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Doll3502/8

Doll, in standing position, with a stone face. Eyes are incised, nose and mouth are carved in relief. Figure is wearing dark blue wool clothing, consisting of a parka, pants, mittens and boots. Parka has white fur trim on the hood, cuffs and front bottom edge. Back of parka extends into a long flap, bordered with a wide white band. Pants have two white embroidered lines on each leg. Leg openings bordered with large white bands, decorated with pink embroidered lines. Boots have two white embroidered lines around their centres. Vamps are light grey. Manufacturer’s mark attached to back interior of parka.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone, wool fibre, animal skin and dye
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll3502/5

Male doll, seated on a basketry base, with a stone face. Eyes and mouth are incised, wide nose and hair are carved in relief. Figure is wearing fur clothing, consisting of a parka, mittens, pants and boots. Mittens are hairless. Bottom edge of parka has leather fringe. Dark brown highlights down front of boot calves. Vamps have dark green embroidery along their edges. White stuffed dog, made of sheep skin(?), in front of doll. Dog is wearing a harness, trimmed with fur, and the doll is holding the leather reins in each hand. Basketry base is undecorated.

Culture
Inuit
Material
animal skin, sheep skin ?, leather skin, fibre, stone, root ? and bark ?
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum3455/4

Goblet-shaped drum with animal skin stretched over the top. Skin is secured in place with wooden pegs and a secondary strip of skin. The shape of the batter head is formed with internal strips of plant fibre, visible at intervals through the skin. Drum has a triangle-like protrusion along the back, towards the top edge, with a small hole drilled through its centre. Likely for hanging purposes. A large hole is cut into the body of the drum, to the left of the protrusion. Drum is decorated with incised lines, circling the entire body. Designs are (from top to bottom): plain line, plain line, zigzag, plain line, and zigzag. Carved inscription over top the first band, to the right of the protrusion. A repair has been made on one side of the body, using sheet metal.

Culture
Zambian
Material
wood, animal skin, metal and plant fibre
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Animal Puppet3492/1

Animal puppet head on a wooden pole. Head and mobile lower jaw are made of wood, curved ears are made of metal. The oval-shaped eyes, screwed onto either side of the face, are made of wood. The head and upper section of the pole, imitating a neck, have different coloured fur nailed to them. The face and lower jaw are white-grey, the ears are brown-red, and the neck is light brown-orange. Dark brown fur runs down the back of the neck and down the centre of the face. The muzzle of the rusa is painted grey-purple with black nostrils. The wooden eyes are painted black, with the centre front done in white. The mouth is lined with red leather, with a long, matching tongue sticking out from the lower jaw. The mobile lower jaw is operated with a green, plastic string. The string is threaded through both the upper and lower jaw, and then passes down the back and front of the pole. The string has a black handle at the end. Jaw joint consists of a metal hinge and white cloth bands.

Culture
Slovenian
Material
animal skin, wood, leather skin, metal, plastic, fibre, paint and dye
Made in
Cirkulane, Slovenia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sanjuan Mask3010/12

Sanjuan Mask. Wide face painted black. Small red downturned mouth and large flat nose. Strip of leather with some hair nailed horizontally across top of forehead with three nails. Single hole drilled on either side with yellow string attached. White collar extends from below jawline. Back of mask is unpainted.

Culture
Kamentsa
Material
wood, paint, synthetic fibre and animal skin
Made in
Putumayo, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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