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Figure2743/2

Hollow, yellow-brown pig-faced figure with four arms and a tail. Representation of GULA (Portuguese for gluttony), one of the 'seven sins'--the sin name is carved into the base front, with "JR" at the back. The female pig figure with long hair suckles four piglets at her four breasts.

Culture
Portuguese
Material
clay, glaze and paint
Made in
Barcelos, Braga, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2743/1

Hollow, yellow-brown goat-faced figure with four arms and a tail. Representation of LUXURIA (Portuguese for lust), one of the 'seven sins'--the sin name is carved into the base front, with "JR" at the back. The male goat figure is holding a small female animal figure above its large genitalia.

Culture
Portuguese
Material
clay, glaze and paint
Made in
Barcelos, Braga, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Canoe2716/1 a-c

The canoe (part a) is carved from one piece of wood in the shape of a crocodile. At the stern a crocodile is climbing out of the water and snatching a baby. Inside the canoe is a family fishing, with their dog. At the bow of the flat-bottomed dugout canoe is a carved crocodile head, with white decoration running along the sides and purple fibre tassels. Inside lies a black and white dog, then behind him an older male with a beard holding a paddle (part b), then a younger male. The female figure is next, with a yellow grass skirt, holding another paddle (part c) and is falling back away from the yellow and brown crocodile. The crocodile holds the pink baby between its many sharp teeth.

Culture
Iatmul
Material
wood, paint, grass and dye
Made in
Kambot, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress2735/3

Brightly coloured feather headdress. Small round basketry cap is almost completely covered with pink, purple, blue and a few orange feathers that have been sewn together in rings and woven into the cap in layers. Inside the cap is a long loop of twisted grass.

Culture
Central African
Material
grass, feather, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry Motorcycle2744/1 a-c

Three-quarter scale basketry model of a Harley Davidson motorcycle. The front wheel and handlebars (a) are joined to the main body (b) with a rattan peg (c) and can swivel. Motorcycle sits back on a bamboo kickstand and back wheel, leaving front wheel suspended in the air.

Culture
Javanese ?
Material
bamboo grass, rattan, water hyacinth stem, metal and adhesive
Made in
Java, Indonesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse2590/2 a

Blouse that is part of a three part outfit with skirt (2590/2 b) and headwrap (2590/2 c). The fabric has a repeating pattern of blue flowers or pinwheel shapes in the background, and rows of red, blue and white squares with an elephant in blue outline within them, along with text in English. These squares alternate with red text written in Twi. Blouse is sleeveless with a wide neck ruffle, tapering waist and flared bottom. It is lined with white cotton fabric.

Culture
Ghanaian
Material
cotton fibre, polyester fibre and dye
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Turban Cloth2737/3

Double-ikat rumal. Dark reddish purple, pink and black cloth. Long rectangular area in the centre has images of phonographs, biplanes, sailboats, fish and rotary phones woven into it, in squares.

Culture
South India
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Puttapakka, Andhra Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Eva2743/21

Pink painted wood carving of Eva (Eve) with blue eyes and red lips, holding a large green fig-leaf over her pubic area. Hair on the head and around the pubis, as well as the eyebrows and eyelashes is made of a mixture of curly stands of dark hair and a thick resin-like substance. The standing figure has arms that rotate and is nailed to a circular green base. (Pair with "Adão", 2843/20).

Culture
Portuguese
Material
wood, paint, hair ?, resin ? and metal
Made in
Torres Novas, Santarem, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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The Challenger Snowboard2733/1

Manufactured snowboard with animal designs decorating both sides. The top features a sun, ram, a bear paw, and a whale in burgundy on a white background while a white wolf adorns the black bottom.

Culture
Coast Salish: Squamish
Material
fibreglass fibre, poplar wood and steel metal
Made in
Oregon, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2735/4

Beaded red and black elephant mask. Two long panels of black cotton fibre with red bordering, red, white, blue and multi-colour bead decoration, and burlap backing are sewn together at one end to form a stocking face mask, with large eye openings and large round protruding ears, that pulls over the top of the head. Attached to the top is a large plate-shaped basketry headdress with white canvas covering the flat top and red and black textile on the sides and bottom. Several figures with beaded facial features are attached to top brim and slope down to bottom of cap.

Culture
Bamileke
Material
cotton fibre, grass fibre, plastic and wood ?
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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