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Pipe2663/62 a-d

Pipe (a) of silver and cloisonne enamel with floral designs. Inserted into pipe are a cylindrical tube with band at top (b), brass tweezers (c), and a cylindrical container (d) with hinged lid with 14 Chinese characters incised inside.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
silver metal and enamel
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lid2663/41 a-b

Silver lid (a) with clearly engraved floral designs on rim within gold coloured band with Greek key design. Repousse Buddhist symbols in high relief in cartouches coloured gold on raised centre portion, with floral pattern on background and ring of Greek key design. Fluted top coloured gold tapering to broken point. Silver point (b) topped with opaque green stone? bead.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
silver metal and stone ?
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lid2663/39

Silver lid with engraved floral designs on rim and repousse floral designs in cartouches on raised centre portion. Fluted top tapering to point with opaque red stone? bead. Fluted area and edge of rim have faint gold colour.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
silver metal and stone ?
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lid2663/37

Silver lid with engraved floral designs on rim and repousse floral designs in cartouches on raised centre portion. Fluted top tapering to point with opaque red stone? bead. Fluted area and edge of rim have faint gold colour.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
silver metal and stone ?
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tea Cup2663/33

Silver teacup with impressed design (different elements raised on both sides) of two simple dragons facing square floral design. Raised foot. Faint gold colour overall.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
silver metal and gold metal
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Buckle473/23 a-b

Part a is the buckle and part b is the hook of the buckle. The buckle is in the shape of a flower, has ten petals, and is decorated with small lines and circles around a hole in its centre. The hook of the buckle protrudes through the hole in the centre of the buckle. The portion of the hook that extends through the hole and is seen on the front of the buckle consists of two thin bands of metal that protrude to a long edge with a large metal button on the end. The portion of the hook that is on the underside of the buckle consists of two thin bands of metal that fork into two pieces.

Culture
Akha
Material
silver metal ?
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet473/7 b

Cuffed bracelet with upturned edge. There are alternating sections of geometric patterns and floral motifs around the outside of the bracelet.

Culture
Lisu
Material
silver metal ?
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife2664/1 a-b

Long knife with scabbard. Scabbard is smooth silver with two bands of leaf shapes extending from centre ring; single band at opening of scabbard. Loop on one side surrounded with embossed foliate design. Flat tape braided of red-purple silk? with double braid on one side inserted through slit in the other. Handle with concave sides is wrapped with twisted silver wire. Top of handle has overall design of hexagons, each with a Y design inside, and recesses filled with a dark substance. Copper band around top of wire-wrapped area.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
silver metal, silk fibre, copper metal and wood
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dowry Bag1098/2

Small, square, flat, envelope-style dowry bag or purse made by bringing three corners of a square together, using the fourth corner as a triangular flap. Heavily embroidered with square and X-shaped, brightly coloured geometric designs and round mirrors. Loosely twisted fibre cords (red, yellow and green; 52.5 cm in length) with a yellow pompom, are used to fasten the flap shut. The embroidery is underlined with red printed cotton textile.

Culture
South Asian
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre, glass, silver alloy metal and dye
Made in
Sindh, Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lid2663/40

Silver lid with faint engraved floral designs on rim within gold coloured band with Greek key design. Repousse Buddhist symbols in high relief in cartouches coloured gold on raised centre portion, with faint floral pattern on background and ring of Greek key design. Fluted top coloured gold tapering to point with transparent pink stone? bead.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
silver metal and stone ?
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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