• Results (625)
  • Search

Item Search

The item search helps you look through the thousands of items on the RRN and find exactly what you’re after. We’ve split the search into two parts, Results, and Search Filters. You’re in the results section right now. You can still perform “Quick searches” from the menu bar, but if you’re new to the RRN, click the Search tab above and use the exploratory search.

View Tutorial

Log In to see more items.

Bells704/67 a-b

Three bells attached to leather piece (part a). There are sixteen holes in the leather. Bells are round, have a small metal ring on the top, an X-shaped incision on the bottom, and a raised mid-section decorated with diagonal slashes. Strip of red cotton is tied through two of the holes near the edge of the leather piece. Part b is a detached bell from part a.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
brass metal and leather skin
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Boots2663/65 a-b

High boots with slit at upper back. Leg portion is of thick black wool with blue braid at back and blue bias cotton cloth at top. Soles are of thick light brown leather closely stitched with two rows of angled stitches and regularly-shaped small stitches. Upper sole edged in blue-green leather, above which is piping and then seven rows of close stitches in various colours. Band of red wool around foot, with triangular of chain stitch embroidery over toes. Band of green wool fabric above this, with alternating orange and white circles embroidered at front and rectangle of blue, green and red fabric with embroidery around heel, with appliqué red and blue triangle above. Long embroidered red and blue triangle at front of shin.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
dye, wool fibre, cotton fibre and leather skin
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Knife2663/6 a-b

Knife (a) with steel blade; facetted wooden handle with brass finial. Sheath (b) of leather lined with wood, with embossed silver at top and tip. Tip has embossed dragon, rocks and waves.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
steel metal, wood, leather skin and brass metal
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Knife1431/6 a-d

Part a is the metal knife with wooden handle. The blade has a slight curve and is engraved on both sides with a design of lines and dots that end halfway down the blade. The handle curves outwards and has five carves lines that circle around the midway point of the handle Part b is the leather sheath or knife covering that has a yellow stitched seam down the centre. It is slightly curved and tapers to a point. A smaller sheath is attached to the outside and inserted are two smaller daggers with brown handles (parts c and d). The edge of the smaller case is embroidered with red fibre.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
metal, wood and leather skin
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
BasketNa1606

A tall circular brown bark container decorated with dyed quills. The design consists of two flowers with green stems and leaves. One flower is red outlined with purple, and the other flower is purple outlined with red. Both flowers have a brown dot in the centre surrounded by a red five-pointed middle with two brown lines emanating from in between each point. The top and the bottom of the container are overlapped with a strip of bark that has a curved semi-circle pattern facing the centre. The bottom and the top of the container, as well as the sides of the lid, are rimmed with bark strips that are perpendicular to the rim lines. There are strips of soft hide attached to the sides of the container and the lid.

Culture
Dene
Material
birch bark, porcupine quill, dye and leather skin ?
Made in
Fort Liard, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Knife1338/1 a-b

The knife (part a) has a short round-curved blade with a sun-like design on the top corner next to the handle, and the number "1942" inscribed on one side. The sheath (part b) is made of skin stitched with fibre along the edges of the rim. One side of the sheath has a hatch work design along the sides with three sun-like circles in the middle.

Culture
Western Indonesian ?
Material
wood, leather skin, fibre and metal
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Bag1339/6

A dark brown bag with white edges. The front and back have a designed weave pattern of blue, yellow, green, red, and white. The sides have a diamond-shaped design of red, green, yellow, and blue. The bag is lined inside, possibly with a synthetic fabric.

Culture
Inuit
Material
leather skin, synthetic fibre ? and dye
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
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
View Item Record
Mask2655/94

Large wolf with leather tongue; snout protrudes from face at a 135 degree angle; ears are like horns from top of head. Mouth has pointed white teeth on top and bottom jaws, and a forked red tongue sticking out; nostrils are hollowed out; holes at eyes and mouth. Eyes are slanted upward toward the outside of face; eyeballs carved in relief; eyelashes painted on surface of face.

Culture
Mexican
Material
leather skin and wood
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Mask2655/91

Pig mask with long snout and long tongue that sticks out. Mouth has white pointed teeth on both jaws; ears are folds of leather; eye holes are below eye designs. Mask is stitched together along centre of underside of chin.

Culture
Mexican
Material
leather skin and paint
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record