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Amate Drawing3289/16

Highly detailed drawing in black ink, on natural amate paper. Vertical orientation on rectangular paper. The imagery depicts scenes of political campaigning. The image covers almost the entire paper except for the outer border. Artist inscription below.

Culture
Mexican
Made in
Xalitla, Guerrero, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Amate Drawing3289/18

Highly detailed drawing in black ink, on natural amate paper. Horizontal orientation on rectangular paper. The imagery depicts the production of amate drawings. The image covers the entire paper to the edges. Artist inscription below.

Culture
Mexican
Made in
Xalitla, Guerrero, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl3248/1

Light brown shawl woven from twisted plant fibre, with dark brown and red-brown dyed fibre incorporated into the weave and used to create patterning. Patterns are in horizontal lines running the length of the shawl and include ladders and diamonds, among other motifs. Long dense fringe is looped at one end, and cut at the other.

Culture
Mexican
Material
plant fibre and dye
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3210/1 a-b

Wooden figure of a cat, in a crouched walking position with its head low, triangular ears angled back. Nose is long and protruding, cheeks rounded. Eyes are painted in white, red, black and yellow, with long white lashes. Mouth and nose are yellow and red, with white whiskers. Tail (part b) is long and thick and sits loosely in a hole at the back of the body. Cat is painted black with a regular pattern of light blue and red spots and small yellow dots; end of tail is painted bright green.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3210/9 a-b

Wooden figure of an animal. Creature is in a standing position, legs made of separate pieces of wood attached with small metal nails. Tail is long and wide, extending straight out from the body. Neck is thick and head is held high, with large leaf shaped ears (including part b) set into small holes bored high on the head. Animal’s mouth is open, nostrils incised above. Green and white painted eyes sit on the sides of the head. Creature is painted red with a dense pattern of small white and large blue dots covering body and tail. Face has small light yellow lines and detailing in green and black.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3210/7

Wooden figure of a lion. Cat is in a standing position, with legs and tail separate pieces of wood attached with small metal nails. Large triangular ears sit on top of head, and nose, whiskers and forehead fringe are painted in black. Eyes are yellow. Long neck has a thick ruff, painted with black stripes. Short black lines are painted along the body, with long black lines on the tail.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3210/6

Wooden figure of a cat. Animal is in a laying position, with front feet stretching out, back feet bent at sides, tail held out behind, all separate pieces of wood attached with small metal nails. Head is held high on a thick neck and angled slightly to the side with ears perked. Features are painted on a red base, black spots placed evenly along the neck, torso and tail, with smaller on the face. Eyes are wide and yellow. Black nose, whiskers and mouth have been painted as well.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3210/2

Paper mache figure of a leopard. Cat is in a walking position with head and tail held low. Mouth is open, and white plastic canine teeth are prominent. Translucent plastic fibres are inserted into small holes above the mouth to create long whiskers. Eyes are plastic and inset into the head. Leopard is painted a dark yellow with large spots around centre of body, small spots on head and extremities.

Culture
Mexican
Material
paper, adhesive, plastic, paint and lacquer
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Devil Costume3244/1

Woolen costume. One-piece suit is woven of thick wool, dyed in horizontal stripes of varying width in shades of grey, tan, and dark brown. Stepped line patterns are incorporated into the weave in some areas, and a large concentric diamond pattern sits at hips on back. Short twisted tassels in light tan are attached at both the ankles and top edge of the garment. From two wide legs, the piece extends up over the hips, with a split up the centre to the top edge.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wool fibre
Made in
San Bartolo, Guanajuato, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy3243/1

Wooden child's toy. Consists of a wood handle with a point at top, attached by a string to a wooden piece shaped like a small barrel with a hole at bottom. The handle is made of unfinished wood, with a thick white cotton string passing between handle and barrel. Barrel is painted with encircling stripes of blue, yellow, green, grey and red, and heavily lacquered to a high shine.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, cotton fibre, paint and lacquer
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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