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Retablo Altar2738/197

Brightly painted portable "retablo" box altar. Two doors open outwards from the centre on leather hinges to show a scene commemorating the discovery of America in 1492, with three ships (caravels) in a dragon-filled sea. The exterior sides of the box are painted with blue dots while the doors on both sides are painted with floral motifs in red, purple, yellow, and black on a white background.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
wood, paint, clay, leather skin, metal and graphite mineral
Made in
Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2738/184

Painted hollow wood statuette of San Sebastian. Standing figure with long dark hair, wearing only a red cloth around his waist, is tied at the ankle to a green and silver post on a solid square green base. A silver arrow is stuck in his chest and numerous holes in his body with painted dripping blood indicate that other arrows are missing, as is the figures right arm.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Ambato, Tungurahua, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2738/183

Painted wood statuette of the Virgin Mary (Madonna) with child on a semi-circular base. Triangular-shaped, standing figure with inset plastic ? eyes has a white scarf draped over her long dark hair, wears a long red cape over a pale blue robe, and has a large, new moon-shaped object at her feet. Suspended from the waist at front is a small seated child with longish dark hair holding a hand across his chest.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
wood, paint, metal and plastic ?
Made in
Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2738/182

Wooden statuette of a praying madonna and child. The child is shown above a carved crescent shape near the bottom of her robe. Her skin areas are painted ivory and pink, her long hair and robes are black and brown. The base is flat.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress2738/206

Chimborazo-style headdress. Canvas is stretched and sewn around a rounded, grass-rope-bound wood frame that is stuck into a flat, rectangular piece of wood and mounted with red yarn onto the top of a painted paper mache cowboy hat. Numerous small objects sewn onto the red foil that covers the canvas at the front include small framed mirrors, plastic figures, strands of plastic and metal beads, wispy feathers, and paper cards. A large metal plaque decorated with a two-headed bird is tied onto the front brim of the yellow, white, blue and red hat.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
wood, paper, paint, cotton fibre, wool fibre, grass fibre, copper alloy metal, metal, glass, plastic, feather, aluminium metal and adhesive
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Devil Figure2738/116

Standing wooden devil doll with moveable arms and a wooden base nailed to each foot. The body is painted red with black detailing and painted yellow shorts have black trim. A hole in the rear suggests that a tail is missing.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2738/181

Wood statuette of San Francisco de Assisi with the animals. A barefoot monk with bald head and beard, wearing a blue robe trimmed in gold and light blue, holds a white bird in one hand and pets a purple-antlered deer with the other. A white rabbit sits at his side on the green painted square base.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy2738/156

Wood toy airplane. Long body with striped-red tail end has rotating red front propeller, cross wing strut, front wheel struts, and four rotating black wheels attached with nails.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
wood, metal and paint
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2738/185

Painted wood statuette of San Vicente Ferrer. The standing monk with large wings wears a long white robewith black cape, holds, a red book and yellowed skull in his left hand and has his right hand raised in benediction. A hole in the back of his bald head indicates another attached appendage, perhaps a halo ? The figure stands on a painted blue base.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy2738/162

Wood toy donkey carrying two gray water containers. The cans are bound onto a woven burlap covering on its back with string that also winds around its head and ears. The wood body is covered with matted brown fibres that give the impression of hair, the head is painted white, brown and red, the ears are made of cloth and the tail is dark purple wool.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
wood, paint, cotton fibre, adhesive and metal
Made in
Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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