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Figure2849/3

Small wooden figure depicting a man. The man has a large head with a heavy brow bone. The whites of his eyes are made out of plastic pieces which are hollow in the middle. The man’s left eye has two circles, the smaller of which is upraised. His right eye is only formed from one circle. His nose is wide and flat. His mouth is a uniform rectangular shape. The man’s ears are rectangular as well. He has a wide, pronounced clavicle. The man’s arms are curved around his body creating a gap between his elbows and his waist. His hands are pressed to his thighs but he does not have fingers. He has a rounded belly. His legs are pressed together and end in a point, without feet. From the man’s head down to his lower back, he has a pronounced spine. In between his shoulder blades, there is a metal hook in a hole. In his lower back there is another hole.

Culture
Rapa Nui
Material
wood, plastic and metal
Made in
Easter Island
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2849/2

Carved wooden figure with a large head and hook shaped legs/feet. The figure has a wide forehead, a heavy brow and deep, close-together eyes. On the left side of its head, the figure’s ear has two holes through it. It is missing the right ear. Its nose is long and has large, flared nostrils. Its mouth is formed by two carved straight lines. The front of the body has various motifs incised into it. On the upper left side is a triangle-like motif; in the centre is an abstract design with grain-like shapes protruding from three points and a circle in its centre. There is an abstract face incised in the lower left side of the body. The form of the figure culminates in an anchor or hook-like shape, with one prong on the left and one on the right. On the back of the head is a protrusion that forms a large hole through which a piece of string is tied for hanging.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2849/1

Carved and painted wooden figure of a man playing a nose flute. The figure has a narrow, long oval-shaped head. His eyes are shell inlay. He has a long nose with large nostrils. His mouth is formed of a slit in the wood. Attached to his nose is a long flute that has a zigzag edge that faces outwards. He holds the flute in his left hand and it connects with his body again at his lower torso. The man’s pectoral muscles are very pronounced. His right arm is rounded at the end and does not have a hand. The man is standing and his knees are slightly bent. He does not have feet instead his calves connect to a two-level base. From the back of the figure, one can see that his lower spine is curved and that his buttocks are sticking out. He has pronounced buttocks muscles. There is an inscription carved into the bottom of the object.

Culture
Eastern Melanesian
Material
wood, paint and shell
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Charm2849/5

Miniature wooden mask. Face is long, wide at forehead and narrows toward chin, which is somewhat pointed. The eye area and mouth protrude, and lips are slightly open. A line is carved around the upper forehead. The rear of the mask is concave.

Culture
Dan
Material
wood
Made in
Liberia ? or Cote d'Ivoire ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Heddle Pulley2849/6

Heddle pulley figure. The head and neck of a woman decorate the top of this apparatus used in strip weaving. The face is long and narrow, with a small mouth, long narrow nose, and lightly carved eyes that appear closed. Ears are carved high, at the temples. A small, square hat sits atop an elaborate hairstyle carved in a zigzag pattern, which is gathered and falls thickly from the neck. The neck is thin and very long. Below is a rounded piece that would hold a spool (which does not accompany the object), with holes bored through the two vertical holding arms. A hole is also bored through the object just beneath the figure’s hat.

Culture
Guro ?
Material
wood
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Nkisi Figure2849/4

Wooden nkisi figure with inlay. The human figure stands with right arm raised, hand in a fist, and left hand on hip. Five fingers are carved in the upraised fist, and four in the left hand. Eyes have glass inserts, and there is a rectangular glass and metal insert in the stomach. The figure stands on an attached block carved of the same piece of wood.

Culture
Central African
Material
wood, glass and metal
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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