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Aiyanar FigureEg12

Modelled clay figure of a male with legs bowed in a riding pose. The figure is mostly hollow with a large hole through the bottom between the legs. The right arm is upraised clutching the handle of an implement, most of which has broken off. This arm is supported by a strut. The other arm rests on the hip. The figure wears elaborate jewelry, a high headdress, and colourful garments.

Culture
South India
Material
paint and clay
Made in
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Eagle-Bear MaskNb22.76

Alder wood eagle mask with bear's head in centre of forehead; copper nails used to attach black and white bear's fur to outer rim; one stitch of white waxed cord attaches fur between bear's ears; white fur along eagle's jaw line; hair, with black wire wrapped ends, extend from four holes drilled into rim of bear's ears; features are emphasized in black and orange-red paint; bear's ears are outlined in black, centre has incised split u above two vertical lines; ridge in centre of forehead; black slanting brows; black eyes; orange-red nostrils and lip band; upper teeth are visible, top and bottom incisors overlap lip band. Eagle has black brows with small horizontal incised lines, fur overlaps brows; bulbous protruding eyes; orbital ridge melds with protruding cheek ridge; thin sharply curved beak incorporates wide orange-red lip band; flattened semi-circular orange-red nostrils on either side of beak. On reverse, leather strips attached to either side by one stitch of white cord; mask signed 'Dempsey Bob, Tahltan-Tlingit '87'; incised 'B' in a 'D' next to signature; unpainted wood finished with oil.

Culture
Tahltan and Tlingit
Material
acrylic paint, fibre, wax, leather skin, metal, hair, black bear skin and alder wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskNb9.56

Hamatsa cannibal mask with curved beak and cedar bark hair, is painted blue, white, black and red; both sides are identical; 3 methods used in creating 'hair': (1) a rope-like band around top sides; (2) a short fringe extending upwards from band; (3) folded lengths tied loosely together in 2 places with string, covers centre top, lengths are also secured to sides and base by leather strips passed through drilled holes; portions of 'hair' covered in red and brown paint; black brows, outlined in white, extend from beak to side rim; blue and white almond shaped eye area has extended point at back; red eye socket echoes shape of eye area, black and white pupil; cheek has 2 split u forms and a red tri-pointed groove; curved black beak begins at eye area and ends in a point just past the moveable lower mandible, 2 red split u forms, facing opposite directions, black tapers to a sharp point at white front portion of beak; flaring nostrils extend from corner of mouth to widest part of curve in beak, red and white alternating bands graduate in size along length; final red band has 2 points extending into final white band; red lip band, split u design on upper lip, black and red design on underside of lower lip; string attached to inner mouth by metal 'eyes' and also to a stick at back of mask, stick attached to mask by leather strip passed through four holes in stick, 2 oval holes close to base.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
cedar wood, metal, leather skin, fibre, acrylic paint and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bee MaskNb3.1364

Bee mask. Rounded forehead has split U forms, yellow with black splits at sides, partially covered by cedar bark, vertical series at centre has black and red- brown with white and a solid black U; curved thick black brows with ends curling towards side rims; white temples with black and red U forms; small orbital area, base of protruding circular hollow eyes and base of snout between eyes are yellow; black and white bands around top of eyes; bulbous protruding snout has black triangular design at top and bottom joined by a narrow band, cluster of five drilled holes, four with remains of 'stingers'; white, yellow and red crescentic bands around hollow circular nostrils; defining line on cheek melds with orbital ridge; white cheeks have crescentic black line varying in thickness; series of twelve U forms along mouth ridge, white and yellow lines around red lip band, rounded upper lip and pointed lower lip; yellow triangular upturned chin. Cut cedar bark, tied with white cord and folded around a folded piece of orange-pink cloth that is nailed to the upper rim; brown cord is loosely twined into cedar bark 2/3 from top rim. On reverse, a single green cord is passed through two holes at upper rim, looped and knotted through a hole at each temple; white cord binds green cord at upper rim; hole in bottom centre of chin.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
yellow cedar wood, cedar bark, paint, fibre and metal
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEf193

Clay model of human figure. Torso is pinched at waist and lower extremities form a wide skirt that is pained yellow, red, green and white. Arms are stumpy and roughly depicted. Hands and face painted black. Wears plain silver crown. Back is unpainted.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
paint, lacquer and clay
Made in
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEf232

A small human figure in white modelled clay. Simple form suggests female torso with stubbed arms, and black hair knotted only at the top of the head. The eyes are black dots with two horizontal black lines above. There is a vertical red line, and red dot along the middle of the forehead. The mouth is a small pink oval. Wearing a yellow top accentuated with diagonal red lines and outlined with dark blue. Back is unfinished.

Culture
Bengali
Material
clay and gouache paint
Made in
Alipurduar, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToyEf230

A small stylized dark purple clay elephant. The eyes look upward to the yellow eyebrows, where the separation of the trunk, and the ears are outlined with yellow. The trunk is outlined with green, and has horizontal white lines. Has white tusks. The ears have a pink dot at the bottom lobes. The mouth is a curved pink line. Has a blanket with a pink flower at the centre surrounded by green cross-hatching with white dots at the intersections outlined with yellow. The feet have three white dots, above which, there are two horizontal lines, one of which is yellow while the other is green. Wearing a yellow necklace with a pink dot pendant.

Culture
Bengali
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Krishnanagar, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToyEf229

A small stylized dark purple clay horse. The eyes are red dots surrounded by smaller white dots. There is a vertical row of three green dots in between the eyes. The ears are accentuated with yellow curvi-linear lines. The neck has a double band of orange surrounded by white dots, from which smaller white dots cascade. The tail is decorated the same as the eyes. The feet are accentuated with vertical and diagonal white lines.

Culture
Bengali
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Krishnanagar, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEf228

Clay figure of young, graceful woman carrying water pot modeled in the half mould. Painted white with detail of head, costume, and pot painted in medium and dark blue highlighted by touches of red.

Culture
Bengali
Material
paint and clay
Made in
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEf192

Papier-mache mask of woman's face. The face has the following facial features: prominent red coloured lips that are outlined in black, a pointed nose, eyes and eye brows outlined in black, a round jaw line, and protruding ears decorated with round yellow painted earrings. The woman wears a raised yellow painted crown that is decorated with white, light brown, red and green linear designs. There are white dotted circular designs on each cheek and in the middle of the woman's forehead.

Culture
Indian
Material
paint, lacquer and paper
Made in
Odisha, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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