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Doll3663/2

Male doll, in a standing position, with a walking stick and wood carrier on back; made of brown-grey fabric. Main body of male is stuffed; arms and legs have stiff material inside. Eyes, eyebrows, mouth, and moustache are embroidered; nose done in relief. Male is wearing a long, white head covering and wide-brimmed plant fibre hat overtop; brim decorated with a green stripe. Doll is wearing a long-sleeved shirt, with a yellow body and blue sleeves; groupings of plain and checkered stripes along sleeves. Has a red plaid neck scarf, and wide plaid belt wrapped around his waist. Wearing ankle-length orange and white striped pants. Carrier is stitched to doll's shoulders, and made of a nailed wood frame; sides wrapped in plant fibre ties. Stiff plant bundles inside carrier, and strapped to side; fibrous plant bundle tied to opposite side. Patterned blanket tied to top of carrier. Doll is barefoot, and nailed to a square wood base. Unsigned.

Culture
Guatemalan
Material
fibre, wood, plant fibre and dye
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll3663/1

Female doll, in standing position, with a baby on their back; made of brown-grey fabric. Main body of woman and baby are stuffed; arms and legs have stiff material inside. Eyes, eyebrows, and mouth are embroidered; nose done in relief. Dark hair is held back with a twisted headband, large knot at front; shallow, plant fibre basket balanced on top of head, with pieces of patterned fabric inside. Cloth is white and yellow, and she has a long piece of similar fabric draped over her right arm. Doll is wearing a short-sleeved shirt; design of plain and checkered horizontal stripes on front and sleeves. Back of shirt has additional band with checkered rhombuses inside it. Wide belt wrapped around waist, with groups of vertical stripes on front; back also has wide columns of rhombuses. Ankle-length skirt is plaid. All clothing and accessories are orange, green, black, blue, and white. Baby on back is wrapped in a white sling, wearing a red, plaid cap; eyes and mouth are embroidered. Doll is barefoot, and nailed to a square wood base. Unsigned.

Culture
Guatemalan
Material
fibre, plant fibre, dye and wood
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Portrait of the Artist's Aunt3684/2

Wooden portrait mask, with long dark hair. Front surface almost completely painted in red, green and black designs; mouth slightly open showing a row of operculum shell teeth; two curved copper bands nailed on as eyebrows; four cut feathers at the top of forehead, with the ends of the quills projecting down through holes to the inside of the mask. The inside of the mask is plain wood, with a horizontal wooden mouth piece attached. Edge of hair pieces inserted in a cut opening along the full length of each side.

Culture
Haida
Material
operculum shell, red cedar wood, hair, feather, copper metal, acrylic paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Portrait of the Artist's Uncle3684/1

Wooden portrait mask, with long dark brown hair. Front surface almost completely painted in red, green and black designs; mouth slightly open showing operculum shell teeth. The inside of the mask is plain wood, with a horizontal wooden mouth piece attached; metal hanging fixtures on back edge of sides. Hair inserted into evenly spaced round holes all along both sides.

Culture
Haida
Material
red cedar wood, hair, copper metal, acrylic paint and operculum shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Painting3678/5

Painting of the coronation of the virgin Mary. The painting depicts a woman kneeling before three identical standing male figures who are all placing a crown on her head. The man on the left holds a sceptre and the man on the right holds a cross-bearing orb. Mary holds her hands together in front of her, above a red Ankh. All four figures have halos. Painted on canvas, in a carved wooden frame with a metal hook at the top back.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
wood
Made in
Cuzco, Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum3677/11

Heavy, tall wooden drum. Somewhat hourglass-shaped, with a smaller lower section. Skin stretched over the wider end, held by leather strip nailed around edge. The side has vertical lines of twisted animal skin with cowrie shells attached uniformly, which attaches to a metal ring. Hollow wooden base, which has lightly marked lines around the sides and circular marks with holes in the centre that follow the lines. Twisted fibre loop sits loose around the foot. Twisted fibre handle attached to one side.

Culture
West African
Material
wood, skin, leather skin and cowrie shell
Made in
Sierra Leone ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Funerary Mask3677/2

Oval-shaped face mask with protruding forehead. The the ridge of the forehead extends into a long, triangular nose. The eyes extend out and have horizontal openings, and there is a protruding downward peg for the mouth. Painted red on forehead and eyelids, and white from under eyes to chin, with some light blue spots showing in both areas. Small holes line the forehead. Three slanted lines carved on both cheeks.

Culture
Mahogwe ? or Pende ?
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Retablo Altar3678/6

Brightly painted portable retablo box altar with two doors that open to reveal a two-level religious scene. The doors have leather hinges, and are painted on both sides with blue, green and yellow floral designs on white backgrounds. The two levels have small painted plaster figures and animals arranged into two scenes. The top of the box is triangular, with a painted blue cross. The exterior of the box is painted yellow.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
wood, paint, leather skin, metal and paper
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ceremonial Bowl3678/8

Round wooden bowl with two rectangular handles carved from the wood on opposing sides; two standing oxen yoked together carved in the centre of the bowl's interior.

Culture
Aymara
Material
wood and paint ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Painting3678/4

Painting of the virgin Mary holding a child and a sceptre. Mary is depicted wearing a red gown with gold brocading, and lace-trimmed sleeves. On her chest she wears a red and gold emblem of the Mercedarian order. Both Mary and child wear broad-brimmed black pilgrim hats with white feathers. Mary holds a gold sceptre in her left hand, and child in her right. They appear to be on a red and gold seat. Painted on a board, in a carved wooden frame.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
wood
Made in
Cuzco, Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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