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Gable BoardC1513

Carved wooden ancestral board in an oval shape with triangular points at the top and bottom. The surface has a human figure carved in relief with a circular white head, a black forehead and eyes along with red mouth and outline around the eyes. The body is stylized with lines and x-shapes in white. The ends and the outer edge are black detailed with a repeating triangular-like white pattern. The back has ‘Amai Papua’ written in black felt.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
pigment, wood and ochre pigment
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gable MaskC1514

Oval human face painted with designs in ochre and grey and white paint. Tusks in nose. Bamboo hanger at top. Evenly spaced holes at rim around cheeks and lower jaw. Hole at center of one tusk, on left side.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
paint, boar tusk, wood and bamboo grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gable MaskC1515

Gable mask with an oval, carved face painted in red, black and white with protruding eyes and ears, a protruding tongue, and a series of holes with twined sennit fibre fed through and knotted. A wedge of wood is attached to the top on the reverse, and two wooden loops are carved out of the wood at the bottom reverse.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, sennit fibre and paint
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureC1516

Large root figure with a cylindrical shaped body that curves outwards. The body narrows slightly then expands in an oval shape that is detailed as a head. Incised on either side are fish heads that are positioned to appear as the eyes of the figure. There is an engraved line that outlines the figures head and its mouth. There is a protruding section of the root that appears as a nose. In the body is an incised body of a fish. There are remnants of black pigment on the surface.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
root and pigment
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kachina FigureD4.116

Standing Kachina figure painted in green, black, white, red. Feathers attached to top and back of head with light green face, and red mouth? and torso. Black painted sash over shoulder and across chest; white skirt with black geometric design; black legs with light green feet.

Culture
Pueblo
Material
wood, fibre, feather and paint
Made in
New Mexico, USA and Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kachina FigureD4.117

Standing Kachina figure with geometric mountain, and irrigation ditch symbols in black on white skirt. Pink and black head with blue face, red nose, black eyes; green ring around neck; red torso with painted necklace; white forearms and hands; black and red boots. Loop of string tied around neck of figure.

Culture
Pueblo
Material
wood, feather, fibre and paint
Made in
New Mexico, USA and Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kachina FigureD4.118

Standing Kachina figure painted in yellow, blue, green, orange, red, black, white. Feathers attached at top of figure's head and at back of head. Cloud, rain, lightning, abstract geometric designs on face; mountain symbols on skirt. Loop of string tied around neck of figure.

Culture
Hopi
Material
cottonwood wood, feather, fibre and paint
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskH1.263

Rectangular, convex wooden humanoid mask with two large elliptical eyes and a protruding nose--the eyes are blind. Remnants of red paint on the face, and white paint on the eyes.

Culture
Chancay
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK2.23

A greyish stone sculpture of a crouching human figure incised with linear geometric patterns. The oblong oval face extends outward at an downward angle. The elbows are bent so that the hands are clasped together at the front. Sitting on a stone.

Culture
Mende
Material
soapstone stone ?
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagD3.177

Brown velvet pouch with multicoloured braided drawstrings with pompoms on the ends. White, green, blue, purple, gold, turquoise and transparent beads sewn in floral design on front. Back is of turquoise silk. Interior lining is blue checked cotton. Edges are covered with a scalloped beaded fringe.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands ?
Material
glass, silk fibre, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
USA and Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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