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FigureK2.81 a-b

A male figure (part a) sitting on a three legged stool (part b). The man is wearing a textured hat with a long tie that extends below his chin. He is engraved with a necklace that has a heart-shaped pendant. His left arm is upraised and outward, perpendicular to his straight upright back, while his right arm is angled downward. The left foot touches the ground while the right foot is raised upward. The skirt is engraved with a globular swirl design.

Culture
Fon ?
Material
brass metal
Made in
Abomey, Zou, Benin
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanEd5.1521

Folding paper hand fan with stained bamboo ribs. Mottled white and grey paper leaf is painted on one side with scenery of a seaside village in grey, white and black.

Culture
Japanese
Material
brass metal, paper, bamboo grass, paint and stain
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TeapotEe4.49 a-b

Copper teapot with a raised foot, curved spout, handle, tall neck, and domed lid (part b) with a bud-shaped finial. Decorative brass bands--some with repousse floral designs--ring the spout, handle, neck and lid. Short length of metal chain is attached to a loop atop the handle.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
copper metal and brass metal
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VaseN1.293 a-b

Vase (part a) with wooden stand (part b). A four-sided beaker-shaped red lacquered vase (part b) on metal and trimmed with brass at rim and foot. Side panels decorated with figures in landscapes. Each side panel has three parts: an upper section, a middle section, and a lower section. Turning the vase counter-clock-wise the description is as follows. One side panel has an upper section depicting two people looking at another separated from them by a cross-sectioned terrace with a large building on the left and a smaller building in the above background, a middle section depicting two people with one holding a flute-like instrument with a large building on the left and a smaller building in the above background's rocky mountainous terrain, and a lower section depicting two people talking to each other surrounded by a terrace. The next side panel has an upper section depicting two people at either sides of the person in between them with another person in the lower right corner looking across at them and a building at each of the top corners, a middle section depicting two people facing each other with one dancing and a building to the right, and a lower section depicting one person sitting under a tree on the left and another person sitting on a rock on the right. Another side panel has an upper section depicting two people looking at another separated from them by a cross-sectioned terrace with a large building on the left and a smaller building in the above background, a middle section depicting two people with one looking at the other while raising his left arm and the other person holding a long object in his right arm with a building at each of the top corners, and a lower section depicting two small people looking at their superior with one small person farther to the right under a tree. The last side panel has an upper section depicting two people at either sides of the person in between them with another person in the lower right corner looking across at them and a building at each of the top corners, a middle section depicting three people in triangular formation with a building on the right, and a lower section depicting a kneeling person being approached by someone on the right with a building on the left.

Culture
Chinese
Material
brass metal, metal and lacquer
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VaseN1.292 a-b

Vase (part a) with wooden stand (part b). A four-sided beaker-shaped red lacquered vase on metal and trimmed with brass at rim and foot. Side panels decorated with figures in landscapes. Each side panel has three parts: an upper section, a middle section, and a lower section. Turning the vase counter-clock-wise the description is as follows. One side panel has an upper section depicting two people looking at another separated from them by a cross-sectioned terrace with a large building on the left and a smaller building in the above background, a middle section depicting two people with one holding a flute-like instrument with a large building on the left and a smaller building in the above background's rocky mountainous terrain, and a lower section depicting two people talking to each other surrounded by a terrace. The next side panel has an upper section depicting two people at either sides of the person in between them with another person in the lower right corner looking across at them and a building at each of the top corners, a middle section depicting two people facing each other with one dancing and a building to the right, and a lower section depicting two small people looking at their superior with one small person farther to the right under a tree. Another side panel has an upper section depicting two people looking at another separated from them by a cross-sectioned terrace with a large building on the left and a smaller building in the above background, a middle section depicting two people with one looking at the other while raising his left arm and the other person holding a long object in his right arm with a building at each of the top corners, and a lower section depicting a kneeling person being approached by someone on the right with a building on the left. The last side panel has an upper section depicting two people at either sides of the person in between them with another person in the lower right corner looking across at them and a building at each of the top corners, a middle section depicting three people in triangular formation with a building on the right, and a lower section depicting one person sitting under a tree on the left and another person sitting on a rock on the right.

Culture
Chinese
Material
metal, brass metal and lacquer
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VaseN1.94 a-b

Pair of red cloisonné vases with a flared foot, rounded body and shoulders, and a curved neck with brass lip. Both vases are decorated with flowers in green, pink, yellow and white, with a pattern of cloud-shaped brass wire in the background; borders are decorated with a scroll pattern.

Culture
Chinese
Material
enamel and brass metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight1264/28

Human figure standing on a square shaped platform with arms raised and touching the top of its head. Head is oval shaped. Legs are slightly bowed. Figure is wearing a loin cloth.

Culture
Asante
Material
brass metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight1264/24

Human figure standing on a square shaped platform with arms extended forwards holding a staff in the middle. Head is oval shaped. Legs are slightly bowed. Figure is wearing a loin cloth.

Culture
Asante
Material
brass metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagD2.93

Thin skin bag with beadwork on the front panel. The beadwork has geometric designs in dark yellow, red, light blue, dark blue, pink, and green, on a white background. The front flap and sides above panel are beaded along the edge in alternating sections of white and geometric designs. Two metal bells are attached to the inside of the flap by a length of skin, which is threaded through a slot in the bag. The bottom is lined with long fringe of skin. There is a strap composed of skin attached to the back.

Culture
Sioux
Material
skin, glass and brass metal
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Incense BurnerN1.96 a-c

Rounded brass incense burner (part a) with a circular foot, a small basket that fits into the burner's mouth (part b), and a dome-shaped lid (par c); lid has three cut-outs shaped like inverted hearts and a small, rounded finial.

Culture
Chinese
Material
brass metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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