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Plate3573/21

Talavera pottery. Round plate with raised wavy lip and dark blue scalloped rim. Painted floral designs on the front of the plate. At centre, a cross with four arms of equal length within a four-point shape surrounded by brown flowers with yellow colouring around dark blue centres. Around the lip, repeating designs with dark blue fern-like leaves behind. Glazed on front and back. Single hole through the raised edge on the base. Signed Talavera Loza Blanca.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay, paint and glaze
Made in
Puebla, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3573/8

Clown mask. Hand carved mask depicting an off-white clown face with large upturned and pointed nose. Nose painted with a red tip with small bands of brown and teal, and blue nostrils. The clown has wide cutout circular eyes, outlined in blue and red, set deep between prominent brow ridge and cheeks. The large smiling mouth is cutout, and the lips and tongue are painted red, and lips outlined in dark purple. The clown also has a pointed chin, which has a red line across it. The mask has carved hair, which is painted black, with a dark purple widow's peak painted on the forehead.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Tigua, Cotopaxi, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Candle Holder3573/15

Standing owl candle holder with small birds perched on its head, and to its sides on small logs. The birds are brightly coloured, with exception to two small black and white owls perched on the brow. Small cylindrical tube extends up from top of head, painted green with white and blue bands, and two smaller red bands over the white. Behind the two green logs are round openings on either side of the owl. The owl has a blue face with large yellow eyes. The wings are purple, outlined in red and black, and the chest is filled with horizontal bands of varying patterns in bright colours. The back is painted a light yellow, with green fern-like leaves overtop. Stands on three feet. Artist's mark on base.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay, paint and metal
Made in
Izúcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Storyteller Figure3549/6

Ceramic figure of a female storyteller. She is depicted sitting, with her legs stretched out straight in front of her, and holding seven children in her arms. Four children are sitting on her lap, three are clinging to her shoulders and right arm, and one is on the back of her head. All figures are pink-brown. She has a smooth circular face and rosy cheeks. Has triangular eyes, a thin and pointed nose, and round open mouth; eyes, nostrils and brows are done in black, mouth is dark red. Black hair, done in relief, wraps around top, back and sides of head; large bun protrudes from back, with a red hair tie wrapped around it. She is wearing tall boots, a long-sleeved dress, necklace and rings. Boots are white with beige trim, highlighted with dark red; grey lines and turquoise diamond motifs throughout. Necklace consists of turquoise beads with grey fringe extending from the beads; rings are also turquoise. Dress is mostly black with turquoise, red and grey geometric motifs throughout. The chest and sleeves are beige with dark red and turquoise motifs; collar is dark red. The children all have black hair and rosy cheeks; facial features all done in black. Their eyes are triangular, noses are dots, and mouths are a mix of lines and diamonds. They are all wearing beige outfits with an assortment of black and dark red decorations. A majority of them have their hands raised to their faces. One of the children being held by the storyteller, in the front centre, is holding a block with the letter "A" on it. Artist signature painted on bottom of storyteller, with pencil inscriptions around it.

Culture
Pueblo: Jemez
Material
clay and paint
Made in
New Mexico, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thunder Mask3547/1

Thunder mask. Wooden humanoid mask, with bulbous forehead and pronounced brows. Deep-set eyes, with edges carved in relief, are over a large hooked nose, with wide oval-shaped nostrils. Nose extends over open mouth with two rows of bared teeth; rounded chin juts out below mouth. Trigons are carved into cheeks; ovoids done in relief overtop of brows. Forehead and chin are painted black; brows, nose and cheeks are painted dark blue. Ovoids, trigons and nostrils are done in red; teeth are done in silver. Brows, nose and eyes are highlighted with silver. Additional silver decoration painted along bottom corners of mouth, extending down chin. Both dark blue and silver paint have a metallic sheen. Holes drilled into sides and along top edge of mask, for attachments. Back of mask is hollowed out. Holes in mask for eyes, nostrils and mouth.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3573/14

Hand painted figural skull covered in insects - flies and larvae. The skull is painted like a sugar skull (la calavera de azuca) with lacy patterns outlining the eye sockets and jaw line, and large fern-like leaves extending down the cranium. Colourful insects are crawling all over the upper portion of the skull as well as two crawling out from the eye sockets. The insects have clay bodies and metal legs and antennae. The interior is painted yellow-green.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay, paint and metal
Made in
Izúcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dish3573/18

Painted clay dish. The bowl sits on a raised base. Central design is a dark brown-black star, with scalloped edge. At centre, large red four-point star. Between each point, a monkey on all fours in profile, and a stepped geometric design. Red rim. The exterior is dark brown, with three designs of five lines in descending lengths.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Paquime, Chihuahua, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot3549/1

Round white pot with a wide circular opening and straight lip. Shoulder curves out sharply before gently tapering into a circular base. Base is concave. Exterior of lip is painted black, edges bordered with white, with white triangular motifs throughout. Edge above base is painted dark orange-red. Four rectangular panels painted along sides of pot, divided by white lines. Panel on front has a black turtle inside an orange circle. White triangles and ovals across shell and on feet of turtle. Diamonds, pointed ovals and geometric motifs throughout circle; done in white and dark orange-red. Sections of rectangle not covered by circle are black with white triangles. Other three panels have birds as the central design; birds are on a white background. From left to right, the birds are: yellow, black, and orange. Yellow bird is standing inside an irregularly shaped, inverted triangle and surrounded by orange and black waves; rest of rectangle is black with abstract plant and dot motifs. Black bird has gold highlights throughout and is standing inside an irregularly shaped, inverted triangle. Rest of panel is black with white floral motifs throughout. The orange bird is inside a diamond, hovering next to a yellow flower. The diamond is framed with black triangles made up of intersecting lines; triangles are bordered by connected black triangles. Two thin triangles are hanging from the top of the diamond, overtop the yellow bird. Pot is unsigned.

Culture
Pueblo: Zia
Material
clay and paint
Made in
New Mexico, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEd5.2668

Kokeshi Style: three floral decorations on front with two broad bands of green above and below; iris design on back; green splash and scratches on top of head; ten characters on base.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEd5.2667

Kokeshi style: one floral; broad alternating bands of red and green above and below; six characters and one pencilled character on base

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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