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Bell2663/66

Bell of very light coloured brass with iron? clapper. Four bands of designs around bell. Bolted to top is a handle of brass shaped like one-half of a dorge. Lotus shaped band at mid-point. Cord, badly frayed, attaches interior ringer to bell.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
brass metal, iron metal ? and cotton fibre
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blini Pan661/12

A small black, round, metal pan with a curved rim.

Culture
Russian
Material
iron metal ?
Made in
Vladivostok, Russia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wand921/4

A long metal piece with a bird on three long hollow conical pieces opening upward at the top with a ring below. Three-quarters of the way down, there is a small horseshoe-like object around the long metal piece just above four medium hollow conical pieces opening downward. Nearer to the bottom are four small hollow conical pieces opening downward.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
iron metal
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cow Bell893/2

Bell consists of two sides with clapper and fibrous material for hanging.

Culture
Maasai
Material
iron metal ? and fibre
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife802/9 a-b

A long metal knife (part a) with a cylindrical wood handle covered in leather. The sheath (part b) is a long cylinder of wood covered in leather with brass at the bottom end.

Culture
Bhil ?
Material
wood, brass metal, leather skin and iron metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bridegroom's Robe2503/1 a

A robe (part a) of dark blue silk gauze fully lined with the same material in light blue. Robe opens at the right front side with the left front panel overlapping the right-hand panel secured at the top with a single toggle, below which, there are wide ties, two of each colour, attached to each panel. The neck is round with a white insert that is higher at the back. The robe is formed of slightly flared panels and has an inverted pleat at each side, above which, there is a belt loop on the right side and a tie to hold the belt on the left. The wide sleeves are rounded at the front and the back bottom edges and have interfacings at the openings to reinforce them. At the upper centre front and back of the robe, there are sewn rectangular embroidered cloth badges, each of which has a white crane in the centre with stylized red, pink, purple, green cloud forms above, and rock forms below on a black background. The back of the badge is lined with paper pasted in place.

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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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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