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Hat3151/22

Woven wool hat. Hat is triangular in shape with a pink tassel at peak. Hem is scalloped and raised to a point in front and back, with translucent buttons attached as decoration. Pink tassels hang from lower points of hem along with a braid of wool and two woven ribbons edged with small white glass beads. Hat is heavily patterned, with ‘X’ shapes, colour blocks, and squares in colours of red, orange, pink, grey, purple and green.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, dye, glass and plastic
Made in
Cuzco, Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoes3171/10 a-b

Woman's red shoes - pair. Shoes have low heels, approximately 5 cm height, and a slight upward curve to the toe. They are covered primarily in bright red fabric with a dark blue toe. On each side of the toe is embroidered a pink flower with green leaves, and a blue and yellow butterfly. The interior of the shoe is a light brown. The sole is made of textured plastic.

Culture
Korean
Material
silk fibre and plastic
Made in
Seoul, Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Prayer Beads3110/13 a-b

Two small loops of prayer beads. Part a has small tan-coloured beads on two pieces of thin green thread, tied together end-to-end. The beads are similar in shape, colour and size. Part b has small beads in various sizes and shapes in shades of brown, and an oval plastic orange bead, all threaded on rust coloured string. Two plastic beads are tied to the string with cream coloured string: one large translucent orange sphere with a clear circular centre, and one red-brown hollow bell shaped bead.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, plastic, cotton fibre and seed ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Prayer Beads3110/12

A collection of small wooden and plastic beads on rust-coloured string. The largest bead is clear yellow plastic at the tie of the string. There is one small clear purple bead, and one small clear yellow tiered bead. The rest are natural wood. Some are round in shape and varying sizes, while others are vase-shaped or oval.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, plastic and cotton fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Prayer Beads3110/11

String of plastic beads on red-brown braided thread which is tied into loop. Beads are all the same size and shape, but are mottled black, green, yellow-green, red, white, and blue. Two of the beads (first and second from the tied ends) are scarlet red.

Culture
Chinese
Material
plastic and cotton fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Prayer Beads3110/9

Circle of beads. Dark brown wooden beads with two smaller clear plastic beads and one large cream-yellow coloured bead with a clear plastic centre at the tie. Strung on off-white braided string. A green tassel is attached at the tie by pink braided thread and a red-brown plastic bell-shaped cap. Green tassel tied inside knot, under cream-yellow bead.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, plastic and cotton fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Prayer Beads3110/7

String of brown beads on rust coloured string. One oval shaped orange bead at top of loop, one spherical scarlet bead mid-way down one side, and a cylindrical shaped dusty orange bead across from it, on the other side. The bottom of the loop has one oblong wooden bead of a lighter brown colour with a “bell” shaped bead below it. A braided grouping of the rust coloured string divides into two beaded strands, which are tied off with tassels of the same string.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood and plastic
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beads2990/754

35 miscellaneous shell beads (currently strung on fishing line). Two square and two circular beads made of spondylus, one is long and has flattened sides with an opening in the middle, another is brown and square, the rest are purple, light brown, white and light grey circular beads. Well preserved.

Culture
Nasca
Material
shell and plastic
Made in
Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beads2990/753

Plastic string of 38 miscellaneous stone and shell beads; 31 are turquoise, one soda-lite, two grey-green shell beads, one is yellow and three were made of stone (currently strung on cord).

Culture
Nasca
Material
plastic, stone and shell
Made in
Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Water Puppet3127/8 a-b

Water puppet (mua roi nuoc) of a dragon character. Puppet (part a) has a large head carved with small scales and painted green, a wide nose in gold, small side-set eyes with orange and white accents, and a wide mouth, open and showing two fangs at the outer corners. Two large fans sit to the back of the head. The body is made of six wood cylinders, each carved with scales and topped with fins. The cylinders are attached together with a bike chain hammered into the bottom of each, as well as thin plastic tubing, allowing the body to flex and move. A short wooden rod (part b) is used as a puppet handling stick and can be inserted into the puppet's neck in order to move the head.

Culture
Vietnamese
Material
fig wood, metal, plastic, paint and lacquer
Made in
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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