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BoxK2.83 a-b

Oval-shaped metal box (part a) with a lid (part b). The box (part a) has a pattern of diagonal bands that have crescent u-lines within. The lid (part b) has a geometrical pattern of triangles in horizontal bands. Fastened together with staples.

Culture
West African
Material
brass metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Dust BoxK2.87 a-b

Rectangular metal box with a separate lid, with overall geometric designs in relief. The box (part a) is plain. The lid (part b) has vertical bands of zig zags bordered by lines that are perpendicular to their respective edges.

Culture
Akan and Asante
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gelede MaskK2.200

Mask with a white face and a ridged coiffure painted black. There is a disc-like shape at the front centre of the hairdo. The centres of the eyes are blue.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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InkN1.232

Ink disc with a lobed edge and a raised scroll design around the edge on both faces. One side is decorated with a yin-yang symbol, and the opposite face has two columns of slightly raised Chinese characters.

Culture
Chinese
Material
charcoal and adhesive
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShoesN1.11 a-b

Pair of black, silk, slipper-style shoes with a thick, platform-like sole; sole is comprised of compressed layers of leather. Cotton lining.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, leather skin and cotton fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpindleH1.193 b-f

Set of five spindles, each a long segment of wood tapered at the ends with a brown finish. Part b: painted with a black and off-white geometric design at the centre and has light brown string wound around one end; part c: has a series of thin bands incised into the wood towards one end; part d: has light brown thread wound around the centre; part e: has a series of alternating off-white and reddish-brown bands at the centre; part f: has light brown yarn and red string wound around it; part g: a coil of light brown thread that tapers at the ends.

Culture
Chancay ?
Material
fibre, dye, paint and wood
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shuttle ? ToolSf1167

Wooden tool part. Made from a rectangular piece of wood with a carved channel along the centre of its length.

Culture
Andes
Material
wood
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stilt CarvingC1320

A wood stilt step that has a human figure decorated with a cross-hatched pattern. Has large circular eyes, swirled ears, a flat horizontal nose, and a horizontal compressed mouth. The large upward curved hair extends downward into the rest of the figure with space in between the two.

Culture
Marquesan
Material
wood
Made in
“Marquesas Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagN1.247

Pouch with steel and flint. The top of the pouch has a small rectangular dangling hook. The bottom of the pouch has a flat convexly curved edge. There are four Chinese characters across the upper front of the pouch, which read "peace is happiness".

Culture
Chinese
Material
steel metal, fibre, flint mineral, leather skin, brass metal, silver metal and copper metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadrestK5.36

Carved wooden neck rest with oval base that flares inwards to a curved segment with three cylindrical supports emerging from the top, and these join to the roughly rectangular top surface, which curves downward at the centre. Two rectangular elements extend down from the ends of the top segment, and each is decorated with two horizontal bands of zigzags.

Culture
Shona
Material
wood and lacquer ?
Made in
Zimbabwe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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