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Painting3398/1

Large rectangular painting framed in wood. The painted image is divided into four rows of eleven Christian-themed scenes. The small rectangular panels are separated by red with yellow borders, with circular wheel-like decorations at each corner. The entire story is bordered by blue with yellow, with circular wheel-like decorations in the corners. At the top of each panel is writing in black on a white background, with exception to the bottom row, which has writing across the bottom of the panels as well.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
wood
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tree of Life Sculpture3452/2

Miniature 'tree of life' sculpture made from clay in the shape of a tree with a thick trunk. The design appears to depict Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Covered with various large flowers in light yellow, red and black, small round fruit, and large dark green leaves extending out around the exterior, all attached to thin wires that are sunk into the tree. Amongst the foliage are two small naked figures with their genitals covered by fig leaves, a female and a male, with a large grey serpent wrapped around the trunk in between. Above, a winged figure in a pink and red tunic, and two light yellow birds on either side. There is one large candle holder extending straight up from the trunk of the tree with its rim painted red.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay, paint and metal
Made in
Metepec, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tree of Life Sculpture3452/1

Miniature 'tree of life' sculpture made from clay in the shape of a densely branched tree with a thick trunk. Densely covered with red, blue and dark blue clay flowers and green leaves attached to thin wires that are sunk into the tree. Amongst the foliage are placed a myriad of decorations, including trompo spinning tops, butterflies, birds, sunflowers, a sun, a blue and white lidded jar, and a mermaid with a pink tail holding a stringed instrument at centre. Behind the mermaid is a purple arch with flowers across it, and extending out from it. There are four candle holders - two on each side, one pink and one blue.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay, paint and metal
Made in
Metepec, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headband3314/6

Round, rectangular-shaped headband with strap that hangs from back. Made of beads and band has cotton lining. Strand and band have dark brown-coloured seed fringe on bottom edges. Seeds hang from alternating black and white strands, with a single red bead in each strand. Strap and band have similar geometric patterns composed of yellow, outlined in black, on a green background. Strap has a white border outlined in black. Band has a three tiered border. Border made of a thick silver-white-coloured line, thin red line outlined in black, and another thick silver-white line. Band is outlined in black.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
plastic, fibre, cotton fibre and seed
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headband3314/5

Round, rectangular-shaped headband with strap that hangs from back. Made of beads and band has cotton lining. Strand and band have dark brown-coloured seed fringe on bottom edges. Seeds hang from alternating silver-white and black-coloured strands. Band has geometric pattern of black on a silver-white background with red triangular-shapes and green dots throughout. Strap has geometric pattern of white on a black background with four red diamonds along middle of design. Band and strap have white borders with black outlines.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
plastic, fibre, cotton fibre and seed
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tunic3314/1

White, poncho-style tunic made of two rectangular pieces folded at the top and sewn down the centre. Small area left open for the arms; slit opening for the neck. Four bands run down front and back of tunic- along each edge, two down the middle. Edges are black cross-hatched lines trimmed with dark purple, white, black, yellow, red and light blue on each side. Bands down the middle are indigo cross-hatched lines trimmed with neon pink, black, dark teal, dark brown and dark purple on each side. Black geometric patterns embroidered on the white background with orange, dark green, light green, dark blue, red, yellow, magenta, yellow, neon pink, dark purple, teal, and light blue shapes throughout.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3314/19

Black beaded necklace made up of three strands, with metal discs hanging from bottom edges of all strands. Each strand is longer than the one preceding it. The three strands connect to two smaller strands on either side of the necklace which then fasten together. The strand on the left has a beaded end and the strand on the right has a looped end. There are seven metal discs on the top strand, nine discs on the middle strand, twelve discs on the bottom strand. Each disc is attached to the larger strands by two small beaded strands. Threads in interior of beaded strands, connecting discs on the bottom strand, are black. Threads connecting discs on the top two strands are white.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
plastic, fibre and metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3314/3

Lightly- ruched, teal-coloured women's blouse with pink bands around neck and torso. Neck band on back and front, torso band only on back. Neck band is trimmed with yellow, black, white, and neon green fabric. Torso band is trimmed with orange, white, black, yellow, dark green, dark blue, neon pink, and teal-blue fabric on the top edge. Pink torso band has a dark yellow-gold band underneath it and is trimmed with neon green, white, dark blue, and black fabric. Each blouse cuff has two lines of black, white and neon pink trim. Two teal-coloured ties on the right side of the neck opening, for securing the blouse.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
synthetic fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pectoral Ornament3314/9

Rectangular beaded ornament with a white, blue and yellow geometric pattern. Clusters of red, pink, blue and green dots throughout geometric pattern. Red and blue dots are overtop the yellow patterns, the pink dots are on the blue portions, and the red and green dots are on the white parts of the design. Ornament has a white beaded border with a black outline. Two strands extend from the top edge of the rectangle and fasten together. The strand on the left has a looped end and the strand on the right has a taupe-coloured seed on the end. Strands are yellow with a blue and black border.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
plastic, fibre and seed
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3314/10

Square beaded bag with flap folding over the top opening and coming to a point at the front's centre. A teal-coloured plastic star-shaped bead, with an acrylic gemstone in the centre, closes the purse at the flap's point. Four gold-coloured lines down the front and four orange-coloured lines down the back of the bag. In between the lines there are red, blue and white geometric designs. The left and right edges of the bag, and the edges of the flap, are black.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
plastic and fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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