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Figure3565/25

Amate (amatl) paper cutout figure. Detailed four-headed bird (eagle), cut from beige handmade paper while folded in half vertically, so both sides are mirror-images. "4 headed eagle" written on back.

Culture
Otomi
Material
mulberry bark paper
Made in
San Pablito, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3565/15

Amate (amatl) paper cutout figure. Detailed humanoid figure with arms raised; various shaped projections at sides; candelabra-like headdress above. Cut from brown handmade paper while folded in half vertically, so both sides are mirror-images.

Culture
Otomi
Material
fig bark paper
Made in
San Pablito, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3565/26

Amate (amatl) paper cutout figure. Detailed two-headed bird with a large oval above it with three floral designs cut into it. Cut from beige handmade paper while folded in half vertically, so both sides are mirror-images.

Culture
Otomi
Material
mulberry bark paper
Made in
San Pablito, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3565/3

Amate (amatl) paper cutout figure. Detailed humanoid figure with arms raised; various shaped projections at sides. Cut from brown handmade paper while folded in half vertically, so both sides are mirror-images.

Culture
Otomi
Material
fig bark paper
Made in
San Pablito, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3565/2

Amate (amatl) paper cutout figure. Detailed humanoid male figure with arms raised and a headdress like shape above. Cut from brown handmade paper while folded in half vertically, so both sides are mirror-images.

Culture
Otomi
Material
fig bark paper
Made in
San Pablito, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Siyawatuk Raksaya3392/12

A watercolour painting which depicts a spiritual being with a spotted, four-legged animal in its mouth and at its feet. The being has blue skin, ten arms, and three eyes. It is wearing a red skirt that ends just below the knee. The bottom of the skirt has a border made up of white, yellow, black, and red horizontal stripes. The main body of the skirt is covered in thinner horizontal stripes, and consists of two pieces which come together in the front. A thin piece of fabric hangs down from the skirt's waistband, which is decorated with a repeating circular pattern. Adornments are wrapped around the being's chest and neck. Decorative bands encircle its biceps, wrists, and ankles. The being has large, round eyes, and a grinning, fanged mouth. Its black hair is secured by a loop on top of its head, and then splits in two directions to hang down in front of its shoulders. Two large discs with black and white lotus motifs protrude from the side of the being's head. In its mouth is a small, yellow animal with four legs and black spots. In one of its arms the being is holding a small, light green human-like being in a brown skirt. It has a grinning, fanged mouth and black hair. In its other arms the being is holding a long, oblong object, a fork-shaped object, a bell-shaped object with a long handle, a small, hooked object with a long handle, a disembodied face, and a long, curved blade. At the being's feet is a crouching, four-legged animal. The animal is yellow with black spots and has a long face, legs, and ears, as well as a short tail. The painting's background is bright yellow and a rectangular black border surrounds the image. There is an unpainted section behind the being's head.

Culture
Sinhalese
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Guru3392/7

A watercolour painting which depicts a spiritual being with a smaller, human-like being kneeling at its feet. The being has yellow skin and is wearing a green and orange skirt that ends just below the knee. Decorations on both sides of the skirt curl outward at the hip. The bottom of the skirt has a border made up of white, yellow, blue, and red horizontal stripes. The main body of the skirt is covered in thinner horizontal stripes, and consists of two pieces which come together in the front. Four thin pieces of fabric hang down from the skirt's waistband, which is decorated with a repeating circular pattern. A blue dotted sash is draped diagonally across the being's chest. Additional adornments wrap around its chest and neck, and decorative bands encircle its biceps, wrists, and ankles. The being has half-moon shaped eyes, a small mouth, and stretched earlobes that extend down to its chin. It is wearing a headpiece that comes to a point on both sides. There is a teardrop shaped decoration on top of the headpiece, and side panels extends across the being's shoulders. One of the being's arms is raised by its side, and the other is holding a yellow jug with red decorations. At the being's feet is a smaller human-like figure with red skin and black hair. The figure is wearing blue and white striped pants, and kneeling with one leg under it. One of its arms is above its head, holding onto the yellow being's elbow. The other arm is looped underneath its remaining leg. The painting's background is red, and a rectangular black border surrounds the image. Blue and white oblong rings radiate from behind the being's head and shoulders.

Culture
Sinhalese
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife3589/1 a-b

Ceremonial parang (part a) with scabbard (part b). Long knife has a cylindrical horn hilt that tapers towards top; rectangular protrusion extends from left side. Both top half of hilt and protrusion are hollowed out. Circular, curvilinear, linear, and fang-like motifs carved in relief along upper half of hilt; hilt grip covered with woven band of rattan. Holes are drilled into the tapered section of the hilt, for hanging purposes; hilt attached to blade with resin. Knife blade is convex on one side, slightly concave on the other, and widens from the hilt; back edge of point is tiered. Linear, "X" designs, geometric, and curvilinear motifs incised along front of blade. Scabbard is composed of wood sheath for the long knife, and has a smaller plant fibre and fabric sheath tied to back with rattan. Wood sheath is made of two pieces of wood bound together with rattan; upper two bands of rattan are plain, bottom four are tied decoratively. Panels decorated with floral and curvilinear motifs carved along front of wood sheath. Smaller sheath is undecorated and has two pieces of bamboo along the interior edges, providing shape. Long braided rattan cord, with looped ends, threaded through small sheath, for carrying purposes.

Culture
Iban
Material
metal, bone, rattan, resin, bamboo grass ?, cotton fibre ? and plant fibre
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Trans Mountain3585/1 a-e

Multi-piece ceramic sculpture of a black ship hull with a crushed can, twisted product tube, log, and pitted sphere bolted onto it (part a). The can and product tube are black; tube has a red cap. The log is grey and dark brown, and covered with a small black blanket; olive green sphere, representing COVID-19, is perched on top of blanket. Additional components rest on the hull and sit around it; additional pieces are: small, crushed olive green can (part b), small, crushed black can (part c), grey pitted COVID-19 sphere (part d), and a dark brown flower with a wilted stem (part e). Ship hull, cans, and green sphere are glazed; rest of sculpture is painted.

Culture
Canadian
Material
clay, glaze, paint and metal
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Amu Sohona3392/18

A watercolour painting which depicts a spiritual being with two birds perched on its shoulders. The being has red skin, three eyes, and four arms. It is wearing a blue skirt which ends just below the knee. The bottom of the skirt has a border made up of brown, yellow and black horizontal stripes. The main body of the skirt is covered in thinner horizontal stripes, and consists of two pieces which come together in the front. A piece of fabric hangs down from the waist. The being is wearing a snake-like creature around its neck as an adornment. It has half-moon shaped eyes, a small mouth, and stretched earlobes that extend down to its chin. Its hair and moustache are black. A portion of its hair is pulled up into a round ball on top of its head, and the rest hangs down to its shoulders. A yellow bird sits on each of the being's shoulders, looking outward. The birds have long, curly tails, wings with red edges, and black spots across their bodies. Between the being's teeth is a long green strand which connects to a green, disembodied head at its feet. All four of the being's hands are holding onto the strand, and one of the hands is also holding a y-shaped object. The being is standing on top of a prone human body. The body has brown skin, and is wearing a long blue skirt. It is lying on its back, and its arms are stretched out by its sides. The painting's background is blue, and a rectangular black border surrounds the image. There is a rounded, unpainted section behind the being's head and shoulders.

Culture
Sinhalese
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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