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Offering PaperEdz1172

Paper offering composed of a piece of off-white paper with an image depicting a four-legged spotted animal, a bearded male figure with a staff, plant and geometric motifs as well as Chinese characters inside a border of stylized flowers with a scroll at the top that is divided in three, each cell containing a Chinese character; superimposed over the image is a square of foil that has been painted (?) over with orange to make it appear gold. The central piece of paper is flanked by two pieces of rectangular beige paper, and all three pieces are folded over a piece of brown paper. Slight overall dish shape.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, metal, ink and paint ?
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Offering PaperEdz1174

Paper offering composed of a piece of off-white paper with an image depicting a four-legged spotted animal, a bearded male figure with a staff, plant and geometric motifs as well as Chinese characters inside a border of stylized flowers with a scroll at the top that is divided in three, each cell containing a Chinese character, all superimposed over a square of foil that has been painted (?) over with orange to make it appear gold. The central piece of paper is flanked by two pieces of rectangular beige paper, and all three pieces are folded over a piece of brown paper. Slight overall dish shape.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, ink, metal and paint ?
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BookN1.549

A paper book with an off-white cover. Cover has a design in blue consisting of a boy, and a girl with a dog, Chinese characters and in English, "MADE IN CHINA". The pages consist of blank squares for writing.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, ink ? and fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OfferingB537 j

Offering comprising a piece of rectangular off-white paper printed with two sets of Chinese characters meaning good luck, each set of characters surrounded in a border.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper and ink
Made in
Cambodia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ManuscriptB563

Book of St. Matthew written in Tamil. Pages are made of palm leaf with a hole through which string is threaded to wrap around the book. Nine pages have writing on both sides, one page has writing on one side and one outer page is blank.

Culture
Tamil
Material
palm leaf, fibre and ink
Made in
Tamil Nadu, India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure1766/11 a-g

Ten figures representing people on a wood base. Facial features are outlined with red, and black. Table, and its accessories are accented with red and black. The main scene (part a) consists of a figure seated behind a table with a figure standing to his left and two captives kneeling before him. The wood base has many metal bits protruding, indicating the various detached standing figures (parts b-g). Part b: a man with his hands through a board; c: a man wearing a top-like hat while holding a red and black wood paddle in his right hand; d: a man wearing a rounded hat while holding a short stick in his left hand; e: a man wearing a rounded hat with both his hands flaring outward at his sides; f: a man wearing a top-like hat while holding a short red stick in his right hand; and g: a man with the top of his head flattened and his hands flaring outward at an angle from his sides.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, metal and ink ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BookN2.1019

Bound white paper book with orange characters and an orange drawing of a rooster on the cover; book is composed of colour plates showing various drawings by Japanese school children.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper and ink
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BookN2.760

Paper booklet bound with purple cord tied through two holes along the spine. Cover features images of two kimono-clad women, a figure carrying a bundle atop their head, and two kokeshi dolls; an image of a bird adorns the back cover. Title is given as: "Melodies of Japanese Folk Song". Published by The Nippon Times Ltd., Tokyo. Compiled by Ryutaro Hattori, translated by Iwao Matsuhara.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper, fibre, ink and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoes2668/18 a-b

Pair of green and white women's shoes (parts a and b). Wide opening at the top. Fabric around opening is higher at the heel than at the toe. Large green pom-pom of gathered fibre threads are attached to the toe. A thick green band is wrapped around the lower portion of the shoe and is embellished by scrolled designs made with silver and white sequin beads. Fibre cording is looped through an opening at the top of the shoe to be wrapped around the ankle. On the inside of each shoe, there are handwritten Chinese characters in blue.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre, skin, paint and ink
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Almanac BookEdz1126

Book with image on front of four pink flowers and one yellow flower with Chinese characters inside three pink circles, four figures with red bats over their heads, and four rows of black Chinese characters inside a pink rectangle. The back cover is red with black Chinese characters, and the spine is metallic green and gold with red and gold Chinese characters bordered with metallic red on either side. The book is bound with red fibre string, and the pages of the book are beige paper with text and images printed in black ink.

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