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FrontletA2464

Thin square-shaped frontlet, concave in back, convex on front surface. Front carved in high relief with animal head with protruding tongue; eyes inlaid with abalone. Red and black paint highlight eyebrows, nostrils, teeth, tongue lips and chin.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
abalone shell, paint and wood
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleA2460

Ladle with a light and medium brown mountain sheep horn bowl with a curved, elongated oval shape that is joined to a black mountain goat horn handle with wire inserted through three holes in the bowl. The tapering handle is carved with an otter or sea lion figure near the tip, a creature with a small head in its mouth, and a sea wolf type figure at the base. There are two holes bored through the bowl near at the handle base.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
mountain sheep horn, metal and mountain goat horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA2459

Spoon carved from one piece of black mountain goat horn with a humanoid face inlaid with brown glass (?) carved at the junction of the bowl and handle. The handle is carved with transverse parallel lines.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
mountain goat horn and glass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA2458

Shallow oval bowl of mountain sheep horn joined with rivets to handle of mountain goat horn. Handle carved from tip down with: killer whale; human ?; bear; human ?; and whale.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
mountain sheep horn, iron metal and mountain goat horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flat FanEd1.188

A flat inverted u-shaped paper fan on a frame of very fine bamboo strips, which radiate from the centre of the flat edge around the handle. Top half of fan is red while lower half is light brown with a round medallion enclosing a red, green, and light brown swirl motif at the centre. Painted orange in half of a marquise shape around the handle. Orange area is surrounded with black paper. Straight handle of wood is split at one end for insertion of the fan and is painted black.

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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LighterEe49 a-c

A small leather pouch ( part a) with a lunate metal blade fixed to along the lower edge. Flap is ornamented with incised metal bands and brass-coloured bosses. Coral stone is set in the centre. A ring is fixed by a brass plate to the upper edge. Twisted woolen cord attached. Both a white quartz stone (part b) and an orange flint (part c) reside in the pouch pocket.

Culture
Ladakhi
Material
brass metal ?, wool fibre, alloy metal ?, leather skin, steel metal and coral
Made in
Jammu-Kashmir, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PincushionEe48 a-b

A brown leather jacket (part a) fits over a folded cotton pin-cushion (part b) which opens to reveal a pocket to store needles. A large steel neddle, and strip of wool are inside. The cushion is covered in red-dyed cotton, and bound at the bottom in a leather piece which has two metal eyes, and a leather pull-tab. Braided cord strap.

Culture
Ladakhi
Material
leather skin, cotton fibre, steel metal and wool fibre
Made in
Jammu-Kashmir, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShawlEf131

Embroidered textile stitched together from old cloth. At least four, possibly more, pieces stitched together to form a rectangle. Multi-coloured border of several rows of running stitch. Motifs of insect, floral, leaves, animals, birds, umbrella, airplane, lanterns. Design in centre of lotus flower encircled by Sanskrit slogan.

Culture
Bengali
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WandSe10

One piece wand with pointed end of shaft that swells then flares abruptly to blunt end. From here, shaft continues to large paddle-shape whose squared tip has single flange around circumference and perforated hole through thickness. Museum label on end surface. Dark brown patina. Chipped on edges and at flare of shaft.

Culture
Arawak ?
Material
black palm wood
Made in
Guyana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CupAe66

Horn drinking cup with an indented rim and two bead-like forms carved at the base. Natural bone colours.

Culture
Central African
Material
horn
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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