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Burial Urn with Male Effigy Figure49.191.2a

Nude male figure with left hand resting on left knee (the right hand is missing) seated on top of the half-domed lid (b) of a cylindrical funerary urn (a). The figure is wearing ear ornaments. Cylindrical burial urns with rounded bases and an effigy figurethe bones of a secondary burial were found in a mound-covered stone tomb in an ancient cemetery near Ocuña, in the Magdalena Valley of Colombia.

Culture
Moskito
Material
ceramic, pigment and slip
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Figure2990/757

Whale vertebra figure resembling the head of an owl. Two transversal holes represent the eyes; relief nose and flat base. Organic residues in the base (possibly fibre). Unbroken.

Culture
Chancay
Material
bone
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3163/1

Small carved face is wide and oval in shape, with a protruding nose over an open mouth with carved teeth top and bottom. Eyes are oblong, with small round pupils incised at top. Brows are heavy and have remnants of black paint on sides. Two small holes are bored through the wood below centre at each edge. Back is concave with a group of faded black lines running horizontally in the top section.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAb306 a-b

Human figure (a) with protruding ears standing on oval base. A shield is pegged to the figure's left hand and a spear (b) is held in the figure's right hand. The shield is decorated on the outer surface with five chevrons in black and two bands of carved zigzag motif near top and bottom.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood, stain ? and metal
Made in
Angola ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flying Fox Figure3145/5

Uncoloured flying fox made of woven plant fibres. A large seed is covered in an open weave of light yellow and brown plant fibres. At top is a head with long snout, pointed ears, and ridge down centre of face. Wings are held close to the body, thumbs pointing upward, and attached to the feet and legs below. A plant fibre phallus emerges from the bottom of the seed. Fourth part in a four part series (see 3145/2-4).

Culture
Iatmul
Material
gumba bark and gourd seed
Made in
Kaminibit, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Unfinished Figure3145/4

Seed fully covered with woven plant fibre. At top is a woven head with an unfinished flap attached at its base, and a long strand of weaving fibre hanging from end. Third part in a four part series (see 3145/2,3,5).

Culture
Iatmul
Material
gourd seed and gumba bark
Made in
Kaminibit, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Unfinished Figure3145/3

Seed partially covered with woven plant fibre. 4 long strands of light yellow fibre hang loose from the ends of the weaving. Second piece in a four part series (see 3145/2,4,5).

Culture
Iatmul
Material
gourd seed and gumba bark
Made in
Kaminibit, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3040/41 a-b

Carving of two arctic hares - a mother and leveret - attached to a base. The mother (part a) is standing on her hind legs while the leveret (part b) is on all fours. Both are have a hole in their base that attaches to a peg on the rectangular base.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3157/31

Naked female figure sitting with spread legs, wearing low headdress. Remnants of red or ochre paint on back of head, back, and on lips? Arms extend at both sides to join the middle of each leg. Minimal carved details except face, headdress, small mounds for breasts, and small slit carved out between legs. Legs end as rounded stumps, below where hands sit. (Round sticker on back).

Culture
Olmec
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3157/30

Fertility figure. Naked female figure wearing fitted headdress (flat at back). Prominent eyes, eyebrows, nose, mouth, bellybutton. Ears show earspool holes. Protruding breasts, narrow waist, larger curving hips. Ends of arms missing and right foot. Red paint on flat back of headdress, as well as lips, ears, buttocks, and back of one leg.

Culture
Meso-American
Material
clay
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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