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Paper Money555/5

Dark brownish-purple coloured Japanese paper currency displayed in cream coloured paper scrapbook. Secured on page with black corner tabs and placed under strand of white fibre cording. Denomination is five yen. Two large Japanese characters are at either end of the bill and there is a blank space in between them. There is a number "5" in each corner closer towards the centre of bill.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper and ink
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Printing Block1223/1

A small rectangular wooden printing block, carved with vertical lines of writing characters.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
wood and ink
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure946/28

Miniature human figure standing on tiptoe in a tapering vertical cage. Top of cage is flat with a small hole for the figure's neck to pass through, leaving the head outside the top of the structure. Inscription on bottom reads: "Method of hanging or execution."

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, paint, adhesive and ink
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving946/27

Miniature wooden carving of two men carrying a litter with a single passenger. The litter has one curtained window in the front and two smaller windows on the sides, a square roof with a curved front edge, and a decorative point in the centre of the roof. The men carrying the litter wear long-sleeved shirts and short pants. The carving is mounted on a flat rectangular base with an inscription on the bottom: "Parlor car."

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, fibre, metal, ink and paint
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving946/14

Water buffalo pulling plow led by man, set on wooden board. Thread runs from man to buffalo to plow.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, ink, paint, metal and fibre
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotEdz1406 a-b

Tubular shaped pot with body indented from base. Lid is the same width as the base. Outer surface and lid are engraved with scrimshaw technique. Scene of mountains, willow tree, dragon and human on outside. Lid has a circle with figure in boat. Circle is surrounded by a circle of joo head design.

Culture
Chinese
Material
elephant ivory and ink
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowA9260

Arrow consisting of long cylindrical wooden shaft with notches and wrapped sinew at each end. At the base end of the shaft are three strips of dark grey feather, each approximately 13.5 cm long, secured to the shaft with sinew. The sinew at one end is coming unraveled due to the lack of metal point.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo: Kwantlen
Material
wood, ink, sinew and feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tlingit Young WolfNb11.337

Small wolf mask with a long rounded snout pointed upwards. The lips and nose are painted red while the rest of the face and throat is green. The oval black eyes are painted in a natural coloured relief. A black band curves around framing the face. The ears are red and oval. Above the black band there is a natural coloured rim and a circlet of painted black and red oblong shapes. On the reverse ‘Tlingit Young Wolf' and ' J. David 80’ are printed.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Tla-o-qui-aht
Material
cedar wood, graphite mineral, ink and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SariEf389

A long unconstructed silk rectangle with sheer plain weave has supplementary weft border patterns. The ends are machine stitched. The selvedge edge is dark green. At the hem, there are three rows of double gold-coloured octagons, single octagons, and arches, and three rows of red-black centred squares. At the waist, there is one row of double gold-coloured octagons and two rows of small red-black centred squares. At the ends, there are woven yellow, green, and white stripes. At the lower corner on the left, there is a merchant's name ("UTTAMCHANDHARBANSUN/AMRITSAR"), stamp, numbers ("11661"), and textile length ("5 YARDS") in blue ink.

Culture
North India
Material
cotton fibre, dye, silk fibre and ink
Made in
Punjab, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll Box422/21 a-v

Box (a) with painting of four children playing with dolls on lid; red calligraphy on lid and sides; floral design on sides. Box contains sheets of cut-out paper dolls (b-d), fabric doll heads on wooden sticks (e-g), cardboard dolls (h-j), rolls (k-r) and strips (s-v) of patterned crepe paper for making doll's clothes.

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