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DollN3.60 a-b

Doll depicting a female figure (a) carved out of wood with articulated shoulders and ankles. The doll's face and arms are painted white with the hair, eyes and eyebrows painted in white and the mouth painted in red. Her hair is knotted in a bun at the nape of her neck, secured with a long hairpin and covered with a purple ribbon with four coloured ornaments. Over two pairs of white under trousers with a back slit, the outer pair of which is voluminous, she wears a pleated pink skirt (b) opening at the back with a white fine cotton waistband with long ties, and short green jacket fastening with green ribbons tied in a single loop bow. Over these is a full-length green silk gored coat lined with white silk, white cotton cuffs, outer neck facings that are burgundy, white, and pink from the outside in, and burgundy panels under the arms. At the top of the centre back is pasted a white rectangle that is wider at the lower end. The sides of the coat meet at the centre, and it is tied at the top with double ties in a single loop bow, one pair pink and the other burgundy. Below the ties are three spherical buttons with loop buttonholes. She wears shoes with pointed, upturned toes covered in pink fabric and painted with a black linear and loop decoration.

Culture
Korean
Material
wood, paint, silk fibre, cotton fibre, dye, paste adhesive and glass
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2655/171

A red faced mask with a brown curly beard, moustache, eyebrows, and hair. The nostrils are cut out and the eyes are possibly made of glass.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, glass ?, paint and fibre
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2655/147

Overall red devil-like portrait mask. Protruding forehead with tall protruding nose and two holes for nostrils. Below the glass oval-shaped eyeballs are square-shaped cut-outs. At the top of the mask and near the rim are two carved oval shapes, possibly ears. Face has a small circular cut-out mouth and a short protruding bearded chin. Both the mustache and chin are black in colour.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, paint and glass
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch1590/129

Heart-shaped brooch with central cutout and zigzag engraving. Top set with black glass stone. Cross-pin attached to left side. Maker’s mark at lower tip of brooch.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal and glass
Made in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch1590/121

Heart-shaped brooch with cross-pin. Heart-shaped cutout. Feather-like crest on top and an orange stone inserted above the heart cutout. Maker’s mark is stamped on the left side of the heart cutout.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal and glass
Made in
New York, New York, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch1590/120

Heart-shaped brooch with central cutout. Decorative top inset with red glass stone. Perimeter of brooch and heart shape engraved with zigzag lines. Cross-pin. Maker’s mark at upper left of heart.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal and glass
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2655/67 a-c

Devil mask. Black, long-horned mask; horns are removable (parts b-c). Covered with pieces of red foil, three circular pieces of mirror on the cheeks and forehead, and silver pieces of metal on the chin and horns. A baby doll's head with red eyes is attached to the crown of the mask--the head has a rattle inside of it. Pieces of fuzzy brown fabric are used for eyebrows and a mustache. The nose is large, protruding and hooked.

Culture
Mexican
Material
metal, glass, fibre and wood
Made in
Michoacan, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch1590/119

Heart-shaped brooch with floral design on top. Brown glass set in middle of floral design. Engraved decoration on edge of brooch. Zigzag engraving around edge of heart. Cross-pin. Maker’s mark in rectangular cartouche.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal and glass
Made in
Stockbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace1590/101

A necklace of 117 beads, 6 teeth and 7 silver beavers, arranged with a large beaver at centre and 4 beads separating alternating teeth and beavers. Remaining beads all in colour sequence of three of the light-coloured beads alternating with a red bead. Large beaver has cross-hatched tail, engraved fur on body and two holes as nostrils. Three cartouches on body. Remaining beavers each have nose rings and a cartouche on back. Hole drilled at base of each tooth through which they are strung.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
glass, elk tooth, metal and beaver tooth
Made in
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera HatN1.674 b

The folded hat is blue and rectangular, decorated with appliqué and metal-mirrored discs. The hat flares at the top, narrows at the base and folds inwards on both sides. On the front is a large white circle with a bird in the centre in blue, green, black yellow and pink thread. Surrounding the circle are tuffs of white rabbit fur. Around the circle are lotus motifs in silver thread. On the folded sides the bird and lotus motifs are repeated. On the back are lotus motifs in silver and pink thread. Along the bottom of the hat is a silver border with brass discs, edged with purple with traces of gold. Covering the entire surface of the hat are metal discs with mirrored centres. On the inside of the hat is ecru lining, stiffened with cardboard. Two ecru ties are attached.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
cardboard paper, paste adhesive, silk fibre, hemp fibre, dye, silver metal, gold metal, brass metal and glass
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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