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Shadow Puppet3338/20 a-c

Cao Guojiu shadow puppet with separate head (part b) and jade tablet (part c). His face is cutout and lined in black, with very delicate features, and a long pointed beard. He wears a rectangular black cap decorated with small red and green pompoms, red edging and green-blue clouds. His brown robe is decorated with clouds of red, blue, green, yellow or black. His pants are striped red and green. Limbs jointed with fibre at the shoulders, elbows, wrists and hips. Operated by three rods. The jade tablet is depicted as a light green-blue, and is club-shaped. There is a small loop for the puppet's fingers.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cow skin, watercolour paint, lacquer, fibre, bamboo grass and steel metal
Made in
Tangshan, Hebei, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife3329/1 a-c

Long knife (part a), with a small knife (pisau raut; part b), and scabbard (part c). The knife blade is convex on one side and slightly concave on the other side, and is decorated with inlaid brass in a series of circles and vines. The blade itself gets gradually wider and then tapers in forming a point in line with the cutting edge. The grip is wrapped with finely woven fibre. The hilt of horn is elaborately carved, with red pigment in the lines, and has two drilled holes for an attachment. The whittling knife (part b) has a small curved blade of steel, with a brass cap marked with illegible text. The shaft is of a dark brown wood which transitions into alternating rings of horn and wood. The slightly curved hilt is elaborately carved. The scabbard is composed of a wood sheath for the sword, and an attached bark sheath for the knife. The wood sheath is composed of two pieces of wood, bound together by woven plant fibre and animal skin. The locket(?) is ornately carved. There is a long carrying strap of plaited plant fibre, and an ornament of shell and thin tassels with beads of pink, blue, green, red and yellow.

Culture
Bidayuh ?
Material
steel metal ?, brass metal ?, horn ?, plant fibre, shell, wood, animal skin, resin, bark, glass and cotton fibre ?
Made in
West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fire Steel50.1/7705
Knife, Fighting, Double Bladed16.1/940
D-Adze3259/32

D-shaped wooden handle with carved dog-like features at one end, and a pointed tail-like feature at the other. The handle grip bulges at the centre. The upper portion of the wooden handle is long, and then tapers on each side to the lower portion where it attaches to the blade. The repurposed axe blade has an 8 cm eye for a haft. The blade is attached to the handle by two nails - one at each end.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood, steel metal ? and copper metal ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shark Sculpture3286/1

Large hammerhead shark figure made from reclaimed plastic fishing nets ("ghost nets"), plastic twine and rope. Figure has a partial metal frame inside.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
metal, steel metal and plastic
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands: Erub Island” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bi-pointed Dagger3260/108

Large metal dagger formed from a single piece of steel, narrowing at one end to form the handgrip. Grip area is overlaid with copper sheeting on both sides. The finial of the dagger portrays the head of a wolf, with rounded snout and eyes, and U-shaped ears and nostrils. Abalone shell inlay is used for eyes and the four ovoid shapes of the copper overlay. The handle is wrapped with a hide strip. The long end of the strip has a loop for being held over a wrist or thumb.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
steel metal, copper metal, abalone shell and hide skin
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Costume Belt3272/3

Belt is made of rawhide, with a heavy steel chain attached that holds 5 large cowbells. Central bell is the largest, with the two on either side decreasing in size. Bells have a wide handle by which they are attached to the chain, and a single encircling wave-shaped line of decoration at midpoint. Bells have black and silver metal clappers.

Culture
Slovenian
Material
brass metal, steel metal and skin
Made in
Ptuj, Slovenia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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D-Adze2012-100/24

The metal is steel.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood, metal and steel metal
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Purse3174/1

Small flint purse. Pouch is stiff leather, with a front flap outlined in decorative convex metal squares that surround three protruding decorations, two of which hold a turquoise stone. The flap covers an interior pocket meant to hold kindling or flint. At bottom of purse is a thick, curved, steel flint-striking platform inset with gold floral motifs. Top of purse is edged in metal with a squared loop holding a leather thong which would enable the flint purse to be hooked to a belt.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
leather skin, steel metal, silver metal ? and turquoise stone
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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