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DollEd5.2875

Birch base with bark has carved figure of Ainu man with long black hair and a beard. Wearing a brown kimono with blue and white border and a green belt.

Culture
Japanese and Ainu
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxEd5.2872 a-b

Box (part a) with lid (part b) which slides into grooves on three sides; four red stamps and fourteen characters in black on lid.

Culture
Japanese
Material
balsa wood ? or paint ?
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BookEd5.2871

Book of paper napkins with a blue cover and dark blue printing in English "Paper napkin for export" and a small blue elephant on triangular crest labeled "trade mark". There is a decorative dark blue border around the edges. The printing is on the back cover; the front cover is plain. Inside are three different sizes of napkins, usually bordered in flowers. Some are transparent with a self-pattern of spider webs. Two metal staples secure the book.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper, metal and ink
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NapkinEd5.2801

Set of white paper napkins folded in half and bound in a paper wrapper; wrapper features a brown and green landscape design with black calligraphy.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper, ink and adhesive
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatEd5.2799

Square, red silk mat, folded and sewn together on three sides; undecorated.

Culture
Japanese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonEd5.2797

Spoon cut from a single, narrow piece of bamboo; one end is bent and rounded to create the spoon's bowl.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhiskEd5.2796

Whisk made from one piece of bamboo. Lower segment is handle. Upper part is cut into fine strands which are separately tied, forming an inner grouping and an outer section. Outer section is splayed outwards with ends curved inwards. Handle has a deep split.

Culture
Japanese
Material
fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BellAj142

Nutshell cattle bell. Unpainted compressed oval shape. Inside, the bell is hollowed to accommodate two smooth wooden cylinders which protrude from the opening. Each has a hole in the top for a piece of hide to pass through, and these are knotted to form a ring, and are strung on a piece of hide which passes to the outside of th bell through two holes. The hide is secured by a knot.

Culture
Karamojong
Material
nutshell, wood and leather skin
Made in
Uganda
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PounderIe442

Sickle-shaped sago pounder of stained wood, and cane. The wood handle has an animal figure with striated nostrils carved on one end. The centre is covered by an upside down v-shaped plaited cane fibre matting topped by a small ringed wooden knob. The removable part is solid cane held on by a wrapping of cane fibre.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, fibre ? and stain
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleIe440

A ladle with a handle that has a relief carving of six bird-like heads, all of which have large curved noses. The bowl is a half coconut shell. The bowl is tied to the handle with cane fibres through four holes forming two criss-cross patterns on the back. The end of the handle has four rings and a knob.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
kwila wood, coconut nutshell and cane grass
Made in
Madang, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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