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FigureE218

Female figure with dark finish. Has never had arms. Flattened head, triangular nose, round eyes, compressed mouth, pointed breasts, wide rounded hips, and legs with rectangular feet.

Culture
Quiche
Material
wood
Made in
Nebaj, Quiche, Guatemala ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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GarmentE214

Garment or huipil consisting of three rectangular, cotton, woven pieces hand sewn together with red thread. The panels are decorated in bands of chevron and lozenge patterns in pink, green, blue, maroon, yellow, white, purple, dark blue and red on a red ground with white vertical stripes. The bottom has a thick red and white border. The sides of the huipil are sewn with the exception of arm holes and the middle has a small, scoop neck opening.

Culture
Quiche
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Santa Catarina Palopo, Solola, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShawlE212

Square cream cotton cape with two rectangular shaped extending sides of equal strips of red flannel. Below the flannel is a stitched band of stylized flowers (peyote blossom ?) in yellow, red, blue, green and pink. That band is bordered by a green, orange and cream circular design. On top is a repeating bird pattern in red, green, black and yellow; two black birds are different. In the top centre is a purple, yellow and pink butterfly while the bottom corner has a red crane and flower.

Culture
Huichol
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
San Andreas, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SashE167

Long thin fabric with woven bands. The fabric is black with long thin purple stripes. Perpendicular to the stripes are thick colourful bands with a small diamond motif. There are 2 groups of bands in the middle and a single band on each end, for a total of 8. The back is unlined.

Culture
Quiche
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AugerE141

Auger with a black handle made from the tip of a horn attached to an elongated metal cuboid that tapers to a point.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
horn and iron metal
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AugerE140

Auger with a light brown handle made from the tip of a horn attached to an elongated metal cuboid that tapers to a point.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
iron metal and horn
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Back StrapE139

Brown leather, rectangular shaped back strap, decorated with a stamped lozenge pattern consisting of waved vertical lines and edge with repeated semi-circles. Both ends are looped together with nails and have braided fibre twine attached.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
leather skin, metal and fibre
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Back StrapE138

Dark brown leather, rectangular shaped back strap, decorated with a stamped pattern of two rectangle shapes that taper to a point edged consisting of repeated lines of circles and semi-circles. In the centre are four circles inside of each other made of various geometric shapes: rectangles, diamonds and semi-circles. Both ends are looped and have braided fibre twine attached.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
leather skin, fibre and cotton fibre ?
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot3523/1

Grey-brown pot with an oval-shaped body, topped with a human-like head; spout opening doubles as mouth of figure. Face has a pronounced brow, incised circular eyes, a wide nose with large nostrils, and semi-circular ears; mouth opening is flared. Two raised bands decorate head, extending from brow to back of neck, and connect with a notched band that circles the figure's neck. Four panels, consisting of four notched bands, stretch from neck towards bottom of body. Long arms. with thin fingers, extend from neck, down front centre of body; designs are raised. Large panel runs down centre of chest, consisting of three lines with two columns of raised circles. Raised nipples are on either side of front panel; genitals underneath panel. Two curved bands connect side panels on back and arms; bands are notched. The rest of vessel is undecorated.

Culture
Nupe
Material
clay and ochre pigment
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot3523/2

Orange-brown pot with a spherical body and spout opening. Spout is curved, with the opening angled downward; mouth is flared. There is a semi-circular protrusion along the front centre edge of spout; ridged column extends along back side of spout. There is a raised band around the spout base and it is trimmed with a secondary raised band, decorated with notches. Eight identical bands extend down from it, forming a panel covering the back of the vessel; eight additional notched bands protrude from either side of panel, circling the sides. Two notched bands connect to bands on back, decorating the front. Above the two bands, is a raised prong-shaped motif. Rest of vessel is undecorated.

Culture
Nupe
Material
clay and ochre pigment
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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