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Shawl3511/7

Maroon shawl (selendang) with fringe on ends. Top and bottom edges are bordered by three patterned bands. Outer and inner bands have an alternating diamond and triangle motif, with dots throughout; centre band has a repeating geometric motif. Bands are maroon, and separated with black and burgundy stripes and dark orange dots; designs are dark orange with dark green and maroon highlights. Wide maroon panel in centre of sarong. Repeating columns of figures and geometric motifs across length; all designs done in dark orange with dark green and burgundy highlights. Figures are a mix of birds, lizards, scorpions, butterflies, humans(?), and plants. Dark orange triangles border both ends of centre panel. White sticker on back.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Flores, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sarong3511/3

Sarong with sides sewn together, forming a rectangular tube skirt. Decorated with nineteen horizontal bands; assortment of coloured stripes, dashes and curvilinear motifs in between each band. Centre band is brown with yellow stitches in middle. From each side of centre band the patterns are identical. From centre outward bands are: black with white snowflake-like motif; plain brown; black with white snowflake-like motif; brown with white triangles made of curvilinear motifs; black with white sun-like motif; black with white oval-like shapes in centre and maroon triangles along edges, shapes filled with floral and curvilinear motifs; black with white sun-like motif; brown with white triangles made of curvilinear motifs; and black with white sun-like motif. Triangle designs, with cross-like protrusions at tops, decorate left sides of bands. White tag on back.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Flores, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sarong3511/1

Sarong with sides sewn together, forming a rectangular tube skirt. Decorated with seventeen horizontal bands; assortment of coloured stripes, dashes and curvilinear motifs in between each band. Centre band is maroon with yellow stitches in middle. From each side of centre band the patterns are identical. From centre outward bands are: maroon with light brown cross-like shapes; dark blue with light blue cross-like shapes; maroon with light brown cross-like shapes; maroon with light brown curvilinear motifs along edges and dotted lines through centre; dark blue with light blue geometric, floral and curvilinear motifs; maroon with light brown curvilinear motifs along edges and dotted lines through centre; dark blue with light blue alternating geometric and curvilinear motif; and dark blue with light blue zigzag and curvilinear motifs. Triangle designs decorate right side of bands.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Flores, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scarf3511/9

Dark red scarf (selendang) with fringe on ends. Top and bottom edges of scarf have a dark maroon border, with light orange dashes throughout. Repeating pattern of pointed ovals, filled with floral and linear motifs, through centre of scarf. Ovals are connected by dots. Negative space, between ovals and border, filled with identical floral and linear designs. Border on both ends, consisting of three vertical bands. Outer and inner bands have a dot motif; centre band has a repeating triangle motif. All designs are done in red-brown and dark orange. Fringe on ends are tied into bundles with plant fibre; six bundles on left edge, five on right.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian
Material
fibre, dye and plant fibre
Made in
Flores, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing3497/4

Drawing of two rows of forward facing humans, that extend upward from two wide orange and green bands. Top row of humans is depicted from the shoulders up, bottom row from the waist up. Six humans along the top are wearing snowsuits and have identical facial features and tattoos. Eyes are oval-shaped, noses are long and thin, and mouths are open and oval-shaped. Tattoos are linear. There are three horizontal lines across the nose; three lines radiate out in a fan-like shape from the bottom of the mouth; and three lines on each side radiate out from the top of the nose across the forehead. Designs are done in black. Seven humans along the bottom are wearing snowsuits and have identical facial features. Eyes are oval-shaped, noses are long and thin, mouths are open and oval-shaped, and beards are triangular. Features are done in black, blue and dark green. Snowsuits of all humans are dark blue, blue, green, grey, orange and lavender. Syllabics written along the bottom centre in dark green. Pencil inscription on back, in bottom right and left corners.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hooks and Spears3497/5

Stencil print of spears and hooks. Row of seventeen orange spears, pointed down, overtop a row of twenty dark brown hooks, pointed up. Rows divided by a wide green line. In the bottom right corner of the print the title, signatures, edition number and date made are written in pencil. Signatures, in syllabics, with Baker Lake symbol stamped next to pencil inscription. Canadian Eskimo Arts Council blind-embossed stamp in bottom right corner. Pencil inscription on back, in bottom left corner.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sealskin Tent3495/4

Stonecut and stencil print of a woman with a sealskin tent. The tent is partially assembled with one pole secured and the roof hung overtop. Roof consists of dark yellow and black sealskins stitched together. The woman is standing to the right of the tent, attaching the poles. She has braided black hair and is wearing a white parka, light grey pants and large boots. The parka is long-tailed, with black trim along the hood, and is outlined in dark yellow ink. There are black rocks across the base of the tent. Along the bottom edge of the print the title, technique, edition number, place made, date and artist signature are written in pencil. Signatures, in syllabics, with Cape Dorset Co-operative symbol stamped in top right corner. Canadian Eskimo Arts Council blind-embossed stamp in bottom right corner.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Favorable Husband3495/1

Serigraph print of a husband and wife. The woman is seated on a raised platform inside a dark blue structure. She is wearing a blue and white striped dress with a red border along the bottom edge. Her child is on her back, held in place with a red and blue cloth. One of her arms is held out, offering a black bucket to her husband. The man is standing in the entryway of the structure. He is wearing a blue and white striped shirt, red pants and red boots. His left hand is reaching for the bucket, his right is holding a ladle(?). In the background, above the couple, is a small figure wearing a black shirt and red pants. He is bent over, balanced on one foot, and reaching towards the woman. In the bottom right corner of the print the title, signature, edition number and date made are written in pencil. Signatures, in syllabics, with Baker Lake symbol stamped next to pencil inscription. Canadian Eskimo Arts Council blind-embossed stamp in bottom right corner. (Print is taped to board backing.)

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3505/1

Forward facing stone figure in a standing position. Front is curved, back is flat. Head is oval-like, with large cheeks and a pointed chin. Eyebrows carved in high relief with wide depressions below, imitating eyes. Small ridge between eyebrows, imitating nose. Line gouged towards bottom centre, imitating a mouth. Arms, with pointed ends, held parallel to rectangular body. Legs have curved outer edges, straight inner edges, and pointed ends. Deep channel carved between legs on front and back of figure, space between ends has been cutout. Linear decorations wrap around shoulders and waistline.

Culture
Meso-American
Material
stone and paint ?
Made in
Guerrero, Mexico ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing3497/6

Pencil drawing of six large animals and three small ones in horizontal rows, all facing left. Top three rows are of individual large animals, bottom three are of a smaller animal in front of a larger. From top to bottom, left to right, the animals are: walrus, polar bear(?), reindeer, seal and whale, seal and polar bear(?), and seal and reindeer. Pencil inscription on back, bottom left corner.

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