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Mask3123/16

Carved wooden mask. Mask depicts a long face of a woman, with a long thin nose over protruding bright red lips. Eyes are nearly closed and brows sit close together over top. The lower face is yellow, while the forehead and nose are a rust-red. A large bird is perched on top of her dark brown hair. Its legs are white, body blue, with green wings that are tucked into its sides, and a long red beak connecting with the woman's hair. The inside of the mask is hollowed.

Culture
Baule ?
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3123/14

Twin mask. Carved from wood, two long faces sit side by side, with three small legs(?) below, large rectangular ears alongside, and rounded and lined headdresses above. Between the headdresses stands a hornbill(?) bent over with beak between its legs, wings tucked to its sides. The faces feature pointed foreheads, closed eyes, long thin noses with sharp bridges, and pursed lips showing teeth. Small beards protrude below the mouths. The back of the mask is concave and coloured dark red-brown.

Culture
Senufo
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3123/13

Wooden mask. The carved face has large eyes partially closed below thin brows, a thin nose with a sharp bridge and wider nostrils, and protruding closed lips. Small ears protrude from the high on the sides. Three lines are embossed on the forehead and emphasized with white pigment. A band of painted red sits at the top of the forehead, as well as along the lower eyelids. The head is decorated with stripes of carved diagonal lines. On top sit two figures, arms crossed, one leg bent underneath and the other laying outstretched on the head of the mask. Definded buttocks at back.

Culture
Baule
Material
paint, wood and lime mineral ?
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle3111/26

Wooden spindle painted with black and red bands near pommel, surrounded by thin white bands. Slightly broken at ends.

Culture
Chancay
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle3111/25

Wooden spindle painted with black bands and light cream decoration in the interspace. Large split at one end; other end broken at point.

Culture
Chancay
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3111/23

Seated male figure. Horizontal holes through figure at both sides of neck. Male shown wearing circular ear spools and a high, square headdress. Hand-built ceramic used as a pendant.

Culture
Aztec ?
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Mexico ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bottle3111/21

Stirrup spout bottle with pedestal, in the shape and appearance of a chirimoya fruit. Small circles and vertical rectangles simulating fruit seeds cover body. False handle in horizontal position at tubular spout base. Well preserved.

Culture
Chimu
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vessel3111/20

Orange-brown vessel with ellipsoid body, slightly flat base, two false handles in horizontal position at both sides of short-tubular spout. Small in relief circles (goose skin technique) with in relief front warrior holding a long light yellow-white stick with left arm and a long-triangular stick with right arm (globular on top and two light yellow-white bands near base). Male is wearing a semi lunar headdress with two protrusions with five incised-curved lines on each one. Three curved light yellow-white bands at the superior part of back surface. Slightly broken.

Culture
Chimu
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vessel3111/19

Sculptural vessel of kneeling warrior. Stirrup spout at his back in vertical position. Male with elongated eyes and nose in high relief, wearing a forehead band of two discs with incised circles, another disc in left arm with incised circle; vertical hole in right hand. Incised spirals and flat, square surface below stirrup spout. Molded and hand built ceramic. Polished surface. Well preserved.

Culture
Moche
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vessel3111/18 a-b

Sculptural vessel (part a) with male figure, stirrup at his back in vertical position and polished surface. Seated man with hands to front wearing a cream coloured vest with grey dots, and a square hood. Elongated eyes, diagonal incision in forehead and cream horizontal marks below eyes. Red-brown slip and cream paint. Molded and hand built ceramic. Tubular spout (broken off--part b) with thick rim.

Culture
Moche
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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