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Maskette25.0/326

This small mask depicts a man wearing a cedar bark headring. He may represent Tseykami, a mythical man usually shown with the cedar bark ornaments of the Tseyka. It is representative of the low-cost souvenir carvings available in many shops. (Holm, Crooked Beak of Heaven, 1972)

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw: Kwagu'l
Material
wood and stain
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Helmet Mask2761/1

Cylindrical dark brown wooden initiation mask that pulls down over the head. Triangular shaped face with pointed chin, small ears, and rounded brow is carved into the front beneath an elaborately ridged hair style or headdress. The face is framed with a band of thin ridges, behind which large thick ridges and a crown ? run back to end in a circle of rounded knobs at the crown of the head. There are cut-outs at the eyes, a large opening at the back, and two bands of punched holes around the base.

Culture
Bassa
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe2762/41 a-b

Red catlinite pipe head (a) and long wooden stem with squared sides and centre ridges (b). Carved into the medium brown wood of the stem, near one end, is a series of stained brown chevrons, and stained onto it are thick brown chevrons facing the opposite direction. The pipe has a wedged front tip, a stove-pipe like bowl that stands up from near mid-point. Concentric rings are carved near the rim of both the bowl and the end that joins the stem.

Culture
Cree
Material
catlinite stone, wood and stain
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated Gourd2738/8 a-b

Small engraved sugar gourd with lid cut from top in a circular zigzag. Engraved decoration, stained black against the brown, consists of several encircling bands of vegetal spirals and chains, a band showing musicians and villagers dancing, and a band of llamas. The flat bottom is plain.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
gourd fruit and stain
Made in
Huancayo, Junin, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stool2738/179

Small rectangular-shaped shaman's bench with dark geometrical designs on seat surface. Carved from one piece of wood, four thick legs sit on two flat runners and the seat above is slightly concave with the long sides rounded.

Culture
Wounaan ?
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gourd Dish2738/21

Open shallow gourd dish with engraving of colonial style floral motifs covering entire exterior surface. Negative background space is stained dark brown, the positive area is reddish brown.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
gourd fruit and stain ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated Gourd2738/12

Elongated gourd with entire exterior surface engraved and stained. The gourd is divided into five bordered sections, one at either end and three along the length of the object. The narrowest end is filled with elaborate floral and heart-shaped spirals, the other end shows a agricultural scene, in the middle are a bullfight scene, a feasting fair scene, and an area of hearts within triangles.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
gourd fruit and stain
Made in
Huancayo, Junin, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated Gourd2738/10

Pear-shaped gourd with slightly conical top has engraving over most of surface and dried seeds inside that rattle. The upper area is filled with encircling bands of spiral, triangular, diamond, floral, heart and cross designs. The lower area shows, in one continuous frieze, villagers and village life.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
gourd fruit and stain
Made in
Huancayo, Junin, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gourd Container2738/16

Gourd container with long, narrow, curved neck and circular opening near top end. Using thick dark stain or varnish, the outside surface has been decorated with flower petals, a large bug, triangles and zigzag lines, circles, and a looped snake made up of squares. A braided grass rope is looped through the opening and a small hole above it.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
gourd fruit, stain and grass
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated Gourd2738/2

Large round flat based gourd with engraved decoration covering most of surface and dried seeds that rattle.. Depicted is a jungle scene, divided into an upper and lower area by a zigzag border of connected tree branches that encircles the gourd. Numerous monkeys, exotic birds, jaguars and wild pigs inhabit the foliage that completely surrounds a small hut and three figures near the bottom.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
gourd fruit and stain
Made in
Huancayo, Junin, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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