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BowlSe155

Round, polycrome bowl which constricts steeply in lower third to 8cm. Flat orange base. Brown/black line decoration on cream slip on outer surface. Inner surface red/brown. Thick lines divide outer surface into 6 main sections, these lines zigzag to 't' shape at centres of 4 sections, other 2 sections have rows of triangles, top and bottom. Thinner lines run parallel to thicker lines and thinner form various shapes, some with crosses or lines at centre. Brown/black line at rim. Resin coated, chipped at rim.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
resin, pigment, caraipe bark ash and clay
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlSe158

Round, polycrome bowl which constricts to rounded, 8-12 cm. Unpainted, light brown/yellow base, inside no slip, rubbed and decorated with white/yellow lines which run straight and then zigzag for a short distance and run straight at 90 degrees or at other angles. Central zigzag is surrounded by a rectangle with 4 rectangular appendages. Other lines to edges and divide other space. 2 diamond shapes opposite with zigzag or twisted strand like line to edge. Outer orange, rubbed surface has 2 thick white/yellow v-shaped lines near base which are surrounded by thick lines which zigzag. Between these are v-shapes from rim with thick lines running parallel with triangles, jogs and 'twisted' zigzag areas. Thin lines run parallel and across in spaces between all. Smudged slip/paint on base, 5cm. crack at centre bottom, inside. Few pits inside and chipped along rim. Major scrape on outside 1x 3 cm.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
pigment, resin, caraipe bark ash and clay
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JarSe160

Polychrome effigy jar with flared lip, bulbous at top of neck, the rest of the neck slopes slightly, then sharply flares to shoulder and constricts sharply to flat 18 cm. base. Modelled face on neck with protruding ears, nose and chin. Slits at eyes and mouth. Rectilinear dark brown and orange on light yellow/brown design from neck to shoulder. Thick dark brown lines mark off areas in straight and stepped lines and zigzag connections. Some orange lines and fine dark brown lines infill spaces. Occasional x's on these lines. Orange diamond below face, brown zigzag at forehead. Orange for bottom half and at inside rim. Black and light brown patches around bottom. Plain inside. Resin coated inside and out. Scrapes and chips at shoulder. Dirt accretions and checked patches. Paint chipped on face.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
caraipe bark ash, resin, pigment and clay
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JarSe159

Polychrome effigy jar with flared lip, slightly sloping neck, then sharp slope to shoulder, constricting sharply from shoulder to 18 cm. flat base. Two modelled faces oppose on neck, ears, nose and chin which jut out. Slit for eyes and mouth. Dark brown and orange/brown rectilinear motif on light yellow/brown, on faces and to shoulder between. Main design feature is thick outlined (dark brown) cross shaped boxes with crosses and other lines inside and out. Below faces are light yellow/brown painted torsos with 4 fingered hands, outlined in dark brown on dark orange ground. Zig-zag edge between arms and torso with triangles on line outside arms. Below shoulders is solid rubbed dark orange with black, carbonized areas. Outside rim is dark brown, inside jar is dark orange for half neck, unpainted for remainder. Resin coating outside and partially inside. Scrape across one hand. Some chips at rim, checking at shoulder.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
caraipe bark ash, resin, pigment and clay
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotSe153

Near spherical pot with flat base, flattened top, and a raised central ridge around the circumference. Opening with lip extends from ridge at one side; a very worn shoelace is tied through a small hole in the lip. The lower half of the pot is red, the ridge is brown, and the upper half is tan with black and brown rectilinear design; designs are in mirror image, projected around the central band, running parallel to and extending from the lip.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
clay, caraipe bark ash, resin, fibre and pigment
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeAa85

Dark brown hollow bone with incised linear design on wider end, rubbed with fat and ash for emphasis.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
bone, fat and ash
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD3.3

Square bottomed, circular woven basket with a thin, flat topped handle bridging the centre. Split strips; wicker work sides, checker work (plaited) bottom.

Culture
Maliseet ? or Mi'kmaq ?
Material
ash wood and sweet grass ?
Made in
Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD3.152 a-b

Square, brown, woven, pouch-like basket (part a) with rounded edges and a square, hatch-like lid in (part b) its centre. Lid has a woven handle and is tied shut with ribbon laced through two loops, one on the lid and one on the basket. Decorative bands of grass are woven from each of the corners to the edge of the lid.

Culture
Panawahpskek
Material
ash wood ?, grass and fibre
Made in
Maine, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxN2.1071 a-b

Rectangular wooden box (part a) with iron rivets. Half of box's top is a removable lid (part b); lid is fastened at one end with a simply ornamented lock.

Culture
Japanese
Material
ash wood and iron metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxN2.1065 a-b

Rectangular box with separate lid that constitutes one half of the top and is flush with the overall dimensions; a lock and a bail type handle are attached at lid end of box; a key is attached with string. There is some script in black underneath.

Culture
Japanese
Material
ash wood, iron metal and fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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