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PlaqueN2.740

Fan-shaped wood plaque with a calendar of 1936 hidden under a lantern. Also included on the plaque, is a rear view of a standing female dressed in a kimono looking at the cherry blossoms in front of her. Her black hair is tied up in a bun with metal hair adornments, foil-like paper hair adornments, and a bow. The kimono is a floral pattern with white flowers having yellow centres on a light blue background with another part of her kimono having five-petalled gold flowers on a red background.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, paint, fibre, paper and metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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House Screen BoardNb7.242 d

A long rectangular cedar plank with deep red and black faded Northwest Coast designs imprinted in the surface of the wood. Bottom edge is slanted. Rectangular indentation on the back of the plank at either end. Two rectangular carved sections at the top and bottom of the piece inset with cedar bark. Two indented notches at the top and the bottom of the piece on the back.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
cedar wood, paint and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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House Screen BoardNb7.241 a

A long rectangular cedar plank with faded Northwest Coast designs imprinted in the surface of the wood near the centre in a diagonal fashion. Orange coloured patch near centre of the wood at one side. Black coloured designs are more visible near centre and the bottom of the piece. Long indentation down the centre of the top of the board. Four prominent knots in wood, two near the top and two near the bottom. Small horizontal groove at the top of the board with cedar cording embedded in the middle. Two rectangular notches in wood at bottom of board. Top edge of board is cut on a slant. There are evenly spaced rectangular carved sections are located on the edge of the piece to one side. Across the top and bottom of the board there is a long rectangular cut.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
cedar wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA2.484

Salmon with wolf centre mask. Mask is composed of a cut face of a wolf with two red pointed ears, cut out angled eyes, cut out nostrils, and slightly open cut out mouth with green hair painted around it. The animal face also forms the side-view of the body of a salmon with eyes painted grey, a red carved mouth and gill, and fins and tail painted with grey lines. Two surrounding curved wood sticks are attached to the mask along the sides with four pegs. Six black feathers are attached all around the mask through the two surrounding curved wood sticks and have a wood ornament attached at their ends, starting from the top, clock-wise: fish, fish, fish, fish, duck, and duck.

Culture
Cup'ig
Material
wood, cormorant feather, fibre and paint
Made in
Nunivak Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA2.483

Mask with male face and eleven wood ornaments. Symbolizing water, heaven, and earth. The mask is painted with stylized black eyebrow, eyelashes, moustache, and goatee. The small eyes, nostrils, and slightly open mouth with teeth, are cut out. Two surrounding curved wood sticks are attached to the mask along the sides with four pegs. Eleven black feathers are attached all around the mask through the two surrounding curved wood sticks and have a wood ornament attached at their ends, starting from the top, clock-wise: fish, peg, hand, peg, fish, foot, foot, fish, peg with fluffy white feather, hand, and peg with fluffy white feather.

Culture
Cup'ig
Material
fibre, paint, feather and wood
Made in
Mekoryuk, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Guardian FigureN1.281 a-b

Head of a Lokapala guardian figure (part a). Pink clay with traces of white, pink, red, black and gold decoration. Wood stand (part b) included.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paint, clay and wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb294 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with vest and skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The body has jointed arms, each with a long controlling rod attached. The figure has a gold painted torso and arms. Hands bent back at right angles, fingers slightly curved upwards. Face painted white, with narrow straight nose, slit-like eyes, with lowered lashes and narrow red mouth. Face cast in downwards gaze. Cap-like headdress and with elaborately carved gold jamang, topped by garuda (bird-shaped ornament); also with upper sumping and ngore. The figure is wearing a black velvet vest with a beaded star-shaped pattern on chest and a gold sequin at the centre. The beads are clear with a frosted finish, and green. Dark red velvet beaded apron with three star-shaped, clear sequins and metal beads in a T-shape at the centre. Light purple, orange, yellow and off-white batik skirt.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, paint, fibre, glass and metal
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEe100

Dark brown bear-like mask with large eyes, ears, two rounded protrusions underneath the chin, and an open mouth displaying teeth, fangs and a small tongue; the remnants of multicoloured paint are visible. Yellow cord is strung through two small holes at the top of the mask.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
wood, paint and fibre
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEe107

Small, brown, humanoid mask with a protruding nose, earrings, and a large headdress with three small skull-like heads atop the forehead; remnants of gold paint on earrings.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
wood, stain and paint
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEe98

Devil-like mask with bulging eyes, an upturned snout, a snarling, fanged mouth, protruding ears with circular earrings, an eye-like shape on the forehead, and a headdress with five human skulls; painted black, red, yellow and white. Cloth rigging attached at the top of the head.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
wood, paint and fibre
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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