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Dish3572/3

Small round off-white dish painted with black and green design elements. Inside of dish has design of a face, consisting of a black circular outline with black and green features. Black circle painted in the centre of the nose; black and green painted around the top of rim, with eleven sets of three unpainted lines. The base has the Lambert Potteries stamp and a hand-written inscription: Salish Spindle Whorl / Hand painted / T.

Culture
Canadian
Material
clay, paint and glaze
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot3523/1

Grey-brown pot with an oval-shaped body, topped with a human-like head; spout opening doubles as mouth of figure. Face has a pronounced brow, incised circular eyes, a wide nose with large nostrils, and semi-circular ears; mouth opening is flared. Two raised bands decorate head, extending from brow to back of neck, and connect with a notched band that circles the figure's neck. Four panels, consisting of four notched bands, stretch from neck towards bottom of body. Long arms. with thin fingers, extend from neck, down front centre of body; designs are raised. Large panel runs down centre of chest, consisting of three lines with two columns of raised circles. Raised nipples are on either side of front panel; genitals underneath panel. Two curved bands connect side panels on back and arms; bands are notched. The rest of vessel is undecorated.

Culture
Nupe
Material
clay and ochre pigment
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot3523/2

Orange-brown pot with a spherical body and spout opening. Spout is curved, with the opening angled downward; mouth is flared. There is a semi-circular protrusion along the front centre edge of spout; ridged column extends along back side of spout. There is a raised band around the spout base and it is trimmed with a secondary raised band, decorated with notches. Eight identical bands extend down from it, forming a panel covering the back of the vessel; eight additional notched bands protrude from either side of panel, circling the sides. Two notched bands connect to bands on back, decorating the front. Above the two bands, is a raised prong-shaped motif. Rest of vessel is undecorated.

Culture
Nupe
Material
clay and ochre pigment
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot3523/4

Red-brown pot with a spherical body and three spouts. Spouts are connected at their bases and extend from the top of the vessel at angles; openings are all flared. There is a raised band around the spout bases and around the vessel shoulder, with two handle-like protrusions on either side. Handles are oval-shaped with smooth tops and bottoms; outer edges of handles are decorated with incised diamonds. Circular motifs incised around bases of spouts; on front and right sides. Rest of vessel is undecorated.

Culture
Nupe
Material
clay and ochre pigment
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot3523/3

Red-brown pot with a cylindrical body and wide circular opening; lip is flared. Bottom section of body bulges outward before tapering into a high foot. Bands of incised decorations all along cylindrical section of body; bands consist of plain and diagonal lines, and zigzags. Raised square grids and plain lines with vertical decorations throughout bands. Two raised circles along front centre of body, with two conical protrusions on either side; two small circular protrusions in between the raised circles. Conical protrusions have horizontal lines incised across their sides, circular protrusions are covered in dots, and circles are filled with raised squares. Dot motifs border all protrusions and the circles. Bottom section of body and base of pot are undecorated.

Culture
Nupe
Material
clay and ochre pigment
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dish3572/2

Small round off-white dish painted with black and green design elements. Inside of dish has design of four green lizards, facing outward in four directions; the animals are all divided by three black lines with hooked ends. Black circle painted in the centre; black and green painted around the top of rim, with ten sets of three unpainted lines. The base has the Lambert Potteries stamp and a hand-written inscription: Salish Spindle Whorl / Hand painted / T.

Culture
Canadian
Material
clay, paint and glaze
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dish3572/1

Small round off-white dish painted with black and green design elements. Inside of dish has design of three fish outlined in black, facing the same direction. Each fish has two green triangles in the body section. Black circle painted in the centre; black and green painted around the top of rim, with six sets of three unpainted lines. The base has the Lambert Potteries stamp and a hand-written inscription: Salish Spindle Whorl / Hand-painted / T.

Culture
Canadian
Material
clay, paint and glaze
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry3575/1

Basketry covered clay jar with designs throughout a central band. Designs include steamship, deer, flowers, cannery, and boat; done in red, brown, green, and yellow. Above and below the band are open weave sections, trimmed with red; thin red stripe around foot of jar with purple triangles extending from either side. Two bands wrap around shoulder; top is red and green and bottom is plain yellow. Third open weave section divides shoulder and neck of jar; plain piece of cedar wraps around neck, trimmed with red. Red inverted triangles decorate opening of basketry; base of basketry consists of alternating bands of weave and open weave. Centre of base is woven and decorated with a plain green line. Glazed clay jar is dark brown.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, clay, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tile3545/1

Square ceramic tile with a tin glazed front and a small marketplace scene overtop; done in dark blue. Design consists of two male figures, facing one another. Both have wide-brimmed hats, tall boots, and loose shirts. The figure on the right has a front opening jacket; figure on left has a belted waist and is holding a large basket. Shadows of figures extend to right side of tile. Sides and back are undecorated.

Culture
Dutch
Material
clay, paint and glaze
Made in
Netherlands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Teapot3559/54 a-d

Teapot with lid (parts a-b) that fits over a burner (part c) with a round grate, that sits flat inside it (part d); all pieces are made of unglazed clay. The circular teapot is squat with a wide opening, flared lip, short spout and U-shaped handle. The thin lid has a tall knob in the centre; knob and outer edge of lid are decorated with incised circles. The burner is circular, tapers towards the bottom, and has a flat base. Three protrusions are evenly spaced along top edge, to hold the teapot; they have flat fronts, rounded tops and they curve inward. Interior walls protrude halfway down burner, to hold grate in place; rectangular opening along front bottom edge. The grate has seven cutouts across it.

Culture
Thai
Material
clay
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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