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Hair OrnamentEdz1680 a-f

Cantonese opera hair ornaments. Six (parts a-f) ornaments (hair pins) that are made of dark green circular cut glass pieces attached with metal. Each piece has a short thin flat rod with a point at the bottom end and a diamond shape with sixteen dark green circular glass pieces.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
metal and glass ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bamboo RepresentationEdz1677

A long hollow gold-coloured cylindrical wood piece with two bands wrapped around near each end. The rims are painted green.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, lacquer, metal and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentEdz1673

An ornamental piece that is made of clear cut circular glass (?) pieces and fine white and light green netting attached with metal. The shape is that of a flower that has a central large oval-shaped clear cut glass (?) piece surrounded by ten clear cut circular glass (?) pieces with fine white and light green netting petals underneath, every other which petal is longer with a clear cut circular glass (?) piece at the end. The stem is made of coiled metal decorated with seven clear cut circular glass (?) pieces. Chinese opera accessory most likely from the 1920's.

Culture
Chinese
Material
metal, fibre and glass
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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EarringEdz1672

An earring made out of seventeen white pearl-coloured coated beads, each with a tiny clear orange bead at the end, to create a cluster of grapes with two clear green glass leaves at the top.

Culture
Chinese
Material
metal, fibre and glass
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tiara HeaddressEdz1668

A tiara cap with a black cloth train outlined with light brown-white and silver colours. The crown has fibre-formed butterfly motifs attached to the front. White beads are attached around the bottom edge of the tiara front with three sets of large beads in circle designs. Has two straps.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre ?, adhesive, metal, plastic and paper
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vase PropEdz1666

Long green coloured fluted representation of a vase. Vase has three distinct sections that are distinguished by a small raised ridge and a gold painted band. Top of vase flares out.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, paint, fibre, metal, bamboo grass ? and paste adhesive ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera HatEdz1663

Metal hat with fabric squares and multicoloured pompoms. The gold metal frame has a round centre and scalloped outer edge. Within the frame are bat motifs, circular mirrors and fabric squares in purple, black, red, green and mauve. Attached to some of the scalloped points are pompoms; three blue/white, two orange and two turquoise.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre ?, paper, pigment, metal, synthetic fibre ? and glass
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera HeaddressEdz1654

Black paper helmet-like headdress with green and silver designs; rounded front attached to a tall, curved back half. Decorative flower with a spherical centre sits atop the crown.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, mica mineral ?, adhesive ?, metal, fibre, paint, paste adhesive ? and lacquer
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera HeaddressEdz1649

A gold-painted paper mache helmet with a visor. Helmet has relief decoration of spirals. Decorated with pink, purple-pink, orange, and grey with blue spotted pom poms. The visor also has pom poms, many of which are similar to the helmet. The visor is decorated with paper cut-outs of butterflies and dragon heads. There is one back panel consisting of white fabric with green fabric attached at the bottom, and with red fabric along each side. There are fourteen circular mirror pieces decorating the back panel.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, metal, paste adhesive ?, dye, silk fibre ?, glass and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hair TongsEdz1646

Metal hair tongs with d-shaped handles. The two tong parts are different; one has three metal rods in a plane that is perpendicular to that of the handles and the other has two metal rods, also in a perpendicular plane; the two rods fit through the two spaces formed by the three rods of the first part.

Culture
Chinese
Material
metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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