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DollEd1.131

Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Front view is depicted of the figure, which is made of cloth lightly padded to give a three-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth with painted details. Hands are made of paper. Face is made of white silk. Wearing a white headdress, a short blouse of white cotton fastened on the upper right with ribbons of the same, a white cotton ankle-length skirt fastened under the arms with a ribbon of the same, under which, there are white trousers, and straw sandals.

Culture
Korean
Material
paper, silk fibre ?, cotton fibre, paint and paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEd1.130

Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Front view is depicted of the figure which is made of cloth lightly padded to give a three-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth with painted details. Hands are made of paper. Face is made of white silk. Figure's left hand is holding a folded green, and red paper umbrella. Black hair is in a low bun. Wearing a short orange silk blouse having a tying on the right with ribbons of the same colour, an ankle-length grey skirt fastened under the arms with a white cotton ribbon, white socks, and low red shoes.

Culture
Korean
Material
paint, adhesive, silk fibre, cotton fibre and paper
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEd1.129

Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Front view is depicted of the figure which is made of cloth lightly padded to give a three-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth with painted details. Hands are made of paper. Face is made of white silk. Figure's left hand is holding a folded a light blue-green paper umbrella. Black hair is in a low bun. Wearing a short light green patterned silk blouse having a tying on the right with ribbons of the same colour, an ankle-length torquoise blue skirt fastened under the arms with a white cotton ribbon, white socks, and low blue-green shoes. Two pieces of white flannel hemmed in light red-pink silk thread with a loop of the same at the top are glued to the paper backing.

Culture
Korean
Material
paint, silk fibre, adhesive, cotton fibre and paper
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MirrorEd1.152

A small circular five-lobed bronze mirror. Reflecting surface has eighteen Chinese (?) characters around the circumference. Non-reflecting surface has a scene of a pillared Korean building with four towers (?) that have pennants flying behind. At the centre of the non-reflecting side, there is raised handle through which ther is threaded a knotted white cotton cord. Characters read 'Commemoration of Opening of Korean Exposition, October 1, 1929'.

Culture
Korean
Material
bronze metal and cotton fibre
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEd1.128

Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Front view is depicted of the figure which is made of cloth lightly padded to give a three-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth with painted details. Hands are made of paper. Face is made of white silk. Figure's left hand is holding a folded green, and red paper umbrella. Black hair is in a low bun. Wearing a short purple-grey silk blouse having a tying on the right with ribbons of the same colour, an ankle-length light blue-green skirt fastened under the arms with a white cotton ribbon, white socks, and low green shoes. Two pieces of white flannel hemmed in light red-pink silk thread with a loop of the same at the top are glued to the paper backing.

Culture
Korean
Material
paint, adhesive, silk fibre, cotton fibre and paper
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEd1.127

Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Front view is depicted of the figure which is made of cloth lightly padded to give a three-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth with painted details. Face is made of white silk. Has rouged cheeks. Black hair is in bun (paper backing of headdress now missing). Wearing an elaborate blouse of green silk painted with red, and yellow flowers, and a light red-pink silk ribbon belt over a red, and yellow rosette. The sleeves are very full with multi-coloured stripes at the wrists, concealing the hands. Wearing a red silk floor-length skirt. Two pieces of white flannel hemmed in light red-pink silk are glued to the paper backing.

Culture
Korean
Material
paper, silk fibre, cotton fibre, rayon fibre ?, paint and paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Key HolderEd1.105

A chatelaine with a central flat rectangular panel of perforated brass with a raised design of nine coins at the centre with another above, flowers around the edges, two butterflies at either sides in between the top row of three coins, and the coin above, and two dragons at either sides on the top. The coins have various designs including fish, humans, birds, and animals. Strung on two double cords of yellow silk, each cord of which is then strung with a brass coin-like medal, ending in a red, orange, yellow, and green silk knot with five tassels. Five varied-coloured multiple-layered ribbons are also strung with medals at the bottom corners, and at the bottom centre, each decorated with five fabric flowers. Paint in some indentations.

Culture
Korean
Material
brass metal, paint, silver metal ?, cotton fibre, paper and silk fibre
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanpipesEd1.151 a-s

Mouth organ consisting of 17 cane pipes, each with a free reed of thinner wood inserted around the circumference of flat side of black lacquered wooden container shaped like an elongated hemisphere, with a neck to use as a blowpipe. 13 pipes have 0.25cm. round hole and 2cm. split in cane; 4 pipes have neither hole nor split. Both neck and container have bone decoration, forming mouthpiece of neck and at bottom of bowl. Canes held in place by rattan strap.

Culture
Korean
Material
rattan, lacquer ?, paint ?, wax, bone, wood and stem ?
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEd1.149

Painted wood carving of 5 human figures standing in curved line facing outwards, mounted on a half section of a log. At each end of line is wooden post with human-like face at top, body not delineated, 5 Chinese characters painted on front of each in white. Human figures include (left to right), man in orange robe, man in white shirt and blue trousers, woman in yellow blouse and blue shirt, man in white robe, woman in yellow blouse and orange skirt. Number '736' stamped on back of log section.

Culture
Korean
Material
paint, adhesive and wood
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEd1.148

Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Rear view is depicted with the face turned to the left side of the figure which is made of cloth lightly padded to give a three-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth with painted details. Hands are made of paper. Face is made of white silk. Wearing a large hat shaped like a rounded triangle with an apex at the top, and a scalloped rim of dark yellow linen, a loose light blue silk jacket, loose grey-beige cotton trousers, and yellow sandals. Two pieces of white flannel edged with light green silk thread with a loop of the same thread at the top are sewn to the paper backing.

Culture
Korean
Material
paper, silk fibre, cotton fibre, hemp fibre, paint and paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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