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Flat FanEd1.189

A flat inverted u-shaped fan on a frame of very finely split bamboo radiating out from the centre of the flat edge at the handle. Each bamboo strip is bent back in a wide u-shape. Fan is covered on both sides with paper, and is lacquered red with a black edge, a small black design like an airplane, and a black design like a paper cut around the handle. Painted orange around the handle. Straight wood handle is painted black, split for insertion of the fan, and fastened with two tin rivets.

Culture
Korean
Material
bamboo grass, paper, wood, metal, lacquer, paint and rice paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SnowshoesN2.191 a-b

Pair of snowshoes, each made of two light brown wood sticks, stripped of bark and bent into a U-shape. The two U's are bound together facing each other, the ends overlapping and forming an ellipse. The binding is composed of four strips of light yellow wood, steam-bent and knotted, one around each end of each U, and two kinds of plant fibre cord, one used as lashing across centre of ellipse and the other loosely tied around the former. Between the overlapping ends of the U's are wood wedges.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, fibre and grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanEd5.1523

Folding fan with thirty-eight inner ribs of split bamboo and two aluminum parent ribs. Covered with silver/white paper on both sides, one side having an irregular green stripe along lower edge of paper, with light green and white squares enclosing dots, and other side having the same along the upper edge of the edge of the paper. White plastic rivet through which is threaded a grey/green silk cord 18cm long (double), knotted, on which is threaded a green plastic bead.

Culture
Japanese
Material
plastic, silk fibre, adhesive, ink, paper, aluminium metal ? and bamboo grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanEd5.1520

Closing fan with twenty-eight inner ribs of split bamboo and two bamboo parent ribs. Covered with paper on both sides, one side white, the other white edges with silver, painted with orange butterfly over wave-like design in blue, light green and speckled silver and black. Threaded through rivet is a light green silk cord 8.5cm. long, (doubled) knotted, on which is strung an imitation pearl.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper, adhesive, silk fibre, plastic, paint and bamboo grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffIb262 a-b

Bamboo staff with a carved wood top (part a) and base (part b). The top (part a) is removable and carved to a point, underneath which, there are eleven carved rings with the first, fourth, and seventh being quite elaborated. The top fits into the shaft with an uncarved cylindrical tang. Top third of the bamboo (part b) is plain with two woven bamboo rings. The bottom third is decorated in sixteen rings of geometric and floral representations in reddish brown. Base is carved and painted in white. String is at the bottom of the shaft, by the base.

Culture
Dayak
Material
wood, bamboo grass, paint, fibre and lacquer
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanEd5.1519

Flat fan, ellipse shaped in outline, with frame of very fine split bamboo. Both sides covered with white paper with sparkly white whorl pattern, edges bound with silver paper. One side painted with two dragon flies in black and grey. Straight bamboo handle, natural colour.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, paint, adhesive, mica mineral, paper and bamboo grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanEd5.1518

Paper hand fan with a bifurcated bamboo handle, bamboo ribs, a flaring trapezoid-shape with one curved side, and light yellow trim. The design consists of a painted image in grey, brown and black depicting a landscape and a boat. Seal in red in bottom left-hand corner. Flat yellow silk cord inserted through cleft in handle.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bamboo grass, adhesive, silk fibre, watercolour paint and paper
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanEd5.1517

Paper hand fan with a bifurcated bamboo handle, bamboo ribs, a flaring trapezoid-shape, and light yellow trim. The design consists of a painted image in grey, brown and blue depicting a landscape, a boat and a person. Seal with single character in red in bottom right corner. Yellow paper border around edge and at handle base. Flat orange silk cord inserted through cleft in handle.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper, watercolour paint, adhesive and bamboo grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordEj138 a-b

Sword (a) with brown wooden hilt and handle with hexagonal brass ring edge; pointed lip edge and rounded brass insert on both sides; half pear shaped steel blade. Scabbard (b) of two pieces of wood held together by raffia and cotton braided rope with four tassels. Brown upper border with raised square halfway where it is held in place by circular centre of four petal design. Brown curved border with linear design decoration.

Culture
Malay
Material
steel metal, grass, paint, cotton fibre, brass metal and wood
Made in
Asia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanEd5.1462

Folding paper fan with tan bamboo ribs. Both sides of the fan are covered with white paper and has a painted circular design on the front and back. A white plastic pin holds the ribs together at one end.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper, adhesive, ink, plastic and bamboo grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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