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MaskAf479

Mask sepicting a male face with a raised band across the forehead, stylized ears, and eyes with crescent-shaped holes underneath each. Two holes each on both sides of face are threaded with stem (?). Painted black overall with traces of off-white on the lower portion of each eye and in two vertical bands under the nostrils.

Culture
Igbo
Material
paint, stem ? and wood
Made in
Umuahia, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAe72

Carved wood female figure standing erect with her hands on her abdomen. Apron decorated with a linear geometric incised pattern that consists of alternating sets of three horizontal and vertical lines. Hair impression formed by incised chevron patterns. Legs are broad, and the short feet project at the back and the sides. Face is realistic with the ears protruding.

Culture
Central African
Material
stain and wood
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAe71

Male figure carved from wood stained ark brown. Figure stands erect, hands clasped on pointed object held over chest. Loin cloth decorated with linear geometric incised patterns. Belt has diagonal lines, upper part of loin cloth vertical lines, lower part horizontal lines. Naturalistic face with small protruding ears, large eyes, mouth with upturned smile. Short beard with vertical incised lines, cap on back of head decorated with incised lines, diagonal close to head and vertical to crown of cap.

Culture
Central African
Material
stain and wood
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Seal BowlA2449

Deep red-brown wood bowl in the shape of a seal. Shaped as a smooth, rounded seal's head at one end with inlaid oval abalone shell eyes surrounded by a carved tapering oval, a nose that has inward bored circular nostrils with a vertical ridge in between, and an open mouth showing a tongue. The other end is shaped as a tail enclosed by u-shaped piece representing flippers consisting of a central shell inset ovoid and three horizontal bands with eight, nine or ten small circular insets. Flipper design carved at each side behind the head consisting of a central shell inset ovoid, a split u, and four curvi-linear lines with four or five small circular insets along the upper three. The tail is also outlined by small circular insets. In between the side flippers and the back flippers, there is a central shell inset ovoid. Flat rim is inlaid with nine opercula. Back of seal is concave, forming a dish. Carved areas are inlaid with opercula, abalone, and beads.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
abalone shell, glass, operculum shell and wood
Made in
Sitka, Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlA2448

Wood bowl in the shape of a seabird, probably a loon, with the neck extended outward and forward and the back hollowed to form a dish. The bird has circular abalone shell inlaid eyes surrounded by a plain tapering oval and a beak covered with red ochre. The body of the bird is painted black with eight oval opercula inset around the rim. On the upper surface of the tail, there is a face design that has small white circular inset bead eyes surrounded by an oval and a tapering oval, a nose, and an open mouth coated with red ochre showing four plain teeth.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
glass, abalone shell, paint, ochre pigment, operculum shell and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxA2446

Formed from a single plank by kerfing three corners. The fourth is sewn with rootlets. The outer surfaces are incised with fluted lines and crest designs which may represent bear. The surface has been dyed red with cinnabar (mercuric sulphide).

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cinnabar mineral, wood and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAf496

Standing wood figure (ibeji) on oval base. Male figure with long neck; trunk and arms are on short, stocky legs with long feet. Arms at the sides. Has genitalia, protruding stomach, nipples, and buttocks. Blue lapis lazuli(?) beads on cotton string around neck. Carved facial features in relief of large closed ovoid eyes and eight incised notches on each cheek. Wearing pointed headdress with crest front to back and patterning of incised lines; headdress is coloured with indigo pigment. Carved wood piece with dark brown patina.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood, lapis lazuli mineral ?, cotton fibre and indigo pigment
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Heddle PulleyAf495

Hardwood piece with reddish patina and thick black paint in areas. Upper half consists of large and small human heads placed back to back with one long neck continuing into large u-shaped structure. A twisted and knotted cotton cord passes through a hole in the top of the larger head. Both heads have carved facial features in relief: long slit eyes elongated nose, pointed chin with protruding lips, long crescent-shaped black eyebrows, black cap-like hair. Black paint also in rings around neck and front and back faces of u structure. European thread spool attached by wood rod placed through ends of both stems of u structure at a perpendicular angle.

Culture
Guro
Material
wood and bituman paint
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Heddle PulleyAf494

Hardwood piece that has a worn black-painted surface with two-thirds of which is a woman's long neck and head. The other third is a rounded U-shaped structure. Tripartite coiffure, chin length, blunt cut with incised lines for hair texture. Facial features are carved in relief. Face has semi-circle shaped eyes and a wide nose. The forehead has seven small raised squares that are placed horizontally in groupings of two and three. Flange of neck has extensions and each have a hole for attaching roller at perpendicular angle. Roller is now missing. Horizontal perforation through hair section at back.

Culture
Baule
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb348 a-d

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with skirt (part a), and a control rod (part d) with a long shaft that passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The body has jointed arms, and the figure's right arm (part c) is detached. Each arm has a long controlling rod attached. Pink face positioned forward; bulging eyes with red irises, large wedge-shaped nose, wide red lips and prominent upper teeth. Fangs extend from top and bottom row at each side of mouth. Long hair, eyebrows, sideburns, moustache and beard painted in black. Crown (mahkota) with diadem (jamang), karawista, ear ornaments (sumping) and Garuda Mungkur; in gold, red, pink, white, black, yellow. Upper torso pink, uncovered; wide shoulders, prominent belly. Red, yellow ornaments on upper arms and at wrists. Left arm detached; hands held flat and bent back at wrist. Long batik skirt (kain) in yellow-brown, red and black.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
paint, fibre, cotton fibre and wood
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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