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FigureNi90

A red figure of an animal possibly resembling a fox or a dog. The animal is lying down with its back curved around and its forepaws curved forward and inward. Short stubby tail.

Culture
Western Mexico
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNi87

A red figure sitting with both knees bent to the figure's left. Arms are bent at the elbow outward with the hands resting inward on the legs. Headdress, necklace, breasts, white eyes, long concave rectangular ears, nose, and slightly open mouth.

Culture
Western Mexico
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNi86

A sitting red figure with a long oval head wearing a headdress. Eyelids surround the grooved eyes. Thin triangular nose, slightly open horizontal mouth. Breasts and short arms point outward at an angle.

Culture
Western Mexico
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNi84

A red figure kneeling with knees folded under. Arms folded out in front and hands resting on slightly rounded belly. Eyes, big nose, slightly open oval mouth, and sideways heart-shaped ears.

Culture
Western Mexico
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNi83

A red painted earthenware hollow seated female figure, sitting with the knees folded under. The figure's left arm is bent so that it's left hand is at the back of the head. The figure's right arm is bent so that the right hand is holding a rattle forward. The rattle is a round ball with a protruding point at the top centre and a cone-like handle. There are breasts and a slightly rounded belly. White eyes with black pupils, open mouth with white teeth. Earrings and necklace.

Culture
Western Mexico
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltNi17

Blue double weave belt on white ground has repeating central design of wide scroll speckled with dots, between blue stripes along edges: 1) solid line; 2) double dashed line; 3) scalloped line. End designs consist of 3 solid lines, a wavy line with dots, 4 solid lines. One face has grey-white ground with dark blue design, the other face has the colours reversed. Two braided tassels at each end, ends of tassels wrapped with yarn.

Culture
Huichol
Material
dye and synthetic fibre
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNi72

Three rounded angular stacked forms on a thick circular base. At top is a series of cut-out crescents forming a scallop edge. Burnt circular holes form crescent design on top. Series of ten spaced vertical lines down sides are joined together occasionally by a diagonal line. Coloured beads pressed into beeswax form star and circle decorations around sides of each form. At centre top, circle with nine rounded extensions and interior circle. Between top and second layer are two yellow and two red pompoms attached with cord. Between second and third layers are strands of blue and orange-red yarn wrapped and knotted leaving ends free.

Culture
Huichol
Material
bee wax, glass, synthetic fibre and wood
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanNi45

Plain weave palm fibre tear-drop shaped fan with handle wrapped in purple and pink yarn. Plaited edging sewn on with running stitch. Pink yarn in a loose crossing pattern over plaited edging. Horizontal rows of orange and black yarn across fan, design from top: three orange ovals, five black ovals, five orange squares, six black squares, five orange squares, and five black ovals. Twisted blue, purple and yellow cord from base of handle has an attached tassel of blue, green, red, and white.

Culture
Huichol
Material
synthetic fibre and palm leaf
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Votive BowlNi21

Interior surface of round gourd covered in beeswax and then decorated with beads. Design consists of eight yellow, blue, red, and green circles, at centre bottom, four circles of interlocking green and yellow diamonds. Two rows of red for border. Sides have four yellow, red, and black double headed frontal birds with wings extended to sides, rounded body, and triangular tail between straight legs. Opposing animals between birds at base: two four-legged red reptiles with black split tongues, red animal heads with orange whiskers, one has orange horns and the other has one light red ear. Small red and orange snake with black split tongue next to animal head with orange horns. Between birds at rim, there are two red human figures one with a dog? One orange dog. All figures on blue ground. Band of green at rim, then one row of black bordered by yellow.

Culture
Huichol
Material
gourd fruit, bee wax and glass
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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God's Eye FigureNi16

Central stick, glued to circular base, has two cross sticks attached with yarn. Two metal hoops on either side of central stick are wrapped in blue and pink yarn and have white feathers at each end. Alternating blue and pink yarn wrapped around base. Central stick wrapped in yellow, at first cross blue, pink and purple yarn form a diamond, cross stick ends wrapped in blue before tassels. At second cross stick blue, light blue, yellow and brown yarn form a diamond, ends wrapped in blue before tassels. End of central stick wrapped in blue before tassel.

Culture
Huichol
Material
feather, adhesive, metal, synthetic fibre and wood
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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