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FigureAe77

Carved wooden female figure in a squatting position mounted on a circular base. Hands are touching across the abdomen immediately above protruding navel. Small pointed breasts and stylized vagina. Top of head carved to represent tuft of hair. Protruding lips with sixteen carved teeth. Traces of white paint in eye sockets and mouth. Deep vertical crack runs down back of figure; wedge-shaped crack in base.

Culture
Central African
Material
paint, stain and wood
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA2518

Wood figure of a woman with a large head. She has black circle in tapering oval eyes with black brows above, long black parted in the centre, and a red mouth. Her arms are straight at her sides. She is wearing a skirt with vertical incised lines around the lower portion and two horizontal incised lines just above.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
paint and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA2516

Wooden carving of a woman lying on the back of a sea monster(?); she is shown nude, lying flat on her back with knees slightly raised. She has a labret in her lip. The creature's body is divided into three segments. Its head is painted black with red nostrils, the eyes are round and green, and the gills are well defined and delineated. The tail is black and split, with yellow and red concentric circles at each corner. A circular space has been carved out of the wood under the creature's head.

Culture
Tlingit ? or Haida ?
Material
paint and wood
Made in
Sitka, Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA2487

Human face mask divided horizontally through the eyes. The two parts are joined with string through holes drilled in the ears. The brown face has circular cut out hole eyes surrounded by a black area that extends down the sides into a red feathery feature. The nostrils, mouth and ears are red. Above the open, upward pointed mouth, there is a curling black moustache. Red feathery hair above. Surface is smooth. Lightly painted in red and black. Series of holes around the upper perimeter are plugged with small pieces of wood.

Culture
Heiltsuk ?, Nuxalk ? or Tsimshian ?
Material
cotton fibre, paint and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollN2.1373 a-c

Male samurai figure (part a) seated on horse (part b) with one arm perpendicular to body, holding a rattan staff (part c) with his right hand. Left arm rests near long curved sword, attached to waist with silk cord. Quiver with five arrows on back. Figure made of straw, has white ceramic face and black fibre wig, dressed in gold silk brocade, with armour of gold coloured metal lamellae laced with red and pale blue silk and brown leather. Horse (part b) of paper mache(?) is covered in imitation grey fur. Brown glass eyes. Reins of purple and white diagonal striped silk, bridle and long body fringe of red silk, saddle of leather, lacquer, silk and fur.

Culture
Japanese
Material
clay, grass, rattan, skin, metal, lacquer, glass, paste adhesive, paper, wood, leather skin, brass metal, silk fibre and fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShrineN2.219 a-d

Wooden, rectangular cabinet shrine (a); open side has inner and outer set of doors, hinged at the sides, each door also hinged in the middle. Painted and lacquered black and gold, with brass trim; outer doors have gold-painted panels; inner doors have slats covered with fine cloth net. Carved panel with phoenix painted gold over inner doors. Inside is shelf with four pillars, under which are three panels with scenes. Drawers (b-c) in lower part of shrine; b has lacquered panel with scene; c is black with brass knob. Lacquered wooden tablet (d) is resting on a carved golden lotus, on two legs with eight Chinese characters.

Culture
Japanese
Material
cotton fibre, adhesive, iron metal, lacquer, paint, brass metal and wood
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxEd5.1491 a-b

Rectangular box (part a) of lightweight, light coloured, unfinished wood. Inside the box, there is a rectangular green card, to which is fastened, with light red silk cord, a set of miniature figures made of plant fibre, clay, wood, metal and thread, and painted in polychrome. Figures include; clay farmhouse, maple tree, pine tree, temple, pagoda, torii, fence, bridge, two boats, lantern, two chickens, two cranes, crab, human figure on raft, human figure fishing, human figure walking, human figure carrying load, and donkey with burden. The lid (part b) is stored separately.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paint, plant fibre, wood, clay and metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb318

A three-dimensional male humanoid figure puppet. Has a large head and jointed arms attached to controlling rods. The pink face is positioned upwards with white eyes that have red irises. There are prominent white upper teeth with red lips. Facial hair and details are painted in black. Hair (human ?) is attached to the face to form a moustache. The head is covered in a hairnet in the Javanese style in black, yellow, blue, white, and red. The upper torso is covered in a tight fitting brown garment with two plastic buttons and two tacked epaulettes: one cloth and one plastic. The arms are very long with the upper arms of twisted cloth which appear very flexible and unrealistic. Wearing a long batik skirt in brown, blue, and beige.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
fibre, wood, cotton fibre and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb313

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The body has jointed arms, each with a long controlling rod attached. Figure has a large head and jointed arms attached to controlling rods. White face positioned forward. Gelung supit urang with Garuda Mungkur headdress: includes diadem (jamang), lungsen, and wide ear ornament (sumping) in black, gold, red, and green. Gold neck and body; torso slim with wide shoulders. Two ornaments on each arm at bicep and wrist; fingers held flat, hands bent back at wrist. Green velvet (synthetic?) chest covering, tacked to back; gold, blue, and orange patterned skirt.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, fibre, synthetic fibre ?, metal, paint and cotton fibre
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffIb262 a-b

Bamboo staff with a carved wood top (part a) and base (part b). The top (part a) is removable and carved to a point, underneath which, there are eleven carved rings with the first, fourth, and seventh being quite elaborated. The top fits into the shaft with an uncarved cylindrical tang. Top third of the bamboo (part b) is plain with two woven bamboo rings. The bottom third is decorated in sixteen rings of geometric and floral representations in reddish brown. Base is carved and painted in white. String is at the bottom of the shaft, by the base.

Culture
Dayak
Material
wood, bamboo grass, paint, fibre and lacquer
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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