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FigureE336

Red clay sherd with a cream slip(?); spherical in shape on a circular, disc base. The figure consists of an animal head, a slightly protruding snout and a projecting ear and cuboid shaped headdress. The bottom is flat.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and pigment
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SherdH1.255

Red clay sherd, triangular in shape, with a red slip. The pottery fragment has an animal-like head in profile with a mouth, snout, eyes, ears and a crest-like structure on the head that helps to form a small opening that increases in size at the neck of the figure.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
clay and pigment
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model PaddleA2149

Model paddle with a light charcoal transfer outline of a design on the blade.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and charcoal pigment
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SherdE8

Grey clay sherd with a black slip and a cylindrical shaped body with a circular, disc shaped base, two circular ridges and a hole running throughout. Attached is a triangular shaped, bird’s head consisting of an incised beak and a circular hole for the eyes.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and pigment
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentH2.30

Ornament consisting of a central, light brown disc with dark brown x’s in between diagonal lines. Tied to the top is a looped string of grey and red seeds. Hanging from the bottom are six strings of grey and red seeds with a middle section of bird quill.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
fibre, gourd fruit, bird quill, seed and pigment
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC253 a-b

Cylindrical container (a) with lid (b); geometric patterned panels emphasized with black pigment.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
pigment and bamboo grass
Made in
New Georgia, Western, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC254 a-b

Panels of various geometric motifs carved in low relief and emphasized with black pigment. 2 pieces, container (a) and cap (b).

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bamboo grass and pigment
Made in
New Georgia, Western, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC255 a-b

Container decorated with spiral bands and feathered panels carved in low relief and emphasized with black pigment (a). Crown shaped cap (b).

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bamboo grass and pigment
Made in
New Georgia, Western, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC313

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the following: six sets of four small barbs; three sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and six sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern, a carved band that is emphasized with white and that consists of two figures (each of which has circular eyes and a u-shaped nose with double u's underneath), and a fibre tuft. Below, there is another red and yellow grass sleeve that has a similar pattern as the one above but which is more compressed in its design. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of the grass sleeve. The red-brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
fibre, grass, bone, wood, paint and pigment ?
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureH1.291

Painted wooden figure on a light brown base depicting a black sow, or dog, lying in its side, feeding her litter of five.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
wood, pigment and lacquer
Made in
Peru ? or Ecuador ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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