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Collar2952/2

Round black fabric collar with multicolour applique and a soft brown fur edging. Along the inside of the fur border is a band of light mauve-blue decorated with evenly spaced small green beads, and thin bands of red and white. Multi-coloured, curving, geometric designs have been embroidered in a circle on the black fabric, around the central opening which is trimmed with green. Hanging at the front centre is a red, semicircular flap, with a light yellow trim. The triangular neck closure is secured with a pair of small, marble-patterned, green buttons.

Culture
Nanai
Material
cotton fibre, skin, silk fibre, wool fibre and plastic
Made in
Russia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Robe2952/1

Salmon skin robe with applique embroidery. LIght tan-coloured skin with black fabric edging around the neck and down the side closure. The edging is decorated with a green band and thin red trim. The neck and sides are fastened with small, green plastic, buttons. The yellow band at the hem is decorated with numerous small, flat, bronze or brass metal decorations sewn on. Multi-coloured, geometric appliques on white fabric have been sewn across the entire back and down both sides. The black cowl and shoulders of the coat have silk embroidery in curving patterns. The skin cuffs are painted blue. The inside is lined with flannel and floral patterned fabrics.

Culture
Nanai
Material
salmon skin, cotton fibre, silk fibre, brass metal ?, plastic and paint
Made in
Khabarovsk, Russia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Musicians2916/1

Stylized metal sculpture of two musicians made from recycled metals welded together. Both figures hold musical instruments. The kneeling figure plays a guitar-like instrument while the standing figure holds a saxophone to his open mouth. Both heads have simple, rounded facial features and tall wiry hair standing up. The two figures have elongated, thin, white legs and a partially open tubular torso formed from a curved sheet of metal. Their backs are white and fade to a grey-black near the curled edges of the stomach. The concave portions of the torsos are largely silver. Each figure has one thick, white tubular arm and one grey wire one. Additionally, each has one hand with elongated wire-like fingers.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
metal and paint
Made in
Makia, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Diving Eagle Cloak Mask2953/1

Carved, wooden eagle mask with three large faces stacked vertically. The face at the top is blue with thick black eyebrows, a pointed nose and wide lips. The oval eyes have black pupils decorated with unpainted half-crescents. The nostrils and lips are black. There are unpainted shapes against the blue of the forehead, cheeks and chin. The face at centre has thick, gently sloped, black eyebrows and a slightly open mouth. The holes bored as pupils are lined in black. The lips and nostrils are painted red. The figure at the bottom of the mask has a blue face and a large, curved beak. The underside of the beak and the lower jaw are painted black, as are the nostrils and pupils. There are small red designs below each eye and unpainted shapes on the cheeks. There are two small blue bird figures with black beaks, nostrils and eyes on both sides of the mask. The feathers on the sides and top of the mask have thin red lines and have small carved three-point shapes. There are two long green hide straps on both sides. Threads of cedar bark have been woven into a braid around the sides and bottom of the mask. Long strands of cedar bark are sewn in five overlapping bundles to the bottom of the mask. On the back is written the title, artist name and year, as well as a carved insignia.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
alder wood, cedar bark, rawhide skin and paint
Made in
Terrace, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Processional Banner2946/28

Large rectangular, silver and dark purple processional banner. Centre of banner is a depiction of a woman holding a small child in one hand and a sceptre and a basket in the other. The image is framed by silver embroidery, and around that are the words "Santisima Virgen de la Candelaria". Below the image is a heart made of fabric and surrounded by sequins and pearls. The banner has two silver embroidered birds on either side of the central image. Silver raised flowers with glass centres, pearls, beads, silver butterflies decorate the entire background. The scalloped lower edge has a fringe and a silver edging frames the banner. There are three sets of hanging ties at the top edge.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
synthetic fibre, plastic and paper
Made in
Arequipa, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Processional Banner2946/27

Large rectangular, silver and black processional banner, arranged in four sections. The top section has a silver fringe along the lower edge and two raised silver flowers on a background of floral motifs. Tthe central section has a plastic portrait of Jesus in a raised silver fabric frame. Below the picture are two embroided kneeling angels on either side of a chalice with a blue book below, and a large embroidered floral motif at the bottom. The side panels each have three raised silver flowers and a container with flowers. The side panels are pointed at the bottom, the central panel is shaped and the bottom edge is bordered by a silver fringe. There are three sets of hanging ties at the top edge.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
synthetic fibre, plastic and paper
Made in
Puno, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2947/5

Large brown tapa cloth decorated with geometric designs in black and light brown. The linear designs create four chevron-like patterns bisected by a column of circles. These circles alternate between pairs of black and medium brown dots. The cloth is organized into five rows of two long rectangles. All four sides are bordered by a black line. Two sides have an addition border of alternating black and medium brown triangles against a light brown base. The vertical line at the cloth’s centre is framed on both sides by the same triangular pattern.

Culture
Samoan
Material
paper mulberry bark and pigment
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2942/3

Large black stone sculpture of a kneeling female figure in a parka. The figure has stylized features: long slanted eyes, rounded cheeks and forehead, a bulbous nose and a wide mouth. The hair is demarked by horizontal chisel marks and is parted at the centre of the figure’s forehead. The ends of the arms are also roughly chiselled. The junction between the figures legs and torso is emphasized by a deep ridge.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vase2942/2

Bulbous cream-coloured vase with flared neck, decorated in dark blue and purple designs. One side depicts a shield, in which the bottom is half blue and half cream and the top half features three blue fleurs-de-lis. The other side has an abstract design encircled by a purple vine-like line with blue circles. The vase’s neck and base are also decorated with rings of vine-like patterns.

Culture
“Central & Eastern Europe” ?
Material
clay, paint and glaze
Made in
Europe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pedestal Dish2942/1

Short pedestal dish with white base. The imagery on the dish is divided into four quadrants decorated with geometric blue and white designs. Sections opposite one-another have the same pattern. Two have cross-hatched wavy and straight lines and the other two have a diamond-like pattern with crosses at each of the diamonds’ points. At the centre is a green circle with the initials VHS and two star-like designs in orange. The dish is encircled by a thick blue rim.

Culture
“Central & Eastern Europe” ?
Material
clay, paint and glaze
Made in
Europe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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