mark engraved on base of bowl.

Culture
Thai
Material
plastic ?, aluminium metal and wood
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet3522/60

Aluminum oval-shaped bracelet with opening at back. Top and bottom sides are flat; interior and exterior centres are rounded. Ends of bracelet are capped with protruding circles; interior and exterior sides close to circles are flat. Triangular indents along top and bottom edges where flat and rounded exterior side sections meet; smooth transition along interior. Small triangles incised along the top and bottom sides, close to bracelet ends; wavy line formed in negative space between triangles. Rest of bracelet is undecorated.

Culture
Krahn
Material
aluminium metal
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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