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DrawingZ/25 B

Culture
Haida
Material
paper, ink and pigment
Made in
“ // ” ?
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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DrawingZ/25 A

PRIMITIVE ART. BOAS, FRANZ, 1951, Publisher: CAPITAL PUBLISHING COMPANY

Culture
Haida
Material
paper, ink and pigment
Made in
“ // ” ?
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Print2956/179

Framed colour print of the crucifixtion of Christ with a glass front. Image is of Christ on the cross with two angels on each side, one in blue and the other in red dress. An angel in a green dress is by his feet. Wooden black frame with incised lines and orange colour bands. In pencil on the back is "Vila Vicosa./ Feira 1938". Nails at back holding the brown cardboard backing. At the middle of the back, two small metal loops are screwed into the frame and connected by white twine for hanging.

Culture
Portuguese
Material
wood, glass, ink, paper and metal
Made in
Borba, Evora, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Print2956/178

Framed colour image of the crucifixion, with a glass front. Image of Christ on a cross with a red cloth around his hips, surrounded by a ladder, sword, snake, apple and a rooster; with yellow and orange flames in the background. In a wooden frame with a very fragile gold surface (most of surface missing). Two nails hold the white cardboard at back. Small metal loop on top for hanging. Piece of twine tied to loop.

Culture
Portuguese
Material
wood, glass, paper, ink, metal, paint and fibre
Made in
Borba, Evora, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Retablo Altar2946/84

Altar in a cardboard shadowbox with a gold frame. Framed 3D composite image of the "Virgen de Copacabana" (the patron saint of Bolivia) in a red archway surrounded by money, flowers, and with a small car, house etc. at the base. The "Virgen de Copacabana" is at centre, crowned and outlined in gold against a blue sky background. She holds a baby in one hand and a rod in the other. In front of the figure there is a red light bulb which is connected to a white chord through the back of the cardboard. The chord terminates in a two-pronged black plug. The altar is decorated with two miniature $100 US bills, gold beads, red fabric, fabric flowers, miniature toys and a small green statue. There is a triangular hook on the back for hanging.

Culture
Bolivian ?
Material
paper, plastic, glass, metal, fibre, adhesive and ink
Made in
Bolivia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch527/33 a-c

A set of two brooches on a brown piece of paper with an inscription on both sides (part c). One brooch is a small yarn doll (part a) with a green dress, tan-coloured skin, blue eyes, a red mouth, and black hair, with arms open at the sides and a safety pin at the back. The second is a metal brooch in the shape of an eagle, with its wings outstretched (part b).

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wool fibre, copper metal ?, fibre, paper, brass metal and ink
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile2960/9

Long narrow cloth, mainly off-white, with three horizontal areas of colour made up of thin lines in combinations of red, blue, black and pink; one on either edge, and a third running down the centre. Covering the cloth is a light pattern hand-drawn of thin dark grey lines in a large, open, geometric design.

Culture
Shipibo and Conibo
Material
cotton fibre, dye and ink
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2934/13

Short statuette of a billiken type figure on a round pedestal. The figure has high, rounded cheeks, slanted eyes, and tall, pointed ears. The figure’s eyes, nostrils, mouth, hair, nipples and bellybutton are painted black. The bottom portion of the pedestal has a rippled decoration. The sides are carved in shallow relief and have extremely long arms.

Culture
Siberian ?
Material
walrus tusk and ink
Made in
Russia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2934/12

Short statuette of a billiken type figure. The figure has high, rounded cheeks, slanted eyes, and tall, pointed ears. There are two small scratches on the crown of his head indicating hair. Two holes have been bored into the chest suggesting nipples. A belly button has been carved and painted black on the figure’s rounded stomach. It has shallowly-carved sides with extremely long arms.

Culture
Siberian ?
Material
walrus tusk and ink
Made in
Russia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2930/6

Dark brown wooden figure of a man playing a square drum. The face has simple, stylized features with a triangular nose and deep set almond shaped eyes. The faded black hair is parted down the centre of the head. The figure wears a parka with the hood worn down around the neck. He holds a thick wooden stick against the underside of the drum. The drummer is positioned at the back of the medium-brown base. "KA24" is written on the bottom of the base in pencil, along with a faded black stamp that reads "Eskimo Craft Charles Camsell Hospital Edmonton".

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, adhesive, paint and ink
Made in
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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