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Burlap rice sack printed in red and black on both sides. One side is covered with printing identifying the weight, type, and brand of rice (25 lbs, extra fancy long grain, and "Empire Rice," respectively). The other side has several characters and the inscription "The Canada Rice Mills Ltd Vancouver, B.C." printed along the bottom.
Rectangular sheet of light brown fabric with a repeating printed image of a black Northwest coast style bear imposed over uneven blue geometric shapes. Paper tag attached.
Set of brushes with stem (?) handles and hair bristles: a) brush with white bristles formed into a stiff conical shape with the name of the owner incised into the handle in Chinese characters in blue and red; b) brush with white and black bristles, a plastic sticker printed with a design in blue, red, gold and silver on the end, and the name of the owner incised into the handle in Chinese characters in blue and red; c) brush with light brown bristles stained with black ink at the tips and the name of the owner incised into the handle in Chinese characters in blue and red; d) brush with white bristles stained black with ink; e) brush with a light brown shaft and off-white bristles and the name of the owner incised into the handle in white Chinese characters; f) brush with light and dark brown bristles, the remains of a sticker design in blue, gold, red and silver at the end, and the name of the owner incised into the handle in Chinese characters in blue and red; g) brush with a slightly curved handle, white bristles formed into a stiff conical shape, and the name of the owner incised into the handle in Chinese characters in blue and red; h) conical brass cap for part c; i) conical brass cap for part g.
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.
Seal carved from one piece of beige and black agate with a tree, a rock, a fisherman, and a boat depicted on one side in relief and emphasized with paint (?). The seal has a rounded top, a rectangular box-shaped body and a seal surface carved with Chinese characters.
Set of five bookmarks (parts a-e), with landscape scenes on the bottom left side and black characters on the top right side, packed in a paper envelope (part f). Part a shows a river bend with a tree in the foreground; it has a pink ribbon; part b shows a yellow and red building complex; it has a purple ribbon; part c shows a seascape with a downward tapering object in the foreground; it has a red ribbon; part d shows a simple seascape; it has a yellow ribbon; part e shows a hill top with a lighthouse; it has a green ribbon; and part f shows a downward tapering object within a turquoise semi-circle on the upper left side, two fish within a turquoise semi-circle on the lower right side, and white Japanese characters between the two semi-circles on a brown background.
Piece of unbleached cotton, torn to form a square. Long loop of cotton twill tape tied to one corner. Characters in black and blue ink at centre. Colour: off-white.
A book (part a) and a feather (part b). The book (part a) has a brown cover and a title of 'W'iigyet's Journey' in black on the front. The pages are white with black lettering and artwork in red and black. A few pages have 'pop-up' artwork. Sections include the following: 'Introduction', 'W'ii Gyet's First Home', 'Feast of the Sun for The Creatures of the Forest', and 'Acknowledgements'. The book is signed and dated on the last page: 'Limited Edition of 10 / W'ii Gyet's Journey / August 2002 / Author / Artist Doreen Jensen / Collaborator / Paper Engineer cindy chan piper / Date December 2002 Edition No. 10'. The dark grey feather (part b) is attached to a twisted cedar bark cord and acts as a bookmark.
Cream-coloured box-like folder (part a) made of card stock with gold embossing on the spine: "HANDMADE PAPERS OF THE WORLD 9: Spain--23: Australia TAKEO CO., LTD." Folder is filled with large samples of handmade paper from around the world (parts c-lll); information concerning the originating country, name of paper, materials used, name of paper manufacturer, size in millimeters, and number within the overall paper collection is printed in black ink at the bottom of each sample. Finer, more fragile samples are enclosed in stiff paper folders with circular windows cut into the front and back; information printed along the bottom of the paper sample is repeated along the bottom front edge of the folders. Part b is an index listing all the paper samples in order according to their numeric designation.
Rectangular piece of red paper with printed gold ink Chinese text and images. The image at the centre is of a horse flanked by two people who are facing inward and one of which is holding out a round object in one hand.