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Sample: PaperN2.1279 a

Square of handmade rice paper in translucent cream with designs of a faded flower with a dark green stem in front a few stalks of light green grass.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sample: PaperN2.1285 a

Sheet of handmade paper that is plain cream-coloured with small, brown fibrous speckles.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bamboo leaf, paper, butterfly insect and maple leaf
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sample: PaperN2.1282 c

Rectangular sheet of brown handmade paper with floral designs in red, black, and green alternating with white geometric designs.

Culture
Japanese
Material
dye and rice paper
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sample: PaperN2.1283 a

Rectangular dark blue paper with white shell designs. There are three different shell motifs, arranged in diagonal rows.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sample: PaperN2.1270 a-aaa

Fifty-two samples of paper in different weights and colours, contained in a blue handmade folder. Inside the back of the folder is written "With best wishes to Miss Smith. J. Kom July 1954" in black felt pen.

Culture
Japanese
Material
zozo plant, mulberry bark, mitsumatum fibre and gampi paper
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerK2.336 a-b

Gourd container (parts a-b) with a bulbous base that tapers to a funnel shaped neck (part a). Part b is a semi-spherical shaped lid with a looped leather tie on top. The entire gourd is dark red with a shallow engraved design of various geometric patterns. The central line is painted green along with alternating lines along the bottom of the base. The inside of both pieces is hollow.

Culture
Hausa
Material
gourd fruit, pigment and skin
Made in
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RobeN1.68

Red robe with roundels. The robe has a round neck, long wide sleeves and side opening with brass frog closures. Around the neck and cuffs is a border of printed pattern with the Eight Buddhist symbols of good fortune and peony motifs on dark blue ground, trimmed with gold braid. On the front and back are large roundels containing the same printed pattern on red ground. The bottom has mountain and wave motifs with symbols of wealth and fortune (pearl, scroll, rectangular gold ornament, circular gold ornament, swastika). The inside lining is blue damask silk containing floral motifs.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, brass metal and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelN1.22

Panel with a red ground embroidered with multicoloured and gold birds and flowers. Black borders embroidered with a floral motif in two hues of blue finish the sides and bottom edge and a band crosses the red panel near the top. The top edge of the panel is finished with light blue cotton and there is a loop at either side. The reverse is finished with off-white cotton.

Culture
Chinese
Material
fibre, metal, cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Storage BasketA6526 a-b

Part (a) Large flared round coiled cedar root basket with indented flange on basket body at narrow mouth, and fitted lid, part (b), with knob. Basket is partially imbricated with repeating diagonal in dark and red cherry bark, with grass in between. Overcast splint rim on lid, wide slat foot. Partially imbricated with curved diagonal bands in red cherry bark, grass, black cherry bark. Beaded row of red cherry bark and row of dark cherry bark towards knob, which also has row of each. Side of lid is beaded intermittently alternating between red and dark cherry bark. Bottom row of red cherry bark beading.

Culture
Coast Salish: Squamish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, canary grass and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HangingN2.7

Hanging with three perpendicular sides and a fourth side that slopes inwards from one corner along the width. The hanging is composed of several panels of peony patterned brocade on light grey ground with muted tones of orange, green, red, blue and gold. Two peony patterned fabric tabs and two ties are attached to the front along the curved side. Lined with brownish-purple iridescent silk.

Culture
Japanese
Material
silk fibre, metal and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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