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Representation2738/173

Small model of a carpentry shop on a wood base. The back wall has a coating of white gesso against which lean a carpenter's work bench and several pieces of wood. Numerous tools are on top of the bench, glued to the back of the bench and hanging on the wall.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
wood, paint, gesso, tin metal and adhesive
Made in
Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy2738/172

Toy dog with moving mouth and tail. Square carved dog with black leather ears and tail, black painted spots, eyes, nose, white teeth and red tongue stands on a mount beneath which are a series of wheels. When a handle on one side is turned, the wheels rotate, causing the mouth to move up and down and the tail to swivel.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, paint, skin, metal and dye
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy2738/136

Wooden toy with two oxen harnessed to a small orange cart with two large red and black wheels and high, fence-like sides. Inside the cart are carved figurines of a pig, a sheep and a peasant with long staff in his right hand.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, paint, metal and fibre
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Retablo Altar2738/196

Brightly painted portable "retablo" box altar. Two doors open outwards from the centre on leather hinges to show a Nativity scene with Jesus as a toddler. Framed behind gilded pillars are small painted plaster figures and animals which are staggered in rows rising in height towards the larger figures of Joseph and Mary. The exterior of the box and the interior of the doors are painted with floral motifs in red, green, blue, purple, yellow, and black on a white background.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
wood, paint, clay, leather skin and metal
Made in
Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelEg446 b

One of a pair of dark brown, panel-like carved wooden posts painted dark brown. Depicted are male figures riding horses, figures standing guard, an elephant and other animals, and a finial that points downwards at the bottom. There is a carved border along the top, back and bottom. The carving tapers towards the base. It is housed in painted plywood supports.

Culture
South India
Material
wood and paint
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2738/112

Carved wooden mask. Projecting out from the bottom of a tall flat headdress is a small rectangular face with prominent brow or hat and a squared pointed nose. Much of the mask appears to have been over-painted; most of the black and red facial features are covered with white paint but the black eyes and mouth, as well as the black zigzag and dot designs of the headdress and sides of the face, are painted over the white. At the base of the headdress, in the centre, is a roughly gouged hole.

Culture
Chiriguano
Material
wood, paint, cotton fibre and metal
Made in
Argentina
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2738/109

Carved wood mask of a curly-horned animal, deer or sheep. The brown painted horns have black stripes and black dots line the base. Brown ears frame the pointed black face which has slit cut out eyes.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
balsa wood, paint and metal
Made in
Chimborazo, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll2738/94

Carved light wooden male doll. The basic-outline-shaped figure with carved ears, nose, and slit eyes and mouth has black body tattooing covering the front of the face and body; the rest of the body is plain.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
balsa wood and paint
Made in
Loreto, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Retablo Altar2738/199

Brightly painted portable "retablo" box altar with door opening on leather hinges to the left to show a Nativity scene. Small painted plaster animals are staggered in rows rising in height towards the pink and yellow back wall where a peasant kneels before the baby in the cradle and a gilded Joseph and Mary. The exterior of the box has flowers, dots, wavy lines, and a sun painted in red, green, blue, yellow, black and brown against a white background.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
wood, paint, leather skin, clay, metal and adhesive
Made in
Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Retablo altar2738/198 a-c

Retablo altar to the Virgin de la Candelaria Copacabana. Altar consists of a rectangular wooden box (a) painted white and red, the front of which has an arched top facade with painted crown and two door panels, that open outwards, painted with a scene of a church (b) and scene of a three crosses (c). Small painted female figure holding a baby stands inside the painted interior, on a blue pedestal, surrounded by a variety of paper flowers, sparkling silver urns, a plastic orb, and cards of religious characters.

Culture
Bolivian
Material
wood, paint, paper, leather skin, wool fibre, polyester fibre and metal
Made in
Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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