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Armour1132/4 a-b

Arm armour (part a-b). The armour is rectangular in shape, tapering towards the hands. There is blue fabric with a brown pattern overall. On the upper arm are four rows of narrow black metal bars overlaying the fabric. Over the elbow area is chain metal and a metal disc. On the forearm are five long black metal bars. Attached on the end are hand black guards with finger loops on the backside. The back is lined with coarse blue fabric.

Culture
Japanese
Material
metal, skin, silk fibre, cotton fibre ? and bamboo grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArmourN2.1320

Full suit of armour, including leggings, skirt, tunic and helmet. Bands of lacquered bamboo are threaded together to form a flexible unit. Parts are padded and embroidered. Black plates with grey silk cord. Lined with blue floral damask fabric. Medieval style. Predominantly black, with blue and green accents.

Culture
Japanese
Material
metal, lacquer, silk fibre, bamboo grass and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanN2.722

Folding paper fan; plain ecru-coloured paper with red seal mark stamped at top.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bamboo grass, paper, metal and ink
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Musical InstrumentB181

Bamboo sections are attached loosely to a frame. Frame consists of a large cylinder that has four perpendicular rods going through it that are held in place by two cross bars, the lower one of which connects two rods with one short semi-tube and a third rod while the upper one of which connects all four rods with one large semi-tube in between the third and fourth rods.

Culture
Javanese
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Musical InstrumentB184

Bamboo sections are attached loosely to a frame. Frame consists of a large cylinder that has four perpendicular rods going through it that are held in place by two cross bars, the lower one of which connects two rods with one short semi-tube and a third rod while the upper one of which connects all four rods with one large semi-tube in between the third and fourth rods.

Culture
Javanese
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxB45

Cylindrical container with a short chain that has string on a wire handle to which a bone spatula is attached. Container is decorated with a design that consists of tapering ovals around the upper portion and semi-circles around the lower portion. Lid has toothed ends and is decorated with a design that consist of semi circles on the lower edge which are engraved and painted. Woven bands are around the container and lid.

Culture
Iban
Material
brass metal, bone, rattan, iron metal, bamboo grass and fibre
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerB503 a-b

Cylindrical container (part a) with lid (part b), both of which have horizontal bands of geometric and floral motifs around the sides. Container (part a) has bands that consist of the following designs from top to bottom: four-petaled flowers with a diamond shape in between each petal; compressed zig zag; burned pattern; and compressed zig zag. Lid (part b) has bands that consist of the following designs from top to bottom: compressed zig zag; burned pattern; and compressed zig zag. Top of the lid has a black, white, red, and yellow geometric pattern that consists of a cross-like shape surrounded by an eight-pointed star bordered by circular rings.

Culture
Southeast Asia
Material
bamboo grass, wood and paint
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerB119 a-b

Cylindrical container (part a) of a box of a section of bamboo that is quite plain. Container has a smaller upper portion that is of a darker orange-brown than the longer lower section that is light yellow-brown with faint incised markings of a horizontal band around near the top with a vertical zig zag. Waist hook and handle (part b) is elaborately carved in animal and floral patterns and is attached to the box with two bands of woven rattan and string. Two-pronged handle has a long bodied, crouching animal with rounded eyes, a snout, an open mouth that shows the tongue, and a short split tail. Animal is standing over an elaborate open work spiral design. Behind the animal, there is a panel with elaborate spiral designs on the back of which, there is carved a human face with a turn-wheel-like feature that has horn-like projections at either side above in between the human face and the animal.

Culture
Punan
Material
wood, rattan and bamboo grass
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerB1

Cylindrical container with a woven band around the top of the natural colour ground. Lid is attached with string. Lid is flat and carved with a swirl design on the top. Container has incised designs that consist of the following from top to bottom: tapering ovals with a half-feather-like extension at either side; tapering ovals with a half-feather-like extension at either side; a dark swirl pattern with intricate detailing; swirls with a half-feather-like extension at either side; tapering ovals with a half-feather-like extension at either side; and upward pointing triangles that have horizontal lines within.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
bamboo grass, fibre, wood and paint
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wind Musical InstrumentB105

Very plain instrument with several finger holes. Eight sections of bamboo of varying lengths are inserted into the gourd and tied around with rattan. One set of four bamboo sections are of relatively equal length, being shorter than the other set of four, of which, the two tallest ones are in the middle. The gourd has a hole.

Culture
Murut
Material
bamboo grass, resin, rattan and gourd fruit
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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