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Salt & Pepper Container3668/1 a-d

Pair of salt and pepper shakers with twist lids. Both shakers have rectangular bases with rounded sides that taper to lipped, circular openings; small triangles carved into lips for lids to screw into. Both lids have 12 holes drilled into their tops, and small protrusions on their bottom inner edges, for securing the lid to the shaker. One shaker (part a) has three lines carved close together down the left and right sides, forming sharp ridges; three lines carved down front and back, forming wide ridges. Lid of shaker (part b) is a two-headed walrus, with the faces looking in opposite directions; three diagonal lines carved into either side of lid. Walruses have finely carved tusks, and pouting mouths; nostrils, eyes, and whispers done with black pigment. Second shaker (part c) has repeating zigzags carved around all sides of body; two angled lines carved into front and back, forming deep channels. Lid (part d) is a two-headed bear, with the faces looking in opposite directions; three diagonal lines carved into either side of lid. Bears have long snouts, small rounded ears, and a line incised around the outer edge of their face; eyes, nose, and mouth done with black pigment.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and pigment
Made in
Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat Pin3668/4 a-c

Hat pin consisting of a front plaque (part a) and separate pin, broken in half (parts b-c). Plaque depicts a bear confronting a walrus; both done in profile. Bear has a small protruding ear, black inlay eye, and fangs bared. Walrus is depicted from the chest up, with its head tilted back; has black inlay eye and jutting tusk. Base of plaque is a thin rectangle with the owner's name, Susan (suusaa), carved in syllabics across entire length; characters filled with black pigment. Back of plaque has two rounded ridges with holes drilled into them; pin would insert into holes to secure hat pin. The separate pin has a square-like head (part b) that tapers to a point (part c).

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk, baleen ? and pigment
Made in
Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat Pin3668/2 a-b

Hat pin consisting of a front plaque (part a) and separate pin (part b). Plaque depicts a bear, on all fours, eating a seal. Bear is carved in profile, with a small protruding ear, and black inlay eye. Upper half of seal's body is hanging out of bear's mouth; circular cutouts for eyes. Base of plaque is a thin rectangle with the owner's name, Doug (umialu), carved in syllabics across entire length; characters filled with black pigment. Back of plaque has two rounded ridges with holes drilled into them; pin fits into holes to secure hat pin. The separate pin has a square-like head that tapers to a point.

Culture
Inuit
Material
pigment, walrus tusk and baleen ?
Made in
Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat Pin3668/5

Hat pin made up of a decorative front plaque, with two rounded ridges on the back; holes drilled into the ridges, for a pin to be secured through. Plaque depicts a bear, on all fours, with a seal in its mouth. Both are done in profile with black inlay eyes; bear has a small protruding ear, seal has a fin. Seal's face is in bear's mouth, with body turned away, and back curved outward. Base of plaque is a thin rectangle with the owner's name, Audrey (atuuri), carved in syllabics across entire length; characters filled with black pigment.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk, baleen ? and pigment
Made in
Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2569/42

Blue and orange clay figure of a person. Details are very worn down.

Culture
Egyptian
Material
clay and pigment ?
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fertility Figure3652/1

Carved wood female fertility figure with an elaborately painted face. Figure is wearing a long grass skirt and has a heart-shaped face with protruding ears, a large nose, and open smiling mouth; the eyes are inset cowrie shells. Face is painted white with semi-circles, floral and curvilinear designs, and comma-shapes throughout, done in red; eyes and nostrils are bordered with small white triangles. Ears have two grass ties knotted through each; similar grass tie knotted through figure's nostrils. Carved with large breasts, flat buttocks and pronounced shoulder blades; genitals carved in relief and highlighted with red pigment. Her arms and legs spread straight out from her body; grass ties around wrists and ankles. Each limb has two decorative bands carved into them; bands consist of two ovals bordered by wide bands; done in brown, red, and white. Small hole drilled into back centre of head.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, pigment, plant fibre and cowrie shell
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cooking Pot3643/10

Circular, round-bottomed cooking pot made of off-white clay. Pot has large opening with a slightly flared lip. Body is wide at the shoulder, coming to a sharp ridge. Large semi-circular outlines extend from ridge, towards opening; done with orange-red pigment. Lip also coloured orange-red. Rest of pot is undecorated. Base and sides have burn marks.

Culture
Nyamwezi
Material
clay and pigment
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cooking Pot3643/9

Circular, round-bottomed cooking pot made of grey clay. Pot has a large opening with a slightly flared lip. Body is wide at the shoulder, coming to a sharp ridge. Large, solid semi-circles extend from ridge, towards opening; done with red-orange pigment. Edge of lip also coloured red-orange. Rest of pot is undecorated. Base and interior have burn marks.

Culture
Nyamwezi
Material
clay and pigment
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dagger3532/6

Dagger with a bone blade and packed mud face on top; bone is concave on front and convex on back. Face is made with black mud and has large rounded ears, a curved nose and open pouting mouth; mouth is outlined with red pigment(?). Eyes are inset cowrie shells; short, pointed bones stick out of nostrils with an additional curved bone protruding from left side of nose. Face is covered with small inset cowrie shells, with strokes and spots of white pigment throughout. Long cassowary feathers attached to top of head; small amount of grey fibre surrounds mouth.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bone, earth, cowrie shell, carrowary feather, pigment ? and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mortar3522/3

Snuff mortar made of horn with incised motifs across surface. The body is naturally curved, with a circular opening tapering to a rounded base. Deep groove carved towards base; band of alternating triangles incised above. From opening to middle of body, groupings of incised dots decorate the exterior. Dots create linear and geometric motifs; all circles are filled in with black pigment(?).

Culture
Krahn
Material
horn and pigment ?
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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