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Devil Figure2738/116

Standing wooden devil doll with moveable arms and a wooden base nailed to each foot. The body is painted red with black detailing and painted yellow shorts have black trim. A hole in the rear suggests that a tail is missing.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll2738/161

Small paper mache doll with moveable limbs attached with yellow string. Painted on to the pink female body with white feet are black hair, facial features, a red body suit with white and black decoration and a black necklace. Metallic sparkles have been glued on at her ears and chest and on her stomach are letters in white paint (JULIA ?).

Culture
Mexican
Material
paper, adhesive, paint, cotton fibre and metal
Made in
Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll2738/160

Large paper mache doll with moveable limbs attached with white string. Painted on to the pink female body with white feet are black hair, facial features, a short purple body suit with pink, white and gold floral decoration and a gold necklace. Gold sparkles have been glued on to the sides of her head above gold leaf earrings and on her stomach is the name LUCIA, written in white and underlined.

Culture
Mexican
Material
paper, adhesive, paint, cotton fibre and metal
Made in
Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtE180 b

Red skirt with yellow stripes that is worn with a blouse (E180 a). The skirt has a rectangular shape. There are narrow vertical stripes in yellow on red ground. There is a narrow horizontal line in black down the centre seam.

Culture
Huave and Ikoots
Material
cotton fibre, rayon fibre and dye
Made in
San Mateo del Mar, Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseE180 a

Red damask blouse with yellow embroidery that is worn with a skirt (E180 b). The blouse has a square shape with a round neck and no sleeves. On the front and back is a large embroidered square with alternating bands of a diamond and stripe pattern in yellow and black on red ground. The damask is woven containing a floral motif. The inner lining is red cotton with a white dotted pattern.

Culture
Huave and Ikoots
Material
cotton fibre, rayon fibre and dye
Made in
Juchitan, Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LoomE184 a-d

A loom (part a-d) with an unfinished woven wool textile consisting of white striped geometric pattern of circles, ovals and triangles on a dark green ground. The textile is attached to two large, cylindrical shaped wooden sticks (part a). Intertwined in the warp is one cylindrical shaped heddle covered in dark green twine; two bamboo sticks and three flat, rectangular battens with triangular, pointed ends (parts b,c,d).

Culture
Zapotec ?
Material
wool fibre, bamboo grass, wood and dye
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SashE238

Sash with multi-coloured silk (?) bands interspersed with geometric patterns as well as stylized animals and leaves. There is a band of red wool at the centre with three thin bands of pattern and solid colour towards each end of the red band. The ends are each finished with a multicoloured silk (?) fringe.

Culture
Central Mexico ?
Material
wool fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Backstrap Loom1217/1 a-d

A loom (parts a-d) with an incomplete textile (part a) consisting of an orange and blue strap with geometric shapes that ends with numerous long strands of twine. Part b: wooden bar, cylindrical in shape intertwine in the twine. Part c: wooden bar, cylindrical in shape intertwine in the twine. Part d: flat, thin wooden stick with rounded ends. There is a twisted, navy piece of twine attached to one of the sticks.

Culture
Tarasco
Material
wood, synthetic fibre ? and dye
Made in
Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SandalsE188 a-b

Brown leather sandals (parts a-b) with a wide strap across the toes, back and two on the front. The top has a floral decoration with red and green velvet underlay. There are two buckle fastenings on the side. Slight tooling around the edges of the sole. The soles are nailed. Pressed into the sole is a circular stamp reading ‘Mexico’.

Culture
Zapotec
Material
cotton fibre, leather skin, fibre, brass metal and metal
Made in
Yalalag, Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatE146

Wool, rectangular shaped mat with a dyed, central square and triangular geometric pattern in red and dark brown on grey background. The mat has a brown border along the top and bottom and a tied fringe at the corners. One fringe is missing.

Culture
Central Mexico ?
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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