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Silkscreen Print3293/1

Rectangular, dark yellow burlap cloth with printed images of two crooked beak masks on one side. Image of mask closest to the top is facing right side of cloth. Outlined in black, the mask has an open mouth. Interior of mouth is black with an olive green tongue. Underside of beak is bright red. Upper beak is olive green and has long, exaggerated nostrils with two large circular openings. Shape of nostrils outlined in black. Olive green-coloured rectangular frill extends from brow of bird to end of beak, curving over nostrils. Mask has small red eye, outlined in green, towards its left side, in the centre of a mustard-yellow circle. Black strands, outlined in bright red, underneath mask. Image of mask closest to bottom of cloth is facing left. Outlined in black, mouth of mask is wide, flat and open. Edges of beak are bright red and tongue is maroon. Beak has bright red, ovoid shaped nostrils. Black frill curves upwards from brow of mask and circles downwards to the tip of the beak. Frill has an olive green design, outlined in bright red. Interior circle of frill is bright green. A second frill, red and outlined in black, curves downwards from bottom of beak, from the tip to the base. Frill has a green ovoid design on it. Mask has wide black eyes outlined in bright red. Brow is black. Four square ridges overtop of brow, outlined in black. Interior of each ridge is bright red. Black strands, outlined in bright red, underneath mask. Cloth edges are unhemmed.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pectoral Ornament3314/20

Square beaded ornament with a black and white geometric pattern. Six red dots, three each along the left and right sides, throughout the geometric pattern. Eight silver-coloured discs hanging from bottom edge. Two strands extend from top edge of ornament and fasten together. Left strand has looped end and right strand has taupe-coloured seed on the end. Strands are white with a black stripe down the centre and have a thin black border.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
plastic, metal, seed and fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Garuda Figure3333/3

Garuda figure carved of heavy wood. Anthropomorphic form with human body, bird head, wings and talons. Depicted partially kneeling and leaning forward, with large wings extended back, and tail feathers up behind him. He wears an ornate crown, and his beak is open exposing teeth and his extended tongue. He holds a jar of amrita (immortality nectar) in his left hand, and his right hand is held in karana mudra(?). 'IMADE LOSEN PUTUNG BALI' carved into the back, above small platform with square-shaped hole.

Culture
Balinese
Material
wood
Made in
Payangan, Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sarong3333/2

Batik sarong with a floral and peacock pattern over a pattern of diamond and concentric square pattern. A section of diagonal bands with floral designs alternating between bands of solid green and thin vertical red and white stripe pattern. Composed of one piece of fabric stitched together at the ends. Maker's name is at the edge of the design (Tan Ping Thian?). Smudged stamp applied on both sides, in dark ink.

Culture
Javanese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cloth3333/1

Geringsing cloth with double ikat technique. Uncut fringe, so textile forms a loop. Central design features repeating large four-point stars, within semicircular patterns. Several rows of a grass-like fibre are woven into each end. Long edge bordered by solid light brown, and a thinner strip of solid black. 'SANTRA' is written down one edge.

Culture
Balinese
Material
cotton fibre, dye and plant fibre
Made in
Tenganan, Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dress3349/1 a-c

Three piece dress, consisting of a top (part a), skirt (part b) and large shoulder cloth (part c). All pieces are bright yellow with repeating groups of red, dark blue, black, yellow and light green stripes. The top has a scoop neckline that then plunges down in an oval-shape. There are two large rectangular pockets on both sides near the bottom edge. The neckline, sleeve edges, pocket openings and the hem all have scalloped borders embroidered in black thread. There are small slits on both sides at the bottom. The skirt is a rectangular piece of fabric; the right, left and top edges have a white-dotted yellow and dark blue border. The bottom edge only has a white-dotted dark blue border. Below the top border there is the repeating group of stripes running horizontally, a plain yellow band, and then a strip of white-dotted yellow cloth, bordered with white-dotted dark blue bands. Below that there are seven vertical rows of the repeating grouped stripes. Over the grouped stripes, in the bottom third of the skirt, a pattern is embroidered in black and white thread. The top edge is plain yellow fabric. The large shoulder cloth is a rectangular piece of fabric folded in half with nine white-dotted dark blue ties along the top edge on the left side. From the front, the top and left sides have a white-dotted yellow and dark blue border. The bottom edge only has a white-dotted dark blue border. Below the top border there is the repeating group of stripes running horizontally, a plain yellow band, and then a strip of white-dotted yellow and dark blue cloth. Running through this top portion are nine white-dotted dark blue strands, directly below the ties. There are another seven identical strands overtop of the repeating striped group and yellow band on the right edge of the front of the shoulder cloth. Below that section are three and a half vertical rows of the repeating grouped stripes. Overtop of the stripes, in the bottom third of the shoulder cloth, a pattern is embroidered in black and white thread.

Culture
Venda
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket3346/2

Women’s dark blue jacket with small side slits and side opening with three pink frog closures. Top closure has an embossed metal button with a blue painted centre. Part of jacket covered by side opening has a small rectangular pocket. Pink frog closure at collar and another to the left of the neck opening. Dark blue portions of jacket have various plants and Chinese characters embroidered in a lighter blue thread. Sleeves are edged with three black bands that are bordered with thin white, light green and pink stripes. Next to the bands, pink and blue flowers are embroidered on a black strip of fabric. Bordering the black strips are light blue bands with white flowers embroidered on them. Around the neck opening the same pattern of bands span the entire collar. The bands are wider at the front, reaching towards the chest, and thinner on the back, reaching just below the neck. To the right of the side opening, on the chest, a pink spiral-like creature is embroidered. The plain black chest bands end to the right of it, while the bands with flower embroidery continue underneath it. The bottom of the jacket has a plain black band border. The band has a thin pink stripe at the bottom and white and light green stripes at the top. Above that band there is a thin black line. In the corners of the jacket, where the sides meet the bottom hem, the thin black line is woven into three linked loops. The interior of the jacket has a light blue cotton lining.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and brass metal
Made in
Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Print3334/1

Silkscreen print of Union Jack flag with formline designs and text inside of it. Print is done in dark blue, red and grey ink, in landscape orientation, on off-white paper. All text and formline designs are done in grey ink. Multiple formline designs in dark blue portions of flag. Bird designs in red X section. Moon(?) and fin(?) designs inside red cross, along with text. In the left arm “Responsibility – For” is printed and “What – Happened” is printed in the right arm. In the white outlines of the cross and X words are printed. “Take” is written on top of the left arm and “Colonization” is printed along the bottom. “Acknowledge” is written on top of the right arm and “Thief” is printed along the bottom. “Genocide” is printed on the left side of the top arm and “Rape” is printed on the right side. “Greed” is printed on the left side of the bottom arm and “Murder” is printed on the right side. Beneath the flag the edition, 6/10, artist name and year are handwritten in pencil.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing3223/14

A drawing of five skulls on a one-sided piece of paper. The drawing is horizontally oriented. The top-right edge of the paper is cut into a concave curve; the bottom-right edge is cut at a forty-five degree angle. The background of the drawing is decorated with crisscrossing assemblages of line patterns of varying lengths and thicknesses. There are two parallel orange lines extending horizontally from the very left skull to the right edge of the paper; all of the line assemblages above the parallel lines are drawn in orange ink, below the lines are both orange and yellow assemblages. In the foreground, five human skulls are drawn in a row; the skulls are outlined in dark green ink, the interior space is white, and the eye sockets and nasal cavities are decorated with crisscrossing green line patterns. The reverse-side of the paper is blank.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Hupacasath
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing3223/6

A vertically oriented drawing on a single-sided piece of paper. At the top of the page is a decorated crescent-shaped being with eyes, a mouth, and a curled nose. A small coastal mountain scene is drawn below. Under the mountain scene, in the middle section of the page, are six human-like figures, and a human skull. The human-like figures all have their hands in the air, their hair is drawn upwards suggesting that they are moving in a downward direction, and they all have circular eyes and mouths. The largest human-like figure is embellished with male genitalia. The skull, larger than any of the human-like figures, is positioned horizontally in the centre of the page. At the very bottom of the page is a decorated thunderbird(?) with a human-like left hand and an arrow extending outwards from its mouth. The reverse-side of the page is blank.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Hupacasath
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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