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FigureEe84

Male figure seated cross-legged on a lotus base; hands positioned in lap, right in left, palms upward holding an urn. Figure wears jewels and an elaborate headdress delineated by incising and casting.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEe4.34

Male figure standing on a square base. Hair in forelock. Wears wrapped robe tied under right arm and around waist. Arms extended in front of body. Sleeves crumpled; vertical holes through sleeves; no hands. Knee-high boots.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh30

Mask representing a male humanoid face with movable eyeballs, ovoid in shape, that are wired into open sockets. Nose with rounded tip and flared nostrils. Very wide mouth extending to small ears. Hinged lower jaw with a protruding lower lip. Grey string beard and moustache. Black cloth behind mouth opening. The Mask is pink with black lines on the forehead, and red and white lines on the brows, cheeks, and nostrils. The bridge and tip of the nose are painted yellow.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, copper metal, hemp fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh129

Small, wooden humanoid mask painted in glossy dark green. Rounded forehead, black painted eyebrows. Large white painted eyes outlined in red with large black pupils; the plane of the eye socket slopes sharply backward and the eyes are bulging out of their sunken sockets. Slits for vision under the eyes, small bulbous nose with red nostrils; black beard and moustache of applied fabric, possibly wool. Open, downturned mouth with red lips; applied upper teeth cut from a single piece of plastic tacked to back of mask with the words "Perfumed Talc 100 gm" printed on back. The jaw is movable and affixed on either side with wire and red cord threaded through small holes. A fabric cord of red and dirty white is tied through each eye slit to attach mask to head of wearer. The mask appears to have an undercoat of orange paint. At the rear of the mask at the top is written in pencil, "abata undness".

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
plastic, metal, wool fibre ?, cotton fibre, paint and wood
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SnowshoesNa721 a-b

Two piece wood frame construction with three wooden crossbars. Pointed heel and toe, with the toe sharply bent, starting at the top cross-bar. Toe piece is open, otherwise hexagonal hide netting covers the spaces between the bars. Centre netting is attached around the frame, over cloth and leather. Diagonal strips cross over and under the horizontal strips in all sections, except adjacent to the toe hole. The section above and below the toe and foot section attach through the holes in the frame, to the outside. A hide strip runs the length of the outside, for these sections. The bent toe section has a hide strip which attaches through the side, on the inside to the bottom of the frame. Hide strips hold the toe and tail ends through holes in the top and the inside of the frame. 'b' has copper wire at the bottom lashing.

Culture
Cree
Material
wood, flax fibre, metal and rawhide skin
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA4457

Rounded wooden rattle composed of two complementary pieces. One side is marked by a carved line with eight small holes in it.

Culture
Tsimshian ?
Material
fibre, wood and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon HeadA7335

Flat harpoon head with one flat end and one pointed end; three barbs are on one edge at pointed end. A small hole is near the blunt end.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
iron metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DaggerA7341

A leaf-shaped dagger with a bone handle. Blade is inserted between two flat bone pieces riveted together.

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
iron metal and bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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D-AdzeA7365

D-adze with a blade has been made from a file. Leading end flared to a slightly curved sharp edge. Bound onto wooden handle with leather thong fastened through a hole in the handle. Handle is well polished wood carved with a bird's head and beak on the back end.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
steel metal, leather skin and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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D-AdzeA3518

Narrow steel blade. Leading end flares to a slightly curved sharpened edge. Bolted onto a whale bone handle with the shaving-deflecting ridge at the front and an unturned curve at the back.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
whale bone and steel metal
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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