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DollEf233

A small human figure in white modelled clay. Simple form suggests female torso with stubbed arms and black hair knotted at the top of the head and flowing down the sides. The eyes are black dots surrounded by a black oval line with one horizontal black line above. There is a vertical red line and red dot along the middle of the forehead. The mouth is a small pink line. Wearing a yellow top accentuated with red dots and outlined with dark blue. Back is unfinished.

Culture
Bengali
Material
gouache paint and clay
Made in
Alipurduar, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JarletEj125 a-b

Jar with blue floral pattern on brown crackled ground that sits on a dark brown wooden base (part b) with three feet and a top rim that holds the jar in place. The outlines of flower petals surround the mouth with a short lip, and a band of flowers and leaves extends around the middle of the squat jar. There is a short base on the bottom of the jar.

Culture
Southeast Asia
Material
clay, glaze and wood
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ceremonial DaggerIe445

A circular clay face with short dark brown feathers on top and a bone point below that is convex on the front side while concave on the back side. The cowrie shell eyes are painted red and are outlined with a black line extending upward toward its respective temple, which in turn, is outlined with white and red. There is a long black line running down along the middle of the face to the end of the nose. The top of the forehead is decorated with small cowrie shells. The lips are pinched to pout out and the mouth area is white.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bone, paint, shell, clay and feather
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ceremonial DaggerIe443

A circular clay face with medium dark brown feathers on top and a bone point below that is convex on the front side while concave on the back side. The cowrie shell eyes are painted slightly red and are outlined with a black line extending upward toward its respective temple, which in turn, is outlined with red and white. There is a long black line running down along the middle of the face to the end of the nose. The top of the forehead is decorated with small cowrie shells. The lips are pinched to pout out and the mouth area is white.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bone, paint, shell, clay and feather
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ceremonial DaggerIe446

A circular clay face with long dark brown feathers on top and a long bone point below that is convex on the front side while concave on the back side. The cowrie shell eyes are outlined with a black line extending upward toward its respective temple, which in turn, is outlined with red and white. There is a long black line running down along the middle of the face to the end of the nose. The top of the forehead is decorated with small cowrie shells. The lips are pinched to pout out and the mouth area is red.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bone, paint, shell, clay and feather
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltC630

A long very wide strip of coiled bark carved with geometric designs emphasized with white. The design consists of an alternating pattern of compressed six-pointed stars and four-pointed stars each having a dot with a double outline at its centre. The border consists of an inner horizontal line of notches and an outer horizontal line of zig zags.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bark, fibre and clay
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskC1375

A dark brown-black wood mask carved with geometric linear designs filled with lime, and having black, red, and white colourings. The head tapers upward and is decorated with grooved curvi-linear designs consisting of white inverted u-shapes and red tear-drop shapes. The cowrie shell eyes have a red u-line underneath and high upraised eyebrows above. The cheeks have red dots outlined with white. The face is outlined with a white-gorooved line, below which, there is a red-grooved u-shaped mouth and a pointed chin. There is a grass tassel knotted through the red-outlined nose. The pointed beard is carved with white-grooved curvi-linear lines which swirl around the bottom.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
clay, grass fibre, cowrie shell and wood
Made in
Wabag, Enga, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe BowlK2.186

Pipe bowl with two tubular stems protruding from a pointed base. Thicker stem is embellished with incised vertical lines around the bottom portion. Overall, brown-red in colour.

Culture
Gbari
Material
clay
Made in
Abuja, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe BowlK2.79

Pot shaped bowl with tubular stem protruding from the side. Bowl of pipe has incised diagonal lines and triangular grooves around the perimeter. It tapers towards the base and flares to a small pedestal.

Culture
West African
Material
clay
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe BowlK2.129

Vase-shaped pipe bowl with flared rim. Tubular piece protrudes from one side. Bowl and tube are hollow. There are crosshatching designs on the outside of the flared rim followed by a series of thick and thin incised strips. Tubular piece has a series of evenly spaced incised strips. Base has a small raised scalloped pedestal foot.

Culture
Angas
Material
clay
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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