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Flat FanN3.49

Flat fan made of finely-split bamboo flaring out from its attachment point to a long wooden handle painted black. Perimeter of fan is circular except for the lower edge where the handle is attached, which is straight and at right angles to handle. Fan is covered with lacquered paper on both sides, patterned with a design of four triangles radiating from centre. The top triangle is black, the one where the handle attaches is smaller and yellow, and the two at the sides are red. The area where the triangles meet is covered with two swirls, one green and yellow. The area surrounding the handle on both sides is covered with a black paper cut, and the area immediately surrounding the handle is painted orange. The fan has a narrow edging of black paper. It is inserted into a split in the handle, which is shaped like a pointed oval where it covers the fan, which is attached with two rivets. Iconographic Meaning: The three swirls represent the “Tae-guk” symbol on the Korean flag, which stands for harmony. The rounded shape of the handle where the fan is inserted represents a peach, symbol of long life.

Culture
Korean
Material
bamboo grass, paper, wood, metal, lacquer, paint and rice paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flat FanN3.46

Flat fan made of finely-split bamboo flaring out from its attachment point to a long wooden handle painted black. Perimeter of fan is circular except for the lower edge where the handle is attached, which is straight and at right angles to handle. Fan is covered with lacquered paper with a design of three swirls converging at the centre, coloured red, green, and yellow. It has a narrow edging of black paper. The fan is inserted into a split in the handle, which is flat and shaped like a pointed oval where it covers the fan, which is attached with two rivets. The shape of the handle is repeated with an outline of orange paint on the fan.

Culture
Korean
Material
bamboo grass, paper, wood, metal, lacquer, paint and rice paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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YokeB575

A cylindrical wood piece with three equally spaced natural bulges. Two equally spaced flat wood bars go through the cylindrical wood piece. A metal chain is attached from one flat wood bar to its respective end of the cylindrical wood piece. There are three equally spaced metal pins along the top of the cylindrical wood piece.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
wood and aluminium metal
Made in
Bihar, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumA8136 a-b

Drum (a) and drumstick (b). Hide stretched over a circular wooden frame with four lengths of wire meeting at the centre back, bound with cloth. Stick has cloth covered head; handle is wrapped with leather and cord.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Pacheenaht
Material
skin, metal, fibre and wood
Made in
Port Renfrew, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxA7448

Box with convex sides and a rim that curves downwards on the sides and upwards on the ends. The box is painted with an abstract design on all four sides in red and black representing two (?) figures in profile.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
cedar wood, metal and paint
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowB763

Long brown wood piece that has a double elongated lance-olate leaf-like shape, one at either end with a small plain section in between. Some bands of lozenge designs along the edges. There is a sharp bend on one end but the other end is straight.

Culture
Andamanese ?
Material
wood
Made in
Andaman and Nicobar, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerB478

Undecorated cylindrical container. One end of the bamboo is left open. Handle for hanging the bamboo case at the waist is made by bending an attached branch and securing it with a piece of tied twig.

Culture
Western Indonesian
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA7970

Small, mottled brown and white rattle made from horn, folded over and wired together along the sides. Handle is bound with swamp grass and has remnants of feathers tucked along one side.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ahousaht
Material
metal, feather, swamp grass and sheep horn ?
Made in
Ahousat, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA7857

Triangular wooden rattle with a cylindrical handle. Sides are covered with strips of cedar bark and bound with a black lace.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Nuchatlaht
Material
cedar bark, wood, fibre and dye
Made in
Nuchatlitz, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BraceletB707 a-b

Pair of bracelets: one is made from silver-like metal beads and wound grass on strips of wood bent into a circular shape (a), and the other is made from wood (?) bent into a circular shape with silver wire and braided silver wire wound around it (b).

Culture
Thai
Material
silver metal, grass, wood and metal
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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