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Incense1521/16 a-g

Seven incense sticks with red wood handles and yellow incense.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, dye and plant fibre ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Foot PloughSf1044

Straight, thick, chisel-like blade lashed to a straight wooden handle. Two seperate pieces of wood are lashed to the main handle; one, a short segment that sticks out at a right angle to the main piece, the other a longer, thicker segment that angles off at a forty-five degree angle to the main piece.

Culture
Andes
Material
metal, skin, wood and stain ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketSf1043

Circular woven basket with a flat bottom, sides that curve slightly inwards, and a woven handle arcing from one side of the rim to the other. A very short length of blue yarn is woven onto one side.

Culture
Quechua
Material
grass, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Diabolo ToyEdz1087 a-b

Symmetrical wooden object (part a) with two round ends connected by a cylindrical axle that narrows sharply in the centre--round ends are three centimeters thick with a series of cut-outs around the edge revealing a hollow interior. One end has a circular piece of paper with concentric rings of deer, flowers and rabbits on it. The other end has two etched designs with characters in them, a price tag, a tag reading "MADE IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA," and a red rectangular tag with three characters on it. Part b consists of two bamboo sticks connected by a length of thick string tied around their tops.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, adhesive, paper and fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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GameEdz1085 a-b

White sheet of rectangular paper (part a) divided by blue and red coloured lines into seven segments; segments have in them a rooster, fish, crab, shrimp, a conical object with a ribbon, two rows of characters, and a circular object with a ribbon, respectively--all images are red, green or blue. Three die in a shrink-wrapped package (part b) have images on their six sides corresponding to those on the paper--excluding the characters.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, ink and plastic ?
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentEdz1132 a-j

Ten objects of the same size and shape; triangular pieces of gold foil with green sticks glued down the back, protruding out the bottom. A second, smaller triangular foil tier--coloured red, green, pink and gold--is raised off the surface of the first by three cylindrical spacers; a red pompom sits in the centre of the second tier. A single, slender strip of peacock feather arises from the back of each object.

Culture
Chinese
Material
metal, silk fibre ?, dye, ink and peacock feather
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hair OrnamentEdz1077

Flat, scalloped copper object with floral designs on the front--two pinholes on the ends.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
copper metal
Made in
Macau ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CoinEdz1084

Orange string loop with three coins with square holes through their centres attached to it--one coin is tied to the string while the other two are strung through the centre.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
brass metal, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Chik Wai Koon, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure867/38 a-j

The figure has a pink face and dark pink cheeks wearing an elaborate feather headdress with light netted fabric painted pink, black, white, and turquoise on four sticks with pink tips. Pink robe with rainbow coloured rim and belt with flap that has a face with a red nose. Turquoise pants and black and white shoes. Right hand holds a yellow stick with a white tip under which is a pink tip perpendicular to it. Other pieces include the left arm (part b), a piece of the flap with the face (part c), pieces of the dress (parts d-f), pieces of ornament (parts g,h), a white circular stand (part i), and a stick (part j).

Culture
Chinese
Material
paste adhesive ?, dye and feather
Made in
Macau
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueEdz1125

Red rectangular wooden panel or plaque with the image of a man riding a hairy, fanged four-legged animal and holding aloft a white square with black characters on it. Above the man is a round piece of mirror surrounded by a green painted octagon with gold lines in it. A metal eye screwed into the top.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, paint, glass and metal
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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