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Plate3506/7

Round dinner plate with flat well and raised edges that curve up to the rim. The well is painted with a black background, and wide green circular band around a central design of a water bird between two groups of leaves, and an uneven line indicating water. The front is glazed, and the base is unglazed.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay, glaze and paint
Made in
Michoacan, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Platter3506/5

Oval-shaped platter with two rows of repeating floral designs - black centre dots surrounded by circles of small off-white dots with green leaves in between. The bowl is shallow. Glazed.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay, glaze and paint
Made in
Atlacomulco, Morelos, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dish3506/2

Undecorated cooking pot with two loop handles on opposite edges. The bowl is deep, and the interior shows the swirls of brush strokes. One handle is darkened from use. The interior and rim are glazed.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Atlacomulco, Morelos, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dish3506/1

Undecorated cooking pot with two loop handles on opposite edges. The bowl is deep, and the interior shows the swirls of brush strokes. One handle and side are darkened from use. Side stamped with maker's mark of a sun design. The interior and rim are glazed.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Atlacomulco, Morelos, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot3555/1

Round, handmade, clay pot with an oblong hole (4.5 cm le) just below the shoulder, on one side. The pot is mostly cream-coloured on the outside and part of the inside, with red-brown specks and a large black firing spot at the base. The inside is partly cream-coloured and partly reddish brown. The rim has been broken and repaired (approx. 1/3) with holes remaining at the lower neck under the repair.

Culture
Western Mexico
Material
clay
Made in
Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jar3573/19 a-b

Majolica glazed jar (part a) with painted design of four birds with long tail feathers among curling leaves in blue and yellow with a grey-white background. The rim is a band of blue. The base has three bands, blue, yellow, blue, with the bottom edge and inner ring a red-orange and unglazed. The interior is glazed. Dome-shaped lid (part b) with curling leaf design and blue knob handle. Base of lid is glazed, except lip, which is red-orange.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay, paint and glaze
Made in
Guanajuato, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Yarn Painting3573/13

Yarn painting representing the pilgrimage of the Peyoteros. Square wood board has coloured yarn pressed into beeswax on one side to create an image. This painting represents the pilgrimage of the Peyoteros. Two separate groups of people that are travelling towards the centre of the scene, and in the middle are the chiefs. In their path are flowers. Above them, there is a blue gourd with a white candle, blue corn, blue and green deer head with a white candle on its head, brown and blue arrow, and portal design. Above, to the right, is a figure wearing a large headdress, bules, and a knapsack. Left of the sun is an eagle, carrying lengths of various-coloured material in its mouth. Below the bird is a seated figure next to a fire. Upper left, behind the singer, is an arrow, snake, and a bow. There is a house with an arrow and deer antlers outside, and inside are two bowls with a little deer. There is a thorn on the side of the house. In the five peyotes in the middle they have arrows on each side, and to the left there is a woman with her gourd and candle. Along the bottom, there are four spiders, snakes, people and cornfields. Along the right side, there is a house with two people to the left, and a woman on the right, behind whom is a dog.

Culture
Huichol
Material
wood, bee wax, synthetic fibre and adhesive
Made in
Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pan3573/24

Comal or tortilla pan. Handmade round pan with uneven surface and slightly raised edges. The front is smooth and glazed (?), and the back is coarse. The centre and edges are blackened from use.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay and glaze ?
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Devil Figure3573/16

Cartoneria or papier mache Judas devil figure. Standing figure with left arm forward, and right arm down at side. The face and large pointed ears are painted red, with inner ears painted blue with white outlines. The eyes are painted green, with black eyelids and eyebrows. The devil has two upright black horns, with a patch of synthetic hair adhered in between, and two more lengths adhered as a moustache. The chin is painted with black beard stubble. The body is painted green, with a blue painted neck scarf and matching blue boots, all with off-white details. Thin green string tied around neck and knotted. Vertical seam on back from construction.

Culture
Mexican
Material
paper, paint, synthetic fibre and adhesive
Made in
Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jar3573/23

Olla from central Mexico. Glazed upper body and interior are a dark brownish-red. The jar has a round body, tall neck, and flared lip. Two loop handles extend upright on opposite sides of shoulder. No lid.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Metepec, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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