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PotK2.292

Pot made of red clay with rounded base and shoulder and a vertical lip around the mouth. Decorated with an incised semi-circule and linear design around the mouth. Black discolourations as a result of firing.

Culture
Ewe
Material
clay
Made in
Viame, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotK2.230

Red-brown round pot with a spherical shape on the base. Three decorative concave knobs are on the top with a circular handle in the middle of the top and a pointed spout. The upper portion around these decorative knobs and spout has a main design that consists of incised line patterns around the top which are painted red and black.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kwelas3644/2 a-b

Small lidded pot with burnished finish. Pot (part a) has a wide mouth, and sloped and rounded shoulder that narrows to a small flat base. Artist signature, date made, and title incised on base. Large circular lid (part b) is decorated across exterior surface with formline motifs, done in relief. Centre of design consists of a face with wide eyes, straight brows, large nose, and an open mouth with the tongue sticking out; markings on forehead and cheeks. Face is surrounded by a wide band, with protruding split U-shapes that extend to edge of lid. Lid has a long lip that curves downward; flange closer to centre of interior. Exterior surfaces of pot and lid range in colour from off-white to black; speckling throughout. Interiors are smooth and somewhat rough in texture; coloured light grey.

Culture
Coast Salish and Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
clay
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cooking Pot3643/10

Circular, round-bottomed cooking pot made of off-white clay. Pot has large opening with a slightly flared lip. Body is wide at the shoulder, coming to a sharp ridge. Large semi-circular outlines extend from ridge, towards opening; done with orange-red pigment. Lip also coloured orange-red. Rest of pot is undecorated. Base and sides have burn marks.

Culture
Nyamwezi
Material
clay and pigment
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cooking Pot3643/9

Circular, round-bottomed cooking pot made of grey clay. Pot has a large opening with a slightly flared lip. Body is wide at the shoulder, coming to a sharp ridge. Large, solid semi-circles extend from ridge, towards opening; done with red-orange pigment. Edge of lip also coloured red-orange. Rest of pot is undecorated. Base and interior have burn marks.

Culture
Nyamwezi
Material
clay and pigment
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot3506/4 a-b

Small pot (part a) with lid (part b). The small pot has two small pointed handles on opposite edges that are painted blue with some brown on the inward-facing sides. The bottom half of the pot has two rows of repeating floral designs - brown centre dots surrounded by circles of small off-white dots. The bowl is deep, with straight walls, and a small ridge for the lid to sit on. The lid has a flat top, and rounded sides. The sides have the same repeating floral designs as the pot, and the small handle at centre is painted blue. There are two small holes pierced through the lid. The pot and lid are glazed.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Atlacomulco, Morelos, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coffee Pot3577/12

Clay coffee pot with spout. The neck is decorated with vertical lines of dots, and a single horizontal line of dots where the neck attaches to the body. It has a small pouring spout, and a handle where the neck connects with the base. The body is like two bowls attached together, creating a ridge around the middle. The base is flat.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
clay
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot3555/1

Round, handmade, clay pot with an oblong hole (4.5 cm le) just below the shoulder, on one side. The pot is mostly cream-coloured on the outside and part of the inside, with red-brown specks and a large black firing spot at the base. The inside is partly cream-coloured and partly reddish brown. The rim has been broken and repaired (approx. 1/3) with holes remaining at the lower neck under the repair.

Culture
Western Mexico
Material
clay
Made in
Nayarit, Mexico
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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