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Dish2847/103

Small clay dish with three legs. Dish has a wide mouth, slightly flared at the rim, with straight walls that recede to a sharp edge, at which point the pot recedes further to a rounded bottom. The three legs are conical, each with a prominent pointed shoulder. An animal head sits at the shoulders, with protruding snouts and indented eyes. Legs are hollow, with a hole in the back of each. A slight rattle emanates from the legs when the dish is moved.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dish2847/101

Terracotta tripod dish with a slightly flared rim and concave outer sides on a relatively deep, flat-bottomed body. The exterior of the dish is painted with a series of black lines and light brown and orange blocks of colour. The bottom is not painted. On the inside wall are interspersing red and light brown designs as well as encircling lines of colour. The interior bottom is painted with lines and curls surrounding a central light coloured figure. The dish has three large legs in the shape of human-like faces. The eyes, brows, and nose protrude and are emphasized with black paint. The ears also protrude. The mouths are at the bottom, open, and with the chin supporting the weight of the pot. Each leg is hollow and contains a clay rattle-ball.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vessel2847/100 a-b

Linea Vieja style terracotta tripod vessel. The small central pot has a flaring rim on a straight short neck, a pronounced shoulder and an elongated, rounded body with a curved bottom. The pot is suspended between three long, thick, hollow legs, conical in shape with curved bottom tips. Inside the legs are two or three small clay balls that rattle when the vessel is moved. At the shoulder of each leg sits a vulture, wings drawn in, necks curved so heads droop. Below the heads are small animal faces with indented eyes and open mouths. The vultures have long legs with prominent knees and incised toes.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Costa Rica
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Retablo Altar2903/15

Small altar containing three dimensional figures representing the nativity. The exterior of the object is painted yellow-white. The side walls and top of the altar are bordered with dark blue. On each side of the altar, there are successive rows of yellow and pink dots over top the yellow-white background. The door of the object is attached to the altar with two pieces of leather that serve as hinges. There is a flower painted on the front of the door. It has pink, blue and green petals. Above the door, there is a triangular piece of wood attached to the front of the roof, giving the façade a triangular roofline. On the inside of the door, there is a pink flower with green leaves. Inside the altar, the back and side walls are painted dark blue. There are gold stars in the sky. At the back of the scene within the altar, two haloed figures stand in either corner. On the left side, the figure is a man who holds a staff in his left hand. In the right corner, the figure is a woman who has her hands clasped in prayer. Both of the figures look upon baby Jesus, who lies on a circular crib between them. The crib is yellow and has a crimped edge that is painted pink and gold. In front of baby Jesus, on the left side, there is a kneeling angel with yellow wings and a red cloak. She has her hands clasped in prayer. Opposite the angel, on the right side, there is a man in a brown hat and jacket; he plays a flute-like instrument. There are two sheep lying in front of the baby. One of them reclines on all fours. The other stands as if he is sniffing the baby. Both of the animals sit upon green mounds. There is a piece of tape stuck to the back of the object with a number written on it in blue pen.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
wood, paint, leather skin, clay and metal
Made in
Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wind Musical Instrument2847/132

Clay ocarina. The body is bulbous and squat with a long mouthpiece extending to the front with a windway that opens on a windcutter bored into the body on the underside. Four pitch holes are bored into the top in an evenly spaced square, surrounded by incised dot and line decoration. Behind is a protruding nub with a necklace hole. A ridge circles the back of the body at the midpoint, decorated with incised lines. On the bottom of the instrument is a slightly protruding face with vertical slits for eyes, a large round nose with prominent nostrils and a thick lipped mouth.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wind Musical Instrument2847/129

Clay ocarina in the shape of an animal head(?). Ocarina is rounded with a short snout, blunt at one end, and has a large hole on the underside that opens into the hollow centre of the object. The top of the head has two curved projections and beneath the right-most a small pitch hole has been bored. To each side are small outcroppings with evidence of missing material. A pitch hole with a slight rim is bored into the back of the head. The bottom of the ocarina is flat.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wind Musical Instrument2847/127

Clay ocarina in the shape of a jug. The body is long and somewhat bulbous, wider at the base, with a straight neck and thick, slightly flaring rim. The mouth is filled and does not continue into the interior body of the jug. On the outside is a protruding mouthpiece with a windway opening next to an oblong windcutter bored into the hollow body of the ocarina. Next to the mouthpiece is an outcropping necklace ring, and beside that, two pitch holes. The instrument is decorated with brown and orange pigment on body, rim and base.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wind Musical Instrument2847/126

Clay ocarina in a donut shape. A thin mouthpiece projects at an upward angle from one side of the instrument, containing a windway that opens into a windcutter on the underside. Four pitch holes are bored into the top of the ocarina and three triangular nodes project from the sides, each with a hole bored through. The bottom, sides, and part of the top are decorated with incised lines in curves and triangles.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wind Musical Instrument2847/125

Clay ocarina in the shape of a bird. A thick, flat tail serves at the mouthpiece, with a windway that opens into a windcutter on the underside. Short wings are attached to a round body with two pitch holes bored into the chest. A small oblong head with a pointed beak sits on top of a curved neck with a hole bored horizontally though. On the underside are two rounded stubs that balance the bird and allow it to sit upright. The back and wings are decorated with curved lines of brown and orange pigment.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Retablo Altar2903/5

Small altar with a wood base covered with fibre then a clay-like substance. The side and top walls of the altar are painted red-brown. The front of the object is painted pink with yellow, red, green and white detailing. There is a decorative edge slightly offset from the front of the object that wraps around the side walls and the top of the altar. The undulating lines of the edge are accentuated with yellow and red painted borders. The interior walls of the altar are light brown. There is a light grey and yellow pattern with purple flowers painted over top the light brown. A three-dimensional plastic figure of a man is standing within the altar. The man has a halo and a Franciscan style haircut. He holds a gold dagger in his left hand. He wears a white dress with blue lines underneath a short-sleeved robe. It is pink with a yellow, red, green and gold pattern over top. He stands on a three-part plinth. The top of the plinth is white with blue lines, the lower portion is gold and the bottom portion is green. The back and bottom of the altar are light grey.

Culture
Bolivian
Material
wood, fibre, paint, metal and clay
Made in
Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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