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MaskA4239

Wooden, carved, bear mask with a long snout painted red and black. The muzzle is hinged with a nail on either side, to a lower jaw that is inlayed with wooden teeth. There is twine on the inside of the mask that connects to the jaw allowing it to open and close. The head of the mask has been covered with a piece of hide that hangs over the back. The face of the bear has black edging and green ovoid-like shapes around the eyes that are cutout. The mask is painted black, green and red with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, skin, wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SculptureEg441 a-b

Dark grey-brown stone sculpture of a standing female figure (a) with a semi-circular, wooden, lotus pedestal base (b). Three-dimensional, full frontal figure with conical, tiered headdress, ear ornaments, double necklace and elabourate scrolled skirt. Left arm hangs down; right arm is bent at elbow and holds an ambiguous object.

Culture
South India ?
Material
stone, wood and paint
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model PaddleA6958 a-d

Four (parts a-d) small wood paddles painted in black with a design of a bird. Both parts a and b have on each side, a thin black ovoid in tapering oval eye within a black-outlined ovoid that has a black-outlined u form underneath while a black-outlined semi-oval is at the tip with a black L-shape underneath. Part c has a similar eye form but with the following in addition: on one side, the eye is plain while the other eye has eye lashes; on one side, the u form underneath has black cross hatching while the other side has a thin line down the middle; while both sides have cross hatching and dots in the semi-oval at the tip and the L-shape underneath, respectively, the other side has dots above as well. Part d has a similar eye form but with the following in addition: while one eye is plain, the other eye has eye lashes; however, both have cross hatching in the u form underneath and the semi-oval at the tip with dots in the L-shape below. All four parts have a two-feathered wing-like feature coming from a central black-outlined ovoid; however, the various designs are as follows: Part a has a black top feather and a cross hatched bottom feather on both side; part b has two black feathers on one side while the other side has a diagonal lined top feather and a black bottom feather; part c has a black top feather and a cross hatched bottom feather on one side while the other side has an elongated black top feather and a black bottom feather; and part d has a black top feather and a cross hatched bottom feather on both sides. The lower portion of the body near the handle end is dotted on all four pieces (parts a-d). All of the handles have a horizontal cylindrical finial. Parts a, b, and d have a pair of black diagonal lines running in the same direction near the handle finial, except that part d reverses direction on the other side. Part c has a black u-line near the handle finial.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1335

The cloth is rectangular and natural coloured with patterns painted in brown and black. The patterns are arranged in horizontal bands. The bands on the top and bottom edges are repeated brown lines. The next band is made of black squares with two natural coloured flowers in the centre and el borate diamond and triangle borders. The next band has a black background with repeated natural coloured, three-prong figures. Another band has a black background with a natural coloured chain pattern. The final band has natural coloured parallelograms with a central flower and scored edges on a brown background. The cloth is made of two pieces joined together.

Culture
Fijian
Material
mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TableN2.545

Table carved from wood with a landscape scene depicting trees, a small house, mountains and sailboats in gold, black, and mother of pearl on a brown-red brown lacquered ground. The table sits on four legs that curl outwards, and the table base is ornamented with a slightly raised scrolling design above each leg as well as at the centre of the longer sides.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, mother of pearl shell, lacquer and paint ?
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thunderbird Leggings863/4

A pair of red wooden foot coverings attached to fabric leggings decorated with animal fur and feathers. The boots are made of three pieces of wood and held together by cord. The two side pieces have a total of four protruding claws, three on the front and one on the back. The bottom piece of wood is shaped like a fish with a fin on the heel and painted in red, green and black. The white fabric leggings have a waffle texture, a thin waist band and are attached to the inside of the boots. The leggings have animal fur attached around the waist and each leg. Feathers are sewn onto the leggings all over.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
skin, wood, paint, feather, dye, cotton fibre ?, plastic and synthetic fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskK2.418

Stylized human mask with an elongated face, bulbous eyes and cheeks, and a low brow ridge; black hair attached at chin. Black mask with an open red mouth. Remnants of burlap-like material attached around the sides.

Culture
Dan ?
Material
wood, hair, fibre, paint ? and metal
Made in
Liberia ? or Cote d'Ivoire ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1505

The cloth is square and natural in colour with a triangle fringe. There is a double diagonal line extending from each corner and ending in a small centre diamond surrounded by four small diamonds in the centre of the cloth. Along one edge there are four 'v's with a dot in the centre. Along another edge there is '22' and 's oooi'. The triangle fringe covers all four sides with the triangles from two of the sides painted brown.

Culture
Samoan
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1253

The cloth is rectangular and natural in colour with designs painted in black and dark red. There is a narrow border along the edges decorated only with bunches of four red lines. Inside the borders are four horizontal panels. The first panel is wide and has large natural coloured flowers repeated on a red background. The next panel is thin and has natural coloured diamonds on a black background. The next panel is thin and has natural coloured, elongated X’s separated by double lines on a black background. The final panel is wide and has red sunburst designs bordered by triple rows of triangles on a natural coloured background. The cloth is made of two narrow pieces of cloth joined together in the centre.

Culture
Fijian
Material
mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Nalebaleba, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String PuppetN1.132 g

Male puppet in standing position and dressed in traditional stage costume. Puppet is holding knives and is wearing a white and black mask, a light pink shirt, and a light green skirt with a red sash at the waist. It has a Y-shaped bamboo control rod that is attached to its wrists and head by white string.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, wood, silk fibre, clay, paint, bamboo grass and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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