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Fragment2827/8

A rectangular fragment showing a carved falcon head. The fragment does not appear to have any finished sides and is therefore not a corner or other identifiable architectural piece. Details of the bird still exist, such as the tear duct and defined beak.

Culture
Egyptian
Material
limestone stone
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2827/6

An opaque black glass amulet of a kneeling animal, possibly a ram. There is a hole through the centre of the object, which suggests that this carving was used as a pendant or bead. The piece is very worn.

Culture
Egyptian
Material
glass
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2827/2

Cast bronze Ibis head with a wooden base. This figure only consists of the bird's long, curved neck and head. Deep lines delineate the beak and the eye, as well as the lower lid of the eye. There is a groove running from the crown of the bird's head to the tip of the beak. The surface of the sculpture is pitted and covered in green bronze accretion.

Culture
Egyptian
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stiletto2834/3

Lithograph print of a large red stiletto shoe with a small person in traditional Inuit clothing embracing the stiletto heel. Inscription along bottom of image "Stiletto Lithograph 43/50 Dorset 2010 Kavavaow". Printed on vertically rectangular paper, mounted on off-white matboard and framed.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Taqaiqsiqtu Tuttu (Resting Caribou)2834/2

Stonecut and stencil print of two resting caribou. Bodies printed with brown ink with details of hair, eye, nostril and mouth shown as blue -grey paper colour. Stomach, chest, and neck are grey white. Antlers are mottled grey and grey-white. Top caribou shown in profile with head turned away from viewer. Bottom caribou is shown in profile facing right. Printed on grey-blue paper. Bottom right corner: two stylized marks; Cape Dorset stylized red igloo and a mark in black ink - with signature in pencil. Inscription along bottom of image "Taqaiqsiqtu Tuttu Stonecut & Stencil 43/50 Dorset 2010 Kananginak."

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Owl's Overture2834/1

Print of an owl with yellow wings and a grey body facing forward, flanked on the right by a blue bird in profile and on the left by a purple bird. Also on the left is a red seal. Animals are outlined in black. Background printed colour is grey, on a white paper base. Edition 29/50. Etching and aquatint print. Inscription in pencil along bottom of image "Owl's Overture Etching & Aquatint 29/50 Dorset 2010 Kenojuak". Two stamps are embossed into the paper at bottom left. The print is on horizontally rectangular off-white paper, mounted on off-white matboard and framed.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2811/116

Children's drawing on legal size off-white paper. A light green band divides the page diagonally, from the upper right to the lower left, and this band represents a river. Below the river, the words "Hoduras" and "Sonia Hernandez" have been written and five small human figures have been drawn. Two of these figures are soldiers dressed in green with guns, two of these figures consist of a mother with child, and one of the figures is holding a rope that crosses the river. There are four human figures drawn in pencil floating in the river. Above the river, the word "Salvador" and the inscription "¿como era la vida en El Salvador?" have been written. There are also two helicopters, coloured brown and pink, that are shooting at human figures below. There are nine human figures along the river bank and one other figure in a multicoloured house on the left side of the composition.

Culture
Salvadoran
Made in
Honduras
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Money2815/22

Long thin piece of twisted iron known as a kissi penny. A twisted shaft separates a roughly shaped rounded flat end, and a short dual-pointed end, running perpendicular to the shaft. Part of one side of the flattened end is bent over on itself.

Culture
Kissi
Material
iron metal
Made in
Sierra Leone ? or Liberia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Nopiori Figure2815/13

Stone carving of two separate figures that join into a common being below the chest. The left figure is slightly larger, with an elongated head and relatively well defined features carved into the face. Two arms start at the rear of the figure below the neck and wrap around both sides to the front. The smaller figure to the right also has a slightly elongated head. Much of the face has been obliterated, with the mouth and right eye remaining, as well as two ears that are carved into the sides of the head. This figure also has arms beginning at the back below the head and wrapping around to the front on both sides. The figures sit on a thick oval base carved out of the same piece of stone.

Culture
Mende
Material
stone
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2815/12

Bateba figure with bent legs. The face has a pronounced brow, carved eyes, and protruding nose, mouth and ears. A narrow strip of wood hair runs down the centre of the head from forehead to back of head, with a triangular protrusion at nape of neck. The figure’s back is straight, while the stomach protrudes to the front and has a knob as a navel. The arms hang at the sides, with all five fingers carved in each hand, whereas the legs are bent at the waist and knees, and end in roughly carved feet.

Culture
Lobi
Material
wood
Made in
Burkina Faso ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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