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Figure3462/26

Day of the Dead figure. Figure depicts a skeleton holding a bouquet. The skeleton has white hair, made from a cotton ball, and is wearing mourning attire which consists of a long, black dress and black lace veil. The veil wraps around the skeleton's head, but leaves the face exposed. It gathers at the back of the neck, and extends behind the figure. The skeleton's bouquet is pointed to the right, and is made up of one pink, one white, and one light blue flower, as well as several green, segmented strands. The bouquet's stems are wrapped in green fibre. The skeleton's head is mounted on a spring, and it is standing on a square, dark green base.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay, paint, synthetic fibre, paper, cotton fibre ?, metal and adhesive
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3462/31

Day of the Dead figure. Figure depicts two skeletons in wedding attire. The skeleton on the right has its arm around the shoulder of the other. Both skeletons have white hair, made from a cotton ball, and their heads are attached to their bodies via springs. The skeleton on the left is wearing a white dress. The upper portion of the dress is painted on, and the skirt is made from two layers of fibre. The under layer of the skirt is solid white, and the second layer is made of white netting with silver sequins affixed to it. Gold details are painted onto the dress's chest and sleeves. In the skeleton's right hand is a large white flower. The skeleton on the right is wearing a white shirt, as well as a black jacket, tie, pants, and shoes. The lapels, shirt and pant edges, and shoes are all detailed with gold paint.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay, paint, paper, synthetic fibre, plastic and metal
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3462/29

Day of the Dead figure. Figure depicts a skeleton holding a bouquet. The skeleton has white hair, made from a cotton ball, and is wearing mourning attire which consists of a long, black dress and black lace veil. The veil wraps around the skeleton's head, but leaves the face exposed. It gathers at the back of the neck, and extends behind the figure. The skeleton's bouquet is pointed to the right, and is made up of one red, and one pink flower, as well as several green, segmented strands. The bouquet's stems are wrapped in green fibre. The skeleton's head is mounted on a spring, and it is standing on a square, dark green base.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay, paint, synthetic fibre, paper, cotton fibre ?, metal and adhesive
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3462/28

Day of the Dead figure. Figure depicts a skeleton holding a book. The skeleton has white hair, made from a cotton ball, and is wearing mourning attire which consists of a long, black dress and black lace veil. The veil wraps around the skeleton's head, but leaves the face exposed. It gathers at the back of the neck, and extends behind the figure. The skeleton's head is mounted on a spring, and it is standing on a square, dark green base.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay, paint, synthetic fibre, paper and adhesive
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3462/27

Day of the Dead figure. Figure depicts a skeleton holding a bouquet. The skeleton has white hair, made from a cotton ball, and is wearing mourning attire which consists of a long, black dress and black lace veil. The veil wraps around the skeleton's head, but leaves the face exposed. It gathers at the back of the neck, and extends behind the figure. The skeleton's bouquet is held upright, and is made up of one red, one white, one orange, and one light blue flower, as well as several green, segmented strands. The bouquet's stems are wrapped in green fibre. The skeleton's head is mounted on a spring, and it is standing on a square, dark green base.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay, paint, synthetic fibre, paper, cotton fibre ?, metal and adhesive
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3462/25

Day of the Dead figure. Figure depicts a skeleton holding a bouquet. The skeleton has white hair, made from a cotton ball, and is wearing mourning attire which consists of a long, black dress and black lace veil. The veil wraps around the skeleton's head, but leaves the face exposed. It gathers at the back of the neck, and extends behind the figure. The skeleton's bouquet is pointed to the left, and is made up of one pink and one red flower, as well as several green, segmented strands. The bouquet's stems are wrapped in green fibre. The skeleton's head is mounted on a spring, and it is standing on a square, dark green base.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay, paint, synthetic fibre, paper, cotton fibre ?, metal and adhesive
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3413/1 a-b

Human-like figure made of heavy off-white wool. There is a hot pink nylon georgette scarf tied around the body, with a Canadian one dollar bill tucked into it. Part b is a burlap bag, with red and green crosshatched design on front, with a company name and illegible company information printed at bottom.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
wool fibre, synthetic fibre and paper
Made in
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sari3374/1

Wedding sari in off-white crepe with embroidered designs in gold thread and gold sequins. Edged along three sides with an ornate band composed of three rows of gold sequins with heavy gold embroidery in between. The sari is divided into eleven panels, four full and seven partial, with a section of undecorated crepe textile at the end. In each panel, extending in from the sides, are triangles composed of small flower-like designs - small circles with loops around the outer edge, and a four-petaled design within. Both ends are finished with a zigzag stitch in gold thread.

Culture
Indian
Material
fibre, metal, plastic and synthetic fibre
Made in
India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dress3289/46 a-b

Two part dress. Long dress (part a) and an underskirt (part b) with a large lace fringe at the bottom. The embroidery features nearby Becal, in the municipality of Calkini, Campeche. It shows people dancing traditional dances, the women in terno and the men wearing jipi (palm) hats. Elements from the natural environment are also shown, for example red hibiscus flowers, palm trees and other greenery. The underskirt has a cinched elastic waist.

Culture
Mexican
Material
cotton fibre and synthetic fibre
Made in
Nunkini, Campeche, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Devil Costume3289/3 b-c

Luzbel devil costume; large black velvet sequinned tunic (part b), with matching pants (part c). The tunic has a long body, long-sleeves and a large collar. The front has a v-neck with ties, and a large sequinned devil head in light blue, red and other colours, with an upside-down trigon and two triangle designs directly below. The back has a large red and silver diamond design, flanked by two smaller red with multi-coloured devils. Below, snaking sequinned rainbows across the middle and bottom sections of the tunic, with the lower section between bands of sequins and wrapping around to the front. The large floppy collar is completely covered in stripes of sequins. Each sleeve covered in various sequinned designs, with fully sequinned cuffs. The black velvet pants have an elastic waist, and short gold fringe around the pant cuffs.

Culture
Mexican
Material
plastic and synthetic fibre
Made in
Tocuaro, Michoacan, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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