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Jug2738/92

Orange clay jug, with some cream and reddish brown paint and green glaze, has a bulbous body that narrows very slightly at base to a short foot. A long pouring neck has been fashioned into the shape of a seated male, with medallion-covered scarf and hat, who is urinating into a cup. A curved handle projects from the back of the figure's waist and a twisted cord stretches between it and the feet.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
clay, paint and glaze
Made in
Santiago de Pupuja, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Retablo Altar2738/199

Brightly painted portable "retablo" box altar with door opening on leather hinges to the left to show a Nativity scene. Small painted plaster animals are staggered in rows rising in height towards the pink and yellow back wall where a peasant kneels before the baby in the cradle and a gilded Joseph and Mary. The exterior of the box has flowers, dots, wavy lines, and a sun painted in red, green, blue, yellow, black and brown against a white background.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
wood, paint, leather skin, clay, metal and adhesive
Made in
Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Retablo Altar2738/197

Brightly painted portable "retablo" box altar. Two doors open outwards from the centre on leather hinges to show a scene commemorating the discovery of America in 1492, with three ships (caravels) in a dragon-filled sea. The exterior sides of the box are painted with blue dots while the doors on both sides are painted with floral motifs in red, purple, yellow, and black on a white background.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
wood, paint, clay, leather skin, metal and graphite mineral
Made in
Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Plaque2738/178

Small, painted plaque in high relief, made of paper-mache, with rounded top and sides rolled towards the back. Depiction of a figure in a red shirt and black pants leaning from a rocky cliff with a waterfall to reach the singing mermaid strumming a yellow guitar below. Metal loop embedded in back for hanging.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
paper, adhesive, paint and metal
Made in
Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy2738/156

Wood toy airplane. Long body with striped-red tail end has rotating red front propeller, cross wing strut, front wheel struts, and four rotating black wheels attached with nails.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
wood, metal and paint
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Representation2738/85

Small Christian nativity scene in brown clay, painted in cream, dark brown and reddish brown. Structure has cream walls and a brown roof with crimped edges. Three small figures and a cradle are set deep inside a cut-out in a rectangular hut that is decorated with lines and a sheaf of grass on each of the other three sides. Interior has a spotted floor and lines painted on the back wall.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Quinua, Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Amulet2738/96

Small, rectangular carving of a farm, of mottled orange and cream coloured alabaster. Lining the sides of an empty quadrangular patio in the centre are four huts, each with two doors and roof tiling etched into them. At the back of the two smaller ones are a row of six cattle-like animals, one with curled long horns; behind the longer huts are walls, with engraved lines and squares, and square towers at their sides.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
alabaster stone
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jug2738/81

Dark brown glazed ceramic jug, with spherical body on an uneven round foot, has long pouring neck that has been fashioned into the shape of a seated musician holding a horn. A curved handle projects from the back of the figure's waist and decorative flowers and animals encircle the area below his feet.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Santiago de Pupuja, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jug2738/80

Long narrow orange clay jug stands on three small feet and is fashioned in the shape of a female figure (chuncha or medicine woman), with the spout coming out of her back. She wears a reddish brown dress with cream coloured hood and bib with cream and dark brown decorative elements. Short arms curl around a pot and an axe at shoulder level.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Quinua, Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vessel2738/84

Zoomorphic multi-headed llama vessel made of light brown clay is painted darker brown with details and plant/flower motifs in cream. It stands on four conical legs and has a large circular opening in the centre of the shared back.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Quinua, Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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