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String Puppet2738/167

Wooden horse puppet on strings. Lower legs are attached to upper legs with metal staples, the legs, a saddle, and long grass tail are nailed to the body, the moveable head with leather ears tied on with a thin white rope, all of which are attached with long strings to a small wood bar. The horse is white with the hooves, eyes, and bridle in black and body decoration of green, blue and yellow circles and red dots.

Culture
Guatemalan
Material
wood, paint, grass, cotton fibre, leather skin and metal
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Retablo Altar2738/200

Brightly painted, large, portable "retablo" box altar. Two doors on leather hinges and painted on both sides in red, yellow,and black, open with red and white striped ribbons, from the centre outwards, to show two levels of small painted plaster figures and animals arranged into two scenes. On the top is a Nativity scene with the Three Kings and numerous shepherds while, on the bottom, is a scene of celebration with male and female musicians, acrobats, dancers, animals and food on a table. The exterior of the box is painted with red square and dot filled diamond shapes against a white background.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
wood, paint, clay, leather skin, synthetic fibre and metal
Made in
Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Retablo Altar2738/196

Brightly painted portable "retablo" box altar. Two doors open outwards from the centre on leather hinges to show a Nativity scene with Jesus as a toddler. Framed behind gilded pillars are small painted plaster figures and animals which are staggered in rows rising in height towards the larger figures of Joseph and Mary. The exterior of the box and the interior of the doors are painted with floral motifs in red, green, blue, purple, yellow, and black on a white background.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
wood, paint, clay, leather skin and metal
Made in
Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Retablo Altar2738/199

Brightly painted portable "retablo" box altar with door opening on leather hinges to the left to show a Nativity scene. Small painted plaster animals are staggered in rows rising in height towards the pink and yellow back wall where a peasant kneels before the baby in the cradle and a gilded Joseph and Mary. The exterior of the box has flowers, dots, wavy lines, and a sun painted in red, green, blue, yellow, black and brown against a white background.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
wood, paint, leather skin, clay, metal and adhesive
Made in
Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Retablo altar2738/198 a-c

Retablo altar to the Virgin de la Candelaria Copacabana. Altar consists of a rectangular wooden box (a) painted white and red, the front of which has an arched top facade with painted crown and two door panels, that open outwards, painted with a scene of a church (b) and scene of a three crosses (c). Small painted female figure holding a baby stands inside the painted interior, on a blue pedestal, surrounded by a variety of paper flowers, sparkling silver urns, a plastic orb, and cards of religious characters.

Culture
Bolivian
Material
wood, paint, paper, leather skin, wool fibre, polyester fibre and metal
Made in
Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Retablo Altar2738/197

Brightly painted portable "retablo" box altar. Two doors open outwards from the centre on leather hinges to show a scene commemorating the discovery of America in 1492, with three ships (caravels) in a dragon-filled sea. The exterior sides of the box are painted with blue dots while the doors on both sides are painted with floral motifs in red, purple, yellow, and black on a white background.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
wood, paint, clay, leather skin, metal and graphite mineral
Made in
Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Musical Instrument2738/117

Percussion instrument that consists of heavy copper cowbells attached with long, twisted leather strips to a rectangular piece of thick leather.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
leather skin, copper alloy metal and iron metal
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Corpus Christi Drum2738/59

Small drum with painted scenes of Corpus Christi celebrations. Light coloured skins are stretched around a circular-shaped twig frame, which are fitted over each end of the central wood piece, secured with another bent twig and bound with green plastic twine and leather fastenings that zigzag between the two. On one end is depicted a priest, an elaborately costumed dance figure and an official, on the other, a red spotted wolf and a yellow jaguar stand beside a rounded harp-like object.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
wood, leather skin, skin, synthetic fibre and paint
Made in
Salasaca, Tungurahua, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet2704/23

Double layered beaded bracelet on leather backing. The beads are sewn sections, differing in colour (black, white, orange, yellow, red) and motif (solid, stripe, triangle). Stitches around the middle create the look of two layers.

Culture
West African
Material
leather skin, plastic and fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet2704/22

Beaded bracelet on leather backing. The beads are sewn in a triangle pattern, alternating black and white with red outlines. There is a beaded border around the edges, white on one side and red on the other. Inside is a square sticker.

Culture
West African
Material
leather skin, plastic and fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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