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OrnamentN1.309

A finial in the form of a cicada. The body is orange-pink cream-coloured with wings that are made of inlaid light blue kingfisher feathers outlined with metal. The legs are made of coiled metal wire with various decorations including a rounded light green stone, four elaborately carved flat dark green stone pieces that have a circular orange stone piece topped with a seed pearl? There is a pearl beaded flower near the head with two pairs of yellow and orange-red circular coiled wires in between. Part of a set of Chinese bridal ornaments.

Culture
Chinese
Material
pearl ?, kingfisher feather, gold metal, brass metal, mineral and stone ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Finial: Hair PinN1.319 b

A double-sided metalwork finial made of inlaid two-toned blue kingfisher feathers outlined with metal. There is a design consisting of a flower with a central red stone, another flower with a beaded centre, fruit, and leaves. Part of a set of Chinese bridal ornaments.

Culture
Chinese
Material
glass, mineral, gold metal, brass metal and kingfisher feather
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentN1.143

A metal rod that has a finial at the top consisting of a floral design made of inlaid bright blue kingfisher feathers outlined with metal.

Culture
Chinese
Material
brass metal and kingfisher feather
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OfferingB537 j

Offering comprising a piece of rectangular off-white paper printed with two sets of Chinese characters meaning good luck, each set of characters surrounded in a border.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper and ink
Made in
Cambodia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OfferingB537 h

Offering consisting of a paper representation of a folded red robe with multicoloured details. Overall nearly square with a protruding gold paper collar surrounded by blue and white mottled paper with a scalloped edge, a painted white border, and metallic four-pointed stars in gold and metallic pink paper. Radiating out from the blue and white paper are four flaring strips of paper with pointed tips and metallic circles at the tips, as well as a vertical strip of white paper with a green floral print that is flanked by two thin strips of gold paper and divided by a thin strip of pink metallic paper and two gold circles of paper. Small loop of twisted paper string at top centre. Two small blue and white mottled paper tabs at top corners.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, adhesive and paint
Made in
Cambodia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OfferingB537 f

Offering composed of eight Chinese bills, rectangular in shape with printed images and text on off-white paper. On one face, the printed text reads, "Bank of Minh-Tung," and the image is of a building inside an oval shape off to one side, which is inside a border with Chinese characters at the corners as well as at the top and bottom of the border. The other face is printed with the image of a steamship, and "BANK OF MINH-TUNG" as well as Chinese characters inside oval shapes to either side of the steamship, as well as below the ship and at the corners of the border. Seven of the eight bills are printed with red-brown ink on the face that has the image of the building and blue ink on the face that depicts a steamship. The eighth bill is printed in black ink on the face that has the image of the building, and orange-brown ink on the face that depicts a steamship.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper
Made in
Cambodia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentN1.140

An ornament that has a long metal rod with a point at the bottom end and a floral design finial at the top made of inlaid two-toned blue kingfisher feathers outlined with metal. Part of a set of Chinese bridal ornaments.

Culture
Chinese
Material
brass metal and kingfisher feather
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PinN1.323

A pin that has a long metal rod with a point at the bottom end and a cicada design finial at the top. The body is made of pink mineral. The wings are made of green mineral. One pair of antennae are made of coiled metal wire, while the other pair are made of inlaid light blue kingfisher feathers outlined with metal, the latter of which material also makes the cloud pattern at each side. Part of a set of Chinese bridal ornaments.

Culture
Chinese
Material
gold metal, silver metal, kingfisher feather, mineral and brass metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hair PinN1.306 a-b

Two (parts a-b) metal pins. Each piece has a short cylindrical rod with a point at the bottom end and a finial at the top. One piece (part a) has a finial in the form of two light blue lotus pods. The other piece (part b) has a finial in the form of a lotus flower that has petals made of inlaid light blue kingfisher feathers outlined with metal. Part of a set of Chinese bridal ornaments.

Culture
Chinese
Material
kingfisher feather, gold metal, silver metal and brass metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fingernail GuardN1.249 a-b

Two (parts a-b) metalwork pieces that have a long convexly curved fingernail-shape with the bottom ends folding over each other to make a circular enclosure. One piece (part a) has a design consisting of blue and turquoise enamelled flowers with leaves around the fingernail-shaped part and a circle around the circular enclosure part. The other piece (part b) has a design consisting of blue, yellow, and turquoise enamelled books around the fingernail-shaped part and a flower around the circular enclosure part.

Culture
Chinese
Material
copper metal, enamel and silver metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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