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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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DollEd5.2824 a-q

Set of fifteen paper costume dolls with stands (parts a-o). Dolls contained in an envelope stamped "Set Number One / Typical Handpainted /Japanese Paper Dolls" (part p).

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper, adhesive, paint and ink
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf427

Two bareheaded figures representing people sitting on cylindrical stools on either side of a table. Each is holding a book with writing in red ink. A third book is titled 'the new book' in red ink and is lying on the table top. Head and limbs are dark brown. Clothing, stool, and books are light yellow-brown. Table and base are light brown wood.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
egun thorn, rice adhesive, atum thorn, wood and ink
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentEdz977 a-b

A pair (parts a-b) of gold isosceles triangles with scalloped edges. Each is glued on a bamboo stick which is bound by a piece of wire which projects, 5.4 cm. (a) or 4.3 cm. (b), beyond the base of the triangle, perpendicular to it. Raised from the surface of each triangle by means of three paper cylinders, there is a smaller foil triangle printed with a multi-coloured design of a butterfly and other shapes. Wired to this is a tuft of red fibres.

Culture
Chinese
Material
metal, paper, bamboo grass, ink, silk fibre and adhesive
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf434

Two figures representing bareheaded males sitting on cylindrical stools facing each other. A black and white checkered board is balancing on their knees with three dark and three light checkers on the board. Clothing is light yellow-brown. Limbs, heads, and stools are dark brown. Base is of light brown wood.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, ink, wood, rice adhesive and egun thorn
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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