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Carving Tool Handle3140/3

Wooden handle for a carving tool. Hand carved piece of wood. Rounded, but off-centre, grip at wider end. Wood has been sawed off flat at the narrow end. Unpainted; undecorated.

Culture
Haida
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving Knife3140/2

Carving knife with a short steel blade, round metal neck piece and wooden handle. Knife looks as if it may have originally been manufactured/store bought, then modified by hand to fit better. The handle, neck and lower part of blade have red paint remnants and/or splatters. The blade shows major sharpening marks.

Culture
Haida
Material
steel metal, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sketch Book3140/1

Spiral studio sketch book. Soft front cover, cardboard back cover, ten inside sheets, all held together with by a metal coil at one end. First four sheets have pencil sketches on both sides, the rest are blank. The first five sides mainly have small sketches of ovoid forms or eye forms, etc.; the sixth side has an larger sketch of an eagle figure inside an oval; the seventh side has sketches of various tools and fish hooks; the eighth side has an larger sketch of an animal (bear?) inside an oval border.

Culture
Haida
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ring3144/1

Cast gold ring. Large beaver face at centre, with a carved leg at each side of the face. Beaver's large teeth extend to lower rounded chin edge; the tops of its ears extend along the upper, flatter edge. There's a notch in the upper edge, above the centre of the face. Slightly stippled surface. Front of ring is quite wide; the band narrows substantially toward the back. (No visible artist inscription.)

Culture
Haida
Material
gold metal
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Table Runner3057/2

Table runner, woven from cotton. Primarily orange, with long black fringe on the short ends. Patterning runs the length of the piece at centre, and consists of lines of repeating symmetrical and geometric designs in three shades of pink.

Culture
Thai
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Woman's Sarong3057/1

Cotton sarong, tubular in construction with long ends sewn together. Garment is made of four pieces of fabric sewn together: a thin strip of unnbleached cotton is at one end, followed by a red stripe, then a wide centre panel of thin green and black stripes, and a strip of yellow embroidery covered by geomentirc designs in black, with green, pink and white embellishments. Small white and black motifs lead from the yellow area onto a red stripe which ends the piece.

Culture
Thai
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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T-shirt3056/9

Black cotton t-shirt, short sleeved, falling to hip. Bottom and arms are hemmed. Size on tag is stated as extra large (XL). Back is undecorated. On front, in a thick, capitalized font, is stated “A WOMAN’S PLACE IS IN THE STRUGGLE”, and below this in smaller letters, their website.

Culture
Karen
Material
cotton fibre, ink and dye
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoulder Bag3056/8

Woven bag in a rectangular shape with rounded corners. Bag is made up of several panels of woven material, sewn together. The background of the panels is a dark red, with linear motifs in different colours. The top-most panel is patterned with white blotches. The rear central panel is unembellished. A large zippered pocket is sewn into the front and small pleated pockets are attached across the bag’s ends below the midpoint. The top closure is zippered. A long handle is attached at top corners, and is adjustable using a metal buckle. The inside of the bag is lined in black cotton and holds a small zippered pocket.

Culture
Karen
Material
cotton fibre and metal
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Table Runner3056/7

Long, finely woven table runner. A slight linear pattern is woven into the runner, changing to a zigzag pattern close to each end, upon which are 10 diamond shaped motifs in light pink, in two lines of five. The runner culminates in thick twisted fringe at each end. Front is distinguishable from back by the weave of the pink motifs.

Culture
Karen
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Table Runner3056/6

Woven table runner. Fabric is mauve in colour, woven in a diamond design throughout body, with weave becoming more fine and plain at ends. These areas have a thick line of diamond weaving flanked on either side with two lines of small ‘x’ shapes. Long twisted fringe completes both ends. Back can be identified from front by the finishing of the weave along the edges.

Culture
Karen
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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