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Prayer WheelEe4.50

Copper-coloured cylindrical metal object with three bands of brass-coloured metal around it, scrolling designs engraved on the top and a floral design engraved on the bottom; a round, pink finial with a flat metal cap is featured on the top, while a lead(?) filled metal bell is attached to the side with a leather tie. Cylinder is mounted on dark brown wooden handle capped with a flat white piece, about which it turns.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
copper metal ?, wood, lead metal ?, brass metal ?, mineral ?, ivory ? and skin
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SashEe93

Woven yellow cloth raw on one end, knotted fringe on the other. Alternating bands of dark red and black with diamond patterns. Also wide bands of black keyscroll stripes alternating with other stripes of large coloured diamond patterns, and stripes of cross shapes, in colours of black, dark red, orange, and green. Smaller upper portion of cloth has widely dispersed narrow patterned stripes.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BootEe79

Boot with cylindrical black wool leg lined with dark red wool attached to an upper composed of knit grey and off-white wool at the top of the foot and around the ankle with dyed multicoloured fabric at the base of the foot and upturned, pointed toe. The sole of the shoe is composed of thick brown skin. the seams of the shoe are accented with multicoloured embroidery and there is a layer of skin between the sole and the upper.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
wool fibre, skin and dye
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShawlEe32

Long, rectangular cotton shawl made of two panels sewn together in the middle. There is a twisted fringe on each end. The textile is decorated with a repeating stripe design in black, green, orange and white on a red ground; the sides are edge with a brown border.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cup1431/3

Flared metal cup that tapers towards the bottom and has two bands of ridges around its centre, a cylindrical base, and a metal ring attached to rim of cup by a metal bracket.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
copper alloy metal
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Buddha Figure1431/12

Yellow-brown oval-shaped plaster cast of a Buddha. Bottom end is flat; image depicts a human figure in a seated position with hands meeting in the centre of the chest and head covered. The figure is sitting cross-legged within an arch. Back is plain and flat.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
plaster
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tool1431/8 a-b

Grey-brown coloured long tube-shaped piece with closed ends. In centre, where each half of the tube meet (one side of the tube is part a and the other b), are two metal rings with protruding loops.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
metal
Made in
Nepal ? or Tibet ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blanket1265/1

Large brown wool blanket with woven designs and fringe. The designs in the centre band are large and small dark brown geometric crosses on light brown ground. The bands on both sides have a dark brown step pattern on cream ground and a solid dark brown band. There are fringe on all sides.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
wool fibre
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress902/24

Five pieces of thick paper are tied together with light brown fibre cording. When opened, the paper panels fold out accordion-style to form a headdress. Each panel has a painted picture of a human in the centre on one of its sides. When closed, the panels stack on top of each other. Each panel has one short flat edge, has two edges that flare outwards, and a top edge that angle inwards and has a scalloped edge. There is a small red circle towards the scalloped edge, on the outside and in the middle of one of the panels.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
paper, paint and fibre
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask902/1 a-b

Red humanoid devil-like mask--open, snarling mouth with red tongue; crown-like headdress with three smiling faces; two long side panels in place of ears with smiling faces and flowers.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
wood, paint, fibre and metal
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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