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Apron1744/2

Apron, waist to calf length, made of four vertical sections of black cloth. Five horizontal rows of decorations sewn on lower half. The upper row is made of red felt with straight upper edge along which are sewn eleven large beads, with toothed lower edge. The second row is a crocheted green, dark blue and red-brown band sewn in an horizontal zigzag pattern with alternating gold or silver painted beads hanging on a thread at each point. The third row is a band of red felt with a toothed upper edge. The fourth row is white rickrack sewn in a zigzag with two long brown wooden beads and one round pink wooden bead tied to each upper point with a strip of skin. Bottom row is a red fringe which hangs below the lower edge of the apron. Two white ties are at the upper corners.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
cotton fibre ?, synthetic rubber ?, skin, paint, synthetic fibre, wood, plastic and dye
Made in
Nass River, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum1768/92 a-b

Circular drum with wooden frame. Skin attached to frame by thonging threaded through holes around outer edge. Six tension bands inside, all attached to small central block of wood. Painting of dogfish in centre. Part b is a drumstick: handle tapering toward padded head which is held in place by a leather thong wound around it.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ditidaht
Material
rawhide skin, wood, paint and leather skin
Made in
Nitinaht, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShieldB465

Roughly rectangular wooden shield with points at both ends and a raised ridge down the centre. Bands of bamboo (?) laid horizontally across the shield at the top and bottom, held in place with zigzagging stitched of dark brown rattan (?); bands continue on reverse. Edges of shield are painted black; centre is painted red-brown. wooden handle on reverse.

Culture
Kayan
Material
wood, paint, bamboo grass ? and rattan ?
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Picture Frame1960/729

Wooden picture frame with photograph of a ship glued onto the centre. Frame is incised and paintedred and green with Northwest Coast images. Inscription on reverse.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood, paint and lacquer
Made in
Port Simpson, British Columbia, Canada and Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure1742/4

Tiandou Ershi altar figure with black hair standing on base, which has a purple, green and blue cloud design. Left hand raised with closed fist. Right hand loosely clenched. The figure is wearing a robe with a scroll design in blue on the arms and torso, and a bamboo design in green and yellow below the waist. The figure is also wearing an orange garment with clusters of three white dots underneath, which shows at the neck and ankles.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure1742/3

Tiandou Ershi altar figure with black hair standing on base, which has a purple, green and blue cloud design. Has right hand raised, closed fist. Left hand loosely clenched. The figure is wearing a robe with a scroll design in blue on the arms and torso, and a bamboo design in green and yellow below the waist. The figure is also wearing an orange garment with clusters of three white dots underneath, which shows at the neck and ankles.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure1742/2

Huaguang Dadi altar figure. It is a seated figure on a red chair that has dragon heads at the ends of its arms. Figure is holding gold pyramid in right hand. Has third eye in centre of forehead and is wearing dragon design costume with a black, orange, red, white and gold hat. Floral design on front of base in gold.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shrine1742/1

A rectangular box on a base with angled boards at top and sides bearing Chinese gold characters. Two pink cards glued on back with black characters. Four small white plastic feet on bottom. This shrine is associated with three figures and two documents.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, paint, paper, metal, plastic and adhesive
Made in
Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Miniature Totem Pole1725/1

Miniature totem pole on square base. Front of base has a painting of a small killer whale. Pole has two figures: bottom figure is a bear ? in a seated position, top figure is a thunderbird with outstretched wings. Colours include brown, black, light green, red, dark and light yellow-brown, and yellow-white.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
wood, paint, lacquer and metal
Made in
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Dagger1704/5

Cantonese opera prop. Painted wooden dagger. Black cylindrical handle with two red geometric knobs on either end. Protruding from one red knob- located at the centre of the object- is a grey length of wood that tapers to a dull point. A piece of twine is looped through a hole in the other red knob.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
wood, fibre and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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