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Bowl2987/5

Small straight-sided, round bowl, without its base. The walls flare outward toward the rim. On the outside is painted a long, geometric, encircling pattern of triangles, circles and half circles in white and dark brown on a rust background. The pattern repeats once. The interior of the bowl has a thick rust line painted around the rim. The base and part of the side have broken away.

Culture
Inca
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl2987/2

Small straight-sided, round bowl. Base is narrow, walls flaring outward toward the rim. On the outer rim is painted a repeating design of an open sun with rays in white on a dark brown background. Beneath the decoration the bowl is painted a dark rust-red. The interior is painted white, with some brown spatter marks.

Culture
Inca
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle Bowl2959/23

Rattle bowl, cream slip and design inside, red slip and design outside. Round vessel has a narrow circular base from which thin walls flare widely toward a straight walled rim. The exterior is an orange-brown, painted in a small, open pattern of dark brown lines with dark brown crosses interspersed. At rim and base are encircling lines of light brown and dark brown, respectively. The interior of the bowl is painted light brown, overlaid with a large open line pattern in orange-brown and dark brown, including a cross at bottom centre, with a smaller cross at midpoint. At the rim is a single encircling dark brown line. The finish both inside and out is somewhat shiny. The base is thick, and holds noise makers that rattle when the bowl is moved.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
clay, paint and resin
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle Bowl2959/22

Rattle bowl, red slip and design inside, cream slip and design outside. Round vessel has a narrow circular base from which thin walls flare widely toward a straight walled rim. The exterior is light brown, painted in a small, open pattern of dark brown lines. At rim and base are encircling lines of dark brown and orange. The interior of the bowl is painted orange, overlaid with a large line pattern in light and dark brown, including a cross at bottom centre, with a smaller cross at midpoint. At the rim are two encircling lines with small regularly placed triangles protruding. The finish both inside and out is somewhat shiny. The base is thick, and holds noise makers that rattle when the bowl is moved.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
clay, paint and resin
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pants2977/3

Short pants constructed of seal skin, with a leather waistband attached to the top, and red felt cuffs sewn to each leg bottom. The front of each thigh is covered by a panel of red-painted leather and white fur surrounding an inlay of small colourful leather strips.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin ?, wool fibre and paint
Made in
Greenland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2979/2

Seated male figure with bitumen decoration. Figure sits cross-legged, with his hands above his knees, and is shown wearing a headdress, necklace, apron, and arm ornaments(?) just above the wrists. The figure has painted black pupils and holes through his ears with round plugs in the holes? There are black/dark brown painted decorations on his torso, shoulders, necklace, fingernails and toes. The upper legs were also painted black (partly worn off) as if to represent short pants or a skirt. The headdress has three horizontal slits carved in it, at the top and both sides. The back is undecorated. There is a round hole bored in the back of the head. The neck has been broken off and glued back on, as has the right elbow and pieces of the necklace.

Culture
Totonac
Material
clay, paint and adhesive
Made in
Veracruz, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2979/14

Small clay standing figure, flat in profile with arms flaring slightly outward and hanging to knees, legs slightly bent. A stripe of brown paint decorated the leg at the knees and arms just below the shoulder. The feet protruding and are positioned at an angle. The face is long with a large protruding nose, prominent ears with large holes in the lobes and carved and painted mouth and eyes. A tall hat sits atop the head, painted brown. A ring sits at the neck, open to the front. A carved waist cloth covers the groin, and a lightly carved inverted V-shape sits on the stomach. The figure is covered with a light brown slip, with the orange clay showing through in several areas.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Colima, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2979/3

Clay figure of a female with offering bowl. The head is large, flat at back, with round eyes, a protruding nose with thick ring, and an open mouth showing several square teeth. The left ear is large and sits low on the head. The right ear is missing. A hat with a thick brim sits on the forehead, surrounding a hole in the head that leads to the hollow interior of the figure. Shoulders are wide, with small, widely placed breasts protruding from the chest. The right arm curves, hand placed on chest. The left hand holds the offering bowl, balanced on the leg. The figure wears a long skirt with feet emerging from the bottom. Traces of vertical black and white decorative lines are still visible on the skirt. Figure has been broken in half at the chest/mid-back and glued back together. The left arm has been broken off and glued back on.

Culture
Western Mexico
Material
clay, paint and adhesive
Made in
Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Whistle2979/9 a-b

Clay whistle in the form of a head, with a separate clay alligator headdress (part b). The head features a face with large protruding nose and lips, mouth slightly open. They eyes are incised slits. The centre of the face is painted black. The head is hollow, with a large rectangular whistle hole carved in the back. The alligator headdress (part b) shows a wide face with protruding eyes, narrowing to a slender snout holding two rows of prominent teeth. On its head the alligator has an orb surrounded by feathers(?). The underside of the headdress is hollowed into a smooth half sphere. A small hole pierces the clay from underside to centre of forehead on the front. The head has breaks at the top and sides. The headdress has had the left side detached and repaired with glue.

Culture
Totonac ? or Huastec ?
Material
clay, paint and adhesive
Made in
Veracruz, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2979/4

Clay figure of a seated woman holding a rattle. The head is large, flat at the back. Eyes are emphasized by a black circular painted design, the nose protrudes and holds a thick ring, and the mouth shows several square teeth. Long ears have large earrings in the lobes. The woman wears a hat with a thick brim, surrounding a hole in the top of the head that leads to the hollow interior of the figure. The neck is decorated with several lines of white dots. Shoulders are wide, with the left arm curved and resting on the stomach, the right holding out a small rattle. Breasts protrude from the chest. The skirt is decorated with painted squiggles and triangles in white and yellow. Legs are folded under the body, one emerging from the bottom of the skirt and curving to the side.

Culture
Western Mexico
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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