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Devil Figure2738/120 a-c

Standing black painted abstract devil ("Exu") figure. Male figure with eyes, mouth and eyebrows painted red. He is naked, with long pointed horns and long tail that touches the ground, and holds a trident (b) in his right hand and a pointed staff (c) in his left. Appendages have been screwed or soldered onto a piece of iron rod worked into a rough body shape.

Culture
Brazilian
Material
iron metal and paint
Made in
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Devil Figure2738/125

Clay statuette of a female devil, "Exu Pomba Gira, Defender of Women", stands on a square green and black pedestal with several illegible capital letters running along the front.. She has white horns in her long yellow hair and a bright red body, naked but for a small gold thong.

Culture
Brazilian
Material
plaster and paint
Made in
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2738/118

Sitting male figure, hand made from greyish white clay, has painted black tattoo designs on face, arms, legs and across his chest, and long black hair. He holds a large shallow bowl in his lap in which lies a flat, oblong black and beige striped object.

Culture
Iny
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Ilha do Bananal, Tocantins, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2738/119

Ceramic ritxoko doll. Sitting female figure of light brown clay painted in red and black. Rolled tube of clay draped over head forms long black hair style and arms with flat ends. She is wearing a grass skirt that is threaded through a hole in her body and knotted at the back. Sharply pointed breasts and stubby conical legs have tattoo decoration.

Culture
Iny
Material
clay, paint and grass
Made in
Ilha do Bananal, Tocantins, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Charm2738/122

Wood good luck charm or "figa" in the shape of a left hand clenched into a fist. The thumb is held between pointer and index fingers and all digits have silver coloured metal fingernails. Around the wrist is an embossed tin bracelet and at the end is fitted an embossed metal cap with a moveable ring in the centre.

Culture
Brazilian
Material
wood, copper alloy metal and tin metal
Made in
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Charm2738/121

Small, wooden good luck charm or "figa". A left hand clenched into a fist, with the thumb held between pointer and index finger, is carved into one end of a light coloured piece of wood. The other end is wrapped in bark and has a metal loop embedded in the base.

Culture
Brazilian
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wrist Band424/8 d

Wrist band consisting of numerous green and red feathers, with black colouring, bound together with fibre twine which is wrapped around a twisted twine rope. The rope is circular shaped with an unraveling end which is tied together with a small piece of green fabric. The feathers are displayed in a fan-like shape.

Culture
Kayapo
Material
feather, plant fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Mato Grosso, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wrist Band424/8 c

Wrist band consisting of numerous green and red feathers, with black colouring, bound together with fibre twine which is wrapped around a twisted twine rope. The rope is circular shaped. The feathers are displayed in a fan-like shape.

Culture
Kayapo
Material
feather and plant fibre
Made in
Mato Grosso, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceH2.64

Long neck or bandolier style ornamental belt. Composed of thirteen strands of black and white seeds arranged to make a triangular pattern of alternate colours. Attached are six dried birds; two large orange, black and grey birds with a smaller grey and black bird at the opposing end. Around the sides are three small black birds with blue, green and red feathers and one brown bird.

Culture
Ashaninka
Material
bird, fibre and seed
Made in
Peru ? or Brazil ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flute424/7

Pipe made of a hollow, cylindrical pieces of wood with a large hole for the mouth piece and an oval shape cut-out bowl at the top. The pipe is bound with pieces of twine that are wrapped in a way to create an x-like pattern. Hanging from the end is a piece of twisted fibre rope. From the mouth end hangs two sets of two pieces of twine along with orange, brown and black coloured feathers. Each feather is topped with a half piece of black seed(?) next to a black or grey glass bead.

Culture
Kayapo
Material
feather, wood, plant fibre, seed ? and glass
Made in
Mato Grosso, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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