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Sculpture | Argillite2004-2/4
Button Blanket1994-18/1

The wool is blue, felt, and red. The thread is red and white. The button is mother-of-pearl. The button is abalone.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw: Kwagu'l
Material
wool, felt, thread, button, mother of pearl shell and abalone shell
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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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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Fish Hook2670/4

Fish hook of three pieces that are held together with twined and braided cord. The main body is of light-coloured bone and has a flat piece of shell covering one of its sides. The third piece is an orange tortoise shell hook with a single barb that protrudes from the side opposite the shell.

Culture
Polynesian
Material
tortoise shell, whale bone, black pearl shell and fibre
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxN2.1007 a-g

Red lacquered box (part b) and a lid (part a) with overlaid crest designs and a cart. Within the box, there is an ink stone (part c), and a water pot (part e), which each have a fitted place in a frame. An ink stick (part d), with dark blue and gold writing characters on a black background is also included with a small box that has a lid. Two calligraphy brushes are inside with one brush (part f) having a dark brown spotted pattern on a natural brown background with red and green writing characters and a clear lid while the other brush (part g) has white paper with black writing characters wrapped around the end and a retractable lid.

Culture
Japanese
Material
mother of pearl shell, bamboo grass, clay, ink and wood
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stand1251/22

A stand with tow tapered triangular legs which expand at the bottom. The legs are connected at the top with a flat shoe-like-shaped piece. Inlaid with triangular, diamond-shaped, and four-pointed shell pieces.

Culture
Western Asia
Material
wood and mother of pearl shell
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lime Container1461/2 a-b

A complete coconut nutshell with a wooden stopper on top and two holes through which goes a fibre string handle that has a metal nail pinned through it. The design consists of dotted cirles in a row on a horizontal white band in the middle of the coconut nutshell from which five equally spaced vertical bands with a zig zag pattern go up to a horizontal line near the top. The wood stopper has a row in the middle inlaid with side-by-side x-shapes of mother of pearl shell.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
coconut nutshell, wood, mother of pearl shell and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thread Holder2542/2

Flower shaped disk with incised designs on each side. The centre of one side depicts two people with houses and trees in the background. The centre of the opposite side has a plain circle surrounded by images of two birds, two houses, and a tree. On both sides each "petal" carries an incised design of a flower.

Culture
Chinese
Material
mother of pearl shell
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thread Holder2542/1

Flower shaped disk with incised designs on both sides. The centre of one side features two people with two houses in the background. There are eight round 'petals' with a flower incised on each. The centre of the opposite side has a plain circle surrounded by a bird, two houses, and a tree. Again, there are flowers on each of the 'petals'.

Culture
Chinese
Material
mother of pearl shell
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Child's Dress2502/1 a-f

A young girl's dress (part a) with open work lace and pleated panels on the bodice. Yoke has lace panels, floral embroidery, and a lace collar. Sleeves are made of openwork lace and pleated panels with lace at the bottom and openwork lace epaulettes. Full skirt pleated with openwork lace insets and wide scalloped band of openwork lace at bottom. Seven buttons and loops on back opening. There are two silk bands (parts b, and c) with shirred centres and four silk covered balls at each end attached by silk wrapped cords. Two more silk bands (parts d, and e) have four silk covered balls at one end while the other ends are unfinished. There is also a gathered silk rosette (part f) that is open in the middle.

Culture
French
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and mother of pearl shell
Made in
Paris, France
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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