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PlaqueN2.740

Fan-shaped wood plaque with a calendar of 1936 hidden under a lantern. Also included on the plaque, is a rear view of a standing female dressed in a kimono looking at the cherry blossoms in front of her. Her black hair is tied up in a bun with metal hair adornments, foil-like paper hair adornments, and a bow. The kimono is a floral pattern with white flowers having yellow centres on a light blue background with another part of her kimono having five-petalled gold flowers on a red background.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, paint, fibre, paper and metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToyN2.930

Engine with two cars. At the front to the right of the train, there is a multi-coloured square sign. At the back to the left of the train, there is a green light post. The scene is on a convexly curved rectangular platform with a cylindrical base near each end.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bamboo grass, paint, paper and adhesive
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace-Making Pillow524/4

Blue lace making pillow, fully set up for lace making, with work in progress. The pillow is square with rounded corners, tightly stuffed with grasses or straw, covered with blue linen textile. A parchment lace-making pattern is pinned into position on the pillow; there is a length of finished lace, the near end of which is still in process. Approximately 60 threads and bobbins are attached and approximately 125 steel pins hold the thread in position on the pattern. Twenty-one spare bobbins are held in a pocket on the right hand side. A triangular pin cushion holds extra pins.

Culture
English
Material
cotton fibre, linen fibre, grass, wood, metal, glass, bone, clay, parchment paper and dye
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress2668/38

Flat, silver fabric headdress with two ear-like protrusions that curl upwards at the front. Adorned with silver trim and silver sequins sewn in floral patterns. A tasseled fringe hangs from the outer edge.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
fibre, plastic and paper ?
Made in
China
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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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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Mask2655/2

Papier-mache devil mask painted purple with two horns that curve at an angle upward and inward. Slanted upward at an angle, the red eyes are cut out, outlined with black and have brown hair for the eyebrows above. The red mouth is open and cut out with four red fangs, two above and two below. The mouth is outlined with black and has brown hair above for the moustache. The cheeks, the upward pointed ears, the chin and the cut out nostrils are outlined with black. A grey and blue cloth is attached with plastic cording.

Culture
Cora
Material
paper, paste adhesive, paint, hair and fibre
Made in
Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Book Cover1597/1

A brown leather book cover, covering a bible. The cover has a beadwork design on the back consisting of a white x-shape or saltire on a blue background, and the sides are edged with blue and clear beads.

Culture
Tagish
Material
paper, glass, moose skin ? and fibre
Made in
Carcross, Yukon Territory, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shrine2663/55

Shrine made of copper, with repousse floral designs on front. Back inserted into front, held in place with hide strip threaded through two flattened loops on each side. Top shaped like rounded double arch. Glass insert in corresponding shape with ceramic image of human-like deity inside. Pieces of coloured cloth or paper below image.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
copper metal, leather skin, glass, paper and cotton fibre
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lamp1432/1 a-b

A wood lamp carved and painted with a metal light bulb holder (part a) and a lamp shade (part b). The lamp (part a) is black and has an animal with an open mouth at the bottom. The eyebrows are yellow, and the black oval eyes are outlined with green. The lips are red with white fangs and molars. The red nose is outlined with white. Above, in the front middle, there is a long vertical red piece. Above, at each side, there is a green upside down tear-drop-shape outlined with brown and having a white circle outlined with red in the middle. Back, at each side, there is a white feature with yellow, red, and green designs. The lamp shade (part b) is made of orange fabric outlined with a gold-coloured rim along the top and the bottom and has a metal frame which fits onto a light bulb.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood, paper, paint, plastic and metal
Made in
Port Simpson, British Columbia, Canada and Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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