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Figure3157/28

Inca style contemporary ceramic. Standing female figure with a large flat head. Figure has tapered arms and legs, small breasts, and a large concave belly button. The face has built up lips and nose, with two large oval-shaped eyes, and large ear spools on each side. On the head is a large flat headdress with horizontal lines incised on each side. Remnants of red paint on the figure's face and body.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jar3157/13

Inca style contemporary pot, or jar, with tall spout. Small handles, one on each side, with red and black geometric design. There is a repeating pattern of human figures holding birds on the front, with a three-dimensional animal figure above, and bands of geometric patterns on the back. The spout extends from a bulbous centre and is decorated with similar bands of repeating llama and plant-like designs.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Pisac, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bottle3157/8

Nasca style contemporary loop bottle. Body of the bottle is a loop-shape, that comes together at the mouth. On one side, the motif features five heads in headdresses with forked tongues. On the other side, there are eleven heads circled around the loop.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot3157/6

Small Nasca style contemporary stirrup spout jar. Vessel is cylindrical with curved bottom. Top is enclosed and has a stirrup shaped handle consisting of a narrow spout at back, human-like head at front, and wide, curved bridge connecting the two. The head has a painted face with protruding nose and a small hole at the top of the head. The body is decorated with repeated creature design. The front depicts the figures arms.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jar3157/5

Nasca style contemporary jar. Round-bottomed with spherical lower section and a flared rim. The round lower section is decorated with a painted humanoid face with a protruding nose. The flared upper section has two humanoid heads with large headdresses painted around the sides. The interior of the jar is undecorated, but has a reddish-brown reflective material mixed into the clay.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pouch3157/170

Small contemporary woven pouch with geometric pattern, woven in a Nasca style. Open end has curled-down. There is a single long light yellow-brown fibre extending from the bottom corner of the bag.

Culture
Peruvian ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll3149/6

Knit doll. Doll's neck and head are a knit light tan tube, stuffed, with a blue hat atop long brown braids. Eyes, nose and mouth are embroidered in yarn. Dress is knit in horizontal lines of pattern in zigzag and 'x' motifs, with green scalloping at wrists and hem. At the waist are sewn two small child dolls, male and female, both wearing hats, the girl in a dress similar to her mothers, the boy in pants and a sweater. All three wear orange shoes, and have a Peruvian coin sewn to the stomach of their clothing.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
wool fibre and metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Retablo Altar3149/2

Retablo altar. The outside of the box is a light yellow colour with a large floral motif on the door both inside and out, and a series of small lines on the outer sides. In the box is a scene with small plaster figures vibrantly painted: three human figures stand at back, behind several animals including sheep and a donkey. On the side walls are two large yellow birds. The walls are painted a light blue, with a green floor containing remnants of gold and bronze coloured paint. The outer structure is a small box made of wood with a pediment above a door that opens on leather hinges.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
wood, plaster, paint, leather skin and metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Retablo Altar3149/1

Retablo altar. The outside of the box is light yellow with large floral motifs on the sides and on the inside and outside of the doors. Inside are two scenes with small plaster figures vibrantly painted. At top is a nativity scene showing a large baby laying in a manger surrounded by the parents and people praying, and a man playing a small guitar. Donkeys and sheep surround the manger, and cherubim protrude from the side walls. The rear panel of the scene is painted as a dark blue sky with a large gold star at centre. Below this scene is a smaller one showing people in traditional clothing attending an outdoor church service, with figures playing musical instruments. Cattle mingle in the crowd. A large cactus sits to one side, and there is a small building in a back corner. The side walls are white and decorated with multicoloured dots. The outer structure is a box made of wood with a pediment above two doors that open on leather hinges, contained by thread that passes through metal rings to keep them from opening too far.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
wood, plaster, paint, leather skin, metal and cotton fibre
Made in
Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Amulet3150/10

Small alabaster illa. Stone is carved into a rectangle, flat on top and somewhat curved on the underside, with non-parallel long edges. Top surface is engraved with a set of rectangles, large and encompassing on the outside, with concentric sets of two on the interior. The relatively wide engraved lines are coloured dark grey. Underside has a cross shape scratched on one side.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
alabaster stone
Made in
Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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