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Ring1590/237

Ring with a rectangular piece engraved with a heart.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Canada ? or USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEe28

Hollow sheet bronze figure, filled with clay(?), base closed with sheet of same metal fastened with tabs and sealed clay. Male figure is seated cross-legged on double lotus base, hands in lap, palms up, right hand over left with thumbs touching; smiling with eyes open. Yellow-brown patina; face, feet hands and elaborate headdress are gilded. Headdress, earrings and draperies are from separate pieces of bronze stapled to figure. Back of headdress is painted red and blue; red and green paint in circles represent jewels. One drapery is detached; headdress is bent.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
clay, paint and bronze metal
Made in
Nepal
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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BoxEd5.2881 a-b

Wood box with red stamp and black grass character on lid. Label on bottom: "Stationers".

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhipAc239

Dark brown to blackened leather piece, stiffened into a permanent arc which is round, and tapering with the thickest end split in the middle to form a circular handle. Two sides joined again at rounded squared-edge knob. Handle's outer edges pierced with holes, some of which have nails in them. End of leather remains slightly supple.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
ox tail and metal
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeSe143

Conical bowl with engraved triangular pattern at outer rim, two parallel incised lines near join with mouthpiece, and carved extension at bottom. Dark brown exterior with blackened interior and roughly carved to a depth of about two-thirds of bowl length. Mouthpiece joined near centre of side of bowl with join surrounded by cord. Tube of bone slightly curved. The join is not perpendicular to the vertical axis of the bowl.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
wood and bone
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coconut GraterAc210

Two linked pieces of brown softwood. The major component is fitted into the secondary component. Each piece has a bend in the opposite direction which allows them to fit together in a flat or an open arrangement. A serrated-edged iron blade is fitted into an extension from the major component. When fitted together, the two pieces form a seat in the shape of an "x" (in profile), with the blade extending in the front. The edges are clean or beveled and suggest western-type tools, such as a saw and plane. Some pencil marks as guides for cuts are apparent.

Culture
Central African ?
Material
wood and iron metal
Made in
Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DaggerCb92 a-b

Knife (a) and sheath (b). The knife has a long metal blade, tapering from handle to rounded tip, and sharpened on both sides. The tapering wooden handle, which tapers towards the base and widens to a half-circle at the butt end, has a stamped metal ferrule. The handle is wrapped with cord and covered in stitched leather. The sheath is made of wood wrapped with leather that is incised with lines and dyed with black to form bands on the lower sections. The sheath has four raised horizontal areas near the top as well as a thong for a belt loop.

Culture
Hausa
Material
leather skin, iron metal, wood and dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DaggerCb91 a-b

Knife (a) and sheath (b). The knife's metal blade tapers from the grip to a slightly bent, rounded tip and is sharpened on both edges. Incised lengthwise on both sides with wavy pattern. On one side the pattern is crossed, and on the other it is flanked by two curves. The handle has a stamped metal ferrule and the handle is wrapped with leather cord and leather sewn over wood. The sheath is made of wood wrapped with leather and the leather is incised with bands of pattern alternating with bands of lines as well as zigzag lines. Sections of the sheath are dyed black.

Culture
Hausa
Material
iron metal, wood, leather skin and dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxNa702 a-b

Rectangular box with arched end walls, and niche on one side for metal lock. Hinge wire at two places on opposite side. Birch bark, with chevron designs of porcupine quills in yellow-white, brown, and yellow-orange, wrapped around sides. Arched lid of birch bark fits over rim of box. Ends and side of lid are lashed to top with split root. Wire at two points on one side, in centre of other. Chevron designs in quills interwoven in alternating rhomboids and pairs of stripes. Quill design in top; wide longitudinal band of symmetrically arranged triangles and rectangles, dominated by central equilateral diamond enclosing four petalled curvilinear pinwheel. Band flanked by narrower bands of four half-circles each. Designs enhanced with interwoven or overlaid quills. Lid split across top, and across one end. Scoring of bark for design planning seen where quills are missing on box and lid.

Culture
Mi'kmaq
Material
porcupine quill, birch bark, wood, spruce root ?, metal and dye
Made in
New Brunswick, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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