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Totem Pole (Plaster Cast)16.1/1544

Material
plaster and pigment
Made in
USA ? or Canada ?
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Carving (Cast)NWC/0138

Material
plaster
Made in
USA ? or Canada ?
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Saint Figure2738/187

Plaster statuette of Gauchito Gil, a popular saint in Argentina. Male figure with long black hair and mustache, standing in front of a red cross on a mound of green grass, holds a long silver object in his right hand. He wears red headband, neck scarf and belt , a blue short-sleeved shirt, black apron, white pleated pants and black sandals..

Culture
Argentine
Material
plaster and paint
Made in
Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Saint Figure2738/191

Plaster statuette of Saint Ceferino Namuncura. Male figure in black suit, white shirt and red tie, standing on a mound of green grass in front of a gray rock, holds a gold cross in his left hand over his heart and a gold and red book in his right hand.

Culture
Mapuche
Material
plaster and paint
Made in
Patagonia, Argentina
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2738/189

Representation of Christian figures Joseph and Mary, made of white clay or plaster? and painted in pink, green, brown, red, turquoise, black and gold. Mary sits on a white donkey holding swaddled baby, Joseph walks in front with a stick. Both figures wear long capes and large hats with several holes in them.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
plaster ? and paint
Made in
Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2738/188

Painted plaster statuette of St James (Santiago de Compostela) in his role of "a killer of Moors" (Santiago Matamoros). Bearded male figure with long brown hair, wearing a black pilgrim hat and ornate peach, blue and gold cape, sits on a white and gray horse that is rearing above a figure dressed in a red hood and costume in yellow, green, pink and gold. He holds a metal sword in his raised hand.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
plaster, paint and metal
Made in
Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Devil Figure2738/125

Clay statuette of a female devil, "Exu Pomba Gira, Defender of Women", stands on a square green and black pedestal with several illegible capital letters running along the front.. She has white horns in her long yellow hair and a bright red body, naked but for a small gold thong.

Culture
Brazilian
Material
plaster and paint
Made in
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cross2738/98

Painted wooden cross with plaster 3-D decoration representing the Passion. Sides and back of the wood are painted white with purple spirals while the front has white flowers painted onto a maroon background and is topped with a white sign with INRI painted in black. Two green and white wood ladders are attached to the front and four gold wood poles topped with plaster angel heads radiate out from the cross-point. Other plaster attachments include a dove, the bleeding head of Christ, a hammer and wrench, a bleeding heart and golden chalice, a purple dress, three die, and a golden rooster on a pedestal.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
plaster, wood and paint
Made in
Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureM3.184

Figure depicting a mummy (ushabti figure) painted with hieroglyphs in black and red around the lower half, a white torso with a yellow collar, and a reddish-brown face with black hair.

Culture
Egyptian
Material
plaster, clay and paint ?
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Buddha FigureN1.888

Buddha, in the position of "calling the earth to witness" (bhumisparsha mudra). Made of lath covered with plaster and fabric, on a wooden base. Finished in gold leaf and lacquer. The hair has textured blue conical shapes and has a top bun. The eyes are looking downward with multiple thin curving lines for the eyebrows above. The face has a closed red mouth and long ear lobes. The body is draped in clothing. The figure sits with crossed legs, left ankle under right ankle, the right hand rests on the right knee and the left hand rests in front, on the right leg, over the left ankle.

Culture
Chinese ? or Japanese ?
Material
fibre, plaster, wood, lacquer and gold metal
Made in
China ? or Japan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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