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Slit GongIb471

Indonesian slit gong or Kentongan wood drum from carved in the shape of a figure with a cylindrical shape body and a flat bottom. The top has a bulbous head with a carved face with incised eyes, nose, mouth and ears. There is a semi-circular ridge in the top with a hole drilled through the head for hanging. Through the middle of the body is a large slit opening that leads to a hollow interior. There is an incised band around the bottom edge with a stylized design. The band and the head are painted red.

Culture
Western Indonesian ?
Material
wood, stain and pigment
Made in
Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CoinEdz2947

Round, 4-sided hole in centre, rims around outer edge and centre hole, obverse 4 characters, crescent and line on reverse. Zhouyuan tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters on obverse; 2 lines bottom on reverse.

Culture
Chinese
Material
metal and pigment
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask1373/8

Oval-shaped mask with brown-coloured rim and hair. Hair protrudes upwards at an angle and is carved with grooves to simulate hair texture. Face is white, has arched eyebrows, closed eyes with thin slits, a small triangular nose, triangular ears, and protruding lips; chin comes to a tapered point.

Culture
Punu
Material
wood, synthetic fibre, paint and pigment
Made in
Gabon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadCd353

Bead with tapering depth to one side and cross-hatching incised overall with off-white pigment in the recessed areas.

Culture
Egyptian
Material
stone and pigment
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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EwerEdz1416

White pitcher with a flat base, double rounded body, short neck and narrow mouth. The lower body rounds in to a narrow middle, before rounding out again to form the upper body. The handle and spout attach once to each the upper and lower bodies. The handles is in the shape of a small dragon. Brown-black spots symmetrically but widely spaced on the glaze. Opaque, unctuous, blue tinged glaze falls short of base in places.

Culture
Chinese
Material
glaze, ferrous oxide pigment and clay
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SherdEd5.2844

Roughly rectangular: bottom has unglazed shallow circular foot 7.3 cm. in diameter, showing light red-brown body; some splashes of light grey-green glaze in thick glassy drops. Broken edges of sherd vary from 1 to 1.5 cm. in thickness. Sherd curves shallowly upward in all directions from foot; finished piece possibly large plate. Upper surface painted in iron underglaze with a shrimp, incomplete. Grey-green glaze pitted and flawed, pools to white around slightly convex centre area.

Culture
Japanese
Material
iron oxide pigment, glaze and clay
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1207

Walking polar bear with left legs slightly ahead of right legs. Long neck with tapering head ending in flat snout with nostrils and slightly curving mouth. Small round eyes below sculptured eyes. Black pigment has been applied to eyes, nostrils and mouth. Mottled dentine shows along centre of underside.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and pigment
Made in
Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowNb662

Arrow with long cylindrical wooden shaft with one end notched and broken. The other end has a metal point that is secured with wrapped sinew. The metal point is round at shaft end, but the pointed end has been flattened and cut. The opposite end of the shaft is stained with red pigment, possibly ochre, and has 2 strips of feather secured with sinew.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo: Kwantlen
Material
sinew, wood, metal, feather and pigment
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowNb661

Arrow consisting of a long cylindrical wooden shaft with one notched end and a metal point at the other, secured with wrapped sinew. The triangular point has a double notched base and a narrow stem. At the midpoint of the metal stem has an oval hole. String is tied around stem where stem enters the shaft. At opposite end of shaft are two strips of feather secured by wrapped sinew. Red pigment, possibly ochre, is present on the basal end. The basal end of the shaft is notched.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo: Kwantlen
Material
cotton fibre, feather, sinew, pigment, wood and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SculptureNa1430 a-c

Dyed black stone carving of a crouching caribou being attacked by two wolves; one wolf bites the caribou's neck while perched atop its shoulders as the other wolf, caught underfoot, is bitten by the caribou in the head. Two large segments of antler protrude from the cariboiu's head. The entire sculpture is attached to a grey stone base.

Culture
Inuit
Material
pigment, caribou antler and stone
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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