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Tapa Cloth1188/44

The tapa cloth is natural in colour with designs painted in reddish-brown and gray. There are eight squares all together; two rows of four. The squares are defined by thick brown lines outlined with gray. All the squares have a diagonal line in the centre. The rest of the square is filled with snake-like lines and small coloured-in shapes. All the lines and shapes are brown and outlined in gray then surrounded by a dotted gray line. The cloth is painted on one side only.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jarlet993/11

Globular jar with slightly flattened bottom and tall, flared neck. Jar is decorated with a black band near neck with groups of vertical lines running down from it; groups are of two black lines with a beige line in between. Remnants of a glossy material are inside.

Culture
Central Mexico ?
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask1418/2

A wood mask painted with a red face, silvery-white mouth and ears, and two horns painted silvery-white in between and black all around while curving sideways and downward to the ears. The eyes are cut out. There is a beard made of plant fibre strands, and there is a headdress at the back made of wood strips of bark tied together. Mask is on a mount.

Culture
West African
Material
wood, fibre, metal and paint
Made in
West Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShieldIe503

Shield carved from one piece of wood with a handle on the reverse that emerges from a raised ridge running from the bottom to the top where it protrudes above the top of the shield with a knob-like finial at the very top. The front is carved with curvilinear designs emphasized with yellow, black and white pigment, and the back is decorated with diamond designs in the same colours. Sennit fibre is knotted though holes along the sides of the shield to form a tassel on each face.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, sennit fibre, clay and paint
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Painted Mat1262/284

Very long wovan mat, with braided long edges, painted with mainly geometric and linear designs, all in yellow, white, green, red, and black. Centre band of diamond shapes runs lengthwise through mat, and is bordered by a band of zigzags. These divide the mat into upper and lower halves. At each end the motifs are the same in upper and lower, concentric diamonds within a square, within elaborate square borders. Next panel on upper half is a two-storey building, branches and leaves in background. Lower half has rectangular band like that in centre, and is bordered by same design in different colouring, mostly yellow, green and white with red outline. At centre of mat on upper half is yellow panel of a vase with leaves and flowers in background, outlined in white. This panel is flanked by panel of white 'X' outlined in red, on a yellow background in a square also oulinted in red and white. Elaborate square borders surround. Lower half has panel similar to those at ends, concentric diamonds on a green background within a square and surrounded by elaborate square borders. Patterns repeat after centre panels. Reverse side is plain except for inscription in red paint that is difficult to decipher.

Culture
Philippines
Material
bamboo grass ? and paint
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask912/1

Large black coloured mask with oversized mouth, moveable jaw, oversized protruding nose, bulbous black and white eyes, and protruding black and white sculpture on forehead. Head and eye area is decorated with pink, yellow, red and blue painted designs. Wire extends from eyes and curls around the nose to the other side of the mask. At the ends and the middle of the wire tubing are red fibre tassels. At the back of the mask are two protruding wooden pieces and a woven fibre strap.

Culture
Western Indonesian
Material
wood, fibre, paint and metal
Made in
Madura, Indonesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask904/2

A light brown wood mask with circular eyes bulging out and holes cut out in between them and the long rectangular nose with holes for the nostrils. The cheeks are bulbous, and there are groups of hair for the moustache. There are teeth on the upper mouth and longer teeth on the lower jaw attached with sinew. A string is tied around at the back through two holes at the sides.

Culture
Western Indonesian ?
Material
wood, paint, hair, fibre and metal ?
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask904/1

A light brown wood mask with two red oval eyes cut out. Dark brown hair is strung out across as the moustache. The oval open mouth is cut out and carved with teeth. Bark is tied around at the back through two holes at either sides.

Culture
Western Indonesian ?
Material
wood, hair, fibre and paint
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress902/24

Five pieces of thick paper are tied together with light brown fibre cording. When opened, the paper panels fold out accordion-style to form a headdress. Each panel has a painted picture of a human in the centre on one of its sides. When closed, the panels stack on top of each other. Each panel has one short flat edge, has two edges that flare outwards, and a top edge that angle inwards and has a scalloped edge. There is a small red circle towards the scalloped edge, on the outside and in the middle of one of the panels.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
paper, paint and fibre
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask902/1 a-b

Red humanoid devil-like mask--open, snarling mouth with red tongue; crown-like headdress with three smiling faces; two long side panels in place of ears with smiling faces and flowers.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
wood, paint, fibre and metal
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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