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Pot2979/8

Small blackware pot of human figure with a tri-lobed basket-like object on his back. The pot is wide at bottom, narrowing toward the neck with slightly convex curvature. The mouth is narrow, inside a very large rim that flares into a three-lobed structure. Decoration on the pot includes carved clovers and incised linear designs. The lobes are decorated with incised diamond shapes. Attached to the front of the pot is a crouched human carrying the pot with a tumpline?, with arms raised and to the rear, holding the rim. The figure has a large head and face, with protruding forehead, nose and chin, carved smiling mouth, and carved eyes.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay
Made in
Colima, Mexico ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2979/6

Clay figure of a seated male, broken at knees. The body is slender and bent slightly forward. Arms are curved and rest on legs. A thick bracelet surrounds each upper arm. A small protuberance emerges from the figure’s lower torso. The head is long, bulging out at the top, and the face has incised mouth and eyes, and a narrow protruding nose. Ears are placed low on the head, with a hole in each lobe. The figure is hollow, and a hole is bored through the top of the head into the body. The right ear is broken off on the lower part of the lobe.

Culture
Western Mexico
Material
clay
Made in
Colima, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2979/14

Small clay standing figure, flat in profile with arms flaring slightly outward and hanging to knees, legs slightly bent. A stripe of brown paint decorated the leg at the knees and arms just below the shoulder. The feet protruding and are positioned at an angle. The face is long with a large protruding nose, prominent ears with large holes in the lobes and carved and painted mouth and eyes. A tall hat sits atop the head, painted brown. A ring sits at the neck, open to the front. A carved waist cloth covers the groin, and a lightly carved inverted V-shape sits on the stomach. The figure is covered with a light brown slip, with the orange clay showing through in several areas.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Colima, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2979/7

Small clay pot with a round bulbous body and a relatively thin neck with a flaring rim. The heads of two animals protrude out of the pot, located close together just above the midpoint. They are similar, each with ears set high up on the head, round protruding eyes partly closed, and short squared snouts. At the back is a ridged spinal column running from the pot’s neck to its widest portion. A large portion of the rim of the pot has broken off. Break marks are visible on the base indicating the previous presence of four legs.

Culture
Western Mexico
Material
clay
Made in
Colima, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2979/15

Small clay standing figure, flat in profile with arms flaring slightly outward and hanging to knees, legs slightly bent. The face is long with a large protruding nose, prominent ears and lightly carved eyes. A tall hat sits atop the head with rings at base and top. A diagonal linear pattern is imprinted into the front and back of the torso. The figure is covered in light brown slip, with the orange colour of the clay showing through in areas. Figure has been broken at the neck and both legs and glued back together.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay and adhesive
Made in
Colima, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNi94

A red figure sitting with its hands resting on the upward bent knees. Eyelids, grooved eyes, nose, slight mouth.

Culture
Western Mexico
Material
clay
Made in
Colima, Mexico ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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