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Plate3573/21

Talavera pottery. Round plate with raised wavy lip and dark blue scalloped rim. Painted floral designs on the front of the plate. At centre, a cross with four arms of equal length within a four-point shape surrounded by brown flowers with yellow colouring around dark blue centres. Around the lip, repeating designs with dark blue fern-like leaves behind. Glazed on front and back. Single hole through the raised edge on the base. Signed Talavera Loza Blanca.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay, paint and glaze
Made in
Puebla, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Candle Holder3573/15

Standing owl candle holder with small birds perched on its head, and to its sides on small logs. The birds are brightly coloured, with exception to two small black and white owls perched on the brow. Small cylindrical tube extends up from top of head, painted green with white and blue bands, and two smaller red bands over the white. Behind the two green logs are round openings on either side of the owl. The owl has a blue face with large yellow eyes. The wings are purple, outlined in red and black, and the chest is filled with horizontal bands of varying patterns in bright colours. The back is painted a light yellow, with green fern-like leaves overtop. Stands on three feet. Artist's mark on base.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay, paint and metal
Made in
Izúcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3573/14

Hand painted figural skull covered in insects - flies and larvae. The skull is painted like a sugar skull (la calavera de azuca) with lacy patterns outlining the eye sockets and jaw line, and large fern-like leaves extending down the cranium. Colourful insects are crawling all over the upper portion of the skull as well as two crawling out from the eye sockets. The insects have clay bodies and metal legs and antennae. The interior is painted yellow-green.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay, paint and metal
Made in
Izúcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dish3573/18

Painted clay dish. The bowl sits on a raised base. Central design is a dark brown-black star, with scalloped edge. At centre, large red four-point star. Between each point, a monkey on all fours in profile, and a stepped geometric design. Red rim. The exterior is dark brown, with three designs of five lines in descending lengths.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Paquime, Chihuahua, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3505/22

Wooden four-legged animal figure in a standing position. Animal is carved from multiple pieces of wood; all components are painted red. Head and body are one piece. Legs, tail and ears are separate. Legs and tail nailed to body. Ears are inset and secured with glue. Nostrils and mouth are incised, eyes are painted on. All incisions are painted black. Ends of legs are painted black, imitating hooves. Eyes and inner ears are naturally coloured. Incised lines decorate inner ears. Black “V”-shaped designs painted along back of neck, imitating a mane(?). Body and legs are decorated with black three-leaf clovers. Dashes painted across figure, throughout clover motifs, and lines are painted along length of tail. Plastic bumpers attached to bottoms of legs. Manufacturer's mark on base.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, paint, metal, adhesive and plastic
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3505/21

Wooden donkey-like figure in standing position. Animal is carved from multiple pieces of wood; all components are painted light red. Head and body are one piece. Legs, tail and ears are separate. Legs and tail nailed to body. Ears are inset and secured with glue. Eyes, mouth and nostrils are incised. All incisions are painted black. Bottoms of legs are painted black, imitating hooves. Eyes and inner ears are naturally coloured. Black lines painted along outer edges of inner ears. Long black stripe painted down neck of animal, with angled protrusions on either side, imitating forelocks(?). Figure is decorated with black dashes.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, paint, metal and adhesive
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3505/20

Wooden bull figure in a standing position. Animal is carved from multiple pieces of wood; horns are painted dark blue, rest of components are orange. Head and body are one piece. Legs, tail, horns and ears are separate. Legs are nailed to body. Tail, horns and ears are inset and secured with glue. Mouth is incised, eyes and nose are painted on. Ends of legs are painted black, imitating hooves. Eyes are white, nose and mouth are black. Tips of horns are painted white. Figure is decorated with black spots.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, paint, metal and adhesive
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3505/17

Wooden goat-like figure in a standing position. Animal is carved from multiple pieces of wood; horns are painted black, rest of components are yellow. Head and body are one piece. Legs, tail, horns and ears are separate. Legs and tail nailed to body. Horns and ears are inset and secured with glue. Eyes and mouth are incised, nostrils painted on. All incisions are painted black. Eyes are naturally coloured, nostrils done in black. Inner ears are painted light pink. Bottom edges of legs painted black, imitating hooves. Body is covered in large, irregularly-shaped black spots. Black vertical lines painted along length of tail.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, paint, metal and adhesive
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3505/16 a-c

Wooden cheetah figure in a running position (part a). Cat is carved from multiple pieces of wood; all components painted yellow. Head and body are one piece. Legs, tail and ears (parts b-c) are separate. Legs and tail nailed to body, ears are inset. Mouth is incised, eyes and nostrils are painted. Incisions along front bottom edges of all paws, imitating claws. Incisions are all painted black. Eyes are yellow, whiskers and nose done in black. Decorative line of black dots painted above eyes. Entire body covered with black spots.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3505/14

Wooden deer-like figure in a standing position. Animal is carved from multiple pieces of wood; all components painted red-pink. Head and body are one piece. Legs, tail, ears and horns are separate. Legs and tail nailed to body. Ears and horns are inset and secured with glue. Eyes and mouth are incised, nostrils painted on. All incisions are painted black. Ends of legs are painted black, imitating hooves. Eyes are white, visible sections of horns painted black. Inner ears painted green, with white lines along the outer edges. Black dashes painted across body, vertical lines done along length of tail.

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