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Shield2705/4

Wooden coastal shield, rectangular in shape with rounded corners and a slight taper at the bottom. Detailed with a bilaterally symmetrical stylized design carved in relief. The recesses of the geometric design is painted orange and outlined in black all on a white ground framed in black. White stripe on top and bottom. Small carved head sits on the top middle edge. Two sets of four bundles of sennit attached along the side edges, one is missing. The back has black painted, triangular design on either side of a carved out handle; piece of twisted fibre twine attached.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, sennit fibre, clay, ochre pigment, charcoal pigment ?, pigment and fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shield2705/2

Wood citak shield, triangular-like shaped with a slight curve on one side. Detailed with a stylized design carved in relief. The recesses of the triangular geometric design are painted orange and outlined in black. The triangles alternate with white recessed v-shapes and horizontal lines of white rectangles in between. The pointed top is brown with a white triangle near the tip. The sides and bottom are painted black. The back has a carved out handle; piece of brown synthetic twine attached.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, clay, ochre pigment, charcoal pigment ? and synthetic fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shield2705/1

Wood citak shield, oval-like shape with a bilaterally symmetrical stylized design carved in relief. The recesses of the c-like shape geometric design is painted white and outlined in black all on a brown ground. The top is brown with a white line running vertically through a black triangle. The sides and bottom are painted black. The back has a carved out handle; piece of twisted fibre twine attached.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, ochre pigment, charcoal pigment ?, clay and fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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InkN1.485 a-e

Ink (a) in the form of a male figure standing on a lobster (?), carrying a sword and dressed in an elaborate robe painted gold with green and blue details in the form of irises and characters representing happiness. The figure fits into a specially made rectangular wooden box composed of five walls (b) with a sliding front panel composed of a wooden frame (c) that holds a sheet of glass (d). The box is fitted with cardboard cut and bent to fit snugly around the ink figure and a base (e) that fits inside the box, all of which is covered in fibre with woven multicoloured floral patterns except for the back, which is red fabric.

Culture
Chinese
Material
adhesive, charcoal, wood, paper, fibre, dye, lacquer and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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InkN1.232

Ink disc with a lobed edge and a raised scroll design around the edge on both faces. One side is decorated with a yin-yang symbol, and the opposite face has two columns of slightly raised Chinese characters.

Culture
Chinese
Material
charcoal and adhesive
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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InkEdz1579 a-b

Set of two ink slabs, both with slightly raised edges, intaglio Chinese characters in gold on one face, and slightly raised Chinese characters on the reverse. One (part a) has a locomotive engine design on the same face as the gold characters.

Culture
Chinese
Material
charcoal, adhesive, lacquer ? and gold metal
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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InkN1.539 a-b

Set of two ink slabs, both rectangular in shape with gilded Chinese characters in intaglio: (a) has three male figures in a landscape scene in low relief on one face, the fipside has a series of intaglio characters in gold with a seal-like box at the base, one of the sides has "MADE IN HONG KONG" in low relief characters, and the opposite side has a series of Chinese characters; (b) has a series of three gold intaglio Chinese characters on one face, and the reverse has a series of low relief Chinese characters.

Culture
Chinese
Material
adhesive, charcoal and gold metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoulder Basket429/2 a-b

A somewhat wide rectangular basket (part a) with a curved bottom and a braided handle. The basket has a design on one side consisting of two horizontal black rows near the top with dark brown edges, and five horizontal dark brown rows, which, when they near the bottom, shape a triangular space in between them. On top of the design, string creates a shallow y-shaped design with another line of string going up the middle. There is a top rim and a secondary rim, on which there are two small handles. The lid (part b) has a rim and one small handle. There is a design on one side consisting of a brown and black m-shape.

Culture
Pa'O
Material
stem, fibre and charcoal ?
Made in
“Myanmar: Shan, Pinlaung ?” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ancestor MaskIe487

Carved wood ancestor mask consisting of a head with an elongated brow; a long nose, mouth. The top of the head is decorated with cassowary feathers and two rows of cowrie shells. The forehead, sides and chin of the face are painted with black pigment and are inlaid with rows of numerous small shells. The face is decorated with white and black detailing on a brown ground. There is a long, cylindrical shaped piece of wood that stretches from the bottom of the nose to the bottom of the mask that makes up the body of a crocodile; on the end is the reptiles head which faces downwards. The lower sides and bottom are lined with small bundles of sennit fibre.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
fibre, cassowary feather, wood, shell, lime mineral, cowrie shell, charcoal pigment and pigment
Made in
Tambanum, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskIe477

Carved wood mask consisting of an oval shaped head with long thin strands of sennit ? fibre hanging down the sides and back. The face has a large, protruding forehead with a small crocodile carved in relief. The brow is triangular and hangs over the large round, shell inlaid eyes. The nose is raised, long and narrow with large holes through the septum which hold two pieces of fibre twine. The mouth is small and cut deep. Tattoo-like lines of incised dots run over cheeks. Attached to the sides of the head are small sections of fibre rope with fibre loops. The underside is hollow. There is a fibre tie at the top of the mask. The wood is stained black with a brown pigment over top.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
sennit fibre ?, shell, wood, charcoal pigment, fibre and pigment
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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