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SaddlebagN2.185

Saddlebag woven from twined grass with a nearly circular body and two straps that emerge from the top and loop back behind the body. The straps have bands of twined multicoloured cloth at the base and near the ends of each.

Culture
Japanese
Material
fibre, grass and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketN2.339

Flat oval basket with 2 handles twisted together at the top. Unmarked.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketN2.173

Tall, bucket-shaped grass basket with twined bail handle.

Culture
Japanese
Material
grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatN2.169

Rectangular woven grass and stem mat. Four bands of grass stitching connects stems together in a row. Light brown overall.

Culture
Japanese
Material
grass and stem ?
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SandalsN2.226 a-b

Pair of small, woven, grass thong-style sandals; tan and brown in colour.

Culture
Okinawan
Material
pandanus leaf
Made in
Okinawa, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera BannerN1.738 a-b

Complementary panels, with dragon and flame motifs. Gold, silver, blue, and turquoise on red ground. Blue cotton border (2 3/4"deep) at top of hanging, doubled over bamboo piece for suspension. String loop attached at centre top. Yellow shading to pink fringe at bottom. Cotton calico lining, small white circles on red ground. Hanging panels pair.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, dye, silver metal, bamboo grass, brass metal and glass
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PinN1.322

A pin that has a long flat metal rod with a point at the bottom end and a dragon head finial at the top. The neck is made of gold filigree, and looks to be decorated with four pearls. The bottom of the neck has dragon hair made of inlaid light blue kingfisher feathers outlined with metal. The head is made of inlaid light blue kingfisher feathers outlined with metal and is adorned with a pearl on top? The eyes are made of clear orange beads? The whiskers are made of coiled metal wire with what looks to be a pearl at the ends. Part of a set of Chinese bridal ornaments.

Culture
Chinese
Material
gold metal, pearl ?, kingfisher feather and brass metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PinN1.308

A three-pronged pin that has a butterfly finial with gold filigree body. The butterfly is decorated with inlaid light blue kingfisher feathers outlined with metal and having pink and orange minerals. Part of a set of Chinese bridal ornaments.

Culture
Chinese
Material
kingfisher feather, gold metal, brass metal and mineral
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentN1.46

An ornament that has an intricate inter-woven dark brown corded string design with one gold-coloured horizontal inter-woven ring near the top and one pink and one green horizontal inter-woven ring below. There is a black tassel at the bottom. Long dark brown corded string is looped at the top.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK2.404

Necklace composed of a disc-shaped pendant on a string of lozenge-shaped beads alternating with circles of twined grass with two spherical beads next to the pendant. The pendant is formed from grass stuck into beeswax with protruding twined strands at the centre and two bands of neatly twined strands.

Culture
West African
Material
grass, bee wax and fibre
Made in
Timbuktu, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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