• Results (432)
  • 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.

FigureEdz958

Mottled green and white carving of a standing woman with long robes, hair knotted on top of her head, holding a branch-like object. Entire figure is mounted on a wooden stand with scrolling cut-outs around the bottom.

Culture
Chinese
Material
mineral and wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
OrnamentEdz1080

Light green stone disk with dark green streaks and a round hole in the centre.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
jade mineral ?
Made in
Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
PlaqueEdz4724

Green, yellow and brown jade plaque with a flat back and a slightly rounded front. Top edge of plaque is rounded. On the front there are three male figures.

Culture
Chinese
Material
jade mineral
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Figure1455/25

A piece carved with a figure lying crouched down and holding onto a curved stem of a plant.

Culture
Chinese ?
Material
jade mineral
Made in
China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Cantonese Opera HeaddressEdz1654

Black paper helmet-like headdress with green and silver designs; rounded front attached to a tall, curved back half. Decorative flower with a spherical centre sits atop the crown.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, mica mineral ?, adhesive ?, metal, fibre, paint, paste adhesive ? and lacquer
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Salt Container1485/1

Dark brown enclosed container of plant leaves encasing mineral salt, and tied at top. Salt crystals appear on exterior.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre and salt mineral
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
DrumIe488

Carved wood drum with an hourglass-like shape. There is a rounded, rectangular shaped handle on the side; opposite is a carved, cutout design of two bird figures. The central surface is detailed with an incised geometric design with white pigment in the cuts. Reptile skin is resting on the top of the drum; binding is missing.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
reptile skin, wood, lime mineral and stain
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Ancestor MaskIe487

Carved wood ancestor mask consisting of a head with an elongated brow; a long nose, mouth. The top of the head is decorated with cassowary feathers and two rows of cowrie shells. The forehead, sides and chin of the face are painted with black pigment and are inlaid with rows of numerous small shells. The face is decorated with white and black detailing on a brown ground. There is a long, cylindrical shaped piece of wood that stretches from the bottom of the nose to the bottom of the mask that makes up the body of a crocodile; on the end is the reptiles head which faces downwards. The lower sides and bottom are lined with small bundles of sennit fibre.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
fibre, cassowary feather, wood, shell, lime mineral, cowrie shell, charcoal pigment and pigment
Made in
Tambanum, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
MaskIe485

Carved wooden spirit mask in an elongated oval shape. In lower centre is a human face with protruding round eyes, flared nostrils, open mouth with carved teeth and small ears. Covering over the inset face are concentric points meeting vertically from oval background, each one overlapping above and below the face. Four below and six above. Small knobs at both ends; top has a small woven fibre tie.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, stain, lime mineral, charcoal pigment and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Stone294/122

Cylindrical segment of mottled red-brown and black-brown stone with light brown veins.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
agate mineral ?
Made in
Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record