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Stick698/37 a-p

Sixteen long slightly curved sticks with a metal point at each end.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bamboo grass and metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Slit GongIb463

Cylindrical hollow gong with slit for about 1/2 the length centred lengthwise; carved designs at either end. Top end has dragon ? face centred on slit; opposite side from dragon there is a small hole drilled through wood; other end has flower designs carved into same side of gong as face.

Culture
Western Indonesian ?
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Bali, Indonesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lion Dance Mask807/2

Large mask with bright blue hair, bright pink face, large semi-circular cut-out eyes, large black painted eye brows, bulbous nose, small cut-out mouth with painted red lips and white teeth. A small bamboo rod is attached with metal wire to the inside of mask near the nose.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
paper, bamboo grass, paint and paste adhesive
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Umbrella1134/1

A light brown umbrella which has a pink fabric emboidered with a few small flowers. The top and the rim are dark brown. There is a string attached to tie the umbrella into a closed position. The handle is carved at the bottom end tip with a design of circles.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bamboo grass ? and fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll553/2 a-b

The doll (part a) has black thread hair tied in a bun at the top back of her head and is decorated with orange and pink, white, and blue, and yellow flowers with silvery metal dangling strips. She is wearing a red kimono-like dress embroidered with a gold floral pattern. Her obi belt which extends up the back and flows down has a black and red geometric design outlined with silver. She is wearing geta footwear designed wih red and gold flowers on a black background. She is standing on a flat rectangular wood base. The parasol (part b) is pink with white flowers and green and yellow leaves as the design.

Culture
Japanese
Material
lacquer, bamboo grass and fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fire-Making Tool550/1 a-c

Black, spherical object with large red seeds (?) pressed into it. From the bottom of the sphere are two cylindrical tubes wrapped together with a brown-yellow plant strip. Two long wooden sticks fit into the tubes.

Culture
Australian
Material
bamboo grass, wood, fibre, seed ? and wax
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArmbandEd1.297 a-b

Pair of arm bands for the lower arm shaped like cylinders tapering to the wrist. Arm bands are made of parallel lengths of bamboo with a circle of rubber inserted through holes in the bamboo lengths at each end, onto which are threaded bamboo cylinders that serve as spacers between the ends of the lengths of bamboo.

Culture
Korean
Material
bamboo grass and rubber
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatEd1.293

Hat with slightly curved brim and cylindrical crown that tapers slightly from its base to a flat crown. The structure of the hat is formed by fine split bamboo. Top of crown made of two layers of fine woven horse hair (?); outer layer of sides of crown and top of brim have one layer of the same material. Sides of crown and underside of brim lined with a layer of diagonal weave horse hair or coarse split bamboo. Four lines of stitching on sides of crown forming a cross at top. Small remnants of ribbon tie at side.

Culture
Korean
Material
horse hair, paste adhesive, bamboo grass, ramie fibre and lacquer
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetEfg76

Untanned leather cutout, translucent with red and black pattern painted on one side supported by split bamboo rod which is fastened with four cord ties. Patterned with a human-like moustached figure holding a coiled serpent on its left arm (as used) and a pyramid shaped object in its raised right hand. Figure is in profile, but two round eyes are frontal. Nose is hooked with a bird-like beak and mouth shows one prominent fang. Two feathered wings extend behind shoulders. Clothed with high headdress, trousers and body and limb jewelry. Shown in motion with extended legs. An object with two flower-like wheels lies between feet, the wheel pattern is repeated at waist level. Behind the figure the fanged serpent with extruded tongue is patterned with flecked scales and a row of red hearts. The wings, headdress and other prominent features are perforated by closely spaced round, oblong and triangular holes.

Culture
North India
Material
bamboo grass, goat skin ? and paint
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brush573/1

Bamboo brush with white coloured hair bristles. Eight bamboo pieces are attached together and at the top corners, the outer bamboo pieces are cut on the diagonal. Chinese characters are written down either side.

Culture
Chinese
Material
bamboo grass, paint ?, adhesive and hair ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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