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Painting3062/2

Painted bark cloth. Rectangular piece of pounded bark cloth with a painting of a large blue-green bird with a yellow worm in its beak, standing on a leafy outcropping. Opposite, facing the bird, is a lizard painted yellow, blue and brown with large pointed teeth in its open mouth and spikes down its back. It clings to a branch with outstretched legs, its tail curving up behind it. Between the bird and lizard is a thin yellow snake. The back of the bark cloth shows black marks from the painting on the front.

Culture
Ticuna
Made in
Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3062/1

Painted bark cloth mask. Body of mask is made of a single piece of bark cloth, sewn together at the back of the head with the neck and shoulder portion remaining loose. A round panel stitched to the front is painted with large eyes, thick eyebrows and an open mouth with teeth. A large protruding nose of cloth emerges from the centre of the face. The forehead comes to a peak above the face panel. Two large oblong ears are attached to the piece on either side of the face and angle upwards. The body and head are painted with lines and colour blocks in blue, yellow and brown. The back of the cloth has paint marks from the painting on the front.

Culture
Ticuna
Material
bark, gourd fruit and paint
Made in
Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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