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DollEd5.2837

Female doll of wood with round moveable head on cylindrical body. Black stylized hair with top knot and decorations. Crescent eyebrows, crescentic eyes, u-shaped nose, and red lips. Postcard-like kimono glued around body, outside for which has cancelled stamp with postal date, a second postal mark with calligraphy and a message in ink calligraphy, inside of which is white with green lines, two leaves, and calligraphy.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, paint, paper, adhesive and ink
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToolNa1026

Long, round bone segment, tapering at one end. Other end is oval-shaped with flat knob placed on angle. Cancellous textured areas on knob and back of handle. On bone, '25' written in blue ink.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone and ink
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanEg308

Floral shaped paper fan consisting of eight petals outlined in purple with a green stick attached at bottom. On fan's surface is a female, Meenakshi, in a gold robe adorned with a white garland and by striped a garland in green red, orange, black, pink, and white. Her ornamental gold headpiece has white lines and white dots emanating from it into background of blue surrounding her head. Placement of third eye between eyebrows. Female stands in centre of open lotus flowers placed on top of pedestal. Arm on left is raised and hand contains parrot sitting on triangular-shaped object. Arm on right extending down is placed at hip's side. In the right corner is tower of temple. Above tower, white circle is enclosed by red outline and contains green symbols stating 'Arjimikhu Minaksi Tirukkalyanam 27-4-1980'. Below symbols is green rectangle with two green hands encircling object. Three hanging temple lamps with orange, yellow, and red flame surrounded by white light are placed, two on the right and one on left around the central figure. The reverse is decorated with a green repeating pattern of a burning lamp as well as a central red advertisement.

Culture
South India
Material
ink, paper, wood, paint and adhesive
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Balloon ToyEd5.2853

Cellophane package contains one large and three smaller balloons, one yellow and one green plastic ring, one piece of braided shiny orange string, and a blue calligraphy printed label over silver ring. Largest balloon is pink and purple on a white background, next largest balloon is pink and green, third balloon is green and white, and smallest balloon is pink and blue on a white background.

Culture
Japanese
Material
plastic, paper, rubber, fibre and ink
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Balloon ToyEd5.2852

Cellophane package with string tie contains four folded balloons of decreasing size and printed paper labels. Balloons are coloured mostly pink and white, or purple and white.

Culture
Japanese
Material
plastic, rubber, fibre, paper and ink
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WindsockEd5.2851

Carp-shaped windsock, decorated in bright colours has open wired mouth and circular eye rimmed in yellow, black and purple. Gills are yellow, scales are red and edged in white and black. There is a green teardrop-like mark and yellow fan lines on narrowest part of each scale. Straight yellow, red and black lines are painted on the tail.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper, metal, ink and adhesive
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pinwheel ToyEdz1090

Wire frame in shape of t with two cross-pieces; four small pin wheels attached to ends of cross-pieces and one 10.5 cm from bottom of handle. Brass horse with Chinese character on back at top, below which is larger pinwheel with bell at centre, below which is rectangular plaque with four Chinese characters.

Culture
Chinese
Material
metal, plastic, paper, ink and paint
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetIb422

Javanese Wayang Kulit puppet of monkey general. Brown pudgy body with red face, red and white eyes, open mouth with red teeth. Curling black beard and hair; feet set wide apart on red base. Wears yellow, blue, red, headdress; bracelets on wrists and ankles and on upper arms. Necklace extending to waist. Bare upper torso. Wears checked black and white skirt with red lines, blue, green, black, white, flounces going down legs and between legs onto base. Plastic rivets on elbows and shoulders. Green stick ties horn to hands. Support stick goes from head, down body and extends further to a carved pointed end. Paint faded or peeled off in areas. Three fingers missing on one hand. A bird is on hat, and one on his waist sash.

Culture
Javanese
Material
plastic, fibre, paint, ink, water buffalo horn and water buffalo skin
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetEdz1384

A large shadow puppet of a Chinese man. Wearing an elaborate ceremonial hat once red, green, yellow, and pink, now colours faded in most areas. Wearing long oriental style robes with floral decoration on half of the body on the front. Large green sleeves edged with pink. Has black high heeled shoes. Plastic rivets on shoulders, elbows, hands, and knees. One right angled black water buffalo horn stick pointed downwards connected to the hat end with black string. One black horn stick on each hand.

Culture
Chinese
Material
horn, skin, paint, plastic, fibre and ink
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetEdz1383

A large shadow puppet of a male Chinese warrior with a black chin beard and a long black moustache. Floral warrior hat. Wearing long sleeved floral robes with matching trousers. Flowers are pink and yellow with green leaves. Edges of sleeves and trouser bottoms are black as are his shoes. Plastic rivets at shoulders, elbows, hands, hips, and knees. One handling stick is at an angle facing down tied to the ear and the hat.

Culture
Chinese
Material
skin, horn, fibre, ink, plastic and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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