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Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
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One of a pair of dark brown, panel-like carved wooden posts painted dark brown. Depicted are male figures riding horses, figures standing guard, an elephant and other animals, and a finial that points downwards at the bottom. There is a carved border along the top, back and bottom. The carving tapers towards the base. It is housed in painted plywood supports.
Hand coiled gray clay pottery owl. Details are hand painted in brown and orange on a beige slipped background. Splotched feathers cover entire body. Tail and vertical wings are striped on one side, plain on the other. Head is outlined with scalloped fringe. Conical ears protrude from top. Beak is more like a snout with a long painted strip on top. ringed eyes on either side.
Vintage, round and somewhat unstable, orange clay owl is hand made and hand painted in black over a white background, only the ears are red. Lower portion of body is covered with crowded feather patterning, upper part is spotted all over, and the asymmetrical wings and tail near the base are striped. Tiny eyes, knobby ears and base of beak perch in small area at the top.
Brightly painted ceramic figure of mother holding children, with orange pig-like faces and hairy black pig ears. Colours of the mother's long, flared skirt, jacket, and apron include pink, white, green, blue, yellow, black, orange and gold. Around each of her elbows wind identical huge bouquets of multi-coloured flowers and, around her wrists, gold bracelets. The children wear pink/red and orange/green jacket and pant sets.
Somewhat misshapen, vintage hand made orange clay owl is hand painted in red and light brown over a tan background. Red paint covers base and bottom portion of body, the rest is decorated with a variety of curly feather motifs and the wings and tail are striped. The thick beak drapes down the front like an elephant trunk and eyes bulge above it.
Handmade coiled reddish clay pottery owl. Rough details are hand painted in brown and burnt orange over a buff slipped background. Scalloped feathers covers lower body, wings and tail are striped on upper surface, and head is dotted. Eyes are multiple eyelash-fringed rings around a dark pupil. slightly flattened ears protrude from top. The outlined nose is a thick loop with a very thin opening.
Hand coiled pinkish clay pottery owl signed by artist. Details are hand painted in brown and red on a white slipped and polished background. Scalloped feather pattern covers most of body, curled lines appear below eyes and on head. Wings are striped, duck foot symbol is painted on tail. Eyes are double rings around a centre pupil with eyelashes only on the tip. Small two-tone conical ears protrude from head, as does striped, hooked beak, tips barely open.
Small cylindrical woven basket with dome-shaped, fitted lid (part b). One side depicts a whale with jaws open, chasing a canoe carrying two people; on the other side, the whale is swallowing them. Flying birds encircle a floral motif on the lid. Motifs are woven directly into the baskets with dyed grasses; inside this basket, protected from the light, the colours remain vibrant: pink, purple, red, orange, and green.
Pink painted wood carving of Eva (Eve) with blue eyes and red lips, holding a large green fig-leaf over her pubic area. Hair on the head and around the pubis, as well as the eyebrows and eyelashes is made of a mixture of curly stands of dark hair and a thick resin-like substance. The standing figure has arms that rotate and is nailed to a circular green base. (Pair with "Adão", 2843/20).
Half an oval-shaped gourd with engraved decoration covering the exterior surface. A duck swimming on water, a flying bird and a flower, surrounded with a border of semi-circles and zigzags, are painted in bands of green and red colour which contrast with the lighter natural brown background that has been carved out. The word AMOR (love) is carved above the beak of the bird.