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Harpoon HeadN2.307

A detachable metal harpoon head that has a hollow shank with only one side having a barb. There is a hole pierced through near the middle of the stem.

Culture
Okinawan
Material
iron metal
Made in
Okinawa, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Costume ChestN1.867

Cantonese Opera costume chest with curved lid and false bottom. False bottom 3 1/8 in. deep, has 1 1/4 in. holes, 8 1/2 in. from either end, front and back, for insertion of carrying poles. Curved lid is covered with leather (dark brown) secured by hand wrought iron nails. Chest is painted red with large circular floral motif in centre front. Vertical line of characters on green band on either side. Above the floral motif is Arabic numeral "9", which also appears in upper right hand corner. Above the central numeral is printed "Made in" (first line) and "Kum Lon Chang Co. Chong Yuen Fong Street, Canton" (second line). Pair of iron rings on either side of central numeral "9". Two iron handles mounted vertically. Iron rings and handles on back of chest also. Leather and wrought iron braces on corners. A wrought iron handle is mounted horizontally on each end of chest.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
wood, iron metal, leather skin and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Costume ChestN1.866 a

Cantonese Opera costume chest with curved lid and false bottom. False bottom 3 1/8 in. deep, has 1 1/4 in. holes, 8 1/2 in. from either end, front and back, for insertion of carrying poles. Curved lid is covered with leather (dark brown) secured by hand wrought iron nails. Chest is painted red with large circular floral motif in centre front with a green vertical line of characters on either side. Above center is Arabic numeral "2", which also appears at upper left hand corner. Above the central numeral is printed "Made in" (first line) and "Kum Lon Chang Co. Chong Yuen Fong Street, Canton". Pair of iron rings on either side of central numeral "2". Iron handles mounted vertically. Rings and vertical handles on back of chest also. Leather and wrought iron braces on corners. A wrought iron handle mounted horizontally on each end of chest. Discoloured paper label hanging from handle on right side, "Admiral Line".

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
leather skin, iron metal, wood, paper, paste adhesive ? and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Costume ChestN1.865 a

Cantonese Opera costume chest with curved lid and false bottom. False bottom (3 1/8 in. deep) has 1 1/4 in. holes, 8 in. from either end, front and back, for insertion of carrying poles. Curved lid is covered with leather (dark brown) secured by hand wrought iron nails. Iron closures on lid line up with closures on front of chest. Chest is painted red with large, circular, floral motif in centre front, green vertical line of white Chinese characters on either side. Above center floral motif is Arabic numeral "6", (which also appears at upper right hand corner) and above this is printed "Made in" (first line) "and" Kum Lon Chang Co. Chong Yuen Fong Street, Canton". Iron handles mounted vertically and iron rings on either side of numeral "6". The same handles and rings appear on back of chest, under three hinges on lid. Iron handles on each side. Wrought iron braces on corners.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
leather skin, iron metal and wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera ShoesN1.760 a-b

Pair of silk slipper-like shoes. Leather sole with a flat heel. Uppers: peach blossoms embroidered on the toes with dark green, light green and white thread over white silk. Pale turquoise binding around top. Cotton lining and insole.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, leather skin, dye and iron metal
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera DrumN1.830

Single skin or half drum (shagu or shade), bell shaped. Skin stretched over hole at centre top (approx. 3 cm), and the whole wooden form. Held in place by double row of hand wrought nails and iron rim. Characters, orange, green, and white, on skin. Black characters on base.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, skin, iron metal and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera DrumN1.827

Double skin drum; wooden cylinder (hollow) with skin head stretched over top and bottom; nailed in place with hand wrought nails. Wooden portion: yellow characters (3) on green ground. Skin heads; one plain, one has six worn characters, red on yellow ground, green nails. Screw eyes inserted, one on either side in wooden portion.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, iron metal, skin and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VaseN1.442 a-r

Wooden vase with rounded shoulder and base and eight lobed segments. Decorated with gold lacquered birds and chrysanthemums with glass ? inset at the centres of each flower. Motifs of lotus, cranes, and fish are engraved on the top of the brass cover. Two pink and off-white blossoms, one green seed pod, four green lotus leaves, and one green arrow-shaped leaf, each with a long and bumbpy stem, are inserted into holes in the covering, and fit into holes on the inside bottom of the base.

Culture
Chinese
Material
bronze metal, iron metal, wood and copper metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureN1.300 a-c

Three colourful miniature street figures: a plant seller with cart (part a); a man pulling a woman in a rickshaw (part b; a man with a horse-drawn cart filled with straw.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, iron metal, metal, paint and grass
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thumb PianoK4.51

Thumb piano constructed from a wooden plank base with five narrower, and seven thicker metal prongs raised up from the plank on a piece of wood and bent metal, and secured with a metal bar and wire. Each prong has a ball of resin or wax stuck underneath the end. There is a rattle composed of a metal bar with four metal cylinders attached to the edge opposite the end with the metal prongs. A skin handle is attached at the prong end through two holes in the wooden plank. A ridged geometric design, with an overall rectangular shape composed of four triangles, has been carved into the top face.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
wood, iron metal, resin ? and leather skin
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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