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Model KayakNa683 a-h

Model kayak made with light brown skin stretched over a wooden frame. A series of wooden tools and equipment--paddles, fishing spear, harpoon, sled runners, etc--are painted green and red and tied to the kayak with skin straps.

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
skin, wood, walrus tusk ?, paint and metal
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumK2.454

A cylindrical wood drum with skin stretched over the top. Sides decorated with darkened grooved geometric patterns of triangles in squares along the top separated by vertical lines, below which there are seven horizontal lines, with the bottom having a horizontal dark band. The edges are painted orange. There is a fibre cord attached.

Culture
West African
Material
wood, skin, paint and fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll1057/11

The body of a doll (see record for 1057/12 for the doll head shown in the image). The skin is painted a brown-pink. Wearing a top and a pair of pants that are blue-green and orange respectively. The top is embroidered with an orange and gold-coloured floral pattern with a bird. Fur decorates the edge of the top along the bottom. The pants are embroidered with an orange and purple floral pattern. The shoes are painted orange with a blue-green pattern and outline.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, clay ?, paint and fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerEdz1057 a-d

Wooden container with a bamboo handle (a), two trays and a lid (b-d). The outside is painted red-orange with gold trim and with panels of flowers in pink, white, green and yellow-green. The base (a) sits on a raised ring with bamboo handle; deep tray (b); shallow tray (c) with six compartments; and a lid (d) with a raised outer panel with flower and bird designs.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
wood, bamboo grass and paint
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Walking Stick1537/1

The top of the stick has a carved standing wolf, with the head of the wolf protruding out to form the handle. The shaft has irregular stripes around it down to the metal tip. Object is painted black and red-brown. Signed Talehio.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
wood, metal and paint
Made in
Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera FlagN1.839 e

Flag attached to a curved bamboo staff (part e). The flag has bright pink characters on purple ground, with a wide mauve border. The back is unlined. The bamboo staff terminates in a gold head with pale green fringe at the top.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
gesso ?, paint, bamboo grass, silk fibre, cotton fibre, rayon fibre ?, gold metal and wood ?
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera FlagN1.839 b

Flag attached to a curved bamboo staff (part b). The flag has bright pink characters on purple ground, with a wide mauve border. The back is unlined. The bamboo staff terminates in a gold head with pale green fringe at the top.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
bamboo grass, silk fibre, cotton fibre, rayon fibre ?, gold metal, wood ?, gesso ? and paint
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera FlagN1.838 e

Chinese characters in gold embroidery, on deep pink ground with plain turquoise border on three sides, white on side hanging from staff. Black Chinese characters at bottom back of white border. Curved staff has light green silk fringe at gold painted tip.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
bamboo grass, silk fibre, cotton fibre, gold metal, wood ?, gesso ? and paint
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Body MaskIe415

Tumbuan 'mask' or body costume. Conical shape made of a wooden frame and wrapped with a large piece of mulberry bark that is painted with a vertical striped pattern in dark brown, light brown and orange. Along the bottom edge is a long fringe of sennit(?) dyed red and black; the sides have two red tufts. Attached to the front is an oval shaped wooden mask covered in white clay. The face has a long forehead, protruding brow, nose and red tongue. The septum has boar tusks running through; eyes are inlaid with shell. Around the eyes and nose is black and white spotted detailing. Above the mask are black feathers, a large tuft of sennit ? dyed black and painted red and white. The top back has a fibre woven plate, an erect woven handle and a pink and blue fabric decoration with white feathers. The top sides have wooden handles painted black, red and white.

Culture
Asmat
Material
palm leaf, clay, paint, feather, wood, shell, cotton fibre, plant fibre, mulberry bark, boar tusk and dye
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh13

Mask depicting Kappala Sanniya (which represents insanity) with a black painted face, a very small forehead, prominent brows, protruding eyes with a crescent-shaped slit below each, a bulbous nose, a prominent red upper lip, and a set of white upper teeth with a right fang. The lower jaw appears to be missing, and the left fang has broken off and is missing.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Galle, Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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