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ContainerEd1.178

Bronze water dropper with dark brown patina mixed with black. 4 lobed shape, with flat base and top, straight sides. Upper surface has vertical projecting rim, surface covered with overall circular indentations and raised lion and flower design in high relief. Other surface smooth. Round hole in upper surface between lion and flower; second hole at rim with protruding tube.

Culture
Korean
Material
lacquer, stain, wood and bronze metal
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetIb363

Partially two-dimensional, but fairly flat, human figure. Jointed arms tied to shoulders, without recognizable hands, and tied to controlling rods. Black hair swept back without headdress. Wide white face with red eyes and lips and ear ornaments. Facial details in black. Gold upper torso and arms. Garment covering lower torso in various shades of blue. Red hanging. Black and white floral design on skirt. Arm to left with grate-like member. Arm to right with circular member with red centre.

Culture
Javanese
Material
wood, leather skin, fibre and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetIb361

Two-dimensional humanoid male, painted on both sides. Jointed arms tied to shoulders and at palm of hand to right to controlling rod. Rod to other hand missing. All flesh pink (face, body, arms). Hair black. Face with blunt nose, wide bulging eyes with red irises, red lips and exposed teeth. Moustache, eyebrows, and other details in black. Chest with black dotted 'y' pattern. Skin contoured to right. Green undergarment with belt and black and white patterned skirt. Feet bare, legs apart.

Culture
Javanese
Material
wood, leather skin, fibre and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA2525

Red-brown wood figure of a bear in a crouching position with its paws raised against the chest. Has rounded, circular eyes surrounded by a plain carved tapering oval, ears above, rounded nostrils, and a wide mouth, teeth not shown.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeA2520

Shaped as a woman; holes for bowl and stem identify it as a pipe. She is seated with knees drawn up, hands bound behind her back, and long hair fastened to her hands, pulling her head back. Ribs, trachea, and collarbone are clearly delineated. An otter is carved on her stomach.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flat FanEd1.214

A flat rectangular fan with two lobes at the top. Main colour is green mottled with yellow. Frame is of many very fine ribs of split bamboo (?) with paper on each side which is lacquered. Straight, black-painted, wooden handle is split and spread to allow insertion of the fan. Fan is painted orange around the handle. Around the orange area, there is a black paper cut on each side of the fan which is also lacquered. Fan is edged in dark green.

Culture
Korean
Material
bamboo grass, paper, wood, metal, lacquer, paint and rice paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Folding FanEd1.211

A closing fan with twenty-three inner ribs of split bamboo with a painted cloud-like design on the base of each side and two bamboo parent ribs also with a painted design set into a dark rosewood piece into which the metal rivet has been placed. Fan face is rice paper with small pastoral scene painted at the centre top with seven writing characters on the left side of the face. Attached to the metal rivet, there are two light blue-green tassels, 25 cm. long, including the cord.

Culture
Korean
Material
bamboo grass, paper, wood, metal, paint, ink, adhesive, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CalendarM5.14

Model of a clog almanac carved from a rectangular piece of wood with 13 larger notches carved into each edge with six smaller notches in between, and the almanac is ornamented with symbols composed of geometric elements. A long cord is strung through a metal eye hook attached at one end.

Culture
British
Material
wood, fibre and metal
Made in
United Kingdom
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskAf482

Human face mask carved from a single piece of wood; blue with three black dots on forehead and one on each cheek. Eyes are concave slits lined with black. Stylized black hair with parallel curving incisions; white line at hairline; small mouth with red parted lips and eight white upper teeth; long, thin nose; high forehead and decoration at each temple. Two birds at top of head, one with red body and green wings; other with white body and blue wings; yellow foot and beaks covered with multi-coloured dots. Four holes in lower rim. Rubber band stapled across back. Metal screw at top.

Culture
Baule
Material
wood, paint and rubber
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerIg406 a-b

Distorted brown sphere (part a) open at one end with a cylindrical light wood stopper (part b). Sphere (part a) has a geometric design in horizontal bands that are incised around the upper half of the outer surface. The inside is hollowed out and filled with white powdered lime? The stopper (part b) has an incised band around the upper edge. It is 9 centimetres in diameter and 2.7 centimetres long.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
coconut nutshell, wood and lime mineral ?
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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