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Figure2960/21

Wooden bust of a female. The face is narrow with a small mouth. The nose is short and narrow; the eyes are heavily lidded with white sclera, red surrounding accent, and pupils that are partially bored holes. Thin arching eyebrows sit high on the forehead. The ears are carved as spirals and the hair is black and straight, parted in the centre and styled with a braid around the lower back of the head. Around the long thin neck is a necklace with a heart shaped pendant. Several small, regularly placed holes are bored into the shoulder. The base of the figure is a hollow square with a rectangular cut-out at front and a hole bored at the centre through to the top of the head.

Culture
Igbo ?
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2960/25

Figure of a standing female. The face and head are narrow side to side and wide front to back. The jaw is square and sharp. The mouth is small with a wide nose narrowing toward the brow. Eyes are shallowly carved, cheeks are well-defined. The ears are large inverted U-shapes that protrude from the sides of the head. The hair at the forehead comes to a large point. The figure’s neck is long, shoulders broad and flat. Arms bend slightly and hands are held palms to the front. The breasts are large, conical, and point forward. The stomach distends slightly, with a protruding naval. The buttocks are large and pronounced; knees are bent so that the figure is in a slight squatting position. Feet are placed flat on a small circular base. A pattern of lines is barely discernible on the torso. The figure is covered with a dark brown paint.

Culture
Senufo ?
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire ? or Mali ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress Figure2960/20

Portrait mask. From an unpainted and hollowed half sphere base emerges a long neck and head, painted white. The face holds red eyes outlined in black, with lines of black underneath, and thick black brows above. Between the brows is a small black and red decoration. The nose protrudes, with a wide bridge and slightly flared nostrils. The mouth is open and shows several white teeth. The lips are red and black. Long lines of black extend from the corners of the mouth to the sides of the face at an upward angle. A large headdress sits atop the head, with three triangular pieces extending down to the neck at sides of face and back of head. Two large curved horns crown the headdress, painted black and light blue. The black portion is ribbed. Several small holes are bored through the base of the piece at regular intervals.

Culture
Igbo ?
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2960/17

Carved wooden mask with a long, rectangular face and a rounded snout. The open mouth has several long sharp wooden teeth (holes in the upper and lower jaws indicate several teeth may be missing). From a concave upper lip protrudes a large rectangular nose with a small piece of rust coloured fabric tied through a hole in the tip. Large eyes are bored through the wood on either side of the nose and beneath a large bulging forehead decorated with lines and criss-crosses. On the crown of the head is a wooden outcropping, laying between two large mule-like ears standing straight up, each with many small holes on the inward side, regularly placed. The inside of the mask is hollowed out with string holes on either side.

Culture
Bamana
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jar2960/1

Clay "joni chomo" portrait pot. The mouth is small with straight walls, beneath which is a three-dimensional face with protruding nose, cheeks, chin and ears. The eyes are painted ovals with small pupils, topped by arching brows that meet above the nose. The mouth is an incised line, frowning, emphasized with paint. The ears and back of the head are painted brown. The face and body to the pot’s shoulder are covered in an intricate geometric pattern in brown and rust on a light yellow background. Below, the pot is decorated with thick lines in shades of orange, brown and light yellow. The bottom third of the pot is undecorated, orange in colour with large areas of black carbonization. The foot is small and round.

Culture
Shipibo and Conibo
Material
clay, paint and resin
Made in
Pulcallpa, Ucayali, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2847/42

Painted terracotta kneeling figure with hands on top of thighs. Figure of a sitting woman. The head is large, wide to the sides and narrow front to back. Mouth, nostrils and ears are carved into the face, with protruding nose and eyes. Orange paint decorates the ears and area around nostrils and mouth. A headdress of brown and orange stripes sits on the crown of the head. Decorative brown lines pass from the elbows to shoulders and encircle the protruding breasts. The stomach is slightly rounded. Arms are held akimbo, and wrists are painted orange. The legs are short and wide, extending to the front, with orange painted feet. The thighs are decorated with brown curving lines. The back of the figure has a protruding bump on the head, and cleaved buttocks. On the bottom of the figure a hole is bored into the hollow centre.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving2930/1 a-f

Wooden carving of a man driving a sled led by a team of three dogs. A piece of black leather is wrapped through both hands and loops around the front dog’s lead. The three black dogs are adorned with harnesses of brown and tan hide and small pieces of wood. They are connected to the sled by very light tan strips of hide. All three dogs’ mouths have curled tails and dark red tongues protruding from their open mouths. The figure wears a parka with the hood pulled up around his face. He has simple features including a straight mouth and eyebrows, rounded eyes and a squared off nose. Directly in front of the driver is an open-topped box containing a miniature wooden hatchet (part c), shovel (part d) and machete (part e). A dark brown long gun (part b) rests across the top of the box. In front of the box there is a plump wooden seal (part f). It has two short fore flippers folded down over its chest. It has two small tail nestled between the two short hind flippers. On base: artist name and 'Eskimo Craft Charles Camsell Hospital Edmonton'.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, skin, paint and adhesive
Made in
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2847/110

Terracotta painted pot missing all three legs, with figure eight design. The round pot has a wide mouth with neck that angles inward to shoulder, then flaring out to a sharp hip, with a rounded bottom. Round breakage marks regularly spaced on base indicate that the pot may have once had three attached legs. The pot is painted on the inner rim with encircling lines of dark brown and rust, with similar on the outer rim and hip. Figure 8 patterns are painted on the body, interspersed with vertical lines. The base has thick rust coloured lines surrounding the breakage marks of the legs.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2847/108

Bulbous terracotta pot with flattened applique figure. The large pot has a flared, uneven rim, narrowing toward the mouth, and flaring again below the neck. The midpoint is bulbous and wider than the top half, curving inward toward a rounded bottom. The only decoration is a bas relief figure of a creature with a human like head that protrudes from the shoulder of the pot, with protruding legs and feet and slightly outset hands. The creature’s large round wings are carved into the pot on either side. The figure is coloured a light brown while the rest of the pot is a burnished dark red-orange.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vessel2847/34

Terracotta tripod vessel with legs representing grimacing monkeys. Shallow round pot with straight sides inclining inwards. The shoulder is low and sharp and leads to a slightly rounded bottom. The pot balances on three legs, two carved into animal heads, with the third leg’s head partially missing. The heads have a long snout with large canine teeth. Round eye holes are bored through the clay into the hollowed head. Round ears protrude from each side of the head. One of the mouths contains a small round clay ball that creates a rattling sound when moved. The pot is burnished a dark orange and a patterns of encircling lines can be discerned in spots along the body.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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