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Blouse2589/1 a

Long cotton blouse that is part of a wedding outfit (with 2589/1 b,c,d,e-f,g,h,i-j). It is trimmed with white and pink lace around the collar and the cuffs. The front of the blouse has pleats and a snap-close front.

Culture
Serbian
Material
dye, metal, copper metal ?, cotton fibre and silk fibre
Made in
Serbia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Money2704/10

Manilla. C-shaped, round, metal band, with flattened, circular ends.

Culture
West African
Material
copper alloy metal
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Money2704/9

Manilla. C-shaped, round metal band, with flattened, circular ends.

Culture
West African
Material
copper alloy metal
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Armband2704/21

Large, long metal armband with central geometric incised design on both the surface and flanking the slit opening on the underside. In between the design are incised horizontal lines bordered by a braided-like pattern. The ends are slightly flared.

Culture
Edo ?
Material
copper alloy metal
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BucketCi11 a-b

Bucket (a) and lid (b). The bucket has a cylindrical body that flares at the top and bottom, and is widest at the bottom of the base. A handle of bent copper is fastened to the body with a copper loop and rivets at each end. The handle is engraved with a series of lines in a zigzag pattern as well as dots and circles. The body is hammered and incised in horizontal bands of geometric and intertwined guilloché designs. The lid is slightly convex with a knob at the top centre and is decorated with concentric bands of floral and geometric pattern.

Culture
Turkish ?
Material
copper metal and silver alloy metal ?
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Feast DishA1785

Carved wooden, oval shaped dish (łuk’wa) with centre concavity. Made from a single piece of wood, the bowl represents the upper body of a killer whale. One end has the whale’s head in red and black, carved in shallow relief with its mouth open. On the sides, below the mouth is the blowhole, cutout and outlined in red. Behind the hole are the side fins incised with horizontal lines. At the opposite end is a crouched male figure with his head facing upwards and its arms outstretched holding onto the back of the killer whale. The figure has black hair, a black belt and wrist bands. (Repaired with copper wire).

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, cedar wood and copper metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeK4.267 a-b

Knife and sheath (parts a-b) consisting of a wooden sheath (part b) decorated with brass tacks and wrapped with thin copper wire. A protrusion with a hole through it near the top of the sheath appears to be part of the carrying apparatus. The wooden sword handle (part a) is narrow in the middle and flares toward either end.

Culture
Shona ?
Material
copper metal, wood and brass metal
Made in
Mashonaland, Zimbabwe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1444/20

Small, rectangular shaped bag made of a long piece of fabric folded and sewn along the sides. The opening has a drawstring closure and a braided strap on either side that is tied together at the top. The drawstring has a copper(?) coin attached through a circle hole in the metal. The bag is decorated with stripes of embroidered geometric designs in orange, blue, yellow, dark green and beige.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian
Material
cotton fibre, copper metal ? and dye
Made in
West Timor, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentK2.47

Ornament composed of twisted bands of copper and iron bent into a c shape with knobs at the ends.

Culture
Hausa
Material
copper metal and iron metal
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentM5.19

Silver plated copper chain and cross pendant in the form of an elaborate three barred Russian Orthodox cross, hung on a heavy scrollwork chain. The pendant is circular in shape with a scalloped edge and circles on the middle of edge. The inner portion has heart-like shaped cutouts that gives the centre its cross-like appearance.

Culture
Russian ?
Material
silver metal and copper metal
Made in
Russia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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