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Shirt With Painting19/1313

Culture
Tlingit
Material
hide and pigment
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Land Disputing in Port Vila3005/1

Large horizontally rectangular painting. At the left of the composition are two male figures with brown skin fighting beside a case full of gold coins, while a male with pink skin and a white hat walks away from them at the right of centre. All three figures have shell-like heads. The right end of the painting has a wide grey stripe with four red rectangles and eight brown squares arranged in a vertical, linear pattern. Artist initials(?) or symbols and date painted at the bottom right, along the base of the tree.

Culture
Ni-Vanuatu
Made in
Vanuatu
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sea Monster2984/1

Horizontally rectangular "Sea Monster" painting, on paper. Painting shows a sea monster with a wide grinning mouth displaying even teeth, a thick beard, and a pronounced forehead coloured black and yellow. Two large pinschers sit below the creature, while six heavily suckered arms protrude from the conical crown of the head. Painting is signed in the bottom right with blue ink.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Patachitra Painting2878/50

Small square painting depicting three figures on a red background. There are two human-like figures on either side of a long thin figure. All three figures have faces with eyes, nose, mouth and eye brows. The eyes are shown as red circles with white eyes and a black pupil. The central, thin figure has a yellow face, the figure on the proper right has a white face, and the figure on the proper left has a black face. All three figures are wearing necklaces; the two human-like figure’s necklaces are white with red stripes while the long yellow figure’s necklace is black. The human-like figure on the proper right side has a black body while the other two figures have a green body. The border of the painting is black and yellow, and within the black border there are white dots. The painting appears to have been done on a piece of paper with black typed characters on it, almost resembling newsprint, as some of the characters show through on the front and back surfaces of the painting.

Culture
Indian
Made in
Odisha, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Patachitra Painting2878/49

Rectangular, multi-coloured painting depicting the Hari Bansa story (the life of Krishna). The story is depicted in a series of circular and square panels showing figures in various poses and activities, organized along the borders of the painting and around a large central image. The central image depicts figures among a pattern of concentric circles and a floral motif. The outer-most border is blue.

Culture
Indian
Made in
Puri, Odisha, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wasp Dance, Ha-ma-sa-la-tla-mi2983/1

Horizontally rectangular "Wasp Dance" painting, on paper. Painting shows two figures performing a wasp dance, in full regalia of feathered costumes and masks each with long nose and needles protruding from the end. The left figure has a green stinger at rear while the right has a face with intense eyes and a wide grinning mouth on the torso. Both figures have bare feet. Painting is signed in the bottom right with blue ink.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Painting2962/11

Painting of a battle scene between light skinned men in historically styled uniforms bearing swords, some riding horses, and darker skinned men in loin cloths, some in headbands, carrying axes, spears, daggers and torches. The scene takes place in a forest at night. In the foreground are several fallen and injured men from both sides of the battle, as well as a cannon and wagon with cannon balls. To the rear of the image is a troupe of loin-clothed men descending on the altercation.

Culture
Haitian
Made in
Haiti
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Painting2962/9

Painting of a wedding scene. The bride and groom stand in centre front, surrounded by well-wishers, some on horseback, others on foot, all in dress clothes. The church they stand in front of is pink with a grey roof, where more people celebrate with upraised arms. To the side, several people climb stairs to the roof. A stream and flowers lay in the bottom right corner, and in the background is a tall tree, grey and green hills, and a dark blue sky.

Culture
Haitian
Made in
Haiti
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Painting2962/7

Painting of prisoners on the deck of a ship. The painting shows a pirate ship in grey and brown, with the word “Negrie” on its side. A pirate flag flutters in the top right corner. Several dark skinned men, bare chested and in colourful shorts, are chained together in the foreground, with light skinned men in uniform ranged behind them. One stands in the rigging of the ship. The ocean is light blue and pink, with sea spray rising at the front. The sky is dark purple and blue.

Culture
Haitian
Made in
Haiti
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Painting2962/2

Painting of a giantess in a blue and red headdress, blue shirt and red skirt walks angrily through a town, trailing destruction in her wake. Buildings crumble and fall at angles, a strong wind tears branches and leaves from trees. Some people threaten her with rods, while others try to hold up their tents. Still others fall into the water in the foreground where several animals are already stranded. Water rushes from the centre left of the image to the river below.

Culture
Haitian
Made in
Haiti
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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