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Rahu3392/8

A watercolour which depicts a spiritual being with a snake-like head. The being has white skin and is wearing a brown skirt that ends just below the knee and curls outward at the hip. The bottom of the skirt has a border made up of white, yellow, blue, and brown horizontal stripes. The main body of the skirt is covered in thinner horizontal stripes, and consists of two pieces which come together in the front. A piece of fabric hangs down from the waistband, which is decorated with a repeating circular pattern. A striped sash is draped diagonally across the being's chest, and the end wraps around its shoulder to hang off of its forearm. Additional adornments wrap around the being's chest and neck, and decorative bands encircle its biceps, wrists, and ankles. The being's head is snake-like, with black and white scales, a cobra-like hood, and long neck. Its face is pointed, with human-like teeth. One of the being's arms is raised, and resting against the back of its head. The other is holding a white fish with human-like teeth. At the being's feet is a horse-like animal. The animal is white, with a long face, legs, and tail, and short mane. One of its back legs is lifted and bent. The painting's background is brown, and a rectangular black border surrounds the image. There is an unpainted section behind the being's head and shoulders.

Culture
Sinhalese
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bamba3392/9

A watercolour painting which depicts a spiritual being with a serpentine lower body. The being has white skin that transitions into a black, snake-like body at the waist. Around the being's waist is a belt of pink flower petals with white tips. Adornments are wrapped around the being's chest and neck, and decorative bands encircle its biceps and wrists. The being has narrow eyes, a small mouth, and stretched earlobes which extend down to its chin. It is wearing a headpiece which comes to a point at both sides. There is a teardrop shaped decoration on top of the headpiece, and side panels extend across its shoulders. In one of the being's hands is a yellow, oblong object, and in the other is a yellow and orange rectangular object. Below the being is a large pink flower with a thick stem and yellow centre. The painting's background is blue, and a rectangular black border encircles the image. Blue and white oblong rings radiate from the being's head and shoulders.

Culture
Sinhalese
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chandraya3392/3

A watercolour painting which depicts a spiritual being seated on an elephant. The being has white skin, and is wearing a brown skirt that ends just below the knee. Decorations on both sides of the skirt curl outward at the hip. The bottom of the skirt has a border made up of white, yellow, and brown horizontal stripes. The main body of the skirt is covered with thinner horizontal stripes, and consists of two pieces which come together in the front. A piece of fabric hangs down from the waist. A blue, dotted sash is draped diagonally across the being's chest. Additional adornments are wrapped around its chest and neck, and decorative bands encircle its biceps, wrists, and ankles. The being has narrow eyes, a small mouth, and stretched earlobes that extend down to its chin. It is wearing a headpiece that comes to a point on both sides. There is a teardrop shaped decoration in the centre of the headpiece, and panels extend sideways across the being's shoulders. Both of the being's hands are raised by its sides, and one of them is holding a curved rod with a long handle. One of the being's legs is bent underneath it and rests on the head and neck of an elephant. The other leg is stretched out toward the ground. The elephant is white, with a long tail and trunk, and small, triangular ears. It is wearing a flat headpiece. The painting's background is blue, and a rectangular black border surrounds the image. Brown and white oblong rings radiate from the being's head and shoulders.

Culture
Sinhalese
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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[Dogwoods and maple leaf]3568/8

Painting on paper of five decorated dogwood flowers and one maple leaf; done in two rows of three. Shapes are (from left to right, top to bottom): dogwood with eagle, flowering dogwood with hummingbird, flowering dogwood with sun man, rocky mountain maple with monster, flowering dogwood with hummingbird, and flowering dogwood with wasp. The maple leaf has "CANADA" written on a ribbon across its stem; flowers have no writing. All components are decorated with formline design elements; done in black, dark green, dark brown, red, green, dark blue, gold, lime green, orange, and maroon. Design names and artist signature written along bottom edge.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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[Maple leaves and dogwood]3568/7

Painting on paper of five decorated maple leaves and a dogwood flower; done in two rows of three. Shapes are (from left to right, top to bottom): maple leaf with owl, broad leaf maple with sun, big leaf maple with beaver, dogwood with thunderbird, rocky mountain maple with hawk, and maple leaf with bear. Leaves and flower are different shades of green with variety of green and brown highlights throughout. All maple leaves have "CANADA" written inside them. All components are decorated with formline design elements; done in black, gold, dark blue, light green, orange, maroon, dark green, and brown. Design names and artist signature written along bottom edge.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dogwood3568/4

Painting on paper of seven decorated dogwood flowers; done in three rows of three, three and one. Designs inside flowers are (from left to right, top to bottom): salmon, thunderbird, whale, salmon, beaver, whale, and frog. Flowers are a mix of silver, orange, black, maroon, and yellow. Majority of flowers have "B.C." or "British Columbia" written inside them; names of designs are written below. All components are decorated with formline design elements; done in black, yellow, orange, dark green, teal, maroon, and red. Series number, no. 9, title and artist signature written along bottom edge.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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[Dogwoods and maple leaves]3568/9

Painting on paper of five decorated dogwood flowers and three maple leaves; done in three rows of three, three and two. Shapes are (from left to right, top to bottom): dogwood with peace canoe, dogwood with thunderbird, dogwood with warriors' canoe, dogwood with peace canoe, maple leaf with peace canoe, dogwood with war canoe, maple leaf with war canoe, and maple leaf with war canoe. All peace and war canoes have passengers wearing a variety of garments and in different poses; positions include paddling, holding a spear, drumming, and holding a copper. Warriors' canoe is empty; thunderbird design is of a head shown in profile. The dogwoods and maple leaves have either "B.C.", "British Columbia" or "CANADA" written inside them. All components are decorated with formline design elements; done in black, orange, maroon, gold, dark brown, light blue, red, and light green. Design names written under each shape and artist signature in bottom right corner.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Egg Shape Brooch3568/5

Painting on paper of six decorated oval shapes; done in two rows of three. Designs inside ovals are (from left to right, top to bottom): thunderbird, raven, eagle, owl, seagull, and Canada goose. Negative spaces inside thunderbird, eagle and seagull ovals are filled with coloured dashes; mix of dashes and empty space inside raven and Canada goose ovals. Space surrounding owl is blank. All bird motifs are made up of formline design elements; done in black, teal, gold, dark green, red, lime green, light blue, and light green. Series number, no. 16, title and artist signature written along bottom edge; names of designs written underneath ovals.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Surga Divya Rajaya3392/10

A watercolour painting which depicts a spiritual being with a crouching, horse-like animal at its feet, against a blue background. The being has yellow skin, and is wearing a brown wrap around skirt that ends just below the knee. The bottom of the skirt has a border made up of white, yellow, blue, and brown horizontal stripes and the skirt edges meet at the front. A blue, striped sash is draped diagonally across the chest. Adornments are worn around the chest, neck, biceps, wrists, and ankles. The being has stretched earlobes which extend to its chin and is wearing a headpiece with a small decoration on top and side panels that extend across the shoulders. At the being's feet, between the legs, is a crouching, horse-like animal in white (unpainted), with a long face and a short mane and tail. The background is all blue, except for an unpainted archway behind the being's head. A rectangular black border surrounds the image.

Culture
Sinhalese
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Maple Leafs - Peace and War Canoes3568/10

Painting on paper of six maple leaves with canoe designs in them; done in two rows of three. All canoes have passengers wearing a variety garments and accessories, and in different poses; positions include paddling, holding a spear, and sitting with upraised hands. All components are decorated with formline design elements; done in black. "CANADA" is written inside each leaf; title and artist signature written along bottom edge of painting.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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