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Frog Figure1648/6

Large green painted carving of a frog. Frog figure dips inwards at the top in the centre and at the back. Body is bulbous in shape. Sculpture has painted black dots on its back. The front and back feet are angular and have lined grooves demarcating webbed feet. They are pained dark brown-red, along with the mouth. The mouth is wide and slightly opened exposing a thin tongue. The eyes are directly above the corners of the mouth and are painted black with black eye browns and have yellow coloured centres.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Transformation Mask1584/1

Mask of raven transforming into man. Raven is in two halves that separate when a string is pulled. The two pieces are hinged to sides of the interior face mask with both metal and skin hinges. The mask can close again with the pull of a separate set of strings.

Culture
Gitanyow
Material
wood, metal, fibre, leather skin, cotton fibre ? and paint
Made in
Gitanyow, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb392 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft that passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The body has jointed arms, each with a long controlling rod attached. Head positioned forwards; cream face with white eyes. Black pupils looking slightly downwards; black hair, moustache, facial details. Small closed red lips. Curved pointed nose. Large crown (mahkota) headdress in red, gold and green; includes Garuda Mungkur and large badong. One hair curl (kendit) with gold stripe. Gold neck and torso; black chest and shoulder covering with rectangular apron; white trim, sequins, twisted wire decorations. Yellow frill at base of apron. Long batik skirt in beige, orange, blue and red. Each arm has ornaments in red, white, and green at wrist and bicep.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
paint, wood, fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxN1.342 a-gk

Square oak box with a front panel that slides upwards to reveal six drawers with brass pulls; drawers are filled with ivory mahjong pieces. Nailed to the outside of the box are brass corners, bat-shaped brass pieces, a circular brass piece on the sliding panel, and a top piece with two handles--brass is decoratively engraved with dotted and linear patterning, as well as several characters. Part c is a red mahjong instruction booklet. There are 289 parts (a-zzzzz, ab-gk) in all.

Culture
Chinese
Material
brass metal, ivory, oak wood, paint, paper and ink
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VaseN1.561 a-b

Vase (part a) and lid (part b) decorated elaborately with blue underglaze arabesque design and pink enamel flowers. Rim and base have border patterns of scrolls and key.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, paint and glaze
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cymbals2668/16 a-b

Small pair of brass cymbals with raised, bell-shaped centres; each has a hole punched through the centre. Black characters are stamped onto the bottom of both cymbals and painted on the top of part b.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
brass metal and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gong2668/13

Circular metal gong with a darkened surface and a curved, bowl-like underside. Two red characters are painted on the interior.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
brass metal ? and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bonito Fish Figure2642/5

Carved bonito fish with long nose that tapers to a pointed end, and an open mouth. There are two protruding side fins, one protruding dorsal fin, a smaller fin near the tail, and two smaller fins on the underside of the fish. The surface of the body is inlaid with triangular-shaped, off-white pava shells set into what appears to be resin. There are two circular shells for eyes and a diamond shaped shell on the top of the head.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
paint ?, resin ?, milky pine wood and pava shell
Made in
San Cristobal, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2655/196

A large papier-mache bull mask with four smaller bull faces and a large red cape attached at the back. The large bull has two black horns with red tips curved outward and inward from the sides. The large bull is painted white, yllow, blue, red, and green. The smaller bull faces have two black horns with white tips pointed outward at a 45 degree angle upward. The eyes are cut out for the two smaller bulls which are in the middle side-by-side, and the eyes and the mouth are cut out for the smaller bull at the bottom. The smaller bulls are painted yellow, red, white, blue, and pink.

Culture
Venezuelan
Material
paper, paste adhesive, paint and fibre
Made in
Venezuela
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2655/119

A wood mask of a greyish-blue pig monster ? decorated with white circle outlines and having brown and white hair for bristles. The oval eyes are red. Two holes are cut out below for the wearer to see through. There is a large snout and chin. Four white fangs on the upper gum and two white fangs on the lower gum. The oval ears are black with a white circle outline. A white snake decorated with red, pink, blue, yellow, and black circles and dots is wrapped around the upper part of the face.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, paint and hair
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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