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Thorn CarvingK2.110

Figure representing a person bending in prayer. The figure is standing on both feet and is bending forward. Both arms are extended outward with the hands in front. Clothes are of a slightly lighter wood colour than the body. On a wood base.

Culture
Yoruba ?
Material
wood, adhesive and thorn
Made in
Viame, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingK2.109

Figure representing a person selling palm wine at market. Figure is resting on the floor with its left leg bent so that it is in front of its body and with its right leg bent so that it is at the side of the body. The elbows are bent so that the arms are resting just above the knees. Clothes are of a lighter wood colour than the body. On a wood base.

Culture
Yoruba ?
Material
wood, adhesive and thorn
Made in
Viame, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordN2.1348

Curved blade sword with a blunt end. Handle has lozenge brass design and braid pattern.

Culture
Japanese
Material
brass metal, steel metal, wood and fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureN1.171 a-b

A ceramic figure (part a) of a man wearing a hat, and a coat tied around under his bulging belly. His right arm is bent at the elbow so that his right hand is clenched in a fist in front of him. His left arm is resting at his side. With square wood stand (part b). Buff with darker deposits.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, glaze and wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff BottleN1.165 a-c

A small flattened flask-like snuff bottle (part a) that is carved with two elephant heads holding rings in relief on the shoulders. There is a stopper (part b). The wood stand (part c) has the shape of an oval, and has four legs.

Culture
Chinese
Material
ivory and wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff BottleN1.162 a-c

A snuff bottle that has the form of a reddish-pink on white peach (part a), which is rounded on one side while vertically indented along the middle on the other side, with green leaves. There is a green glass stopper (part b). The wood stand (part c) has two flared sides, each of which have a hole in the middle, and has four legs.

Culture
Chinese
Material
glass, wood, clay, paint and glaze
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff BottleN1.161 a-c

A snuff bottle (part a) that has a flattened rounded circular shape with white, and brown streaks. There is a stopper (part b) that is green. The wood stand (part c) has the shape of an oval with square ends, and has four legs.

Culture
Chinese
Material
soapstone stone, jade mineral, ivory and wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff BottleN1.160 a-c

A flattened flask-like snuff bottle (part a) that is semi-translucent smoky-coloured. There is a stopper (part b) that is made of white jade with an ivory spoon. The wood stand (part c) has the shape of an oval, and has four legs.

Culture
Chinese
Material
quartz mineral, jade mineral, ivory and wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CalendarM5.15

Calendrical device carved from a long piece of wood with a rectangular body that is notched at regular intervals along the edges of both sides to indicate the days of the week (deep notches indicate Sundays) along one edge and weeks only along the opposite edge. The calendar is incised with symbols representing special happenings on certain days. The handle has a triangular finial, a heart motif cut out of the centre, and rounded sides that taper to a narrower neck.

Culture
Welsh ?
Material
wood
Made in
United Kingdom and Wales
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CalendarM5.13

Model of a clog almanac carved from a rectangular piece of wood with 12 to 14 larger notches carved into each edge with six smaller notches in between each larger notch. A metal eye hook is inserted into the centre of one end.

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