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Model PotB610 a

Model pot with lid (B610 b). Pot tapers near the bottom, widens at the centre, and tapers near the top creating a rounded lip. The pot is red, possibly from being dipped in red clay slip. There is a thick chalky line painted around the widest part of the pot around the middle. There are chalky dots painted around the neck of the pot. The pot has a rounded bottom.

Culture
Santal
Material
clay
Made in
Bihar, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tool809/2 a-c

Bobbin winder? Upright tool: three wooden gears to one side with a handle (part c) that turns the bottommost gear. The topmost gear connects to a rotating spoke (part b) with four protruding bars. The bottommost gear connects to a rotating spoke, on which is a white ceramic cylinder with a zig-zag groove at its centre. The groove guides a long, thin arm that protrudes diagonally from the tool. Inscription branded on side of tool, above handle.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, clay, glaze and metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollN2.899

Hina doll set. Polychrome figures on tiers covered in red are a set of hina ningyō (雛人形; hina dolls) representing the emperor, empress, attendants, and musicians in traditional court dress of the Heian period. There are five steps. Top tier: two figures sitting on a rectangular platform are dairi bina (内裏雛), representing the emperor and empress with another figure known as inubako (犬筥, “dog box”) to their outside side. Second tier: a seated figure in the middle with a standing figure at either sides and a lamp at each end are three court ladies known as san’nin kanjo (三人官女). Third tier: five seated figures are five male musicians known as gonin bayashi (五人囃子). Three seated figures in the middle hold drums, one seated figure holds a flute and another, a singer holds a fan. Fourth tier: two seated figures are two ministers known as udaijin (右大臣, minister of the right) and sadaijin (左大臣, the minister of the left) with two hishimochi (菱餅; diamond-shaped rice cakes) on hishidai (菱台; diamond-shaped stands) in between. Fifth tier: three seated figures between sakura cherry blossom and tachibana citrus trees are helpers or protectors of the emperor and empress known as shichō (仕丁) consisting of nakijōgo (泣き上戸; crying drinker), okorijōgo (怒り上戸; angry drinker) and waraijōgo (笑い上戸; laughing drinker).

Culture
Japanese
Material
cotton fibre, clay, wood and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureN2.742 a-c

Male figure (part a) painted with samurai costume. His right hand is holding an umbrella (parts b-c) while his left hand is held up behind his head. His upper garment is painted orange decorated with a pattern of three short gold lines, and trimmed with light blue. Overtop is painted a dark blue garment coming across over his right shoulder where a pink flower decorates the garment. The clay umbrella top (part b) is yellow, and dark blue attached to a wooden stick (part c) that goes through a hole in his right hand. Both figure and umbrella have been broken and badly repaired. Figure has a metal post protruding from base of one foot (appears to be missing its original base).

Culture
Japanese
Material
clay, paint and wood
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model HouseN2.915

House with garden. The main house has a thatch roof with a dark log on top which has longitudinal sticks attached by four black vertical string ropes. There is a smaller side house to the left of the main house. To the right of the main house there is a tree with a fence in front. Another tree is in the opposite corner. A smaller tree is in front of the tree to the right of the main house. There is a long fence with an opening at the front.

Culture
Japanese
Material
clay, sand, grass, fibre, metal, paper and wood
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotK4.193

Clay pot with a short base, a rounded body, a long neck that tapers towards the opening, and a lip that angles outwards slightly. The base and mouth are painted red, and the neck and top third of the body have an incised leaf-like design with red painted leaves. Some dark grey fire marks overall.

Culture
Barotse
Material
clay and ochre pigment
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToyN2.913

Female figure dressed in blue, black, red, and white robe. Sami-sen player. She is wearing a white hat with two red dots in the middle, and she is holding a long pointed stick in her left arm. Standing on a wood base.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, clay, paint and adhesive
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxN2.1007 a-g

Red lacquered box (part b) and a lid (part a) with overlaid crest designs and a cart. Within the box, there is an ink stone (part c), and a water pot (part e), which each have a fitted place in a frame. An ink stick (part d), with dark blue and gold writing characters on a black background is also included with a small box that has a lid. Two calligraphy brushes are inside with one brush (part f) having a dark brown spotted pattern on a natural brown background with red and green writing characters and a clear lid while the other brush (part g) has white paper with black writing characters wrapped around the end and a retractable lid.

Culture
Japanese
Material
mother of pearl shell, bamboo grass, clay, ink and wood
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace1590/300

Necklace of beads, eight beavers and a George Washington Peace Medal. Necklace strung on string. The pattern starting from the centre back to the medal at bottom centre is one clear bead, one red, one clear, 26 mottled red, a beaver, one blue, three red repeated three times, followed by one blue bead and four red. The medal is oval. Engraved on it is a tree with a First Nations man with pipe and a man of European descent. Engraved below is “George Washington, President 1793”. On the back of the medal is coat-of-arms of the United States, together with engraved motto “e pluribus unum”. Maker’s mark stamped at bottom of medal. Maker’s mark also stamped on each beaver.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal, clay ?, glass ? and fibre
Made in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl2672/1

Circular bowl with dark brown ring-like designs on the interior and exterior, two small loop handles at either side, and a small foot.

Culture
Cypriot
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Cyprus
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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