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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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Mask2738/113

Oval-shaped wooden face mask. Large smiling mouth, long flattened nose, and prominent cheeks and brows are deeply carved into the convex shaping of the wood; the eyes and mouth are cut-outs. A cap of hair has carved ridging and thin metal wire is attached to tiny holes at each side of the head.

Culture
Colombian
Material
wood, ink and metal
Made in
Sibundoy, Putumayo, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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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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Toy2738/159

Small grouping in woven straw-like fibres on flat covered cardboard base of a couple plowing with oxen. Female figure with pink hat, long braided hair, green blouse, blue skirt and pink basket, leads two pink and purple oxen harnessed to a single hand plow. The male figure, also in pink and purple, guides the plow with one hand and holds a whip in the other.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
toquilla leaf, dye and paper
Made in
Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy2738/158

Representation in woven straw-like fibres, dyed pink, blue and green, of the game, "palo encebado", in which individuals must climb a greased pole to get prizes at the top. Two small male and two female figures wearing hats stand around a pole up which a fifth figure is climbing and attached to three loops at the top of the pole are several baskets, bowls, plates and brooms.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
toquilla leaf and dye
Made in
Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy2738/157

Relief of a bus, made of papier-mache and painted in brilliant colours of green, yellow,white, blue, red, brown and black. Painted driver and standing figures can be through the windows, a woman is sitting outside on the back, and the top is loaded with baskets and luggage. The sides of the bus are decorated with a rural scene and white dove, at front top is written the destination "ST PIERRE" and at back "JACMEL".

Culture
Haitian
Material
paper, adhesive and paint
Made in
Saint-Pierre, Haiti
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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