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RingCd330

Ring with a figure carved into the oval-shaped top surface.

Culture
Egyptian
Material
wood ? or paint ?
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentEdz1605 a

Beaded ornament consisting of long beaded yellow, green and red striped strand tassels attached to red, green and white beads that are woven in a lozenge pattern around a cylindrical piece of wood? Attached is a hemispherical shaped, brown glass bead with small beads that create a knot and end in a loop.

Culture
Chinese
Material
fibre, wood ? and glass
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife570/2

Metal knife with curved metal blade. Top of metal covered on either side by wood to form handle. Top and bottom of handle incised with simple linear design. Small circular metal loop at the top of the handle with geometric designs at the base of the blade on both sides.

Culture
Chinese ?
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure1373/50

Small brown, carved, standing female human figure with short hair and protruding, conical breasts. Figure has articulated legs, arms, shoulder blades, and protruding, conical buttocks.

Culture
West African
Material
wood and stain ?
Made in
West Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure1373/41

Human figure has a round head, rows of carved braided hair, a thick rounded neck, a long bust with slightly defined breasts, and arms at side. The lower half of the object has diamond-shaped legs that are attached to a circular base.

Culture
Akan
Material
wood
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure1373/29

Female wooden figure that stands on a square base. The legs are proportionately short, while arms are long. Head is oversized with little detail in facial fetures. Hair, cheeks and back of figure are incised with linear patterns. Notches are carved out of the chest and stomach area and on the back of figure's arms. The figure's stomach, breasts and buttocks are exaggerated.

Culture
Marka
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Mali ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask1373/19

Dark-brown carved mask of a small human face with linear carved hair peaking at crown. Mouth and eyes are slits. There are two aligned rows of three raised vertical reliefs on the centre of the forhead and one row of three more of the same on each cheek just inwards from the ears. Side edges are perfortated with ten holes.

Culture
Baule
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Printing Block1223/1

A small rectangular wooden printing block, carved with vertical lines of writing characters.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
wood and ink
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bark ShredderNbz718

Thin wooden slat or board with long, oval shaped hole cut through near the upper edge forming a handle. There are stylized bird's head at each end of the handle. The lower edge is slightly beveled. There are three incised figures on one of the sides. One figure is a bird, one possibly a whale, the other is undistinguishable. The surface of the wood is dark brown, from age and dirt, and the underlying wood is a yellow-brown.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure907/9

A figure of a man standing on a flat rectangular wood base. He is wearing a white, brown, and black turban-like headpiece and a red and yellow-white garment on his lower body. There is a red rectangular object attached to his right hip.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian ? or Indian: Central Indian ?
Material
wood, paper, lacquer and paint
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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