• Results (128)
  • Search

Item Search

The item search helps you look through the thousands of items on the RRN and find exactly what you’re after. We’ve split the search into two parts, Results, and Search Filters. You’re in the results section right now. You can still perform “Quick searches” from the menu bar, but if you’re new to the RRN, click the Search tab above and use the exploratory search.

View Tutorial

Log In to see more items.

DollEd1.147

Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Rear view of is depicted with the face turned to the left side of the figure which is made of cloth lightly padded to give a three-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth with painted details. Hands are made of paper. Face is made of white silk. Wearing a large hat shaped like a rounded triangle with an apex at the top, and a scalloped rim of dark yellow linen, a loose grey-beige silk jacket, loose grey silk trousers, and yellow sandals. Two pieces of white flannel edged with light red-pink silk thread with a loop of the same thread at the top are sewn to the paper backing.

Culture
Korean
Material
paper, flax fibre, adhesive, silk fibre, cotton fibre and paint
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
DollEd1.146

Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Rear view is depicted with the face turned to the left side of the figure which is made of cloth lightly padded to give a three-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth with painted details. Hands are made of paper. Face is made of white silk. Wearing a large hat shaped like a rounded triangle with an apex at the top, and a scalloped rim of dark yellow linen, a loose grey silk jacket, loose white cotton trousers tied at the ankles with yellow-green thread, and yellow sandals. Two pieces of white and blue flannel edged with green silk thread with a loop of the same thread at the top are sewn to the paper backing.

Culture
Korean
Material
paint, silk fibre, flax fibre, adhesive, cotton fibre and paper
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
RobeSf879

A purple, gold and silver knee-length vestment with open sides. The purple fabric has floral designs woven in floating purple threads and overlain with another series of floral designs woven in gold and silver threads. Applied bands of woven of golden threads edge the garment and divide it into three vertical panels. The garment is lined and interlined with firm fabric which appears to be newer.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
cotton fibre, flax fibre, silver metal, gold metal and silk fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Sled CarvingNa678 a-f

Dog sled carving (part a) with five dogs (parts b-f). Sled made of two long runners across which are tied eight crosspieces with thread pulled through holes on runners. Linen fabric supports a seal covered by a sealskin, all bound to sled by leather strips. Leather harness secures dogs, all with straight legs and dark eyes, to the sled.

Culture
Inuit
Material
leather skin, cotton fibre, flax fibre and walrus tusk
Made in
Broughton Island, Nunavut, Canada and Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
DollEd1.143

Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Front view is depicted of the figure which is made of cloth lightly padded to give a three-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth with painted details. Hands are made of paper. Face is made of white silk. Wearing yellow sandals, leggings, white trousers, a robe of dark yellow linen, and belted under the arms with a ribbon of the same. Face is partly covered by a large hat of the same material shaped like a rounded triangle with an apex at the top. Carrying a screen on two paper handles. Two pieces of white flannel hemmed in light red-pink silk with a loop of the same at the top are sewn to the paper backing.

Culture
Korean
Material
paper, cotton fibre, flax fibre, adhesive, silk fibre and paint
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
DollEd1.142

Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Front view is depicted of the figure which is made of cloth lightly padded to give a three-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth with painted details. Hands are made of paper. Face is made of white silk. Wearing yellow sandals, leggings, white trousers, a robe of dark yellow linen, and belted under the arms with a ribbon of the same. Face is partly covered by a large hat of the same material shaped like a rounded triangle with an apex at the top. Carrying a screen on two paper handles. Two pieces of white flannel hemmed in light green silk with a loop of mint green at the top are sewn to the paper backing. The left foot has a dark line vertically along the middle.

Culture
Korean
Material
flax fibre, adhesive, silk fibre, cotton fibre, paint and paper
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
BasketIj4

A flat plaited basket with a rectangular shape. Made from dried flax leaves. Terminal edges at bottom and around inside 2 cm. from the top are plaited together to form a strong ridge. Two plaited handles are attached at mid-point to inside top ridge, one at either sides. Body of basket is flat-plaited; ridges are oval. Handles are round.

Culture
Maori
Material
flax leaf
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
SnowshoesNa721 a-b

Two piece wood frame construction with three wooden crossbars. Pointed heel and toe, with the toe sharply bent, starting at the top cross-bar. Toe piece is open, otherwise hexagonal hide netting covers the spaces between the bars. Centre netting is attached around the frame, over cloth and leather. Diagonal strips cross over and under the horizontal strips in all sections, except adjacent to the toe hole. The section above and below the toe and foot section attach through the holes in the frame, to the outside. A hide strip runs the length of the outside, for these sections. The bent toe section has a hide strip which attaches through the side, on the inside to the bottom of the frame. Hide strips hold the toe and tail ends through holes in the top and the inside of the frame. 'b' has copper wire at the bottom lashing.

Culture
Cree
Material
wood, flax fibre, metal and rawhide skin
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
HookC1159

Curved barbed metal hook fastened to a braided line.

Culture
Maori
Material
iron metal and flax fibre
Made in
Taranaki, New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
HookC1162

Rounded wooden shaft decorated with abalone shell inlay along the inner concave curve. Barb is secured with a twisted string. Has no leader.

Culture
Maori
Material
flax fibre, human bone, wood and abalone shell
Made in
North Island, New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record