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FigureB547

Figure of an elephant. Rounded back, straight legs, carved ears, ivory for eyes, and textured skin.

Culture
South India
Material
elephant ivory and ebony wood
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BraceletB480

An ivory bracelet. The sides bulge outward and have a flat horizontal bulge around the middle. Has simple small rosette decorations.

Culture
Javanese
Material
ivory
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BellB625

Miniature ox-bell. Turned wood cylinder with a jointed clapper at each side. All on a twisted loop of leaf. Wood with horn and ivory knockers; palm-leaf string.

Culture
Cambodian
Material
palm leaf, ivory, horn and wood
Made in
Cambodia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BellB624

Ivory ox-bell; hollow cylinder with jointed clappers at each side, all on a twisted loop of leaf.

Culture
Cambodian
Material
elephant ivory, palm leaf and fibre
Made in
Cambodia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DaggerB474

Long dagger (a) and sheath (b). Curved ivory handle carved in abstracted shapes with floral motifs; attached to blade with decorative rosette. Blade in form of "naga" sacred snake. Wood sheath is carved and polished; steel blade has been forged and welded.

Culture
Javanese
Material
iron metal, wood and ivory
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ScalesB461 a-d

Scales with weight and case. A wood violin-shaped case (part a) which pivots on a metal rivet and has a woven bark (?) band near the end of the handle. An ivory beam (part d) with black markings and red tassels on black thread, attached to which, there is a shallow metal scaling dish (part b). Decoratively bell-like-shaped brass weight (part c) has black thread strung through it.

Culture
Southeast Asia
Material
ivory, wood, brass metal and fibre
Made in
Singapore
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff BottleN1.165 a-c

A small flattened flask-like snuff bottle (part a) that is carved with two elephant heads holding rings in relief on the shoulders. There is a stopper (part b). The wood stand (part c) has the shape of an oval, and has four legs.

Culture
Chinese
Material
ivory and wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff BottleN1.161 a-c

A snuff bottle (part a) that has a flattened rounded circular shape with white, and brown streaks. There is a stopper (part b) that is green. The wood stand (part c) has the shape of an oval with square ends, and has four legs.

Culture
Chinese
Material
soapstone stone, jade mineral, ivory and wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff BottleN1.160 a-c

A flattened flask-like snuff bottle (part a) that is semi-translucent smoky-coloured. There is a stopper (part b) that is made of white jade with an ivory spoon. The wood stand (part c) has the shape of an oval, and has four legs.

Culture
Chinese
Material
quartz mineral, jade mineral, ivory and wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeN2.1343 a-c

Knife (a) with sheath (b) in which a small blade (c) is inserted. Knife has a curved blade etched (?) on one side with series of irregular, dark, patch-like shapes. The blade passes through a silver-coloured steel (?) sheath, with the tang (two-holed) inserted into the wooden handle, passing through a gold lacquered wooden guard. Each side of the handle is inlaid with an ivory plaque carved with a dragon figure; lotus carved ivory at end . Sheath (b) of wood with gold lacquer bamboo leaf design, inlaid with insects and plants of ivory, mother-of-pearl, and stones, with ivory end; wood badly split, inlays crudely repaired. Small blade, curved, is missing handle; stained red.

Culture
Japanese
Material
stain, adhesive, stone, lacquer, mother of pearl shell, ivory, steel metal and wood
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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