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Shadow PuppetEfg76

Untanned leather cutout, translucent with red and black pattern painted on one side supported by split bamboo rod which is fastened with four cord ties. Patterned with a human-like moustached figure holding a coiled serpent on its left arm (as used) and a pyramid shaped object in its raised right hand. Figure is in profile, but two round eyes are frontal. Nose is hooked with a bird-like beak and mouth shows one prominent fang. Two feathered wings extend behind shoulders. Clothed with high headdress, trousers and body and limb jewelry. Shown in motion with extended legs. An object with two flower-like wheels lies between feet, the wheel pattern is repeated at waist level. Behind the figure the fanged serpent with extruded tongue is patterned with flecked scales and a row of red hearts. The wings, headdress and other prominent features are perforated by closely spaced round, oblong and triangular holes.

Culture
North India
Material
bamboo grass, goat skin ? and paint
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brush573/1

Bamboo brush with white coloured hair bristles. Eight bamboo pieces are attached together and at the top corners, the outer bamboo pieces are cut on the diagonal. Chinese characters are written down either side.

Culture
Chinese
Material
bamboo grass, paint ?, adhesive and hair ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerEdz1386

A cylindrical container carved with expansive landscape scenery all around.

Culture
Chinese
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb7.329 a-b

Small round twined basket with a lid (part b), wider at the base. Base (part a) radiates from a central point. Reinforced row of stitching demarcates the base from the sides. Walls decorated with two raised rows of wrapped stitches. In between the rows, there are eighteen, two to three, raised stitched segments. Rim has warps bent to the right and secured with a single row of twining. Flat lid with side has a central design that consists of two concentric circles surrounded by nine to ten segments. Reinforced row of stitching demarcates the top of the lid from the sides. Rim of the lid is finished the same as the basket.

Culture
Tsimshian ?
Material
root ?, bark ?, dye and grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb22.86

Round basket with flared walls. Base and walls are decorated. Base has 2 bands of dark brown with the outer most band extending up the wall to an openwork band, with a third brown band above. Ten diagonal design of red and faded pink stitches are on the 2 brown bands on wall. Two re-shaped handles extend upwards from rim. Reinforced rim appears to be braided.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
cedar bark, grass ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb7.328

Twined round basket with a square base and a circular mouth. Base is plaited with four rows of brown twining demarcating the base from the sides. Walls in plain twining are decorated with two rows of red-brown twining and eight geometric designs in the shape of orange and red parallelograms. Rim is folded over and secured with a row of twining.

Culture
Tsimshian ?
Material
grass, dye, palm leaf and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb7.326

Rectangular shaped, flattened basket, with decorated walls and two handles. Base in checker work plaiting with seven rows of yellow-brown decoration. Sides are decorated with six bands of diagonal plaiting in yellow-brown and black. Decorative band around the top of the basket in light brown and dark brown. Twining rim appears braided. Handles, three ply twisted cedar, are slotted through the sides one-third of the way down and knotted inside.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
cedar bark, dye and grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure1058/2

Wooden, angular figure of a horse with mane and tail made of dried grass plugged into two holes at mane and one at tail; a saddle is on its back. The horse is allover white with painted decoration of floral motif at chest; blue and gold decoration at saddle; red bridle on head; pink with silver decoration on rear; red wavy decoration on hind legs.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, grass ? and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb7.325

Cylindrical basket. Base warps radiate from a small cedar bark square with a twined bottom. Sides are decorated with a band consisting of seven rows of twining with purple on the inside fading to a yellow-brown on the outside. Rim is reinforced with bundle wrapped with grass material.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
grass ?, palm leaf and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb7.323

Cylindrical basket with slightly flaring walls. Base warps radiate from a central point. Base is decorated with band of three rows of light red strands. Walls are decorated with three bands: the top band consists of one row of dark brown, one row of light-red and light yellow-brown alternating, and one row of dark-brown and light brown alternating. The remaining two bands consist of yellow grass woven through light brown warp strands with row of dark brown, a row of light red and light yellow-brown alternating and a row of dark brown and light yellow-brown alternating above and below the yellow grass strand. Rim is folded over and secured with row of twining.

Culture
Tsimshian ?
Material
root ?, grass and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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