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Super Clear-Cut3493/4

Etching of a clear-cut landscape in black ink on off-white paper; vertical orientation on black background. Large tree is in foreground with a humanoid figure sadly looking up at it. Figure is holding a staff with two smaller figures wrapped around it. Background is filled with tree stumps; mountains and hills throughout. Mix of fluffy and dark clouds in the sky. All depictions in etching are made of formline design elements. Etching number, title, artist signature and date made written along the bottom edge; blind-embossed stamp in bottom right corner. Framed.

Culture
Coast Salish and Okanagan
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Untitled (Landscape)3493/3

Drawing of a barren landscape in black ink and graphite on off-white paper; vertical orientation on white background. Ovoids, filled with formline design elements, are piled in centre of drawing with broken pieces around them; smaller ovoids are half buried in the ground nearby. In the background is a large pole with a small figure halfway up it. Figure has an ovoid-shaped head; face and body are made up of formline design elements. It is holding a decorated ovoid above its head; plain ovoids attached to top of pole. Artist signature and date made written in bottom left corner. Framed.

Culture
Coast Salish and Okanagan
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Untitled (Longhouse Interior)3493/2

Drawing of a longhouse scene in black ink and graphite on off-white paper; horizontal orientation on white background. Figures are depicted dancing and drumming around a central fire; other figures sit and drum in bleachers along the back and left walls. Bleachers on right side of longhouse are empty; decorated side exit along back wall. All support posts within scene have large humanoid-figures wrapped around them; all figures are made up formline design elements. Artist inscription in top right corner. Framed.

Culture
Coast Salish and Okanagan
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Untitled (Figure and Toxic Waste)3493/1

Drawing of a humanoid figure in black ink and graphite on off-white paper; vertical orientation on white background. Figure has a large ovoid-shaped head with long hair and its tongue sticking out. Face and body are made up of formline design elements. Figure is crouched in water, with its hands raised, water trailing from its fingers; fingers are long and tentacle-like. Water has dark patches throughout. Artist signature and date made written in bottom left corner. Framed.

Culture
Coast Salish and Okanagan
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Costume3473/1

Egungun costume. One-piece mask and costume; the cloth mask, with a circular frame, is made of black velvet-like material. Metallic, silver scalloped ribbons decorate the sides and back. The front of the mask is made of a cowrie shell embroidered mesh panel, with wide gaps between the rows where the eyes would be. In the centre of the mesh panel is a hanging strand of cowrie shells and painted beads, with a small bell at the end. Strand secured to panel with plant fibre. A small red, stuffed ball is attached to the bottom centre of the panel. Along the forehead of the mask, above the cowrie shells, is a wide curvilinear motif done in sequins and beads. Fabric covered square board is stitched to the top of the mask. It has a central floral motif and short brown fringe along its edges. Heavily beaded panels hang from all sides of the board- three on the front and each side, one along the back. Panels depict curvilinear, geometric and animal motifs in sequins and beads. Back panel has “AYÏBAMA” written across it. All are lined with orange cotton. Bottom of mask has a frilled collar. Collar made of dark green velvet-like material with metallic gold ribbons, red trim and thick white and red fringe. Underneath the collar, attached to the front and back of the mask, are two weighted bags. Extending from the bags are three layers of long lappets. The top layer is covered entirely in sequins and beads. The designs are geometric, animal and curvilinear. The second and third layers are made of velvet-like material and have geometric, linear and curvilinear motifs. All beaded lappets are trimmed with metallic red zigzag ribbons. First layer of velvet-like lappets are trimmed with silver zigzag ribbons, second layer trimmed with gold zigzag ribbons. All lappets are lined with machine-printed cotton that have frog designs across them. Underneath all of the lappets is a plain red cloth, trimmed with a black zigzag ribbon.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood ?, metal, plastic, cotton fibre, glass, plant fibre, cowrie shell and synthetic fibre
Made in
Oyo, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Manga Ormolu 4.0h3386/1

A mixed media sculpture consisting of a Chinese-style blue and white ceramic plate with robotic prosthetics along the top and bottom edges. Plate has a concentric diamond pattern along border, with fruits designs inside curvilinear motifs throughout; cheek is undecorated. In the well, two robed figures are depicted standing on a terrace; sun, building and vegetation are in the background. Top edge of plate is partly squished by a triangular attachment from the top robotic prosthetic; attached to the main body with black cables. Both prosthetics are yellow with white stripes and grey panels. Top prosthetic has two silver-coloured jacks and two white, grey, and black blades extending from the left side. Bottom prosthetic has a black grill with two silver-coloured vents. Edition number painted on front of bottom prosthetic; artist signature and date made on back.

Culture
Canadian
Material
clay, paint, glaze, plastic ? and aluminium metal ?
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod Puppet3420/93 a-k

Large painted wooden boat puppet (part a) with ten painted figures (parts b-k). The boat is painted black with white, red, yellow and dark green vertical bands on either end, as well as two yellow semicircles, and many white zigzag designs. There are five benches within the boat. The bow has a shorter white painted side section than the stern. The figures have different colours of painted skin (red, orange, yellow, dark brown) and each wears a fabric dress or tunic. There are 11 holes drilled down on the top of the boat for the puppets to be inserted into. Four of the puppets (parts b-c, j-k) hold either a paddle or stick, which is controlled by a green cord.

Culture
Bozo and Bamana
Material
wood, fibre and paint
Made in
Segou, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod Puppet3420/98

Painted, mask-style animal head on a wooden stick. The white cat-like head is painted with black and yellow spots, and the ears and mouth are painted red. The face has painted large circular eyes, and whiskers below the long carved nose. A wooden handle is inserted into the back of the head, and is unpainted. There are large metal staples spaced around the back of the head.

Culture
Bozo and Bamana
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Segou, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tunic3420/53 a-b

Tunic (part a) and hat (part b). The large T-shaped tunic is made of a black fabric with beige and red applique. The tunic has large open sleeves. The sleeves, lower portion of skirt, and circular area around neck have the same repeating beetle-like design in beige with red dots throughout. Across the plain black section are rows of alternating red and beige dots. The hat is made of a dark navy fabric with beige and red applique, and cowrie embellishments on the sides. Composed of two pieces of fabric, semi-circular at the top, then tapering to a point at the bottom, edged and lined with red fabric.

Culture
Bamum
Material
fibre and cowrie shell
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Power Figure3420/10

Shrine or power figure. Roughly shaped in the form of a bush cow; made of various compacted (unidentified) organic materials. The body surface shows cracks all over in the dried, layered materials. Also a layer of orange-brown streak marks running down the sides.

Culture
Bamana
Material
earth, wood, cotton fibre, plant and iron metal ?
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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