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Duck FigureEd1.281 a-b

Duck with body (a) carved from one piece of wood cut horizontally at right angle at head and tail, growth rings apparent. Wider where it joins with head (b) and tapering at tail. Wing and top of leg are carved on each side. Square hole for neck piece. Rectangular hollow carved out of bottom with a crack at each end. Neck and head are carved from one piece of wood and has round eyes with dot at centre; 2 small holes for nostrils on the top of the beak; beak slightly parted at tip. Neck has rectangular projection which fits into duck body.

Culture
Korean
Material
wood and lacquer
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanEd1.284

A closing fan made of 29 split bamboo ribs and paper. Painted designs are 7 repeated stylized human figures; white to shoulders, red robes, mitred white hats with large star at top. On each side of figures is a stylized lotus with blue leaves, on a yellow background. Border of white with pink and blue broken ribbons along top and bottom of paper. Two lanterns.

Culture
Korean
Material
bamboo grass, paint, lacquer, metal, adhesive and paper
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Official Emergency HatEd1.283

Official emergency hat with flat round brim attached to crown shaped like truncated cone. Inside of hat is made of paper painted black, with a woven texture showing. Outside of hat is covered with fine red silk, with edges trimmed with red paper, and with vertical strips of red paper on each side of the crown, at the bottom of which are small red tubes. On the underside of the brim from the tubes and strips are attached two red silk ribbons that are tied together. Crown of hat projects slightly below its point of insertion into the brim. Brim is somewhat wavy and has black and brown stains.

Culture
Korean
Material
bamboo grass ?, horse hair ?, paper, silk fibre, lacquer, paste adhesive and paint
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Handle ?Na1140

Rectangular walrus tusk ivory slab with hole in one end. Flat surface angles slightly from hole to end. Other surface is convex. End opposite hole and sides are rounded. Central core of mottled dentine shows on convex surface. Coated in varnish or resin.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and lacquer ?
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TrayN2.958

Rectangular tray with sloped sides. Rim and plum blossom design in gold on black ground.

Culture
Japanese
Material
lacquer and wood
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blubber HookNa1131

Degraded hook in isosceles triangle shape; one edge is flat; two opposite edges meet at a wide angle. Four holes along shortest side. Incised band of two lines with short lines at right angles run across hook on both sides at widest point. One side is relatively smooth and rounded, opposite convex side is rough. Thickly coated in varnish or resin.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone ? or lacquer ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEf193

Clay model of human figure. Torso is pinched at waist and lower extremities form a wide skirt that is pained yellow, red, green and white. Arms are stumpy and roughly depicted. Hands and face painted black. Wears plain silver crown. Back is unpainted.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
paint, lacquer and clay
Made in
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEf192

Papier-mache mask of woman's face. The face has the following facial features: prominent red coloured lips that are outlined in black, a pointed nose, eyes and eye brows outlined in black, a round jaw line, and protruding ears decorated with round yellow painted earrings. The woman wears a raised yellow painted crown that is decorated with white, light brown, red and green linear designs. There are white dotted circular designs on each cheek and in the middle of the woman's forehead.

Culture
Indian
Material
paint, lacquer and paper
Made in
Odisha, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEd5.2834

Wood doll with round head on cylindrical body. Top of head has a point at the centre. Crescentic eyebrows and eyes and dot for mouth. Stylized kimono in brown, black, and green. "J.M.M." written on base.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paint, adhesive, lacquer and wood
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEd5.2832

Wood doll with round head on cylindrical body. Hair is painted black with a line down the middle, a swirl at the front and two lighter shades of lines at either sides in between. Crescentic eyebrows and eyes, teardrop-like nose, and two dots for mouth. Six sets of horizontal white and black lines divide body into seven segments. Three vertical lines of green foliage flow downt the body.

Culture
Japanese
Material
lacquer, adhesive, paint and wood
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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