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Shoes984/12 a-b

Pair of man’s funeral shoes made of fine white leather. The sides are low, but there is an upward extension at the heel, which has a centre seam covered with five vertical cotton strings. Section covering toes is very short; the main body of each shoe is open. There is narrow piping finishing the vertical seam at the front of the toe section, and wider piping around the upper edge of the shoes. The soles are made of layers of natural brown leather slightly thicker at the toe and heel ends, and have numerous iron cleats at the front and heel. The soles are attached to the body of the shoes with a row of stitching around the edge of the soles, and there is a row of heavy, even stitches around the edge of the white leather. The shoes are lined with white leather, and have insoles of woven grey wool fabric.

Culture
Korean
Material
cow skin ?, deer skin ?, dye, cotton fibre, wool fibre and iron metal
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rain Shoes984/10 a-b

Pair of shoes each carved from a single piece of grey-brown wood with pronounced grain. Each is raised on two heels with a v-shaped space between them positioned at the arch and the heel with iron nails in the front heel. The shoes have low, rounded sides. Heels are concave (from the inside) and extend upwards at the back. The toes curve upwards and end in a point.

Culture
Korean
Material
wood and iron metal
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoes984/7 a-b

Pair of women’s shoes made of smooth black leather, lined with dark brown leather. The shoes have low sides but have a rounded extension up over the heel. The toe area is curved upwards and comes to a point. There is a central vertical seam closing the toe area, and a vertical seam at the heel, both with stitches concealed on the inside. The shoes are open along almost their entire length except for a small area over the toes. The opening is finished with narrow piping of the same material. The uppers are stitched to the soles with small even stitches of heavy thread. The rigid soles are formed of multiple layers of leather and taper in slightly except at the heel, which is slightly raised. The soles are covered with rows of iron hobnails except for the area under the arch.

Culture
Korean
Material
cow skin ?, dye, tung oil, cotton fibre and iron metal
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Candle HolderE319 e

Cone-shaped base (weighted with sand) with plain stems and crimped drip-saucers.

Culture
Central Mexico
Material
iron metal and tin metal
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Candle HolderE319 d

Candle holder with cone-shaped base, tubular stem, crimped drip-saucer rim, and cylindrical holder at top. Base and top holder embellished with incised geometric designs.

Culture
Central Mexico
Material
iron metal and tin metal
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Candle HolderE319 c

Cone-shaped base (weighted with sand) with plain stems and crimped drip-saucers.

Culture
Central Mexico
Material
iron metal and tin metal
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Candle HolderE320 c-d

Candle holders (parts c and d) with a cone-shaped base, a tubular stem, crimped drip-saucer rims, and cylindrical holders at the top. Cone-shaped base and cylindrical holder are embellished with incised geometric designs. Part c has wave line designs on the base and holder at top, while part d has flower-like designs on the base and holder at the top.

Culture
Central Mexico
Material
iron metal and tin metal
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Candle HolderE318 d-g

Candle holders (parts d to g) with cone-shaped bases, tubular stems, crimped drip-saucers, and cylindrical holders at the top. Each are embellished with incised geometric designs on the base and top holder.

Culture
Central Mexico
Material
iron metal and tin metal
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bridegroom's Belt2503/1 b

A belt (part b) in the shape of a rounded rectangle of stiff brown leather lined on one side with green silk damask and with the outer surface of blue silk. Attached to the outer surface of the belt, there are circular and rectangular plaques of red-brown bamboo set in white metal. Two metal loops encircle the belt vertically at the front and the back with two iron studs between them on the outer surface.

Culture
Korean
Material
silk fibre, dye, paper, paste adhesive, skin, bamboo grass, iron metal and metal
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arm OrnamentAb371

Circular ornament with alternating coils. Single brass beads wrap around coils at spaced intervals. Ornament retains shape but is flexible.

Culture
Southern African
Material
brass metal and iron metal ?
Made in
South Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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