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Tool2815/1

Implement with a long wooden handle holding a long, narrow, metal blade. The handle is slightly flared at the bottom and clubbed at the top. Through a hole in the clubbed portion, the metal blade has been inserted at a downward angle. It tapers to a sharp flair at the working end, and a cylinder of metal has been attached at the other to prevent the piece from slipping through the hole in the wood. A ring has been inserted into the flared end of the handle.

Culture
West African ?
Material
wood and iron metal
Made in
West Africa, Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Embroidered Panel2846/9

Vertically rectangular black embroidered and couched panel showing a bird (phoenix) standing on one leg with the other raised, wings partly spread. Foliage surrounds the bird. Couched with gold wrapped thread. Colours used are gold, red, green, blue, purple on black silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, fibre and gold metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Embroidered Panel2846/6

Orange vertically rectangular silk panel with embroidery image, adhered to paper. The paper covers the entire back of the panel, and the front edges. Embroidered on the panel is a male figure, holding a spear in his left hand. He wears an elaborate headdress. Oval embroidered shapes surround him on top and both sides. Couching in gold wrapped thread; embroidery in green, blue, gold, pink, light blue, yellow and light brown.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, paper, gold metal, fibre and adhesive
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Embroidered Panel2846/7

Orange vertically rectangular silk panel with embroidery image, adhered to paper. The paper covers the entire back of the panel, and the front edges. Embroidered on the panel is a blue-skinned male figure. His hands are clasped at neck level in front of him and he has a gold bracelet on each wrist. A flowing pink and green scarf surrounds his shoulders and continues down his right side. He wears an elaborate headdress. Blue oval embroidered shapes surround him on top and both sides. Couching in gold wrapped thread; embroidery in blue, yellow, light blue, white, purple and green.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, paper, gold metal, fibre and adhesive
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl2813/10

A multi-coloured fiesta shawl made with a base yellow-white cotton fibre. The shawl contains two borders of embroidered animals, men, and men on horseback wearing triangular hats with crosses. Below the animals in the border is a broad stripe of multi-coloured, machine-stitched embroidery patterns. Both ends of the shawl have been finished with multi-coloured acrylic pom-poms. The animal imagery was drawn on the cloth with red pen and then these drawings were stitched by hand and with a sewing machine. The imagery on one end, from left-to-right: bird, dog, man with gun, animal, animal with antlers, animal, bird with elaborate feathers, bird, horse, man on horse with hat. The imagery from the other end, from left-to-right: text "Fin", man with hat, animal, bird with elaborate feathers, bird, dog, animal with antlers, dog, horse, man on horse with hat.

Culture
Quechua
Material
cotton fibre, acrylic fibre and dye
Made in
Salasaca, Tungurahua, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2813/6

A papier-mache figure of an Ecuadorian Highlands peasant woman ready to plant potatoes. The figure is wearing a grey-white hat, and a grey-white shawl that has been secured with a metal, light yellow straight pin. She is also wearing a green shirt, a brown apron with a pocket, and a long pink skirt.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
paste adhesive, paper, paint and metal
Made in
Pujili, Cotopaxi, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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The letter A2844/8

Horizontally rectangular card folded/divided vertically at centre. Left image is a Northwest Coast design stretched into the letter A, in pink on black ground; inscription in white near bottom with title, artist and date. The right side is a similar type of design of the letter B, in black on white ground.

Culture
Haisla
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lithographic Fiddler2844/5

Print with pieces of inked papers and coloured leather rectangular pieces glued onto vertically rectangular off-white paper. Leather pieces in upper right portion. Design in lower portion is drawing of man's head and upper body. Label by artist at bottom left corner reads: Warning!! Buyer Beware!! The printer general has determined this print may be hazardous to your collection because of acidic components..." Inscription at bottom: "3/8 Lithographic Fiddler Wilson '84"

Culture
Haisla
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Untitled 12844/1

Black base colour; upper 3/4 of paper has somewhat abstract double eagle design in off-white and red. Raven has head in profile holding a disc in its beak, wings outstretched. Bottom of print covered in red splattered pattern. Inscription at bottom in pencil: "A/P #1" with title and artist name. Back of print is plain, light grey coloured.

Culture
Haisla
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Couverture du Changement / Blanket Transformation2844/2

Lithograph print; black ground, with side stripe of green and top and bottom stripes in white and red. Central image is of a raven with only its head, wings and tail feathers(?) showing. The earth is portrayed as a blue-green ball off to the right of its head, and the raven appears to have just thrown up a fiery cloud (sun?). Inscription along bottom in pencil shows title and signature and "Varied edit 4/10." Back is plain, off-white paper.

Culture
Haisla
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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