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Folding FanEd1.200

A closing fan with twenty-six inner ribs of split bamboo varnished dark brown on the base of each side and two bamboo parent ribs of natural colour each set into a piece of dark rosewood through which passes a brass rivet. Abstract design painted in light brown on the parent ribs. One side of the fan is covered with light brown paper, unpainted. To the ring on the rivet, there is attached a knotted purple silk cord, 23 cm. long, on which there is threaded a carnelian carving of a monkey holding a peach (missing as of 2006). Below the monkey, there hangs a flat knotted tassel of purple silk bound with multi-coloured thread.

Culture
Korean
Material
paper, bamboo grass, metal, paste adhesive, oil and lacquer
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffSf648

Wooden staff with finial in the form of a standing male, holding a cup and carrying two large ears of corn on his back. The face and chest have the remains of a dark red resin-like paint. Fragments of copper or copper alloy sheeting adhere in several places and many metal tacks protrude from the front and back of the figure. A bright red-orange band of paint encircles the staff a few inches below the finial. The bottom of the staff is broken off.

Culture
Andes
Material
metal, paint and wood
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeK3.8 a-b

Knife with hand made blade and hide sheath (part b). The knife blade is sharpened on both sides and has a carved bone and pewter handle that is drilled and riveted. Both the blade and handle are incised with an inscription. The sheath is laced with fibre.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
fibre, skin, iron metal, pewter metal and bone
Made in
Bulchi Village, Gamo-Gofa, Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DaggerA7341

A leaf-shaped dagger with a bone handle. Blade is inserted between two flat bone pieces riveted together.

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
iron metal and bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA6504

Spoon carved from two pieces of dark brown mountain goat horn. The bowl tapers at the neck where it is joined to the tapering handle by a peg. The handle is carved with figures.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
mountain goat horn
Made in
Kincolith, British Columbia, Canada and Gingolx, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Breast OrnamentC529

A large rounded circular shell bordered with four pieces of bone, each of which has a toothed edge. There is a bone star at the centre.

Culture
Fijian
Material
lead metal, copper metal, whale bone and shell
Made in
Vanua Levu, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA6839

Dark brown spoon with a tapering, curved handle. Handle is elaborately carved with zoomorphic and human figures. Break between handle and bowl has been repaired multiple times.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
mountain goat horn
Made in
Hartley Bay, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RingC102 a-b

Two small narrow circular bands with metal inlay composed of a cross with two geometric shapes at either side (part a) consisting of a diamond shape with a geometric shape or three geometric shapes at either side (part b) consisting of two outward pointing triangles with an I-shape.

Culture
Samoan
Material
tortoise shell
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CopperA17157

Copper made from several sheets of metal joined together with metal rivets. The rectangular base is formed by two pieces of metal joined with another piece with a ridge that runs vertically up the centre. These three pieces are joined to the top section by another strip of metal with a ridge that runs across horizontally. The top section has sides that flare outwards towards the top, which has a curved edge. The top section is also slightly convex. The copper has a blackened surface overall and is painted with a green border around the top section, which also has the stylized face of a sea bear in green paint with areas of bare copper showing through the blackened surface. The bottom section is painted with four pairs of green diagonal lines.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
copper metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentH1.54

Silver coated brass ornament; etched disc with circular pattern consisting of circles and half circles inside of a lined, scalloped edge; green glass set in raised, circular, central piece of metal; thin, pointed, metal strip riveted to and folded over from disc creating a prong.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
silver metal, brass metal and glass
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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