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Vessel3157/3

Small bird-shaped vessel. The bowl is formed out of the bird's body with its head, wings and tail feathers protruding at the sides. The right side faintly shows the original painted design. The vessel is raised on three triangular supports.

Culture
Nicoya ?
Material
paint and clay
Made in
Costa Rica
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot3157/2

Small spherical polychrome pot with a narrow neck and flaring rim. Painted decorations of geometric shapes and figures with claws on both halves. Brown paint on base. Polished surface.

Culture
Nicoya ?
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Panama ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot3157/1

Small spherical polychrome pot with a narrow neck and flaring rim. Painted decorations of geometric shapes with a single face baring its teeth on each half - one upright, the other upside-down. Orange paint on base, and "Cocle. Panama" hand-printed in pencil overtop. Polished surface.

Culture
Nicoya ?
Material
clay
Made in
Panama
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood Chest Panel3156/1 a-c

Set of three detached bentwood chest panels. Front and back panels have stylized imagery painted in black and red across entire surface. Cross-hatching can be seen in several areas. Several large stitches of cedar root can be seen along the right side of one panel. The shorter side panel shows four faint painted lines in a rust-red colour, running from bottom left corner upwards toward opposite side's midpoint. Faint suggestions of other lines above. On right edge are cracks where wood has been bent, and an undercut on the backside of the old bend. All three pieces have hanging hardware on the back.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
cedar wood, paint and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Club3267/1

Wooden club. Made of a single branch of mulga wood, curving slightly, with a mud layer covering one end. Opposite end is shaped into a rounded point. Short, diagonal lines have been carved into the wood near the mud end. The grain of the wood has been emphasized by carving along the length of the stick to the point.

Culture
Australian
Material
mulga wood
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gope Board3266/1

Painted gope board. Long and oval in shape; the front is carved with four circles at centre surrounded by sets of wavy lines, and a line of connected, outward pointing triangles at the outside edge. Carved areas contain pigment infill in yellow, white and orange. Back is unpainted and uncarved. The wood is warped diagonally, causing it to lift in opposite corners.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sword Handle3157/171 a-b

Wooden hilt and sword guard. The circular section of wood, presumed to be a sword guard (part a) is dark brown in colour. It has a crudely cut rectangular-shaped hole in its centre. The hilt (part b) is flat on two ends with taperering sides, and an oval-shaped hole through the centre. The wood is a medium brown colour.

Culture
Javanese ?
Material
wood
Made in
Indonesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pouch3157/170

Small contemporary woven pouch with geometric pattern, woven in a Nasca style. Open end has curled-down. There is a single long light yellow-brown fibre extending from the bottom corner of the bag.

Culture
Peruvian ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beads3157/169 a-l

12 stone beads in variety of colours and shapes, mainly tubular. a-d) Four light green beads varying in size from 1 cm to 3 cm long. e) One dark green bead. f-g) Two pink polished beads. h) One red bead. i) One light and dark pink polished bead. j-k) Two dark red-brown polished beads. l) One brown-red bead.

Culture
Meso-American ?
Material
stone
Made in
“Central America” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bead3157/168

Small tubular bead. One side is very white, and the opposite side is a light reddish-white colour. The bead is rough.

Culture
Meso-American ?
Material
stone ?
Made in
“Central America” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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