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Figure2875/16

Hollow clay figure of a person crouching on hind legs; wearing a loin cloth, beads on the arms and legs, and an ornate bird mask. Bird mask very detailed with beak, eyes, and feathers. Front of figure carved to show cedar bark. Evidence of white plaster or paint on interior.

Culture
Canadian
Material
paint and clay
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2875/21

Figure of a skeletal creature hunched over on its front limbs, seated on a square rocky base. Base is painted dark brown and creature is painted light brown with orange. Bottom of base is a conglomeration of rectangular stones of various sizes, unpainted.

Culture
Canadian
Material
paint and clay
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2848/5

Carved wooden figure seated on a red and black chair. Figure wears gold robes and a black hat with a stick on the left side, and hole on the right side where the missing stick once was. Bottom of the chair has a flower design.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Throwing Club2919/16

Long wooden throwing club, rounded, thick at the head and narrowing toward the handle. While the handle is smooth and unpainted, the head of the club is carved with protruding notches and long ridges and decorated with painted patterns of dots, lines and colour blocks.

Culture
Tiwi
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Throwing Club2919/14

Wooden throwing club with a thick head narrowing toward a long, thin handle. The head is oblong in shape while the handle is round. Slight ridges encircle the whole of the object and several chips have been taken out of the head. The surface is dark brown and somewhat shiny.

Culture
Tiwi
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Spear2919/9

Short ceremonial dance spear made of wood. A sharp point, painted dark orange, flares into a midsection delicately carved into five thin, down-pointing blades and one short, thicker up-pointing blade on each side. The blades are elaborately painted in multiple colours, with patterns of lines, dots, and colour blocks. The handle is long and tapered, also painted dark orange.

Culture
Tiwi
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Spear2919/7

Short ceremonial dance spear made of wood. A sharp point, painted dark orange, flares into a midsection delicately carved into five thin, down-pointing blades and one short, thicker up-pointing blade on each side. The blades are elaborately painted in multiple colours, with patterns of lines, dots, and colour blocks. The handle is long and tapered, also painted dark orange.

Culture
Tiwi
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boomerang2919/12

Large wooden boomerang, curved, tapered and rounded slightly at each end and tapered on the edges. The central portion is painted a light brownish pink, while each end has white dots painted onto the natural wood.

Culture
Tiwi
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Plaque2848/47

Wooden plaque painted red with carved designs painted yellow. Three figures stand at the bottom of the scene; a human male in the centre holding a sword and two animalistic figures on either side of him with their arms raised, revealing claw like hands. Above them is a large Ba Gua symbol, with a crown-like symbol on top. Surrounding the Ba Gua are Chinese symbols. The back of the plaque is unpainted.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Plaque2848/46

Rectangular wooden plaque depicting two rows of seated figures set in squares. The first row is of two figures wearing hats with a curtain above them. The second row consists of three seated figures. There are Chinese characters on the back.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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