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BasketN2.178

Basket with rounded sides and base. The rim of the basket is supported by strips of bamboo that are bound to the sides of the basket with a strip of bamboo wound around the edge. A short strip of bamboo is knotted through the basket at the rim to serve as a handle.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SaddlebagN2.184

Saddlebag woven from twined grass with a u-shaped body, segments of twine joined with black cloth to form a band that wraps around the base of the body, and two straps that emerge from the top and loop back behind the body. The straps are interwoven with bands of twined red, blue, purple and black cloth.

Culture
Japanese
Material
fibre, grass and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerN2.1072 c-d

Sake container (part c) with two scrolling decorative elements on the top, six ornamental brass bosses at each end, and one brass ring as well as a protruding stopper (part d) with a polyhedron finial that has a brass ring on one side face. There is a recessed cavity at each end. Black lacquer with red lacquer edges on the sides and top edges of the scrolling decorative elements, and the polyhedron finial is composed of black laquer square faces joined by red lacquer equilateral triangular faces with a black lacquer shaft.

Culture
Japanese
Material
lacquer, brass metal and wood
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollN2.753

Doll composed of a segment of branch with a knot on the side that has been cut on an angle at one end. The doll's head is made from clay with the features are painted on. A triangular shape surrounded by green is painted on the remaining area of the angled end.

Culture
Japanese
Material
clay, wood and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HelmetN2.1349

Warrior's helmet with gold flower crest design inside a circle, gold arrow-like forms extending down to the sides as well as the front and back. The front of the helmet forms an upwards peak, and the crown is ornamented with a dome of metal. Purple and white silk tassels are attached at the back of the crown via a metal ring. The interior is lacquered red with gold speckles and padded with red cotton inside the crown.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, lacquer, cotton fibre, paper, silk fibre, metal and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flower HolderN2.476

Tall holder made from a section of bamboo stalk with one end split into strips and the strips evenly separated by stem that has been wound in between the strips as well as around a bamboo ring that supports the mouth shape from the inside. There is also a length of stem wrapped around three strips to form a triangular shape inside the top, and a loop on the outside. Another length of stem is wrapped twice around the base and tied in a knot. The holder is stained reddish-brown.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bamboo grass, stem ? and stain
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadrestN2.480

Headrest with a wooden base that has a drawer with a metal pull at the bottom on one end. The bottom of the base curves upwards and all four sides slant inwards to a flat surface at the top supporting a cylindrical pillow with rounded ends that is stuffed with grass and is made from black cloth. The pillow is tied to the top of the box with a dark red woven ribbon. The base is stained and lacquered with the four vertical corners rounded and coated in red lacquer.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, grass, fibre, metal, lacquer, stain and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerN2.1072 a-b

Sake container (part a) with two scrolling decorative elements on the top, six ornamental brass bosses at each end, and one brass ring as well as a protruding stopper (part b) with a polyhedron finial that has a brass ring on one side face. There is a recessed cavity at each end. Black lacquer with red lacquer edges on the sides and top edges of the scrolling decorative elements, and the polyhedron finial is composed of black laquer square faces joined by red lacquer equilateral triangular faces with a black lacquer shaft.

Culture
Japanese
Material
lacquer, brass metal and wood
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sake ContainerN2.335 a-b

Sake container. Cylindrical and slightly tapered from top to bottom, with a metal handle on the side. The container's staves are held together with twisted bands of bamboo, two at the top and three at the bottom, and lid has a plugged opening. A stopper (part b), also a tapered cylinder, fits into a hole in the top of the container near the edge. The top of the container is red lacquer with a black lacquer edge, and the sides as well as the bamboo are stained reddish-brown and coated in varnish.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, bamboo grass, iron metal, lacquer and stain ?
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShoesN2.195 a-b

Pair of shoes woven from grass with the upper split to separate the big toe from the rest of the toes and the sole separate from the upper, which is held on by a thong. Long braided and tapering straps at the back with twined grass knotted at the back of the heel.

Culture
Japanese
Material
grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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