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Hair PinEd1.270

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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Hair PinEd1.269

A hairpin consisting of a flared tube of silver tapering to a long slender point with a translucent pink stone (rose quartz) inserted into the open end. The stone has an elongated double-lobed globular shape with a simple curvilinear carving. The pin is indented into three lobes at about one-third of the distance from the stone.

Culture
Korean
Material
silver metal and quartz mineral
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearIh205

Dark brown wood spear, round in cross-section, with the shaft tapered to the butt. Large elongated pyramidal point is square in cross-section with the wood perforated near the joint with three holes in the shape of flattened ellipses 4 cm. long. Point is joined to the shaft with an end-lap joint, heavily bound, encrusted with dirt, and broken in several places. Several bands of plant fibre are 33.5-55 cm. from the point end. Broken 75 cm. from the butt end and bound with cotton cord.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood, cotton fibre and plant fibre
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotIe367

A deep round clay pot on a pedestal base. Rim has radiating grooves cut all around and a ring coloured brown. White sides are interrupted by two raised brown wavy horizontal lines and eye-like patches. White ends in a wavy pattern, below which, there is brown. Brown darkens near the bottom of pot and on the pedestal. Inside the bowl and in the hollow of the base, there is black from staining or burning.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
clay and pigment
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Line Marker ToolN2.502

Carved dark brown wood shaped like elongated pear in transverse cross section. Wider end hollowed to form a bowl-like depression. Inserted vertically through narrow end is a wheel with a cleft deep cut around its perimeter, .9 cm. from each side. Wheel mounted on brass axle with brass handle projecting 4.3 cm. from one side. Traces of thread in cleft. Hole lined with white glass tube bored through from wheel to inside bowl with similar hole opposite from inside to outside of bowl. Around outside of bowl are carved dragon and cloud shapes.

Culture
Japanese
Material
cotton fibre ?, glass, brass metal, wood and fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotIe382

A round pot, tapering to the neck, then flaring at the rim. Two handles are shaped like beaks, concentric discs above are eyes. At right angles are two features comprised of an eye above a u-shaped outline of raised clay. Below, running between the handles, is a line of sockets. Pigment is white and pink.

Culture
Chambri
Material
clay and lime pigment
Made in
Aibom, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlSe157

Round, polycrome bowl which constricts steeply in lower third to 10cm. Flat base. Matte black inside, orange with black lines define space in open ended rectangles, zigzag edged rectangles, step-edges rectangles and line ends, etc. Between thick lines are thin ones which run parallel and diverge from thicker ones. Resin-like coating has discoloured to yellow on base, bubbled and chipped on sides. Small hole on inside, not through. Some accretions inside.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
clay, pigment, resin and caraipe bark ash
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlSe156

Round, polycrome bowl which constricts steeply in lower third to 10cm. Flat light orange base. Black line decoration on dark orange outer surface, inside is matte black. Thicker lines divide rectangular i-shaped and stepped sections. Thinner lines run parallel to thicker lines, some zigzag etc. X's cross lines in i-shapes. Slight chips at top. Resin coated on outer surface, slightly chipped.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
caraipe bark ash, resin, pigment and clay
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlSe155

Round, polycrome bowl which constricts steeply in lower third to 8cm. Flat orange base. Brown/black line decoration on cream slip on outer surface. Inner surface red/brown. Thick lines divide outer surface into 6 main sections, these lines zigzag to 't' shape at centres of 4 sections, other 2 sections have rows of triangles, top and bottom. Thinner lines run parallel to thicker lines and thinner form various shapes, some with crosses or lines at centre. Brown/black line at rim. Resin coated, chipped at rim.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
resin, pigment, caraipe bark ash and clay
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlSe158

Round, polycrome bowl which constricts to rounded, 8-12 cm. Unpainted, light brown/yellow base, inside no slip, rubbed and decorated with white/yellow lines which run straight and then zigzag for a short distance and run straight at 90 degrees or at other angles. Central zigzag is surrounded by a rectangle with 4 rectangular appendages. Other lines to edges and divide other space. 2 diamond shapes opposite with zigzag or twisted strand like line to edge. Outer orange, rubbed surface has 2 thick white/yellow v-shaped lines near base which are surrounded by thick lines which zigzag. Between these are v-shapes from rim with thick lines running parallel with triangles, jogs and 'twisted' zigzag areas. Thin lines run parallel and across in spaces between all. Smudged slip/paint on base, 5cm. crack at centre bottom, inside. Few pits inside and chipped along rim. Major scrape on outside 1x 3 cm.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
pigment, resin, caraipe bark ash and clay
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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