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HeaddressA4183

Carved wooden headdress. Hawk forms the lower portion, killer whale is on top, forming crown of headdress. Band is decorated with "Royal Fraser" tartan material and white feathers. Eyes of hawk have mirror inlay. Colours used are orange, red, white, and black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
glass, feather, fibre, silver alloy metal ? and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BottleB710

Silver bottle that has a bulbous shape around the bottom and a long, upward flaring, cylindrical neck with a a lid attached by a wire chain. Geometric plant motifs in bands. Main design around the middle of the bulbous lower portion consists of a vertical oval pattern band bordered by floral motifs and key-like patterns. At either ends of the neck, there is a horizontal border band design that consists of a key-like pattern and an inward pointing, petal-like pattern. The lid has multiple concentric petal-like patterns with a long knob at the top.

Culture
Balinese
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlB711

Shallow, circular, silver bowl impressed with geometric motifs in horizontal bands around the sides that consist of a main pattern of vertically elongated ovals side-by-side with spirals above and pentagonal panels below.

Culture
Balinese
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CopperA6171

Copper with edges that flare slightly toward the base as well as the top. Has a T-shaped raised design element near the centre, that divides the bottom section in half and separates the top section from the bottom. The top section is slightly convex. The copper is blackened overall with incised diagonal lines on the bottom section and an incised bear face and two paws surrounded by a border on the top section.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
copper metal and silver alloy metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat867/8

Hat made of polished black cotton fibre (?) with two small rounded flaps at the sides with a pink synthetic fibre (?) edging, a silk fibre (?) ribbon border around the bottom edge of the hat with bands of blue, green and pink and white geometric patterns, and an overall domed shape. At the front edge of the hat is a row of metal domed ornaments with a shorter row of metal figures in relief, three of which have protruding three-lobed headdresses. There are five metal medallions with floral motifs and toothed edges. Three of the medallions have bells and other ornaments attached with chain, and one has two flower-like metal protrusions with green and pink fibre at the centre and a butterfly-like metal protrusion. There is a pink fabric pompom at the peak of the hat.

Culture
Kam
Material
cotton fibre ?, dye, synthetic fibre ?, silk fibre ? and silver alloy metal ?
Made in
Guizhou, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MirrorN1.339 a-b

A mirror with a metalwork design in between the border of cloisonne pink-red and dark blue flowers on a light blue background. The back has a woven wire ground with insects, bamboo, flowers, and four characters in cloisonne. The characters are at each side, and at each end. There is a pierced white jade panel in the centre with a design consisting of a temple-like image over a character, with a flower and a dragon at either sides. Another jade pendant (part b) is hanging on one end with three humans on the front and four characters on the back. The metal handle on other end has a cloisonne design the same as the border.

Culture
Chinese
Material
bronze metal, glass, silver alloy metal ? and jade mineral
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera RobeN1.616

Red robe with wide extended sleeves, side slits, side opening and banded neck edge. Four-toed dragon, fish, waves and peonies designs on the front and back, in gold, pink and blue on red ground. Collar, sleeve, and border bands with symbols of the eight immortals in gold, orange, pink, and green on medium blue ground. There are mirrors, green glass eyes and tin reflectors on the front and back. Belt carriers are silver chrysanthemums on light green ground stiffened with paper and glue. The inside lining is yellow linen.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, synthetic fibre, metal, tin metal, fibre, paper, hemp fibre, wood, silver alloy metal ?, adhesive and glass
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gorget1590/276

Very deep crescent-shaped gorget with rolled edge. In the centre is an engraved oval-shaped cartouche containing three fleur-de-lys. To either side of the oval is a branch with leaves and berries, and above a crown. Hanging from bottom edge of the gorget are four silver and three gold engraved beaver effigies. Hole fitted with purple skin strips at each upper edge. Maker’s mark below each suspension hole and on each beaver.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal ? and skin
Made in
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace1590/292

A necklace of 88 white glass beads and 12 green beads strung on wire. There is a large Latin cross with cloverleaf terminals, a sunburst engraved in the centre and zigzag engraving on the border. Two solid beavers hang on each side of the cross. Maker’s mark stamped on cross and beavers.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
glass and silver alloy metal
Made in
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace1590/291

Necklace of beads, snakes and cross. 96 cylindrical red glass beads and 91 smaller round flat white beads alternate in a pattern. 4 double snake and 4 single snake pendants alternate between the beads on the lower half of the necklace. The double snakes cross over at two points. All snakes are attached to bead strand by rings through the mouth. They are etched with cross pattern along their length. A Lorraine cross with cloverleaf terminals hangs from the centre point. A sunburst is engraved in the centre of the top bar. Curvilinear marks on vertical and lower horizontal bar. Maker’s mark JA on snakes and AB in a circle on lower bar of cross.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal, glass and fibre
Made in
New York, New York, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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