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Sword GuardEd5.3144

Oval, metal sword guard with four-lobed edge, triangular hole at centre, and ovoid hole to side of centre. Surface slightly raised above rim on both sides, overall brown patina, lightly hammered background. Low relief design of a farmer with overlaid gold clothing standing on a road and holding a rope that is attached to a bronze inlaid water buffalo with overlaid gold bales on its back. The buffalo stands in shallowly incised swirls of water with gold and copper water plants. At top an incised line of mountain peaks with three inlaid copper snow drifts. Back: at bottom left an incised swirl of water, scattered with copper blossoms. Open kodzuka, no kogai.

Culture
Japanese
Material
copper metal, gold metal and iron metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sword GuardEd5.3143

Four-lobe shaped metal sword guard with raised gold rim, nanako (minute raised dots) background; seppa dai of highly polished shakudo, unsigned, shows chiseled adjustment marks; open kodzuka, no kogai. Front: pattern of chrysanthemums, cherries, and butterflies, in low relief overlaid in gold, stems in polished shakudo. Back: similar pattern.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bronze metal and gold metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sword GuardEd5.3141

Circular, metal sword guard with circular shape, triangular hole at centre, and ovoid holes to either side. Edge is ribbed. Low relief motifs both front and back include waves and carp at bottom, writhing dragons on either side, and a pearl above which moves freely within a flaming halo. The carp, dragons and pearl are overlaid with gold and all connected by openwork vines which are undercut. Ana, copper insert at base; seppa dai, undecipherable characters. Incised; both kogai and kodzuka openings.

Culture
Japanese
Material
iron metal, copper metal and gold metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TrayNb659

Wide, slope-sided, round tray with overlaid yellow-brown bear grass design on a brown ground. From the rim, there is the following: a brown continuous zigzag on yellow-brown band; a brown band; a narrower yellow-brown band; a narrow brown band; a wide area of brown interlocking triangular stepped design on yellow-brown; a narrow brown band; and the centre is overlaid except it is now torn at the centre. Outside is undecorated but shows some bear grass.

Culture
Hupa
Material
bear grass and root
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlNb654

Round, twined, brown bowl with a light yellow-brown bear grass pattern band below the rim. Design consists of two parallel raised rows between a step pattern, above and below the centre band.

Culture
Hupa
Material
bear grass and root
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Child's BowlNb653

Round twined, light brown bowl with light white-brown bear grass overlaid design below rim. Repeating motif of large down pointing triangles with ten smaller triangles to the sides. Small bear grass elements show inside.

Culture
Hupa
Material
bear grass and root
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Child's BowlNb652

Round, twined bowl with a slightly flattened bottom. Overlaid horizontal, light white-brown bear grass band around the outside of the basket below the rim. There are repeating sets of three black rectangles, with the centre one below the others, along the band. Single row of twill twining ? at the bottom where it flattens.

Culture
Karuk
Material
bear grass, fern and root
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sifting TrayNb651

Flat, round, twined tray with concentric design bands on the top surface and two sets of two wrapped, raised rings on the bottom and at the rim and over halfway to the centre. Design includes the following: light yellow-white bear grass at the rim and alternating brown background in the third row; and wide band of overlaid bear grass with three repeating band-like motifs, each with similar triangular appendages. Two of these appendages have a diagonal row of black fern stem at one end; single row of background; row of alternating bear grass and background; two rows of bear grass; three rows with evenly alternating rows; and several centre rows that are the background.

Culture
Yurok
Material
bear grass, fern, wood ? and root
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cooking BasketNb650

Round, twined bowl with an overlaid design band below the rim. Design consists of repeating light yellow-brown bear grass triangles pointed up at the top and pointed down at the bottom with two twill twined rows between of alternating two elements of light yellow-brown bear grass.

Culture
Hupa
Material
bear grass and root
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cooking BasketNb649

Round, twined bowl with a slightly flattened bottom. Two rows of twill twining (?) where the basket flattens. Overlaid light yellow-brown bear grass design with sets of stacked triangles above and below five rows of bear grass, the second and fourth of which are raised.

Culture
Karuk
Material
root and bear grass
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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