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Taino Universe Mask3096/1

Vejigante carnival mask of painted paper mache construction. Mask is mainly painted yellow, with cut-out holes at the eyes and mouth. The eyes are outlined in a red dotted design, with yellow and red flame-like brow projections above. Six long curved horns project outward at the top and sides, four green at the sides and back and two multicoloured at the top. The snout has a large open mouth with two upper white canine teeth. Signed and dated inside. (Horn repaired since photograph.)

Culture
Puerto Rican
Material
paper, paste adhesive, paint and gesso
Made in
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carnival Mask2860/1

Vejigante carnival mask of painted paper mache construction. Mask is mainly painted orange, covered in red and gold dots, with cut-out holes at the eyes and mouth. There is an eye-mask like swath of red across the eyes with red and yellow flame-like brow projections above the eye holes. Six long curved horns project out around top and sides, four orange and two red, and each side has red and gold ribbons tied at the side holes with one gold ribbon tied across the inside, for wearing. The snout has a large open mouth full of pointed white teeth with pink gums. Signed and dated inside.

Culture
Puerto Rican
Material
paper, paste adhesive, paint, gesso and synthetic fibre
Made in
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Replica WeightK2.97

Replica cast gold weight. Two bronze hornbills on a wood base. Both birds have rounded eyes. Both birds face toward each other with their beaks overlapping. Both birds are connected at the bottom across with a pedestal that is double-grooved in the middle and two-stepped at either side. One bird's tail is higher than the other.

Culture
Akan and Asante
Material
bronze metal and wood
Made in
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Replica WeightK2.96

Replica gold weight. Two bronze birds mounted on a wooden base. The birds have rounded eyes with a horizontal slit across the middle. Four cylindrical projections come from the head. The concentric circular wings rest at either side. While the bodies of the birds face each other in the middle, their beaks are turned backward toward their flat, angled tails. The base of each bird is attached to a long, thin four-stepped bronze pedestal, which is attached to the plain wooden base.

Culture
Akan and Asante
Material
bronze metal and wood
Made in
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Replica WeightK2.95

Replica gold weight of cast bronze in the form of a mother and child, attached to a wood base. The mother has rounded eyes, upraised brows that extend down into the nose, and a slim mouth, with rings are her neck. She has a conical hat and is sitting down. The child has similar facial features and is feeding from the mother's left breast.

Culture
Akan and Asante
Material
bronze metal and wood
Made in
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Replica WeightK2.94

Replica gold weight in the form of a cast bronze bird attached to a wood base. The bird is a rooster with its head turned backward toward its flat, upward pointing tail that is perpendicular to the bird's beak. The triangular wings that have incised lines are open and pointing slightly downward at either side. On a pyramidal shape with a circular pedestal that is vertically grooved around the edges. The figure is attached to a square, stepped wooden base.

Culture
Akan and Asante
Material
wood and bronze metal
Made in
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BroochK2.90

Brooch made from a contemporary reproduction of an Akan style cast gold weight. The brooch is in the shape of a ceremonial sword, which has a pin attached to the back. While both the cross-guard and the pommel are rounded, the latter has a point at the tip end. From the base of the blade near the handle to the tip end that curves upward, there are the following: a concentric circle, two cut out circles, a cut out x-shape, a cut out large circle, and three cut out small circles. Three protrusions extend from the bottom base end while the curved tip is grooved at the centre.

Culture
Akan and Asante
Material
brass metal
Made in
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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