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Figure2748/7

Carving of female figure in porous dark stone with flat base and roughly hewn back. Figure has squared head with shoulder-length hair and her arms are cinched into her sides by a wide rope(?) wound around her body below the breasts. She wears a head band and a V-shaped skirt.

Culture
Meso-American
Material
stone
Made in
“Central America” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Amulet2738/96

Small, rectangular carving of a farm, of mottled orange and cream coloured alabaster. Lining the sides of an empty quadrangular patio in the centre are four huts, each with two doors and roof tiling etched into them. At the back of the two smaller ones are a row of six cattle-like animals, one with curled long horns; behind the longer huts are walls, with engraved lines and squares, and square towers at their sides.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
alabaster stone
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2746/1

Stone carving of a man struggling to pull his walrus kill over the ice.

Culture
Inuit
Material
steatite stone
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sculpture2745/1

Sculpture carved in polished greenish black stone, depicting a creation story of Raven the Creator pulling man from a seedpod. Flat base area of sculpture is unpolished gray.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Axe2720/19 a-b

Trade axe (part a) with stone blade (part b). The axe handle is light coloured, smooth wood with a slight curve. The head of the axe has a dark coloured wood piece on one side and a black stone blade on the other. Both are wrapped with plant fibre and resin attaching them to the handle.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, plant fibre and stone
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Panel Pipe2713/35

Carved, long argillite pipe. The body of the pipe is detailed with a human figure; the top of the bowl is position as if it was a headdress. On top of the body is a female figure sitting against the stem of the bowl facing the mouthpiece. In each of her hands she holds a leg of an octopus which has the rest of its legs in her mouth. The woman’s head is pulled back, her eyes shut. The octopus is facing left; has carved tentacles, eyes and beak.

Culture
Haida
Material
argillite stone
Made in
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2713/37

Dark green, carved soapstone figure depicting a walrus with two pointed bone ? tusks. Shallow engraved detailing. Two circular pieces of felt are adhered to the bottom.

Culture
Inuit
Material
soapstone stone and bone ?
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem Pole2713/34

Carved argillite pole with a slight taper and a concaved back mounted on a square base. From top to bottom: seal ? with spotted skin and protruding snout. Raven with a long beak and the wings tucked inwards; bear with a snout, carved nostril, bared teeth and protruding tongue holding onto three rings that sit on the head of a beaver. Beaver with two large front teeth holding onto a chewing stick. Its tail is turned upright and holds a human face.

Culture
Haida
Material
argillite stone
Made in
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle2704/28

A double woven rattle with round bodies on bases of flat, circular gourd pieces. Inside the bodies are small stones. The bodies are joined together by a thin curved handle.

Culture
West African
Material
gourd fruit, plant fibre and stone
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2713/36

Black, carved soapstone figure depicting a man wearing a hooded tunic, pants and a cover over his head. He is in a crouched position, resting on one knee as he holds a seal, upright, in both of his hands.

Culture
Inuit
Material
soapstone stone
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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