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SpatulaEdz1109

Rounded metal spatula attached to a straight wooden handle.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
wood and iron metal
Made in
Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeEdz1107

J-shaped metal blade attached to a straight, wooden handle.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
iron metal, wood and fibre
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CleaverEdz1105

Rusted iron cleaver with a short, roughly cylindrical wooden handle; small rectangular stamp with two characters near top of blade at handle.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
iron metal and wood
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SickleEdz1103

Curved metal blade nailed and bound with wire to a straight, short wooden handle.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
iron metal, wood and metal
Made in
Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Reaping KnifeEdz1100

Roughly v-shaped branch with a curved blade; blade is inserted through a slot carved through one of the branch's arms.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
wood and iron metal
Made in
Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MuzzleEdz1099

Cow muzzle. Thimble-shaped, open weave basket-like object; thin grey cord tied to two metal loops on opposite sides of the rim.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
bamboo grass, nylon fibre ? and metal
Made in
Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat1059/1

Hat with narrow, downwardly curving brim and tapering, truncated crown with flat top. Black silk gauze ribbons at each side. Hat is woven of black, shiny material and is translucent. Circular rims around head and edge of brim. This hat is relatively coarsely made, and the crown has only one layer. Hats fits onto hat stand, 1059/2 a-b.

Culture
Korean
Material
horse hair ?, bamboo grass, lacquer, paint, wood, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollN3.61

Doll representing a male figure carved out of wood with articulated shoulders and ankles. His face and hands are painted white with hair, eyebrows and eyes painted in black, and a mouth painted in pink. A braid hangs down his back, tied at the top with a long black ribbon on one half of which are adhered four square gold decorative elements. He wears a very pale blue hip-length silk jacket lined in white, lapped to his right and tied at the waist with a separate pink sash tied in a single-loop bow. The sleeves of the jacket are made of parallel bands of various bright colours. The jacket has a self-facing at the neck and a narrower white facing. Under it is a white cotton jacket that is slightly shorter. The figure wears full white cotton pants tucked into ankle wrappings which extend over white socks.

Culture
Korean
Material
wood, paint, fibre, silk fibre, cotton fibre, dye, horse hair ?, paste adhesive and paper
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA2531

Small totem pole with three figures. Topmost is a bear figure with a black body, green arms and legs, a red snout and eyes and red dots covering the body. The middle figure is wolf-like with a red body, black arms and legs and green dots covering the body. The bottom figure is a bird with a green head and body covered with black dots and red and black striped wings. The word "Esquimalt" is roughly carved across the lowest portion of the pole. The pole sits on a black and brown base.

Culture
Coast Salish: Songhees
Material
cedar wood and paint
Made in
Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hair PinEd1.271

A flat hairpin made of gold-coloured metal tapering to an irregular point. A raised flower and an engraved stem decorate the pin. Above the flower, the pin widens into three discs, one above the other, each edged with a circle of tiny raised flowers. A small insect or flower shape is on the border between the discs. The top, and the bottom discs are inset with flat green stones while the middle disc is inset with a rounded red-orange stone. The uppermost green stone is incised with a curvilinear pattern. Chinese characters stamped on the back which is flat.

Culture
Korean
Material
gold metal ?, jade mineral ?, stone and carnelian mineral ?
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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