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DollN3.61

Doll representing a male figure carved out of wood with articulated shoulders and ankles. His face and hands are painted white with hair, eyebrows and eyes painted in black, and a mouth painted in pink. A braid hangs down his back, tied at the top with a long black ribbon on one half of which are adhered four square gold decorative elements. He wears a very pale blue hip-length silk jacket lined in white, lapped to his right and tied at the waist with a separate pink sash tied in a single-loop bow. The sleeves of the jacket are made of parallel bands of various bright colours. The jacket has a self-facing at the neck and a narrower white facing. Under it is a white cotton jacket that is slightly shorter. The figure wears full white cotton pants tucked into ankle wrappings which extend over white socks.

Culture
Korean
Material
wood, paint, fibre, silk fibre, cotton fibre, dye, horse hair ?, paste adhesive and paper
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlEdz1426

A large ceramic bowl with a basin with white porcelain body. Exterior glazed in lustrous opaque medium brown. Interior surfaces are white with bright blue underglaze painting of floral designs and foliage with a pattern of overlapping circles that have star-like centres at the centre bottom.

Culture
Chinese
Material
glaze, paint and clay
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetEfg76

Untanned leather cutout, translucent with red and black pattern painted on one side supported by split bamboo rod which is fastened with four cord ties. Patterned with a human-like moustached figure holding a coiled serpent on its left arm (as used) and a pyramid shaped object in its raised right hand. Figure is in profile, but two round eyes are frontal. Nose is hooked with a bird-like beak and mouth shows one prominent fang. Two feathered wings extend behind shoulders. Clothed with high headdress, trousers and body and limb jewelry. Shown in motion with extended legs. An object with two flower-like wheels lies between feet, the wheel pattern is repeated at waist level. Behind the figure the fanged serpent with extruded tongue is patterned with flecked scales and a row of red hearts. The wings, headdress and other prominent features are perforated by closely spaced round, oblong and triangular holes.

Culture
North India
Material
bamboo grass, goat skin ? and paint
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure594/4

Wire-framed person with clay body and head; figure is standing on a ceramic slab and appears to be running; one arm is raised forward are raised at shoulder level and the other is raised backward; he is wearing an orange hat. Body is painted orange at top with white pants and yellow at waist; face is pink with black detail; slab has yellow top and black sides.

Culture
Central Mexico ?
Material
metal, paint and clay
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure594/2

Wire-framed bull with ceramic body and head. Metal protrusions for ears, tail, and four legs; one downward pointing wire from centre of back and one from nose that ends in a hook.

Culture
Central Mexico ?
Material
clay, metal and paint
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure594/1

Three horses with clay body, neck, and head built around a wire frame. Wire legs, tails and ceramic bodies are painted brown with saddles painted yellow with orange stripes; mane is black, feet have white band at ankles and grey hooves. A wire harness for attaching to cart goes from rear ends of two outside horses.

Culture
Central Mexico ?
Material
clay, paint and metal
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlCf43

Flower pot shape container. Rim is painted dark brown with 8 red and brown fish incised on the band just below the rim. Eight triangles project downwards from under the fish. Underside is inscribed with name, "Klee Wyck."

Culture
Canadian
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RingCd330

Ring with a figure carved into the oval-shaped top surface.

Culture
Egyptian
Material
wood ? or paint ?
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Garment ?841/30

Large, irregularly shaped section of hide painted with a black and red Northwest Coast bear design.

Culture
Haida ?
Material
skin and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament706/23

Ornament consisting of a yellow silk tassel that hangs from four strands of cylindrical beads, some decorated in gold laquer with turquoise flowers and the remainder decorated in losenge shapes in black, blue and green. There is a small loop at the top of the bead strands and the beads are divided by metal disc-shaped beads.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, dye, metal, clay, feather ? and paint ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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