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Figure3409/1

Ceramic shaft tomb figure of a squatting male (priest) holding a perforated rattle in his right hand, wearing a headdress; his left hand is raised up, touching his head. Figure's face is long and rectangular in shape. He has a sharp nose and triangular shaped mouth, with his tongue visible. The lips and eyes are carved in low relief. He has large oval-shaped ears with circular earrings. Front of headdress has decorative, raised diagonal lines across it. Body partly painted red. Past breaks and repairs visible on surface; a small triangular piece is missing from the back. Figure is hollow.

Culture
Western Mexico
Material
clay, paint and adhesive
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2906/2 a-b

Clay pot with lid. The pot is round with a large mouth topped by a thick overhanging rim. Two thick rounded handles each with small finger hole are attached near the neck of the pot. The neck is decorated with several bands of perforations in a variety of linear patterns. The shoulder is sharp and the body is undecorated beneath it. A small round pedestal, hollow, supports the pot and is decorated with a pattern of protruding squares. The lid (part b) is round, concave on the inside, and topped with a small round handle. A ring of incised decoration circles the lid close to its rim. A pigment has been applied inside and out, with some areas of staining. Small gold flecks can been seen over the surface.

Culture
Central African
Material
clay and paint ?
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2906/1

Large rectangular tapa cloth. The base colour of the cloth is stained a medium brown, with unpainted strips of light brown on either end. The cloth is painted with a dark brown, possibly oil based, pigment in squares with repeating patterns of birds, animals, outdoors scenes with a house, tree, sun, moon and star, a Tongan shield motif, and a central panel with triangles, lines, and lettering. At each end is a light brown strip with a bird and number in each square; 18 to 21 at one end, 19 to 22 at the other end.

Culture
Tongan
Material
paper mulberry bark, pigment and paint
Made in
Tonga
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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