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Tile2875/56

Square tile with painting of a grey wolf or bear with long white teeth sticking its head out of a cave or burrow, surrounded by green grass. White border with writing on bottom reading “Sicawap ? Shusamus ?” Backside is unglazed with an X pattern.

Culture
Canadian
Material
glaze, paint and clay
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tile2875/54

Square tile with dark grey stippling and off-white border. Tile features four white dog figures with long ears and long snouts. The centre dog’s full body is shown from a side profile, and the two dogs on either side and one dog below have only their heads shown. Backside is unglazed with an X pattern.

Culture
Canadian
Material
glaze, paint and clay
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tile2875/58

Square tile with abstract black, white and brown design. Background is green and brown stippling. Backside is unglazed with an X pattern.

Culture
Canadian
Material
paint and clay
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod Puppet2872/29 a-d

Rod puppet (wayang golek) of a tiger, or harimau with a feline head and a tiger-human torso and arms. The wooden head (part a) has small pointed ears, behind which are golden decorations reaching to the neck. The eyes have red pupils, and the mouth is open, showing small pointed teeth and a pink tongue. Stiff plastic whiskers stick out of the snout. The head, torso and arms are painted with tiger stripes. The torso (part b) is bare, and at the back is a thick curved tail connected at waist and right shoulder. A sarong, belted at the waist, hides a wooden stick (part c) that extends up through the torso and into the puppet’s head to control its movement. The puppet’s wrists are adorned with red and blue bracelets and the arms are moveable at the shoulder by wooden sticks attached to each hand. The fingers of both hands are short, with painted claws on each tip. The stand (part d) is a square piece of painted wood.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, plastic and paint
Made in
West Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod Puppet2872/25 a-d

Panakawan (clown) puppet named Gareng. The head (part a) has a large lump on the back of the neck, below a fringe of black hair and a bald scalp. Painted between the blue eyes are expression lines, above a large hooked nose. The mouth is open and smiling, revealing a single white tooth. The torso (part b) is clothed in village style dress, with a short sleeved plaid shirt and a long checked sarong. The sarong hides a removable wooden stick (part c) that extends through the torso to control the movement of the head and connects the figure to its wooden base (part d). The arms are moveable at the shoulder and elbow by wooden sticks attached to each black gloved hand.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre and paint
Made in
West Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod Puppet2872/20 a-d

Three dimensional puppet. The woman’s head (part a) has a green painted face, with eyes that gaze upwards under curved brows. The hair is pulled back from her face and decorated with a triangular, blue headdress and carved gold embellishments. A long sleeved tunic covers the torso (part b), beneath which is a long patterned skirt hiding a removable wooden stick (part c) which controls the movement of the head and connects the figure to its cork base (part d) which is painted black . The arms are moveable at shoulder and elbow by wooden sticks attached to each hand, which are painted gold.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
sawo wood, cotton fibre and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tile2875/57

Square tile with a white border and a dark grey, black and brown background that has a swirly, smoky effect. Five white wolf heads are painted in the centre. Backside is unglazed with an X pattern.

Culture
Canadian
Material
glaze, paint and clay
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tile2875/55

Square tile with light green background and brown border. Decorated with drawings of nine brown fish. Backside is unglazed with an X pattern.

Culture
Canadian
Material
glaze, paint and clay
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2821/7

Parrot mask with a green head and a grey beak. Black and yellow horizontal lines distinguish beak from parrot face. Top of head has repeating pattern of white, red and black horizontal stripes on top of green base colour. Eyes are raised circular holes outlined in red, yellow and black, with white and brown porcupine quills(?) inserted and radiating outwards in a circle. Mouth outlined with red and black line. Red nostrils. Mask is carved from wood. Appears to have been coated in plaster before painting.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, plaster ?, paint and porcupine quill
Made in
Guerrero, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2821/13

Mask of man’s face with black curly hair, moustache, and beard, curvilinear horns, elongated pointed ears, bulbous eyes and a fierce expression. Face has a dark complexion and is decorated across nose and cheeks with horizontal stripes of yellow, red, and white.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, plaster ?, paint, adhesive and horn
Made in
Guerrero, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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