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PanelEg445

Plaque or panel, rectangular in shape, with low relief carving of 11 deities depicted in a row. The central figure has one foot on the head of a small humanoid figure on hands and knees. The border is formed by a repetitive carved design.

Culture
South India
Material
wood and stain ?
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sake ContainerN2.335 a-b

Sake container. Cylindrical and slightly tapered from top to bottom, with a metal handle on the side. The container's staves are held together with twisted bands of bamboo, two at the top and three at the bottom, and lid has a plugged opening. A stopper (part b), also a tapered cylinder, fits into a hole in the top of the container near the edge. The top of the container is red lacquer with a black lacquer edge, and the sides as well as the bamboo are stained reddish-brown and coated in varnish.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, bamboo grass, iron metal, lacquer and stain ?
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeB113

Pipe made from a section of bamboo with a mouthpiece made from a skinnier segment of bamboo protruding at an angle and a curved protrusion at the closed end of the pipe. The mouthpiece is decorated with incised bands and diagonal lines, and the shaft is decorated with incised bands of spiral and oval decoration as well as a band of scroll and leaf-like motifs inside triangular shapes at the closed end of the shaft. The lines of the design have been stained (?) black with red paint used to emphasize the design. Several plain black bands and lead bands on the shaft divide the bands of design.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
bamboo grass, lead metal, paint and stain ?
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlNb669

Dark brown wood bowl in the shape of a raven in flight. Has circle in tapering oval eyes, nostrils, and an open beak. The two-feathered side wings have seven grooved crescent shapes each. The tail has six feathers.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
cedar wood and stain
Made in
Sitka, Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WeaponC719

Short, dark brown wooden spear-like weapon; leaf-like blade with a raised rib down the centre of both sides.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood and stain ?
Made in
Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShieldIe466

Shield made from one piece of rectangular wood with rounded corners. The shield has a carved x-shaped design with a flat centre, arms that have a raised square pattern, and one extra arm that is flat and widens towards the end. A bark fibre (?) strap is attached at the back with the ends fed through two holes at the sides of the shield and knotted in the front.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, bark fibre and stain ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BucketEdz1187

Bucket (a) made from planks of wood attached around a circular wooden base made from three larger planks of wood with a thick metal wire around the base and woven strips of bamboo at the centre of the bucket's height (b). The wood is dark brown. Two protrusions near the top rim on the outside serve as handles.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
stain ?, wood, bamboo grass and metal
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA1750

Mask with elongated slightly rectangular face, pronounced brows, a short upturned nose, concave eye sockets, and a downturned mouth. The mask is dark brown natural wood painted with black hair-like designs emphasized with an orange curvilinear line, black eyebrows, a black nose tip and nostrils, black around the eye sockets, black and orange around the eye holes, black lines extending out from the sides of the nose, orange lips, and black to the sides of the mouth as well as on the chin.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and stain ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StandN2.589

Stand that has been stained black and is cylindrical in shape. The stand has a flat top surface with a slight lip, three wide feet that follow the curve of the sides, and a cut out geometric design on the sides. Stamped "Made in Japan."

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK4.41 a-e

Four figures in a canoe (a). The standing figure at the front (b) is holding a paddle to his left that extends just slightly past the base under his feet, and the other standing figure at the back (c) is holding a paddle to his left that extends down past the top of the canoe's hull. The standing figures each have a peg extending down from the bottom of their bases, and these pegs fit into holes at the front and back of the canoe. There is an extra small hole beside the larger hole at the back of the canoe. There are two kneeling figures inside the canoe (d and e). The figures are stained ? dark brown, and the canoe is brown on both sides with an incised geometric design mainly consisting of two rows of alternating solid brown squares and squares filled with horizontal lines separated by a thin horizontal zigzag band.

Culture
Central African
Material
wood and stain ?
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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