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Toy2738/162

Wood toy donkey carrying two gray water containers. The cans are bound onto a woven burlap covering on its back with string that also winds around its head and ears. The wood body is covered with matted brown fibres that give the impression of hair, the head is painted white, brown and red, the ears are made of cloth and the tail is dark purple wool.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
wood, paint, cotton fibre, adhesive and metal
Made in
Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll2738/161

Small paper mache doll with moveable limbs attached with yellow string. Painted on to the pink female body with white feet are black hair, facial features, a red body suit with white and black decoration and a black necklace. Metallic sparkles have been glued on at her ears and chest and on her stomach are letters in white paint (JULIA ?).

Culture
Mexican
Material
paper, adhesive, paint, cotton fibre and metal
Made in
Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll2738/160

Large paper mache doll with moveable limbs attached with white string. Painted on to the pink female body with white feet are black hair, facial features, a short purple body suit with pink, white and gold floral decoration and a gold necklace. Gold sparkles have been glued on to the sides of her head above gold leaf earrings and on her stomach is the name LUCIA, written in white and underlined.

Culture
Mexican
Material
paper, adhesive, paint, cotton fibre and metal
Made in
Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile1176/20 a

One of four pieces of rectangular black and white checked cloth. The edges are hemmed with red thread.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cross2738/97

Triple wood crucifix. Onto a roughly carved, beveled and painted rectangle of wood have been nailed two crosses, the back one of which has another small bamboo cross nailed onto the top of the centre post. The larger cross is made from a naturally three-branched piece of wood that has been carved square with a diamond shape at each of the three tips and painted dark green and red with silver leaf trim. At the centre of the branch, below a carved red heart, hangs a small card depicting the Virgin, Child and two saints behind a rectangle of silver trimmed glass.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
wood, paint, metal, glass, paper and cotton fibre
Made in
Pomasqui, Pichincha, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Corpus Christi Breastplate2738/56

Breastplate of a Corpus Christi dancer's costume with shoulder straps and rope waist ties, made from pink, red and brown scraps of material. Sewn onto the front is a square of dark maroon material bordered with silver foil, in the centre of which is a three dimensional wooden lamb covered with a blanket, painted entirely in gold and adorned with tiny metal objects, strings of blue, green, silver and fake pearl beads, and gold foil.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
cotton fibre, grass fibre, plastic, metal, glass, wood, paint and paper
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Corpus Christi Apron2738/63

Front apron from a Corpus Christi dancer's costume. Large square of orange material has woven yellow, maroon and orange waistband, is bordered on three sides with long stands of blue, yellow and green wool and a fringe of brown wool, and has peach coloured satin backing. Sewn and glued onto the front are an assortment of coins, metal buttons, metal bells, an animal tooth, plastic and glass beads, decorative motifs in wool, and silver, blue and gold paper foil stars and circles.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre, copper alloy metal, plastic, glass and aluminium metal
Made in
Tungurahua, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2738/44

Head and torso of a female with bare breasts, carved from a single piece of wood. Figure wears a pounded bark skirt with brown and beige diamond patterning attached around her waist with a metal floral clasp. A strand of seed beads is wound around her upper torso and yellow green feathers are stuck with wax to her ears and around her neck and head.

Culture
Canelos Quichua
Material
wood, feather, bark fibre, seed, cotton fibre and wax
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse2589/1 a

Long cotton blouse that is part of a wedding outfit (with 2589/1 b,c,d,e-f,g,h,i-j). It is trimmed with white and pink lace around the collar and the cuffs. The front of the blouse has pleats and a snap-close front.

Culture
Serbian
Material
dye, metal, copper metal ?, cotton fibre and silk fibre
Made in
Serbia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse2590/2 a

Blouse that is part of a three part outfit with skirt (2590/2 b) and headwrap (2590/2 c). The fabric has a repeating pattern of blue flowers or pinwheel shapes in the background, and rows of red, blue and white squares with an elephant in blue outline within them, along with text in English. These squares alternate with red text written in Twi. Blouse is sleeveless with a wide neck ruffle, tapering waist and flared bottom. It is lined with white cotton fabric.

Culture
Ghanaian
Material
cotton fibre, polyester fibre and dye
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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