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DollEd5.2781

Kokeshi Style: three floral decorations with two purple bands above and below; spray of irises on back; six characters; colours much faded, particularly on top of head.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEd5.2780

Kokeshi style: kimono suggestion at neck with one floral below; spray of iris at base; five characters; stamped mark reading s48.6

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEd5.2779

Kokeshi style: one large floral, two asymmetrical ones above; yellow, red and green bands above and below; seven characters , incised line on base

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEd5.2778

Kokeshi Style: three floral decorations; two red bands above and below; four characters.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEd5.2777

Kokeshi Style: broad red and green bands at constricted waist; two floral decorations above on yellow ground; five floral decorations below on yellow ground; broad red and green bands above and below; broad purple band at neck; seven characters.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEd5.2776

Kokeshi Style: kimono with three sketchy floral decorations on skirt; ten characters on back.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEd5.2775

Kokeshi Style: three floral decorations arranged as a spray; suggestion of kimono at neck; broad red band at base.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mai Mask3532/4

Mai mask consisting of a long and narrow face. Mask is made of wood and is covered in small white shells inset in dark brown-black mud. Area around eyes and nose is plain wood and coloured dark orange. Eyes are made of inset cowrie shells, highlighted with black paint. Sharp nose bridge runs through centre of face. Nose has orange nostrils with black highlights, before extending into a snake that protrudes past the chin; raised design elements on snake's face. Round shells, with swirls in their centres, inset in the centre of the forehead and below the nose, on either side. Plant fibre cord runs around bottom edge of mask, with twisted fibre strands attached, imitating a beard. Additional fuzzy fibre on top of head, imitating hair; inset cowrie shells border bottom of hair. Top half of mask back is concave; bottom half is flat. (Hanging hardware on back.)

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, earth, cowrie shell, shell, plant fibre, fibre, pigment and paint
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3522/31

Wooden humanoid mask, painted black, with a narrow face that tapers at the chin. Mask has protruding circular eyes and brows carved in relief; rims of eyes are painted white. Long thin nose, with pronounced nostrils, above small protruding lips; two white teeth(?) embedded in open mouth. The cheeks and nose are coloured red-orange; pointed ovals are incised into the cheeks, incisions filled in off-white. A semi-circular ridge extends from the top edge of the forehead, with nails decorating the sides; incised lines across top of ridge and of mask, imitating hair. Top of mask is flat, sides and chin are rounded; interior is hollow. Mask has holes for eyes; holes drilled along left and right sides of mask.

Culture
Dan
Material
pigment ?, wood, paint, tooth ? and metal
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon3522/44

Large wooden spoon with carved and metal decorations. Spoon is painted dark blue and has a deep bowl; alternating dots and vertical lines carved along edges of bowl. The neck has incised geometric and linear motifs across the front and back; handle consists of two sitting birds, bellies facing one another. They have short tails, wings carved in relief and long necks; heads are tilted up. Additional silver pin decorations across spoon. On the handle and neck, the pins highlight the existing designs. On the base of bowl, the pins form an arrow motif inside of an oval.

Culture
Krahn
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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