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Carving1183/4

A flat stone piece carved with a stylized Egyptian head, possibly that of a pharaoh or a queen, facing the left. There is a plain headdress. Parts of hieroglyphics in a horizontal row at the top. Red paint remnants.

Culture
Egyptian
Material
stone and paint
Made in
Luxor, Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fan406/4

Fan with celluloid ribs that are decorated with paint and metal discs in a floral motif. Fabric is gauze and is decorated with embroidered sequins in a repeating leaf and wavy line pattern. Different areas are created with a second layer of tighter gauze stitched on in some places. Top edge of fabrics is decorated with looped thread along the its length. Fan has a tapered, four-sided ivory coloured box with gold detailing for storage.

Culture
Spanish ?
Material
celluloid plastic, fibre, metal and paint
Made in
Spain ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Slit Gong1170/16 a-b

A tall cylindrical-shaped wood piece (part a) carved with a head, a long body, and short legs bent at the knees on a round base. Three gold- and black-painted furrows on his brow. Black eyebrows outlined with gold. Semi-oval black eyes surrounded with white and outlined with gold and black. Large nose and ears. Mouth outlined with gold and black and carved open with four white upper teeth and pink gums. Hair painted black and carved into a bun loop at the back, decorated with gold pattern. Carved necklace is black and painted with gold floral design. Entire body painted red and decorated with gold and black U-shapes. Front middle is carved out inside and outlined with a gold spiral pattern painted on a black fringe. The arms are long and thin painted with a gold four-petaled flower in a black diamond-shape at the shoulders and wrists. Waist has black fringed belt painted with gold dots. Black base decorated with red and gold spiral design. Second piece (part b) is a long cylindrical wood piece with a rounded end painted pink with red around the rest and decorated with U-shapes of gold and black.

Culture
Western Indonesian ?
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure720/22

A tall figure of a man with long legs bent slightly at the knees. He is holding a long thin curved shield with his right hand at the top and his left hand at the back. The shield has a reddish-brown side-by-side mirror-image spiral design on a white background. He has five grooves along the sides of his ribs, two sets of three downward pointing arrow-like grooves on his chest and a zig zag groove along the outside of his legs. His cheeks are grooved and his hair is painted black. His feet are standing on a tall thin angled stilt-like base.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Papua, Indonesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow Puppet1568/5

Two-dimensional painted puppet of an ornately dressed man (Sultan, Hamengkubuwono IX) wearing a hat. Long, translucent yellow-brown carved sticks are attached to both hands with a third, tapering stick running up the figure's left leg and chest, ending in a looping reverse curve over the figure's ear. Both arms have movable joints at the elbows and shoulders.

Culture
Javanese
Material
water buffalo skin, fibre, water buffalo horn and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure1451/1 a-d

Large pink, cream, gold, and green coloured garuda figure. Ornate gold coloured headdress with scrolled black sculptural curl on top of head. Figure has bent legs and arms, and hands curled at the side of the torso. Part b is a long multi coloured piece of wood that has carved feather-like designs on it. It tapers at one side. Part c and d are long multi coloured wing-shaped pieces with scalloped and pointed protrusions along the edges.

Culture
Balinese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shrine1262/321 a-g

Red, yellow, and blue painted rectangular-shaped shrine with scalloped panel at the top, two scalloped panels on either side of two sculptural columns. Scalloped panels are painted and carved with floral designs. Part b is a large rectangular wooden plank decorated with blue and red paint. Parts c and g are long pieces, narrower in the middle. Part d is a long rectangular wood piece with nails. Part e and f are two wooden pegs.

Culture
Philippines
Material
wood, paint ? and metal
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask1382/3

A carved wooden mask with a rounded and protruding forehead, chin, mouth and nose. The face is painted white with green around the eye, nose, and chin areas. There are three green semi-circles along the top of the forehead. The eyebrows are painted black, and the nostrils are painted red. Holes are along the sides of the ears, in the middle of the eyes, and there are two slits in the red mouth. The cedar bark 'hair' is attached loosely. There's a nail at the top of the forehead where the hair attaches.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
wood, bark, fibre, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure1058/1

Wooden, angular figure of a horse with mane and tail made of dried grass plugged into three holes at mane and one at tail; a saddle is on its back. The horse is allover black with painted decoration of floral motif at chest and saddle; two lines of white dots at top of each leg; two large white swirls on each side, one on neck and one under front of saddle.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, paint, fibre and grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure1384/7 a-b

A wood figure (part a) dressed in a uniform and high heels with a gun slung across his right shoulder and on his left hip. Shirt and upper high heels painted white. Wears a tie. Grey eyes painted white in surrounding area. Some square badges painted white. Has upraised grooved eyebrows, moustache, and hair. Has a hat (part b) with a crown decoration at the front and oval rows around its oval shape.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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