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Model Totem PoleA1113

Model pole standing on a proportionally large carved animal figure with four inlaid shells, hollowed out underneath. From top to bottom, the pole has a human with bear ears, a shark(?) and a beaver on the front. Minimal use of red and black paint on pole only. Signed on the base. Pole is secured to the base with a screw.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood, metal, operculum shell and paint
Made in
Hartley Bay, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff BottleN1.163 a-c

A flattened flask-like snuff bottle (part a) that has a man on a mule holding onto a bird on one side while the other side has an incense burner, and seal in relief. All in polychrome on a white background. There is a stopper (part b) that is transparent red. The wood stand (part c) has the shape of an oval within an oval that has straight ends.

Culture
Chinese
Material
quartz mineral, clay, wood, paint and glaze
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OfferingB537 h

Offering consisting of a paper representation of a folded red robe with multicoloured details. Overall nearly square with a protruding gold paper collar surrounded by blue and white mottled paper with a scalloped edge, a painted white border, and metallic four-pointed stars in gold and metallic pink paper. Radiating out from the blue and white paper are four flaring strips of paper with pointed tips and metallic circles at the tips, as well as a vertical strip of white paper with a green floral print that is flanked by two thin strips of gold paper and divided by a thin strip of pink metallic paper and two gold circles of paper. Small loop of twisted paper string at top centre. Two small blue and white mottled paper tabs at top corners.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, adhesive and paint
Made in
Cambodia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OfferingB537 d

Offering consisting of a nearly square piece of off-white paper with a square piece of silver leaf at the centre. The leaf has been painted over with orange in an uneven shape.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silver metal, paper and paint
Made in
Cambodia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String PuppetN1.132 a

Male puppet in standing position and dressed in traditional stage costume. Puppet is wearing a gold hat, an orange shirt, and a light green skirt. 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 and bamboo grass
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh141

Mask with humanoid face. Painted dark green-grey overall, has brown hair with a black border, black arched eyebrows, and a red mouth with protruding teeth and a black and brown-yellow rim. The eyes are set in slightly concave sockets and are nearly conical with rounded pupils and concentric black and red circles at the rims. Under each eye is a crescent-shaped hole. The nose is bent with flared nostrils, and there are small, curved ears at either side of the head.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEf237

A small clay figure painted yellow with a simple modelled form. Head is with a pinched face that has black dot eyes and a red mouth. Knot of black hair at the top back. Female torso with a minimum suggestion of arms. Decorated with a red u-shaped necklace-like red line, a horizontal red line around the neck, two horizontal red lines around the lower portion of the body, and red-tipped arms.

Culture
Bengali
Material
paint and clay
Made in
Aranghata, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEf236

A small clay figure painted yellow with a simple modelled form. Head is with a pinched face that has black dot eyes and a red mouth. Knot of black hair at the top back. Female torso with a minimum suggestion of arms. Decorated with four parallel diagonal red lines across the chest, a horizontal red line around the neck, two horizontal red lines around the lower portion of the body, and red-tipped arms.

Culture
Bengali
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Aranghata, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEf233

A small human figure in white modelled clay. Simple form suggests female torso with stubbed arms and black hair knotted at the top of the head and flowing down the sides. The eyes are black dots surrounded by a black oval line with one horizontal black line above. There is a vertical red line and red dot along the middle of the forehead. The mouth is a small pink line. Wearing a yellow top accentuated with red dots and outlined with dark blue. Back is unfinished.

Culture
Bengali
Material
gouache paint and clay
Made in
Alipurduar, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketB756 a-b

Basket (a) that has a wide, open weaving technique of horizontal plant leaves and vertical bamboo on the sides, a smaller weave of only bamboo at the bottom, and a very tight weave of bamboo strips at the top. An insert (b) of woven bamboo sits inside the bottom of the basket. There are two plant fibre tassels attached to the sides of the basket, and four that hang from the bottom of the basket. A design of vertical lines has been burnt into the border as well as the top row of the wide open weaving section. A monkey skull has been affixed to one side of the basket with its nose facing the bottom of the basket, and it has been painted white underneath the eye sockets. There are two loops on the reverse side, and one on the inside of the basket, likely for attaching straps.

Culture
Naga ?
Material
plant fibre, bamboo grass, bone, paint and leaf
Made in
Nagaland, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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