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Jug2990/117

Vertically compressed ovoid jug with single short wide spout and brown-red slip. Undecorated. Burnished surface; moulded technique. Breakage repaired.

Culture
Paracas
Material
clay, adhesive and paint
Made in
Teojate, Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bottle2990/25

Polished hawk effigy bottle with stirrup spout on bird's back; rounded rim. Cream body with red-brown slip eye markings and incised wings and tail.

Culture
Moche
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Piura, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bottle2990/11

Double-spout molded bottle with bridge handle and flat base. Painted and incised designs of four inverted monkey heads wearing headdresses with dotted incisions. Traces of red paint in incisions. Burnished surface. Break not restored.

Culture
Tembladera
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Tembladera, Cajamarca, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Taino Universe Mask3096/1

Vejigante carnival mask of painted paper mache construction. Mask is mainly painted yellow, with cut-out holes at the eyes and mouth. The eyes are outlined in a red dotted design, with yellow and red flame-like brow projections above. Six long curved horns project outward at the top and sides, four green at the sides and back and two multicoloured at the top. The snout has a large open mouth with two upper white canine teeth. Signed and dated inside. (Horn repaired since photograph.)

Culture
Puerto Rican
Material
paper, paste adhesive, paint and gesso
Made in
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jar3083/5

Clay vessel is round in front view, thick and flat in profile. Neck is squat and bulbous, with a tall rim flaring widely atop it and two small loop side handles connecting to shoulder. Neck and rim are painted dark brown and handles are decorated with brown lines. Body has light yellow-white slip. Well preserved and worn.

Culture
Chancay
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vessel3083/2

Clay pot in the shape of a woman. Figure lies on her back, legs bent and raised, hands behind thighs. A stirrup spout rises from stomach and pelvis. The figure has a detailed face with shoulder length hair painted on light brown. She is wearing a headband around her brown in a repeating series of triangle and step motifs. Well preserved.

Culture
Moche
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cup3083/1

Vessel is tall, tubular in shape, with a rounded bottom and flaring mouth. Top portion of exterior is painted with large, repeating step motifs around midpoint, with a geometric design encircling rim. These are in rust, tan, dark red and black on a white background. Interior is undecorated but for a black line around mouth. Slightly cracked.

Culture
Nasca
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Man from Tari3091/11

Tall standing figure of a man. Left hand falls to his side, right holds a tall decorated staff. Around his waist is painted a loin cloth reaching mid-shin front and back. Several painted necklaces encircle his throat, as does a plant fibre cord holding a clam shell ornament. The man wears a mask heavily painted in a tan base colour topped with arrows and swirls in orange and dark grey. A tall headdress sits atop his head, carved to look like feathers at the sides and long curving horns at front. The figure stands on a small round base.

Culture
Iatmul
Material
cowrie shell, garamut wood, paint, plant fibre and clam shell
Made in
Tambanum, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drummer with Bird Aloft Figure3091/12

Wood carving of a man with drum, snake and bird. Man wearing a mask with prominent teeth and a shell headdress stands in a dance position, holding a kundu drum with handle in one hand and playing it with the other. A burlap skirt sits at his waist, and his ankles and wrists are decorated with loops of twisted rope. His left foot balances on the head of a large snake, its tail extending up past his shoulders and spanning the back of a large white and black eagle that stands on the man’s head. The eagle’s wings are slightly spread and it looks to the left with beak slightly open. The eyes of all figures are made of shell. The base of the sculpture is rounded, with the signature “Sebbie Dumoi” painted in white.

Culture
Iatmul
Material
garamut wood, paint, sago fibre, plant fibre and cowrie shell
Made in
Palembei, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Aibom Meri3091/10

Wooden carving of three masked figures. A man stands in back with a large concave vessel balanced on his head. The vessel is light brown, with scalloped edges and a face carved and painted at top. Two women stand in front of the man, both carrying bags in one hand and decorative objects in the other. They wear elaborate headdresses that fall down their backs and are covered with shells carved into the wood. All figures wear similar skirts painted orange, yellow and brown, belted at the waist, and white cords crossing their chests. The masks they wear are densely painted in orange, yellow and brown on a white base. All figures have eyes made of shell. The base is rounded and entirely carved and painted.

Culture
Iatmul
Material
garamut wood, paint and cowrie shell
Made in
Korogo, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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