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SwordM4.28

Metal sword consisting of a long silver blade engraved with decorative Arabic inscription. Silver hilt. The handle has two green wooden panels with gold and black inlayed circles separated by a piece of silver with floral detailing.

Culture
Turkish ?
Material
gold metal, wood, steel metal and silver metal
Made in
Turkey ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SheathM4.25

Triangular shaped sheath formed by two pieces of wood bound together with black leather and banded on the top with metal painted with gold leaf design. Metal strip has a loop.

Culture
Persian
Material
leather skin, metal, wood, fibre, paint and gold metal
Made in
Iran
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pendant3639/2

Gold pendant brooch on a box chain with a spring ring clasp. Pendant brooch is thin, and shaped like a bird with formline design elements throughout. Bird has it's head turned to face backward, over it's body; tail feathers pointed down, and wings tucked along back. Round hinge and safety catch clasp across back of brooch, extending from bird's neck to wings. "KSAN- 18K. E.D.M." inscribed upside down along back of pendant brooch.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
gold metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch3639/4 a-b

Gold frog brooch (part a) that rests on a glass base (part b). Frog has large circular eyes, and wide mouth and nose; surface of body is textured. Front legs are curved outward from front of body; back legs are partially bent. Back right leg is held close to body and back left is pushed out; all webbed feet are fully extended. Ridges carved in relief along back of frog, depicting motion; similar ridges carved along feet, to depict webbing. Body is hollow; brooch has a round hinge and safety catch clasp on back, extending diagonally from the frog's front right leg to back left leg. Artist signature carved into chin of frog. Base made of thick rectangular, and light blue glass; top is frosted. Lily pad design carved into top right corner of holder, with ripples across entire surface; cut out for brooch in centre of lily pad.

Culture
Haida
Material
gold metal and glass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet3639/1

Open-backed, engraved gold bracelet; background is cross-hatched. Central design consists of a circular face with a protruding nose and mouth; squat and elongated U-forms extend from all sides of face on bracelet band. All U-forms are filled with formline design elements. Face framed on either side with three additional figures made up of formline design elements; two in horizontal orientation, third in vertical. Largest figures are crouched on all fours and facing central design; smaller figures crouched on backs of large ones and facing sides of bracelet. Vertical figures have their heads tilted upward. Interior is undecorated; "EM- 20K" inscribed upside down along interior.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
gold metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet3640/2

Gold bracelet with American eagle and foliate motif.

Culture
Haida: Kaigani
Material
gold metal
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet3640/1

Gold bracelet with deer and foliate motif.

Culture
Haida: Kaigani
Material
gold metal
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Amulet Necklace3596/3

Silver amulet holder necklace or head ornament; decorated with circular and triangular gold plates and carnelians throughout. Main pendant consists of a hollow rectangle-like tube with a triangle on top. Tube has cylindrical protrusions on either side and strands of bells hanging along the bottom edge; triangle topped with a pronged finial. Similar prong shapes on either side of triangle with rings along top edge, for necklace chain to hook to. Chain has six decorative charms; three on either side. Four carnelians sit in raised bezels on main pendant and one on each charm. Gold plates are decorated with floral, linear, and dot motifs; designs are stamped on. Back of amulet is undecorated.

Culture
Turkmen
Material
silver metal, gold metal and carnelian mineral
Made in
Afghanistan ? or Turkmenistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dragon Robe3550/1

Dark red robe with a round neck, long sleeves, hoof cuffs, and a side opening with gold frog closures. There are slits in the centre front and back. Collar, side opening and cuffs are bordered with black and trimmed with dark gold floral motifs. Dragons, clouds and waves embroidered in silver throughout borders. The front, back and upper sleeves of the robe have five-toed dragon, pearl, fish, cloud, crane, gourd, mountain, Taoist symbols, and floral motifs; all done in silver embroidery. The lower sleeves are black and decorated with silver lines; cuffs and lower sleeves edged with a gold braid. Inner lining of cuffs is dark blue silk with circular symbols embroidered throughout; the rest of robe interior is plain light blue silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
gold metal, fibre, silver metal, silk fibre, metal and dye
Made in
Sichuan, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Qur'an3397/2

Illuminated Qur’an, with naskh script written in black ink and pages edged with gold leaf. Covers and spine made of black leather, with raised floral and curvilinear motifs throughout. Long oval in centre of each cover, with stamped motifs. Spine is undecorated. Flap closure attached to back cover. Flap lined in dark red cloth, covers lined with blue-grey paper. Each page of the Qur’an has lines of script, with circular motifs throughout sentences, bordered by simple red, black and gold lines. The first two pages are highly decorated. Motifs done in gold and blue, with pink, yellow, red and grey-green highlights throughout. Designs include plain lines, curvilinear lines, flowers, and hearts. Pink, blue and gold decorative bands divide sections of text. Some pages have floral and star-like designs along the edges. Designs done in pink, green, blue, yellow and gold.

Culture
Ottoman ?
Material
paper, ink, paint, gold metal, leather skin and fibre
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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