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Batik Textile2542/13

Rectangular piece of dark green textile with a painted long-legged, hook-billed bird. The bird has a dark brown head with a black and white body and brown, black and white legs. There are traces of blue near the white areas. The top edge of the textile is adhered to a white folded card backing.

Culture
East African
Material
fibre, paper, dye and paint
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Batik Textile2542/12

Rectangular piece of red and black textile with a painted brown bird swimming. The bird is brown with a white beak and wing. The water is black with white ripples and the sky is red. The top edge of the textile is adhered to a yellow folded card backing.

Culture
East African
Material
fibre, paint, paper and dye
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Batik Textile2542/11

Rectangular piece of dark blue textile with a painted bird. The bird has a brown head and legs and a black body with white spots. The background is blue with traces of black. The top edge of the textile is adhered to a white folded card backing.

Culture
East African
Material
fibre, paint, paper and dye
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Batik Textile2542/10

Rectangular piece of green textile with a painted black bird perched in a tree. The bird is black with a red eye and a white wing and tail. The tree is black, brown and white. There are traces of red on the tree and black on the green background. The top edge of the textile is adhered to a yellow folded card backing.

Culture
East African
Material
fibre, paint, paper and dye
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb2542/9

Wooden comb with 14 teeth, widening toward the end. Teeth are held together with three separate woven sections of grass. Bottom is rectangular and has a rectangular hole in the middle. The other two sections are bands of interwoven grass, the middle one wider than the other. Between the two bands there is a red-brown piece of leather that is wrapped around the 5th and 10th teeth and also attached to the grass weaves, with five holes at the top and two at the bottom.

Culture
East African
Material
wood, grass ? and leather skin
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Game PieceEd5.3396

Wooden lacquered game piece with gold-coloured floral and bird design on the surface. On the top edge are four, equally-sized, evenly-spaced ivory tabs with inlaid depictions of a bird or an insect. On the bottom edge are three smaller ivory tabs grouped together on the left side and a larger ivory tab on the right. Each has an inlaid decoration of an insect or a bird. Ivory tabs can be moved upright.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, ivory, lacquer, shell and enamel ?
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Game PieceEd5.3395

Wooden lacquered game piece with gold-coloured floral design on the surface. On the top edge are four, equally-sized, evenly-spaced ivory tabs with inlaid depictions of insects and animals. On the bottom edge are three smaller ivory tabs grouped together on the left side and a larger ivory tab on the right. Each has an inlaid decoration of an insect. Ivory tabs can be moved upright.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, lacquer, shell, enamel ? and ivory
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Game PieceEd5.3394

Wooden lacquered game piece with gold-coloured design of birds and trees on the surface. On the top edge are four, equally-sized ivory tabs with inlaid depictions of insects and birds. On the bottom edge are three smaller ivory tabs grouped together on the left side and a larger ivory tab on the right. All have inlaid decorations of insects and birds. Ivory tabs can be moved upright.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, enamel ?, shell, ivory and lacquer
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wine CupEdz4727

Inside of cup is all turquoise. Exterior has geometric bands at top rim and bottom foot, with a floral pattern in between. Flowers are pink-purple in colour.

Culture
Chinese
Material
bronze metal ? and enamel
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wine CupEdz4726

Inside of cup is all turquoise. Exterior has geometric bands at top rim and bottom foot, with a floral pattern in between. Flowers are pink-purple in colour.

Culture
Chinese
Material
bronze metal ? and enamel
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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