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BannerN1.16

Top of banner is plain gold. Gold with ivory pattern background and orange, gold and blue chrysanthemums and blue leaves starts lower half of banner. Orange end of banner has metallic gold embroidery encircled by paper (?) ring. Poket at bottom back of banner. Ties at top of banner.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, metal and fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HangingN1.14

Large red hanging with embroidery and appliqué. The hanging shows a family of six figures clustered together; one holding a child, one kneeling. The figures’ heads are painted silk appliqué and their clothes embroidered. Symbolic of longevity.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, metal, fibre and wool fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShoesN1.12 a-b

Pair of slipper-like shoes with a rounded, raised sole. Uppers are embroidered with multicoloured flowers on white and black ground. Soles are white and platform-like, truncated at the toe and heel so that they curve sharply upwards at both ends.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, silk fibre, metal, fibre and leather skin
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Reading GlassesN1.10 a-b

Metal spectacles (part a) that have foldable arms. The case (part b) is made of thin wood covered with dark blue-purple silk and having a design consisting of a deer and good luck symbols embroidered in red and yellow on one side while there is calligraphy embroidered in dark blue on the other side on a yellow silk background. The case has a lime green tasseled cord at one end and a metal button on the other end that has a green stone?

Culture
Chinese
Material
metal, silk fibre, wood and glass
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SealM3.262 a-b

Seal (a) and impression (b). The seal (a) is rounded at one end and rectangular at the other, and has a design consisting of a wavy line over two joined loops (one vertical and one horizontal) with a horizontal bar below and has a small looped handle in the middle of the back. The impression is stamped into a rectangular clay slab.

Culture
North African ?
Material
bronze metal and clay
Made in
Egypt ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TambourineM3.258

Wooden, circular tambourine with a skin ? cover and five sections of metal discs. The wooden frame is inlaid with square, diagonal and triangular pieces of mother-of-pearl and horn to form a geometric pattern. The metal discs are all similar with the exception of one set that has jagged edges.

Culture
Egyptian
Material
skin ?, wood, mother of pearl shell, horn, copper metal ? and bronze metal ?
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff BoxM5.18

Snuff box with an elongated oval shape and a hinged lid. Inscribed with the Reformed Gregorian Calendar, which is represented by a table of numbers and months on both the lid and bottom of the base, and there are two figures depicted on either end on the lid as well as another figure on the bottom of the base.

Culture
Dutch
Material
brass metal
Made in
Netherlands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureM3.238

Figure depicting the Uraeus, or cobra, which is the symbol for the goddess Wadjet. The figure's tail is curled against itself and its head is raised and adorned with the Deshret, which is the Red Crown of Lower Egypt and has a widening shape with a raised lip at the back.

Culture
Egyptian
Material
alkali chemical, copper metal, soda chemical, glass, flint mineral, lime mineral and manganese mineral
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureM1.85

Bull figure. Elongated low body and short head.

Culture
Minoan
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Crete, Greece
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureM1.84

Small bronze bull head; has metal pin for attaching head to something.

Culture
Minoan
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Crete, Greece
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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