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QuiverC1289 a-l

A quiver (part a) with eleven slim plain shafts (parts b-l) that have elaborately barbed points. The quiver (part a) is carved with geometric linear and 'x' designs. Part b: plain broken shaft having four joint parts; c: plain broken shaft having two joint parts with fibre wrapped around the upper end and a long dark point that has an elongated pyramidal tip with four upraised bands around its base; d: plain shaft with fibre wrapped around both ends and a long dark point that has an elongated pyramidal tip with four upraised bands around its base; e: plain shaft with fibre wrapped around both ends and a long dark point that has an elongated pyramidal tip with multiple sets of three and four upraised bands around it; f: plain shaft with fibre wrapped around the upper end and a long dark point that has an elongated pyramidal tip with one upraised bands around its base; g: plain shaft with fibre wrapped around both ends and a long dark point that has an elongated pyramidal tip with one upraised bands around its base; h: plain shaft with fibre wrapped around both ends and a long dark point that has an elongated pyramidal tip with singular sets of upraised bands around it; i: plain shaft with fibre wrapped around both ends and a long dark point; j: plain shaft with fibre wrapped around both ends and a long dark point that has an elongated pyramidal tip with singular sets of upraised bands around it; k: plain shaft with fibre wrapped around both ends and a long dark point that has an elongated pyramidal tip with one upraised bands around its base; and l: plain shaft with fibre wrapped around both ends and a long dark point.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
stem ?, wood, fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatA7305

An off-white skin hat that has a long bristle-like red tassel at one end and is painted with human faces and animals with bark and yarn decoration. The top of the hat has a central green turtle outlined by red with an inward pointing triangle at either end and a black line that has green diagonal lines at either side. Under the tassel, around the side, there is a human face that has tapering oval red in black eyes with black brows above that have red lashes, a light blue nose, and a tapering oval red in black mouth. Around the rest of the sides, there are the following: a human face that has tapering oval red in black eyes with black and red brows above, a black nose, and a tapering oval red in black mouth; and an animal that has a green and yellow centred body outlined by black with circular yellow eyes and a red mouth. Decorated all around the sides with cedar bark along the top and red yarn around the bottom.

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
skin, bark, swamp grass, wool fibre, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BrushN1.220 a-c

Set of three brushes: a-b) two brushes with wide off-white bristles (the bristles of part a are stained light pink), a black wood ferrule with incised lines that tapers towards the cylindrical bamboo handle that has a piece of paper with a printed image of a bird and Chinese characters and a length of twined and knotted fibre threaded through a hole in the handle near the end; c) a brush with short black bristles, a cylindrical bamboo handle with a black end and a short loop of woven black fibre attached to the end. Each brush has incised characters on the handle shaft near the end: the lettering on parts a and b are in red, and on part c it is in black.

Culture
Chinese
Material
hair, bamboo grass, wood ?, paint ?, fibre, paper and ink
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera FlagN1.841 e

Triangular flag of orange damask with border of metallic braid and jagged, flame-shaped turquoise damask. Curved bamboo staff rises from a golden handle with either a white or pale green fringe. Flag sits just above the handle. Pink casing for staff.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
bamboo grass, silk fibre, cotton fibre, gold metal, wood ?, gesso ?, paint and metal
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera FlagN1.841 d

Triangular flag of orange damask with border of metallic braid and jagged, flame-shaped turquoise damask. Curved bamboo staff rises from a golden handle with either a white or pale green fringe. Flag sits just above the handle. Pink casing for staff.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
bamboo grass, silk fibre, cotton fibre, gold metal, wood ?, gesso ?, paint and metal
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera FlagN1.841 c

Triangular flag of orange damask with border of metallic braid and jagged, flame-shaped turquoise damask. Curved bamboo staff rises from a golden handle with either a white or pale green fringe. Flag sits just above the handle. Pink casing for staff.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
bamboo grass, silk fibre, cotton fibre, gold metal, wood ?, gesso ?, paint and metal
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera FlagN1.840 e

Triangular flag of turquoise damask with border of metallic braid and jagged, flame-shaped orange damask. Double, curved bamboo staff rises from a golden handle with a pink fringe. Flag sits just above the handle. Pink casing for staff.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
metal, bamboo grass, silk fibre, cotton fibre, gold metal, wood ?, gesso ? and paint
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera FlagN1.840 d

Triangular flag of turquoise damask with border of metallic braid and jagged, flame-shaped orange damask. Double, curved bamboo staff rises from a golden handle with a pink fringe. Flag sits just above the handle. Pink casing for staff.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
bamboo grass, silk fibre, cotton fibre, gold metal, wood ?, gesso ?, paint and metal
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera FlagN1.840 c

Triangular flag of turquoise damask with border of metallic braid and jagged, flame-shaped orange damask. Double, curved bamboo staff rises from a golden handle with a pink fringe. Flag sits just above the handle. Pink casing for staff.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
bamboo grass, silk fibre, cotton fibre, gold metal, wood ?, gesso ?, paint and metal
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TrapC894 a-b

Trap made from shafts of bamboo split into multiple strips and held together with bark strand lashings to form a cavity at the centre with two pieces of wood lashed across the bottom where there is an opening. A wooden float with tapered ends is attached to one side to act as a float. A second float (part b) is detached from the object.

Culture
Tahitian
Material
wood, bark and bamboo grass
Made in
“Society Islands: Tahiti” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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