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Figure3362/5

Small carved figure riding a bicycle. Figure wears a colonial style outfit - jacket with badges, belted shorts with a low flat hat marked with a diamond on the side. Figure carries a canteen on their left hip, and two small envelope-style bags - one on their waist and one hanging down from their head. The bike has a robust frame, two closely spaced tires, and a high small handlebar. Figure has painted eyes. Rounded base has been broken.

Culture
Kamba
Material
wood and stain ?
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3362/4

Carved male figure. The man is standing, holding binoculars in front of his body. Wearing an off-white pith helmet with a black chin strap, and matching off-white jacket and shorts with tall black boots. The figure has wide eyes, and a thin black moustache. He has a narrow nose, wide mouth, and large ears.

Culture
Baule
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hare Mask3362/3

Hare mask of carved and painted wood. Front of mask has a flat arched forehead with two long, deep rectangular carved out sections below (leaving three long dividing lines level with the forehead). Within are two small cutout rectangular eye holes. Extending up from the head are two large rabbit ears, facing outwards. Down each side of the head are long human-like ears with a single hole drilled through the top. There are two holes drilled horizontally through the mask behind each ear, and four holes drilled through at an angle along the top edge of the back. There are many small holes randomly drilled all over. The ears and face are painted with small reddish-brown dots.

Culture
Dogon
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Mopti, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Water Jar3362/2

Round-bottomed clay jar. Transitions to a glazed concave neck with a wide mouth. The round bottom is hemispherical, and mottled black and orange-red.

Culture
Venda
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Limpopo, South Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Water Jar3362/1

Round-bottomed clay jar. Transitions to a glazed concave neck with a wide mouth. The round bottom is hemispherical, and mottled orange-red and black.

Culture
Venda
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Limpopo, South Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ancestor Figure3308/3

Glazed ceramic ancestor figure. Figure has a conical body with two holes where arms should be. Each arm hole has stamped triangles encircling it. The figure's head is shield-like and convex and attached at the tapered point of the body. The face is decorated with stamped facial features and a built up long rectangular nose. Tied to the head is a headdress made of woven white and red fishing net, with a single white and brown feather extending from the top. The figure wears a skirt with a fringe, knotted at the waistband. The skirt alternates between natural yellow-brown fibres, red fibres, and white net fibres. Around the waist and neck are two ceramic ornaments strung on twisted fibres. Within the body hang three light yellow glass skulls that are visible through the armholes. The artist's initials are carved into the figure's neck, and behind both the chest and waist ornaments - 'JKT'.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
clay, glaze, plant fibre, synthetic fibre, feather and glass ?
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands: Erub Island” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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T-shirt3308/2

Synthetic collared T-shirt with printed design. Front depicts an ocean view with ghost net art of a sea turtle and hammerhead shark layered overtop. The sides and sleeves have designs in black, white and bright green, yellow and blue. The back has images of ghost net sea turtle art on the left shoulder layered over an image of ghost nets under water. An image of ceramic figures across the lower back. The back of the collar reads 'Erub Arts', back of shirt 'Celebrating 10th Anniversary of Corporation 2018' and 'Erub Erwer Meta Corporation' across the hem.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
dye and polyester fibre
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands: Erub Island” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headband3314/6

Round, rectangular-shaped headband with strap that hangs from back. Made of beads and band has cotton lining. Strand and band have dark brown-coloured seed fringe on bottom edges. Seeds hang from alternating black and white strands, with a single red bead in each strand. Strap and band have similar geometric patterns composed of yellow, outlined in black, on a green background. Strap has a white border outlined in black. Band has a three tiered border. Border made of a thick silver-white-coloured line, thin red line outlined in black, and another thick silver-white line. Band is outlined in black.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
plastic, fibre, cotton fibre and seed
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headband3314/5

Round, rectangular-shaped headband with strap that hangs from back. Made of beads and band has cotton lining. Strand and band have dark brown-coloured seed fringe on bottom edges. Seeds hang from alternating silver-white and black-coloured strands. Band has geometric pattern of black on a silver-white background with red triangular-shapes and green dots throughout. Strap has geometric pattern of white on a black background with four red diamonds along middle of design. Band and strap have white borders with black outlines.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
plastic, fibre, cotton fibre and seed
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tunic3314/1

White, poncho-style tunic made of two rectangular pieces folded at the top and sewn down the centre. Small area left open for the arms; slit opening for the neck. Four bands run down front and back of tunic- along each edge, two down the middle. Edges are black cross-hatched lines trimmed with dark purple, white, black, yellow, red and light blue on each side. Bands down the middle are indigo cross-hatched lines trimmed with neon pink, black, dark teal, dark brown and dark purple on each side. Black geometric patterns embroidered on the white background with orange, dark green, light green, dark blue, red, yellow, magenta, yellow, neon pink, dark purple, teal, and light blue shapes throughout.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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