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Representation527/24 f

Circular pieces of construction paper cut and glued onto a larger piece of paper; several of the circular pieces are connected to each other with strips of coloured paper. Colours used are purple, blue, green, orange, red and white. The initials "SL" are cut out of white paper and affixed in the upper right corner of the backing paper.

Culture
Arctic America
Made in
Old Crow, Yukon Territory, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Representation527/24 c

Circular pieces of construction paper cut and glued onto a larger piece of paper; circular pieces are connected to each other with strips of purple paper, giving the overall impression of a molecular model or drawing. Colours used are orange, purple, blue and white. The name "Andrew" is cut out of paper, each letter alternating between purple and red, and is affixed along the centre of the upper edge of the backing paper.

Culture
Arctic America
Made in
Old Crow, Yukon Territory, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Representation527/24 a

Pieces of construction paper cut and glued onto a larger piece of paper in the shape of a man. Figure has orange and aquamarine-coloured pieces for the torso and legs, blue circles for arms, a white circle for his head, and black circles for the eyes, hands and feet. Small strips of black are applied to the top of the head for hair, extending past the upper edge of the backing paper. The initials "P.T." are cut out of white paper and affixed in the upper left corner.

Culture
Arctic America
Made in
Old Crow, Yukon Territory, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Building RepresentationK4.71 a-b

Wooden model of corn storehouse in two segments: conical roof (part a) that fits onto a building base with four roughly cylindrical stilts (part b). Both segments have designs burnt onto the surface: the roof has a grid design, and the building base has a triangular motif.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mortar RepresentationK4.69 a-c

Wooden model of a mortar (part a) and two pestles (parts b and c) for corn grinding. Burnt into the wood is a geometric design of diamonds around the rim and triangles around base of mortar, and each pestle has two bands burnt into them.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Palanquin RepresentationB731 a-f

Model palanquin carriage. Carriage has a black leather canopy top and valence with a tooth patterned edge, navy blue curtains with yellow trim, and a wooden carrying frame with brass metal support straps. Baluster shaped legs. Inside is lined with blue and white striped cloth and is accompanied by a black leather seat and floor board.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian ? or Indian: Central Indian ?
Material
wood, leather skin, fibre and brass metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gateway RepresentationN2.580

Miniature gateway (tori) with plate bearing inscription on upper cross beam, which has a larger beam on top and a smaller beam on the bottom, between the two of which is the plate bearing inscription. Gate has an extension perpendicular to main post at either side, connected by two horizontal beams.

Culture
Japanese
Material
silver metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Temple RepresentationN2.972 a-b

A red lacquer model temple (part a) with a roof (part b). The temple (part a) has three sides closed with glass and one shaped arch opening surrounded by a fence along both sides which leave an opening in front of the shaped arch opening and on its opposite side. The roof (part b) tapers upward along all four sides to a smaller square top at the centre. There is a bronze bell at each of the four corners of the roof (part b).

Culture
Japanese
Material
glass, wood and lacquer
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shrunken Head Representation666/1 a-b

Skin formed into the shape of a hollow shrunken head (part a) that is stitched at the back, with long black coarse hair still attached at top. Eyebrows and eyelashes also have trimmed coarse black hair attached. The 'head' is housed in a hexagonal-shaped box (part b) that resembles a small coffin.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
skin, hair and balsa wood ?
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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People Representation1521/10

Coloured and patterned paper glued to a bamboo frame. A red paper ring serves as the base, onto which five standing human silhouettes are glued facing outwards at equal distances from one another.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, bamboo grass and paste adhesive
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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