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Figure3505/7

Small wooden cat figure in a standing position. Cat is carved from multiple pieces of wood; all components are painted orange. Head and body are one piece. Legs, tail and ears are separate. Legs are nailed to body. Ears and tail are inset and secured with glue. Eyes and mouth are incised, nose carved in low relief. Incisions are all painted black. Eyes painted red with black lashes, whiskers and nose done in black. Inner ears are painted dark purple, with unpainted incised lines throughout. Black lines painted along front bottom edges of paws, imitating claws. Entire body decorated with large black, irregularly-shaped spots.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, paint, metal and adhesive
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3505/4 a-d

Wooden deer-like figure in a standing position (part a). Animal is carved from multiple pieces of wood; all components are painted olive green. Head and body are one piece. Legs, tail (part b) and ears (parts c-d) are separate. Legs are nailed to body, ears and tail are inset. Mouth is incised, eyes and nostrils painted on face. Front bottom edges of legs angle outward sharply, imitating hooves. Mouth and nostrils painted black, eyes done in white. Front bottom edges of hooves painted black. Ears, body, legs and tail decorated with white spots.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3505/3

Wooden leopard figure in a running position. Cat is carved from multiple pieces of wood; all components are painted light yellow. Head and body are one piece. Legs, tail and ears are separate. Legs and tail nailed to body. Ears are inset and secured with glue. Eyes and mouth are incised, nose carved in low relief. Incisions along front edges of all paws, imitating claws. Incisions are all painted black. Small whiskers and dots, done in black, painted across the face. Eyes and inner ears painted light pink. Body and legs decorated with the outline of large, irregular spots in black, each with a centre dot. Tail is painted with stripes and black tip.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, paint, metal and adhesive
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3505/23

Wooden lion-like figure in a sitting position. Animal is carved from multiple pieces of wood. Head and body are one piece; body and neck are painted orange, face is dark green. Legs, tail and ears are separate; all components painted orange. Legs and tail nailed to body. Ears are inset and secured with glue. Eyes and mouth are incised, nose carved in low relief. Lines incised along front bottom edges of paws, imitating claws. Incisions are all painted black. Eyes are red, whiskers and nose done in black. Inner ears are painted red, with black lines along the outer edges. Black wavy lines painted across top of head and along neck, imitating a mane. Figure decorated with black dashes. Tip of tail is painted black.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, paint, metal and adhesive
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3505/19

Wooden tiger-like figure in a standing position. Animal is carved from multiples pieces of wood; all components painted yellow. Head and body are one piece. Legs, tail and ears are separate. Legs and tail nailed to body. Ears are inset and secured with glue. Eyes and mouth are incised, nose carved in relief. Incisions are all painted black. Nose and whiskers done in black. Inner ears are painted pink, with black lines along the outer edges. Black lines painted along front bottom edges of all paws, imitating claws. Wavy black lines decorate head, body and legs. Straight black lines painted along length of tail.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, paint, metal and adhesive
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3505/15

Wooden horse-like figure in a standing position. Animal is carved from multiple pieces of wood; all components painted dark green. Head and body are one piece. Legs, tail and ears are separate. Legs and tail nailed to body. Ears are inset and secured with glue. Eyes and mouth are incised, nostrils painted on. Eyes are naturally coloured, mouth and nostrils are white. Inner ears are painted pink, with black lines along the outer edges. White wavy lines painted across forehead and along sides of neck, imitating a mane. White dashes painted across body. Long white lines painted down centre of back, and across shoulders and rump. Lines form a large "I" shape across top of body. White lines painted along length of tail.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, paint, metal and adhesive
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3505/8

Wooden four-legged animal figure in a standing position. Animal is carved from multiple pieces of wood; all components are painted light yellow. Head and body are one piece. Legs, ears, horns and tail are separate. Legs are nailed to body. Ears, horns and tail are inset and secured with glue. Eyes, nostrils and mouth are incised. Incisions are all painted black. Bottom edges of legs are all painted black, imitating hooves. Eyes painted red with light brown lashes, horns are black. Ears, body, legs and tail decorated with groupings of dark brown dots. Dark brown rectangle painted down back of figure. “V” shapes, done in red, through centre of rectangle. Top of tail painted red, back edge done in dark brown.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, paint, metal and adhesive
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3505/5

Wooden cheetah figure in a standing position. Cat is carved from multiple pieces of wood; all components are painted yellow. Head and body are one piece. Legs, tail and ears are separate. Legs and tail nailed to body. Ears are inset and secured with glue. Eyes and mouth are incised, nose carved in low relief. Incisions are all painted black. Eyes painted white, whiskers and nose done in black. Inner ears are painted red, with black lines along the outer edges. Black lines painted along front bottom edges of all paws, imitating claws. Entire body decorated with black spots. Tail has a black tip.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, paint, metal and adhesive
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Entre Cactus Y Nahuales3407/1

Unglazed and unpainted ceramic sculpture of a cacti garden, on a rounded mound. Back of mound is undecorated. Animals spread throughout garden, most along bottom edge. Animals include lizards, a rabbit-like creature, cat-like creature and snake. All animals are coloured beige, with dark orange highlights. Cacti type and size vary throughout garden, and are all coloured beige. Tree-like cacti have dark orange flowers along the tips of their arms. All design elements are textured, with impressed dots, incised lines and moulded ridges. Mound is coloured dark orange and has a small hole in the top centre. Large hole in the back of the mound. Artist signature on back.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay and pigment
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dios Padre e Dios Madre3407/2

Double-sided, unglazed and unpainted ceramic sculpture with an oval-shaped base and raised foot. Sculpture is triangular with a woman forming one side and a man the opposite. Female figure is wearing a dark orange veil, and scalloped headdress with a cross protruding from the top. A naked man is nailed to it, with a small sign above his head. The large female figure is wearing a long pink robe, with her hands held in front of her body, holding a pointed crown(?). Her robe has incised dots and raised floral and curvilinear motifs throughout. Her veil drapes down either of her body, in a trianglular shape, and is covered in raised floral and incised curvilinear motifs. In front of her, is a tall male figure, flanked on either side by six smaller male figures. All are wearing robes with raised floral and incised curvilinear motifs. The central figure has both hands raised up, the others have their arms crossed or hands held in prayer. In front of all of the figures, on the base of the sculpture, are plates, cups, a platter of food, and a jug. The male figure, on the opposite side of the sculpture, has a long moustache, pointed beard and curly hair. He is wearing a pointed headdress with a cross protruding from the top. A winged woman, wearing a crown, is tied to the cross. The large male figure is wearing a long robe, with his hands clasped in front of his body, holding a large flower. His robe has raised and incised curvilinear and dot motifs throughout. On either side of his body, the triangle sculpture is covered in raised floral and incised curvilinear motifs. Beneath him, there are two scalloped archways with a scalloped pedestal in between. A baby lies on the pedestal, with a man and woman on either side of him. Both are wearing capes and robes covered in raised floral motifs. The woman is wearing a veil and both their hands are held up in prayer. A horse and cow kneel next to them, looking up at the baby. In the two flanking archways are angels, wearing robes identical to the man and woman. In front of these figures, along the edge of the sculpture base, are three men wearing capes and headdresses, and holding offerings. The men on the sides are riding horses, the man in the centre is on an elephant. Throughout the scene are flowers. All figures, crockery, plants, and animals on the sculpture are beige, with dark orange highlights throughout. Artist signature carved along the sculpture foot.

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