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jar2990/95

Terracotta jar in the shape of a hunchback human figure. The figure wears a hat, with a chin strap, which flares wide to the open rim of the jar. There is a wide depression on the interior back lip for pouring. A hump protrudes from the top centre of the figure's back, the arms are bent at the figure's side, there is a round pendant on the chest, and the feet are bare. The details of the face are incised, and the ears, nose and chin protrude. There is faded painted decoration visible on the chest to either side of the pendant, the back of the head behind the right ear, behind the right shoulder, as well as below the figure's left arm. The figure's right foot has been broken and repaired.

Culture
Inca and Chimu
Material
plaster ?, clay, paint and adhesive ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stirrup Spout Bottle2990/94

Terracotta bottle with a closed, rounded wedge-shaped body with a flat base surmounted by a closely arched tube with a vertical spout at the top. The body is decorated with orange anthropomorphic figures holding trophy heads on a cream-coloured heavy slip ground.

Culture
Moche
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2990/92

Terracotta olla with slightly flaring neck, vertical strap handle with top node, bell-shaped body that widens to a gambrel base and polychrome slip decoration. The decoration covers the neck and body, and is done in red-brown, cream, pale orange, orange-brown and black slip. There is a band of cross-hatched diamonds on cream at centre, and geometric decoration with stepped triangles above and below. Approximately one third of the lip is broken and missing, and there is a crack near the gambrel at one side that has been repaired.

Culture
Inca ?
Material
clay, paint and adhesive
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Double Spout Bottle2990/91

Terracotta double spout bottle with globular body and polychrome slip decoration. The base is orange-brown and the body is decorated with closely packed crayfish and small fish in dark red, orange, tan off-white and mauve on a black ground. The two spouts are centred opposite each other on top of the body and there is a wide strap handle between them. The spouts and handle are dark red, and they taper towards the open ends. The spouts are chipped around the openings and there are cuts around each, close to the strap handle.

Culture
Nasca
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Dipper2990/57 a-b

Partially repaired fragment of a greyware dipper bowl, with incised and painted decoration. Several base and rim sherds have been glued together to reconstruct part of the bowl (part a), and a few smaller sherds for a section of the rim (part b). Parts a and b fit together. The incised decoration around the rim depicts a panel with a feline mask (without fangs) and a panel of stepped diagonals to the left. There are traces of red and yellow paint, as well as traces of white residue on the decorative panels.

Culture
Paracas
Material
clay, paint and adhesive
Made in
Teojate, Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Single Spout Bottle2990/32

Terracotta bottle with tall, central single spout and slip decoration. The spout is dark orange and brown with a polished surface. There are two small loops on opposite sides at the base of the spout. The body is ovoid with a flat base, and painted with an elaborate mythical being with serpent arms and legs in cream and brown slip.

Culture
Moche
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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House Feast DishA4147 a-i

Wooden feast dish (parts a-i) consisting of three large, deeply carved bowls (parts a-c), the whole forming a supernatural creature called a sisiutl. The bowls each sit of 2 sets of wheels that are loosely joined by mortise and tenon arrangements. The two end bowls (parts a and c) each depict the head and body of the serpent with a large protruding snout, carved eyes, ears and bared teeth. The middle bowl (part b) has a carved and painted human-like face on the sides, with two hands on the joins. Two large ladles (parts d-e) balance in the mouths of the sisuitl, projecting outward like tongues, held in by their handles. On top of the heads are four horn-like extensions (parts f-i), one at each end and two in the middle section. The bowl is painted with black, white, green, red and yellow design elements. There are holes in the overlapping slotted pieces for dowels (not incl. with dish).

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, red cedar wood and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Urn2990/90

Terracotta urn with round base and cream and black slip decoration. There is a small strap handle on the rim, 2.4 cm down from the lip. The bottom portion and base are dark brown and the body is off-white with brown vertical lines with wavy lines in between.

Culture
Chancay
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2990/89

Hollow terracotta female figure with black and red-brown slip decoration. The figure is seated, with her legs crossed at the base. Her arms are across her chest and she holds a small child behind her right arm. Her hair and a necklace are indicated in black, as are some of the child's features. There are orange remnants of paint on her cheeks and face. There is a small hole perforating the base and one below each ear at the shoulders.

Culture
Chancay and Wari
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Huacho, Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Trumpet Horn2990/88

Terracotta trumpet-shaped horn with polychrome slip decoration. One side is a narrow cylinder that opens up to a larger cylinder which gradually tapers and then flares out with a wide, flat ring around the opening. The narrow section of the body is orange, and the wider section is painted with wide dark red bands, cream-coloured lines, cream and orange diagonals and triangular patterns. The instrument has been broken and repaired, with areas of in-fill. Approximately half of the ring at the flared end is missing.

Culture
Lima
Material
clay, paint, adhesive and plaster ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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