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Pot2979/8

Small blackware pot of human figure with a tri-lobed basket-like object on his back. The pot is wide at bottom, narrowing toward the neck with slightly convex curvature. The mouth is narrow, inside a very large rim that flares into a three-lobed structure. Decoration on the pot includes carved clovers and incised linear designs. The lobes are decorated with incised diamond shapes. Attached to the front of the pot is a crouched human carrying the pot with a tumpline?, with arms raised and to the rear, holding the rim. The figure has a large head and face, with protruding forehead, nose and chin, carved smiling mouth, and carved eyes.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay
Made in
Colima, Mexico ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2979/2

Seated male figure with bitumen decoration. Figure sits cross-legged, with his hands above his knees, and is shown wearing a headdress, necklace, apron, and arm ornaments(?) just above the wrists. The figure has painted black pupils and holes through his ears with round plugs in the holes? There are black/dark brown painted decorations on his torso, shoulders, necklace, fingernails and toes. The upper legs were also painted black (partly worn off) as if to represent short pants or a skirt. The headdress has three horizontal slits carved in it, at the top and both sides. The back is undecorated. There is a round hole bored in the back of the head. The neck has been broken off and glued back on, as has the right elbow and pieces of the necklace.

Culture
Totonac
Material
clay, paint and adhesive
Made in
Veracruz, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2979/6

Clay figure of a seated male, broken at knees. The body is slender and bent slightly forward. Arms are curved and rest on legs. A thick bracelet surrounds each upper arm. A small protuberance emerges from the figure’s lower torso. The head is long, bulging out at the top, and the face has incised mouth and eyes, and a narrow protruding nose. Ears are placed low on the head, with a hole in each lobe. The figure is hollow, and a hole is bored through the top of the head into the body. The right ear is broken off on the lower part of the lobe.

Culture
Western Mexico
Material
clay
Made in
Colima, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2979/1 a-c

Shaft tomb figure of a seated female, reconstructed from fragments with large portions of fill. The head is long and thin, concave at back. Mouth is small and slightly upturned. Nose is long and prominent, the eyes are partially closed and the ears are large and set low on the head. One ear has a lobe decoration. The head has a headdress or hat which surrounds a hole leading to the hollow centre of the figure. The shoulders are wide. The arms are rounded and rest at the waist. A thick bracelet surrounds each elbow. Wide set breasts protrude from the chest, and the stomach is distended. Half of the folded legs area has been broken off (parts b and c). Face and head area are intact fragments, as is the left arm.

Culture
Western Mexico
Material
clay and adhesive
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2979/14

Small clay standing figure, flat in profile with arms flaring slightly outward and hanging to knees, legs slightly bent. A stripe of brown paint decorated the leg at the knees and arms just below the shoulder. The feet protruding and are positioned at an angle. The face is long with a large protruding nose, prominent ears with large holes in the lobes and carved and painted mouth and eyes. A tall hat sits atop the head, painted brown. A ring sits at the neck, open to the front. A carved waist cloth covers the groin, and a lightly carved inverted V-shape sits on the stomach. The figure is covered with a light brown slip, with the orange clay showing through in several areas.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Colima, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2979/3

Clay figure of a female with offering bowl. The head is large, flat at back, with round eyes, a protruding nose with thick ring, and an open mouth showing several square teeth. The left ear is large and sits low on the head. The right ear is missing. A hat with a thick brim sits on the forehead, surrounding a hole in the head that leads to the hollow interior of the figure. Shoulders are wide, with small, widely placed breasts protruding from the chest. The right arm curves, hand placed on chest. The left hand holds the offering bowl, balanced on the leg. The figure wears a long skirt with feet emerging from the bottom. Traces of vertical black and white decorative lines are still visible on the skirt. Figure has been broken in half at the chest/mid-back and glued back together. The left arm has been broken off and glued back on.

Culture
Western Mexico
Material
clay, paint and adhesive
Made in
Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2979/13

Clay mould of a devil face. The piece has large leaf shaped ears high on the head, with two curved horns between and centred on the forehead. A large nose protrudes from the middle of the face, between carved and protruding eyes under pronounced brows. The mouth is open in a grin. The rear of the skull is hollow and has a bar of wood attached to each side above the midpoint with a dark adhesive.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay, wood and adhesive
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2979/11

Small clay figure a standing bat creature. The large head has a wide snot, mouth open, and round, slightly protruding eyes. The ears are round and are placed at the top side of the head. Wings are attached to the back of an armless torso. The legs are long and sturdy looking, with feet pointed slightly down. The back of the figure is decorated with horizontal lines running across each wing, and from the ears to the head, and then vertical lines down the body and to the ends of each leg. The left leg, head and right ear have been broken off and reattached with glue.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay, adhesive and wood
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Whistle2979/9 a-b

Clay whistle in the form of a head, with a separate clay alligator headdress (part b). The head features a face with large protruding nose and lips, mouth slightly open. They eyes are incised slits. The centre of the face is painted black. The head is hollow, with a large rectangular whistle hole carved in the back. The alligator headdress (part b) shows a wide face with protruding eyes, narrowing to a slender snout holding two rows of prominent teeth. On its head the alligator has an orb surrounded by feathers(?). The underside of the headdress is hollowed into a smooth half sphere. A small hole pierces the clay from underside to centre of forehead on the front. The head has breaks at the top and sides. The headdress has had the left side detached and repaired with glue.

Culture
Totonac ? or Huastec ?
Material
clay, paint and adhesive
Made in
Veracruz, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2979/7

Small clay pot with a round bulbous body and a relatively thin neck with a flaring rim. The heads of two animals protrude out of the pot, located close together just above the midpoint. They are similar, each with ears set high up on the head, round protruding eyes partly closed, and short squared snouts. At the back is a ridged spinal column running from the pot’s neck to its widest portion. A large portion of the rim of the pot has broken off. Break marks are visible on the base indicating the previous presence of four legs.

Culture
Western Mexico
Material
clay
Made in
Colima, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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