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Folding FanEd1.211

A closing fan with twenty-three inner ribs of split bamboo with a painted cloud-like design on the base of each side and two bamboo parent ribs also with a painted design set into a dark rosewood piece into which the metal rivet has been placed. Fan face is rice paper with small pastoral scene painted at the centre top with seven writing characters on the left side of the face. Attached to the metal rivet, there are two light blue-green tassels, 25 cm. long, including the cord.

Culture
Korean
Material
bamboo grass, paper, wood, metal, paint, ink, adhesive, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BalanceSf637

A hollow wooden balance, elliptical in cross-section, that tapers slightly towards each end. The opening is larger at one end and the wall thickness varies around each opening. Two holes, equidistant from each end, are drilled through the bar wall.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre and wood
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JarIa69

Large, flat bottomed jar covered with rounded sides and a sloping neck. Jar is covered with rattan rigging; seven horizontal bands of three-element twisted rattan held together with many vertical, split and braided rattan spacers. Dark film overall.

Culture
Kalinga
Material
rattan, clay and resin ?
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotIa68

Large, round, black clay pot with handle, straight neck and slightly protruding lip--lip is somewhat uneven. Handle extends out from lip and down to body of pot.

Culture
Kalinga
Material
clay
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BalanceSf702

Smoothly finished, rectangular bone balance with no decoration. Three holes are drilled into one of narrow edges, only the centre hole goes through to the other edge; fibre twine fragments are in each. One hole is drilled through the width of the bar at the corner of the side.

Culture
Andes
Material
bone
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotIa67

Round clay pot with a rounded bottom, a bevelled neck, and a slightly flaring lip. Pressed decoration around the neck; from the lip, there are two horizontal rows of x's, zigzags, two rows of x's, solid diagonal lines crossed with dotted lines, and zigzags.

Culture
Ifugao
Material
clay
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CrossbowIb373 a-b

Wooden crossbow (a) with a twined, fibrous cord (b). Bamboo crosspiece, tapering out from centre has carved dowell-shaped ends. Piece is centred passes through and at right angle to stock. Stock tapers at front end to two points and tapers from join leveling out towards butt end. Two notched rows along length of front end with remains of fur overall, added by gluing(?). Carved notch halfway down stock and dowell ends of crosspiece accommodate. Part b: length of twisted and bound fibre; two loops at each end for fitting over dowels; centre of length is reinforced with twisted bamboo for fitting into notch. Carved, articulated wooden trigger attached by dowel to stock.

Culture
Bidayuh ?
Material
adhesive ?, skin, bamboo grass and wood
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadsSf666

A single strand of disc-shaped and cylindrical beads arranged in alternating colour groups of purple and light orange and strung on synthetic monofilament. The cylindrical beads are grouped in the centre, opposite the tie in the monofilament. The colour groupings are arranged symmetrically. There are 20 cylindrical beads and 235 disc-shaped beads. Some beads have worm holes.

Culture
Andes
Material
plastic and shell
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BalanceSf698

Smoothly finished, slightly curved, rectangular bone balance with a design of punctuated circles on both of the wide, flat sides. One side has four groups of four circles arranged in a diamond shape. The other side has two groups of three circles on either side of four diamond shaped groups of four circles. Each of the short, skinny ends has a hole drilled. One hole is drilled through the skinny width of the bar in the very centre. The two other holes are symmetrically placed at the ends and run obliquely from one narrow edge to the adjacent narrow edge.

Culture
Andes
Material
bone
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadsSf665

236 disc shaped beads and 34 cylindrical beads of various shades of dark red, grey, white and yellow; strung on monofilament. Two spherical beads and an irregular, tabular bead are symmetrically arranged directly opposite the tied ends. Colour change and bead shape are symmetrical along the entire length. There are a few traces of red pigment, particularly on the larger beads.

Culture
Andes
Material
shell, pigment, plastic and stone
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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