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Whistle2946/90

Brown clay whistle with six figures playing instruments. The figures alternate between ones wearing brown, wide-rimmed hats and white coats with brown pockets with figures wearing white caps with brown geometric patterns and red coats with white pockets. All of the figures have dark brown eyes and wear dark brown shoes and maroon pants. The white patterning on the knees of the pants alternates between swag shapes and cross hatching. Two figures play brown pipes, the other four play flesh-coloured instruments including cymbals, a drum and a pipe. There are square holes in the back of all of the necks and a small circular hole in the base in one corner.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Whistle2946/89

Brown clay whistle with three figures playing instruments. The two outer figures wear white caps with brown tips and the central figure wears a brown hat with a wide brim. The figure on the left has a red coat with white pockets and plays a long triangular brown pipe. The figure in the centre wears a white coat with brown pockets and plays a flesh-coloured pipe. The figure on the right has a brown coat with white pockets and plays a short flesh-coloured pipe. All three figures have maroon pants and dark brown socks. They similarly all have brown skin, dark brown eyes and puffed cheeks. Each has a small square hole in the back of the neck and there is a small circular hole in the base.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Retablo Altar2903/15

Small altar containing three dimensional figures representing the nativity. The exterior of the object is painted yellow-white. The side walls and top of the altar are bordered with dark blue. On each side of the altar, there are successive rows of yellow and pink dots over top the yellow-white background. The door of the object is attached to the altar with two pieces of leather that serve as hinges. There is a flower painted on the front of the door. It has pink, blue and green petals. Above the door, there is a triangular piece of wood attached to the front of the roof, giving the façade a triangular roofline. On the inside of the door, there is a pink flower with green leaves. Inside the altar, the back and side walls are painted dark blue. There are gold stars in the sky. At the back of the scene within the altar, two haloed figures stand in either corner. On the left side, the figure is a man who holds a staff in his left hand. In the right corner, the figure is a woman who has her hands clasped in prayer. Both of the figures look upon baby Jesus, who lies on a circular crib between them. The crib is yellow and has a crimped edge that is painted pink and gold. In front of baby Jesus, on the left side, there is a kneeling angel with yellow wings and a red cloak. She has her hands clasped in prayer. Opposite the angel, on the right side, there is a man in a brown hat and jacket; he plays a flute-like instrument. There are two sheep lying in front of the baby. One of them reclines on all fours. The other stands as if he is sniffing the baby. Both of the animals sit upon green mounds. There is a piece of tape stuck to the back of the object with a number written on it in blue pen.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
wood, paint, leather skin, clay and metal
Made in
Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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San Cristobal2903/19

Portable retablo containing three-dimensional figures representing Saint Cristobal and others. The altar is made of wood with fresco painted over top. The exterior walls of the altar are painted yellow-white or yellow with red borders. On the side walls, there are grey curlicues painted over the yellow-white background. The top of the altar is painted yellow with red stripes. Along the front edge, there is a triangular piece of wood attached to the top of the altar. It is painted yellow with red accents. Below, the front doors of the altar are painted pink with red curlicues over top. There are two pieces of ribbon threaded through two holes in each door. The ribbons are striped with red and white. The interior of the doors are painted with black flowers that have red and yellow centres. Saint Cristobal stands against the back wall inside the altar. He wears a yellow robe, red cape and holds a large green leaf in his hands. He has a halo, long black hair and a beard. A haloed child sits on his right shoulder with a blue ball in his right hand. Below, there are smaller figures of people and animals. The interior walls are painted yellow-white with red, black and yellow spots. Signed on the back in black paint. Also, the title of the work, location, date and a number are written in black ink.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
wood, paint, plastic ?, leather skin and fibre
Made in
Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2903/44

Low-fired pottery with painted accents depicting Adam and Eve and the devil. Adam, on the left side of the object, is the tallest figure represented. He has a large head and a wide neck. His hair, which hangs down his back, and his pupils are painted red-brown. His mouth is agape and he holds his hands upwards as if in shock. His fingers, nipples and a loin cloth around his waist are painted red-brown. Eve is on the right side of the object; she has a wide head and neck. Her hair, pupils, and skirt are painted red-brown. She does not wear a shirt and her belly button is visible. In her left hand she holds an apple up to her mouth; the apple is painted red-brown. The devil is between the two figures. He has horns atop his head and a hunched back and is sitting in the top of an apple tree with many pieces of fruit. The devil and the tree are primarily painted red-brown. The figures stand on top of a rounded mound. The bottom of the object is slightly indented.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Quinua, Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2903/43

Low-fired pottery depicting the murder of Pizarro, a Spanish Conquistador. His murderer, on the left side of the object, wears a flat-brimmed hat with feather on the back side. The details of the hat are painted red-brown. His eyebrows are angled downward giving him an angry countenance. He has a red-brown mustache. The murderer wears a cape to the floor; it has a raised portion on the left side. He holds a blade in his left hand which is on the front side of the object. This arm has a very large bicep and red-brown detailing. The murderer’s right arm rests on a stool between his body and that of Pizarro. His right arm has incised detailing suggesting that he wears a puffed sleeve. Pizarro is in a seated position with his upper body leaning far back. His legs are closest to the body of his murderer and are angled outwards around the stool. He wears red brown boots and short pants with incised detailing. His jacket, which also has incised detailing, is open. There is red brown blood on his chest. Pizarro’s arms are spread outwards. There are epaulets on his shoulders. His arm at the back of the object has lost its hand. The hand grasps a weapon with two prongs on either side. Pizarro has a full beard that is shown with incised detailing and red brown paint. His cap has pointed details on top and on the front of it. It also has ear flaps. The chair that Pizarro sits on is very low to the ground; it does not have legs. The two men are standing on a thin rectangular base with a bevelled edge.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Quinua, Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2903/42

Low-fired ceramic depicting Joseph and Mary’s flight to Egypt with baby Jesus. Mary is facing front, while Joseph stands with his back to the viewer on the left. He is petting the donkey on which his wife and child sit. Joseph wears a toque-like hat. Details on the hat and his eyes, mustache and beard are painted dark brown. In his right hand, Joseph holds a piece of dark brown fruit. His other hand touches the nose of the donkey. The neckline and arm bands of his shirt are painted dark brown. There is a harness around the donkey’s head. The animal has brown eyes and brown detailing on its body. Mary sits on the donkey’s back holding her baby. They are sitting on a saddle which is affixed to the donkey by a strap underneath its tail. She wears an elaborate hat on her head. The hat has lost a piece on top of it as indicated by two points of breakage; it may have been a handle. She has a jug strapped to her back. The back of her shirt and the neckline are painted brown. She wears a skirt to her calves. Her shoes are dark brown. The baby wears a hat similar to his father’s. The details on his shirt are painted dark brown. All of the figures are attached to a thin, oblong base.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Quinua, Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Retablo Altar2903/18

Secular portable altar containing three dimensional figures representing a hat shop. The exterior walls of the altar are painted yellow-white. On the sides and tops of the object, there are pink, purple, yellow and orange spirals painted over top the background. On the front of each of the two doors of the object, there is a painted flower. The flowers are painted red with purple and yellow accents and green leaves. Over the doors there is a triangular piece of wood attached to the top of the altar that creates a peaked roofline on the façade. It is painted yellow with orange circles decorating it. The insides of the doors have red, purple and grey flowers painted on them. There is also a yellow flower with long stamen painted in the corners on each of the doors. The interior walls of the altar are painted green with purple borders. Twenty three white wide-brimmed hats with black bands around them are hung on the walls. In the lower left corner of the image, a man in a yellow cap, purple coat and purple pants sits upon a red stool. There is a red bowl resting on the ground in front of him. Right of the man, there is a man standing upon a brick-like object. He wears a red jacket, yellow shirt and blue pants. In front of the man, there are four hats resting on the ground around him. The hats are in various stages of being formed. In the lower right corner, there is a man in a green jacket and purple pants sitting upon a red stool. In his left hand, he holds a piece of thread. In front of him, there is an orange hat stand with four hats on it. There is also a grey mortar and pestle. On the back of the object, the artist’s name, a date and a location written in red paint. Also, a year is written in black pen and a number is written in pencil.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
wood, paint, plastic and clay
Made in
Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Retablo Altar2903/11

Shallow portable altar with two tiers inside. The outside of the altar is painted light grey with various flower motifs over top. On the exterior of the left door, there is a blue and purple flower. The flower on the right door is painted dark grey and red. Above the doors, on the façade of the altar, there is a piece of wood that creates a gently rounded roofline; it is painted red. The interior of the doors have flowers painted on them. The top tier within the altar has small clay figures depicting the four evangelists who are lined against the back wall of the altar. On the left, an evangelist holds a small animal (lamb?) in his right arm and a staff in his left arm. He has long black hair, a halo and wears a red robe. Next to him, another evangelist holds a book and a staff and wears a brown robe and a red cape. To his right, a haloed evangelist holds a staff with a cross at its top. He also holds a lamb. The evangelist on the furthest right holds a pen in one hand and a book in the other. Between the evangelists’ heads, there are small clay objects attached to the back wall of the altar, which look like a bird’s-eye-view of wide-brimmed hats. In front of the evangelist on the furthest left there is a woman who wears a red head scarf, peaked cap and brown skirt, holding an unknown object. There is a child to the right who wears a grey shirt, red suspenders and red pants, also with an unknown object. Right of the child, there is an animal (bull?) resting on all fours; it has horns and red and black fur. Next to this animal, there is another animal with horns, possibly a goat. There is a dark grey squirrel next to the goat. In front of the child, there is a very small horse wearing a saddle and bridle. There is a small dog (?) that appears to be sniffing the horse. Next to the dog, there is a tall animal with curved horns, possibly a ram. A brown llama (?) sits on all fours right of the ram. A yellow and red bird with black stripes stands on the ground right of the llama. A yellow and black striped animal that has lost its head is right of the bird. On the furthest right in the foreground of the top tier, there is a black and red bird that stands with its beak pointing upwards. The tier below depicts Earth. On the ceiling of this tier, there is a dark blue bird flying over the Earth. In the background on the left side of the altar, there is a man in a red shirt and yellow hat holding a small bundle of grain. Next to him, a man holds a large bundle of grain or sticks. To his right, there is a man in a pointed cap, red shirt and black pants. He holds a jug over his left shoulder. The man to the right wears a spotted hat and holds a book open in his right hand. There are three women right of the man who holds the book. They hold various small utensils. In front of the man on the furthest left, a man rides a horse and holds a stringed instrument (guitar?). A woman in a red head scarf kneads dough to the right of the horse. A man in a red cap and red shirt approaches this woman from the right. There is a spotted animal with red spots and horns (bull?) next to the man in the red cap. There is a man crouched in front of the back legs of the spotted animal; he appears to be milking it. Right of the spotted animal, a man pets a four legged animal. In front of the man on the horse, there is a small grey rabbit. Next to the rabbit, there are small balls of dough clustered together on the ground. There is a small four-legged animal looking at the dough on the ground. There is a rooster right of the small animal. Next to the rooster, there is a yellow and red duck that has lost its head. A blue spotted animal sits on its hind legs next to the duck. There is a small grey dish on the furthest left in the foreground. Throughout the background of the altar, there are small red and grey spots. Two numbers are written in pencil on the back of the object.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
wood, clay, paint and metal
Made in
Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Retablo Altar2903/7

Small altar with nativity scene inside. The exterior of the altar is painted yellow-white with red borders. On the top and sides of the altar, there are green wavy lines painted between the red borders. There are two pieces of leather nailed to each side of the altar and to the sides of the doors, as hinges. The exterior of the doors are painted with one half of a flower each and with blue vines emerging from its sides. Above the opening of the altar, there is a triangular piece of wood affixed, creating a peaked roofline on the façade, painted yellow with a green half-sun motif. Each of the interior doors is decorated with a two-petal flower. Inside the altar, the side walls are painted dark blue and the back wall is painted yellow with silver stars. Standing against the background are Mary and Joseph, bothey both wearing gold crowns and gesturing to Jesus in his cradle in front of them. The baby is naked and his cradle is red. Also in the background, right of Mary, a person in a red robe stands with their hands clasped in prayer. Left and in front of Joseph, there is an angel that holds a gold horn to his mouth. Left and in front a man in a blue shirt kneels and prays as he looks upon the baby. Right and in front of baby Jesus, a man wearing a gold cap, blue cape and yellow robe kneels and prays, as well as a grey animal with pointed ears that crouches and clasps his front hooves in prayer. In front of the angel, a man wearing a gold cap, red cape and yellow robe kneels and prays and to his right is a boy with black hair and a red cape praying. A woman to the right faces the child while she kneels and prays. Right of the woman, and in front of the praying animal, there is a patch of yellow grass in which a yellow-white bird stands. In front of the man in the gold cap on the left side of the altar, there is a goat standing left of a yellow-white, four-legged animal and a small brown camel to its right, and than a sheep, and a striped llama(?). A grey donkey with a satchel on his back stands right of the llama. In the foreground on the left side of the scene, there is an orange and black striped animal, a pink and black bird and a brown spotted dog. In the furthest right position in the foreground, there is a small brown and black four-legged animal. There is indecipherable writing in orange pen on the back of the object. On the bottom of the object, the wood is unpainted.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
wood, plastic ?, paint, metal and leather skin
Made in
Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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