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Carving946/27

Miniature wooden carving of two men carrying a litter with a single passenger. The litter has one curtained window in the front and two smaller windows on the sides, a square roof with a curved front edge, and a decorative point in the centre of the roof. The men carrying the litter wear long-sleeved shirts and short pants. The carving is mounted on a flat rectangular base with an inscription on the bottom: "Parlor car."

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, fibre, metal, ink and paint
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving946/26

Wooden carving of a rickshaw with wheels that turn. Man sitting in it has bent left arm and wears a long robe. Man pulling rickshaw wears pants and jacket, his hair ends in a braid. Rickshaw handles go through his hands. The axle is metal. The eyes and eyebrows are black, and the mouth is pink.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, metal, fibre and paint
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving946/19

Miniature brown wooden four-tiered pagoda on a raised hexagonal base.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving946/18

Miniature wooden carving of a man pulling a rickshaw with a woman (?) in it--rickshaw operator wears a long-sleeved shirt and short pants while the passenger wears a long dress or robe. The rickshaw has two large wagon-like wheels that spin and a buggy-like bonnet.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving946/17

Standing barber with pig-tail, shaving a man seated on a brick bench. Painting only on faces, hair, jacket (buttons), and shoes of seated figure. On a wooden board.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, adhesive, metal and paint
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving946/14

Water buffalo pulling plow led by man, set on wooden board. Thread runs from man to buffalo to plow.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, ink, paint, metal and fibre
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving720/24

Long wooden piece with eleven projections that angle inward and taper to a point. Central projection is small and rounded. Small flat knobs are found at each end of the piece.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1313

Mermaid-like figure lying on stomach with head and tail raised. Oval head faces forward and has a jutting chin, oval rimmed eyes with arched eyebrow lines above, long triangular nose and crescent-shaped mouth. A line outlines hair across forehead. Short arms are outlined on either side of chest. In profile, the chest is angled sharply to waist from neck. Constricted at waist, then rounded before tapering to nearly fan-like tail. Radial lines show in profile view on both sides of tail. Series of characters and '42337' are inscribed on bottom.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Kuujjuaraapik, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn Carving668/1

Small wood figure with dark wood skin and light wood robe-garment. Holding a light wood object to brush away mulit-coloured wood chips on a rectangular base.

Culture
Yoruba ?
Material
thorn, wood and adhesive
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1312

Bilaterally symmetrical, stylized pair of dog with rectangular bodies joined at tail region. A head faces forward at either end. Heads are triangular, tapering to snout with straight line from mouth, two dots for nostrils and small incised oval eyes. Small projections for ears at top, back corners. Two holes drilled in base; also a series of syllabics inscribed on base.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Kuujjuaraapik, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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