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Altar2956/190

Registo type altar with an image of St. Anthony. The image is over a red altar with white tablecloth and two vases with three white calla flowers with green leaves on altar table. Frame top covered with red fabric and decorated with large red bow. Fabric trim along the edges. Glass on front; floral design paper on back. Small loop on top for hanging.

Culture
Portuguese
Material
glass, fibre, paper, metal, adhesive and plastic ?
Made in
Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Altar2956/187

Registo with an image of Christ above an altar table, with two candles and book, surrounded by white, blue and orange plastic flowers. Ornate frame with metallic fabric decoration along edge. Small bow along with blue and gold decorated fabric on top. Glass over front; blue fabric covers back.

Culture
Portuguese
Material
glass, fibre, paper, plastic, metal and adhesive
Made in
Lisboa, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Altar2956/184

Registo with a black and white image of 'Nossa Senhora de Concepcao' surrounded by pink, purple and green paper roses in pink frame with glass front. Orange metal flower on top and bottom. Yellow bow with metal fringes tied on top to a metal loop for hanging. Piece of newspaper covers the back.

Culture
Portuguese
Material
paper, glass, plastic, metal and fibre
Made in
Borba, Evora, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Altar2956/183

Registo with a black and white image of 'Virgin de Dores with Cristo,' surrounded by blue, yellow paper flowers and also red, purple metal flowers in a pink frame with glass front. Yellow bow with metal fringes tied on top to a metal loop for hanging. Brown paper covers the back.

Culture
Portuguese
Material
paper, glass, plastic, metal and fibre
Made in
Borba, Evora, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Retablo Altar2946/86

Small altar in a cardboard shadowbox with a gold frame. Small framed 3D composite image of the "Virgen de la Candelaria" in a decorated archway with flowers surrounding; cut electrical wire at back. There is a small plastic red light bulb in the box, connected to a white chord that is glued along the back to the top of the frame. Behind the light bulb is a photograph of a woman wearing a large red crown and encircled by a large gold halo. The altar is decorated with gold beads and silver-trimmed pink ribbons.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
glass, plastic, paper, fibre and metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Retablo Altar2946/85

Altar in a cardboard shadowbox with a gold frame. Framed 3D composite image of the "Oracion a la Santisima Virgen" in an archway with flowers and money, a small car and house etc. at her feet. She is at the centre, clothed in a blue mantle and praying. In front is a small red light bulb which is connected to a chord which runs through the back, terminating in a black two-pronged plug. The altar is decorated with fabric flowers, gold beads in the shape of flowers, ribbons and miniature plastic toys. There is a triangular metal hook for hanging on the back.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
paper, glass, plastic, metal, adhesive and fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Retablo Altar2946/84

Altar in a cardboard shadowbox with a gold frame. Framed 3D composite image of the "Virgen de Copacabana" (the patron saint of Bolivia) in a red archway surrounded by money, flowers, and with a small car, house etc. at the base. The "Virgen de Copacabana" is at centre, crowned and outlined in gold against a blue sky background. She holds a baby in one hand and a rod in the other. In front of the figure there is a red light bulb which is connected to a white chord through the back of the cardboard. The chord terminates in a two-pronged black plug. The altar is decorated with two miniature $100 US bills, gold beads, red fabric, fabric flowers, miniature toys and a small green statue. There is a triangular hook on the back for hanging.

Culture
Bolivian ?
Material
paper, plastic, glass, metal, fibre, adhesive and ink
Made in
Bolivia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl Pin2959/15

Silver shawl pin (tupu) in the shape of a spoon with a gemstone in the centre. In the concave bowl of the spoon is an engraving of a two headed bird with full plumage, long tail feathers, and wings tucked in at sides. A crown sits in the space between the heads and is topped with a cross. The edge of the bowl is decorated with irregularly placed dots. Below the bowl are two decorative oval hoops, between which is an orange stone placed on the pin where it meets the bowl. The pin is long and tapers toward a point at bottom.

Culture
Quechua ?
Material
silver metal, metal and plastic
Made in
Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby Carrier2960/37

Baby carrier, heavily decorated with beads, shells, claws, etc. all across the front surface. The base is a flat piece of undecorated wood attached to the rounded back piece by fibre strands. The back piece is covered with woven plant fibre in shades of brown, with a large, heavily beaded flap attached at centre, showing animal and plant figures. Across the flap are attached large claws also partially beaded. Large, round, flat shells are attached to the side and top of the back piece with tassels of beads and cowrie shells at the top corners. A beaded band tops the carrier, with small metal decorations hanging from it. The interior of the carrier is covered with red fabric, and two braided fibre straps are attached to the top corners. 19-5-75 is carved into the wooden seat.

Culture
Kenyah
Material
wood, cotton fibre, plastic, leaf, shell, claw and metal
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe2960/30

Wooden pipe with carved face. The pipe is long with a thick round outcropping at midpoint, hollowed. Above, the wood is evenly wrapped for 7 cm with thin coiled copper wire, up to where a smooth round head is carved. The face is flat with a long nose decorated with four incised circles. Two eyes sit to either side of the nose, made of embedded small red beads. Three small holes are bored into the top and sides of the head. An incised ring has been cut in the wood near the bottom end of the pipe.

Culture
West African ?
Material
copper metal and plastic ?
Made in
West Africa, Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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