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TeapotEdz1411 a-b

Brown teapot (part a) and lid (part b). In a compressed globular form in the shape of two lotus pads with incised veining, joined at the edges in a waving line. Short spout in form of stem, opposite handle also shaped as stem. Lid flush with surface of pot has a handle formed with adjoining decoration of lotus pads in high relief, flower in low relief. The is a circular impression on the base with seven small holes. There is an impressed mark in seal characters on inner surface.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay
Made in
Jiangsu, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tea ContainerEd5.3162

Seto ware ceramic tea caddy (without its lid). Globular form on flat base, displaying dark brown body. Thick, glossy red-brown glaze, flecked with yellow-brown, is dark at the lip and pools to dark brown on the minimal neck, thins over the shoulder to broad streaks speckled with yellow-green which end in deep brown pooling well above the base. Four matte brown repairs on lip.

Culture
Japanese
Material
glaze and clay
Made in
Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tea ContainerEd5.3161

Seto ware ceramic tea caddy (without its lid). Flat base showing rough, dark grey-brown body. Squat cylindrical form curving sharply inward at shoulder to short neck, rounded lip. Thick iridescent coffee-coloured glaze thins over lip, pools darkly beneath it, thinning again at the shoulder. From there dark brown streaks, sometimes exhibiting, crackling fall over the glossy surface to the base, where glaze chipped in one place. Two matte brown repairs, and two gold lacquer ones, located on lip.

Culture
Japanese
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tea ContainerEd5.3160

Seto ware ceramic tea caddy (without its lid). Cylindrical form curving gently inward at base, and more sharply at shoulder minimal neck, rounded lip. Flat, unglazed base showing dark brown body. Thick opaque coffee-coloured glaze, thinning slightly over lip, pools into a dark brown-black ring which ends below lip in an iridescent streak falling over the shoulder.

Culture
Japanese
Material
glaze and clay
Made in
Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Horn BowlNbz799

Small oval-shaped bowl made from horn. The front and the back sides slope upwards from a small flat rectangular base. The sides are almost vertical and terminate in rectangular open work handles. One handle has four vertical rectanglar openings surmounted by three rounded triangles. The other handle has three vertical rectanglar openings surmounted by four rounded triangles. A series of incised horizontal zigzag and solid lines decorate the area around the rim (two horizontal bands at either side) and from each handle to the base and around the base (multiple bands from one handle down along the bottom and up to the other handle). The interior of the bowl has a scratched surface with a white inscription.

Culture
Wasco
Material
mountain sheep horn
Made in
Cape Shoalwater, Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh140

Mask depicting a green humanoid face with a black moustache, beard, eyebrows, and hair. The flat eyes are edged in red, and each has a crescent-shaped hole underneath. There is also a red vertical mark on the forehed, and there are three dark green curved lines on the forehead, under each eye, and on the bridge of the nose. Wide red lips.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh139

Mask depicting a humanoid face with black hair composed of rounded ridges, thick black eyebrows, small pointed ears, bulging eyes with a crescent-shaped slit under each, a bulbous nose, and an open grimacing mouth with red lips and white teeth bordered in black. Ridged wrinkles on forehead and cheeks. The chin is short with a slight dimple at the centre. There are two holes either side of the mask at the hairline.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, paint and clay
Made in
Mongeragola, Sri Lanka ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh138 a-c

Mask with head (part a) with an overall elongated oval shape with a grinning mouth that has thick dark red lips which reveal pointed teeth and curved fangs, a bulbous nose with large nostril holes, protruding eyes, eye sockets decorated with radiating lines, eyebrows formed from domed black shapes with yellow spiral decoration. The headdress is formed from five dark yellow spade-shaped protrusions with black and yellow line decoration surmounted by a domed segment and finial that are dark red with black, grey-green and yellow vertical stripes. The disc-shaped earpieces with a lotus design (b and c) fit into the head via mortise and tenon joints.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, paint and gesso ?
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh136

Mask depicting a blue-green elongated humanoid face with a lobed black, red, white and green headdress that has a stylized flower at the centre front and is bordered by a band of scallops in white on black. The mask also has bulging red-rimmed eyes with crescent-shaped openings underneath, stylized ears with red recessed areas, high arched thin black eyebrows, red lips with a row of pointed top teeth and curved fangs at either corner of the mouth.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh137

Mask depicting a monkey face with a fringe of hair carved into the wood from forehead to chin, small eyes with a small slit under each, and lips pressed together with upturned corners. The face is black and the hair is painted grey. The nose is rounded with semi-circlular slits for nostrils. There are holes either side of the face, behind the ears.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
paint and wood
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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