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PlaqueN1.237 a-b

Jade screen (part a) shows calligraphy. Engraved with handwriting of emperor ch'ien lung (part a). With stand (part b).

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, ivory ? and jade mineral
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SealN1.226 a-b

Pair of rose-coloured stone seals with a fu dog on top and a seal carved into the base of each. Part a has several columns of Chinese characters incised into the front, and part b has one column.

Culture
Chinese
Material
stone
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SealN1.225

Seal carved from one piece of beige agate with brown streaks at one corner. The top of the seal is ornamented with a carved lion figure and the bottom is blank.

Culture
Chinese
Material
agate mineral
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SealN1.224

Seal made from a naturally formed pointed rock with characters carved in relief on the flat bottom surface.

Culture
Chinese
Material
stone
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SealN1.222

Seal carved from one piece of light brown streaked agate in a rectangular box shape with one top corner chamfered. The seal is carved into the bottom face and bears a name in Chinese characters.

Culture
Chinese
Material
agate mineral
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CupN1.215 a-b

A horn cup carved in the form of a lotus leaf, with salamanders in relief. The handle is in the form of a pine branch. Part b is a wooden stand.

Culture
Chinese
Material
rhinocero horn and wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CupN1.214

A small horn cup carved into square-like shape with a crevasse at each corner to accentuate the flared lobe-like sides. The small flat curved handle has a design of curved lines. Band of cloud patterns and key designs all around the cup.

Culture
Chinese
Material
rhinocero horn
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thumb PianoK4.51

Thumb piano constructed from a wooden plank base with five narrower, and seven thicker metal prongs raised up from the plank on a piece of wood and bent metal, and secured with a metal bar and wire. Each prong has a ball of resin or wax stuck underneath the end. There is a rattle composed of a metal bar with four metal cylinders attached to the edge opposite the end with the metal prongs. A skin handle is attached at the prong end through two holes in the wooden plank. A ridged geometric design, with an overall rectangular shape composed of four triangles, has been carved into the top face.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
wood, iron metal, resin ? and leather skin
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombK4.37

Handle of comb is arched and rounded. There are eight teeth that taper to a point. Black scalloped designs frame the edges of both sides of the handle.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureN1.120

Standing Kuan Yin figure carrying prayer beads. She is wearing a long robe which flows up and outward behind her at an angle. She is standing on a lotus.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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