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Straw Painting3556/2

Rice straw 'painting' on black cloth, stiffened with paper(?). Painting depicts scene of canoe-type boat full of people paddling. Mountainous shoreline in the background of the painting, along with birds in the sky; palm tree, with small plants around base, in the foreground. Boat has a tall stern and low bow; three people closest to the stern are standing, rest of paddlers are seated. Back of painting lined with white paper; red fabric tie threaded through paper, for hanging purposes. Manufacturer's mark stamped in bottom right corner, and pencil inscription written along left edge; both marks on back of painting.

Culture
Indian
Material
rice grass, fibre, dye and paper
Made in
Kerala, India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Straw Painting3556/1

Rice straw 'painting' on black cloth, stiffened with paper(?). Painting depicts scene of a person paddling at the stern of a dhow-type boat. Mountainous shoreline in the background of the painting, along with birds in the sky; palm tree, with small plants around base, with path to water, and dock in the foreground. Back of painting lined with white paper; orange fabric tie threaded through paper, for hanging purposes. Manufacturer's mark stamped in bottom right corner, and pencil inscription written along left edge; both marks on back of painting.

Culture
Indian
Material
rice grass, fibre, dye and paper
Made in
Kerala, India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Paper3396/18

Sample of handmade rice paper. The paper has 'rice paper' written in ink in the lower corner.

Culture
Burmese
Material
rice paper
Made in
“Myanmar: Mandalay” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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The Sage and His Servant3313/1

Traditional Chinese style scroll painting. Long, vertical scroll with an ink painting on rice paper depicting a servant standing and holding an umbrella, and an elderly man riding a horse next to a river. In the background, there is a large weeping tree. Along the lower left edge is the artist name in two Chinese characters, and in English, and her small red seal. The painting is mounted on a long piece of silk fronted paper, in a light cream colour. A small strip of wood lines the top of the work, with a plaited silk hanging string attached and two ties. A large decorative wooden dowel is attached at bottom.

Culture
Canadian and Chinese
Material
rice paper, silk fibre, ink, fibre and wood
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Petroglyph Rubbing2003-52/BR9

Petroglyph rubbing on rice tissue paper with black ink. L. Richards 11/9/05 Descriptive Catalogue of Petroglyph Prints for the University of Washington, from the Dalles Dam Reservoir, 1956. Surveyd by David L. Cole for the National Park Service in 1953. "Mt. Sheep or Goat, horns curved back, standing figure with (horned?) head-dress formed by a long horizontal zigzag."

Material
rice paper and ink
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Petroglyph Rubbing2003-52/PE35C

Petroglyph Rubbing on Rice Paper with Brown Ink From "Descriptive Catalogue of Petroglyph Prints for the University of Washington, from The Dalles Dam Resevoir, 1956." by Mark Hedden, in Archaeology Archive: Google-eyed, heart shaped face with nose and mouth line, two legs, endling like the 'Spedis Owls' in three toes and attatched directly to head, short horns and two other apendages, probably intended as hands, terminating in centered circles.

Material
rice paper and ink
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Sample: PaperN2.1278 g

Rectangular white paper with three embedded maple leaves.

Culture
Japanese
Material
rice paper and maple leaf
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sample: PaperN2.1278 f

Rectangular white paper with three embedded maple leaves.

Culture
Japanese
Material
rice paper and maple leaf
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sample: PaperN2.1278 e

Rectangular white paper. Pieces of paper material are visible throughout.

Culture
Japanese
Material
rice paper and fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sample: PaperN2.1282 k

Rectangular sheet of orange-brown handmade paper with alternating vertical lines of brown circle and dark ovals.

Culture
Japanese
Material
dye and rice paper
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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