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TableN2.545

Table carved from wood with a landscape scene depicting trees, a small house, mountains and sailboats in gold, black, and mother of pearl on a brown-red brown lacquered ground. The table sits on four legs that curl outwards, and the table base is ornamented with a slightly raised scrolling design above each leg as well as at the centre of the longer sides.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, mother of pearl shell, lacquer and paint ?
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ScreenN2.1308

Four-panel screen, each screen with a similar scene executed from a different perspective; mountain in the background, sail boat in the middle ground and rice in the foreground. Imagery is embroidered with blue, grey, white and yellow thread on dark grey silk. The frame is black. The back of each panel is lined with yellow on dark grey floral silk brocade. Small, ball-like rolling casters inset into the bottom of the frames.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, lacquer and silk fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxB554

Box carved in relief with leaves, birds, and a banana tree. Inlaid mosaic featuring off-white and purple octagonal shapes alternating with off-white and green octagonal shapes inside a black band around the top edges. The lid also has a border of black wood and ivory.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
ivory, sandalwood wood and stain ?
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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InkN1.485 a-e

Ink (a) in the form of a male figure standing on a lobster (?), carrying a sword and dressed in an elaborate robe painted gold with green and blue details in the form of irises and characters representing happiness. The figure fits into a specially made rectangular wooden box composed of five walls (b) with a sliding front panel composed of a wooden frame (c) that holds a sheet of glass (d). The box is fitted with cardboard cut and bent to fit snugly around the ink figure and a base (e) that fits inside the box, all of which is covered in fibre with woven multicoloured floral patterns except for the back, which is red fabric.

Culture
Chinese
Material
adhesive, charcoal, wood, paper, fibre, dye, lacquer and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelN1.89

Embroidered panel is circular with a six-pointed star and seven circles on a pink background. The mid section has a large star with a small circle between each point. Each small circle has a flower motif in blue and green on a cream background. In the centre of the star is a large circle. The circle shows three people working amidst blue and green flowers on a cream background. The outside border is black with blue flowers. The panel is backed by a piece of khaki fabric.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelN1.49

Embroidered panel is circular with five bands surrounding the centre section. The outside and fifth bands are black with blue flowers. The second and fourth bands are blue silk. The third band is thin with a white, blue and green floral print. The centre section has appliqué cream and blue flowers on a black background. The panel is backed by a piece of ecru fabric.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelN1.50

Embroidered panel is circular with three bands surrounding the centre section. The outside band is black with light blue flowers. The next band is light blue-green silk. The third band is blue with white flowers. The centre section has white, orange and blue flowers on a blue background. The panel is backed by a piece of ecru fabric.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoomerangC1590

Plain wood boomerang that has a grooved texture that appears similar to that of having had flakes chipped off. Same texture on both sides. At each end along the the concave edge and at the elbow toward the middle, the colour of the wood goes from lightest yellow-brown to darkest red-brown to dark brown. On the opposite edge of the elbow, on the concave edge, there is a wood knot that goes through from one side to the other.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
New South Wales, Australia ? or Queensland, Australia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoomerangC1712

Plain grey-brown wood boomerang that has a grooved texture that appears similar to that of having had flakes chipped off. Same texture on both sides. On one side, there is written '~ Used by the King of the Tiltagooma tribe in 1865'.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA6682

A model totem pole depicting a frog, a bear, a whale, and a bird (from bottom to top). The frog at the bottom is lying down facing forward and has semi-oval black eyes with green brows above, red nostrils, a closed red mouth, and a green spotted and lined body. The bear is sitting on top of the frog and has rounded, circular, black eyes with an open, red mouth and a wavy green lined body. The whale is facing downward and has rounded, circular, black eyes from which small lines radiate with thin green brows above, grooved circular red nostrils, a closed, thin red mouth, and a green dotted and lined body. The bird on top has rounded, circular black eyes surrounded by a green area with a red lined beak, red dotted and green triangle spotted body, and red and green side wings.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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