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Representation2738/173

Small model of a carpentry shop on a wood base. The back wall has a coating of white gesso against which lean a carpenter's work bench and several pieces of wood. Numerous tools are on top of the bench, glued to the back of the bench and hanging on the wall.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
wood, paint, gesso, tin metal and adhesive
Made in
Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Corpus Christi Panel2738/52

Rectangular Corpus Christi costume tail panel that hangs down the back. The central panel of light orange silk has flowers,birds, men on horseback, flames, crosses and emblems (one with the letters JHS) embroidered on in red, purple, brown and green, and is framed with consecutive borders of purple silk, silver foil, green and turquoise ribbons and, finally, a long fringe of pink wool. A purple ribbon drapes from the top and a small square mirror hangs at its centre. The entire top textile panel has been crudely sewn onto a paper and straw ? support covered with a piece of loosely woven green cloth.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre, acrylic fibre, aluminium metal, glass, tin metal, plastic, grass and paper
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy2738/129

Toy zebra made of cut and bent sheet of tin. Upper side is painted beige with lines of black onto which eyes and mane have been hand painted in acrylic blue, white, and black.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
tin metal and paint
Made in
Ambato, Tungurahua, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy2738/128

Toy animal made of cut and bent sheet of tin. Upper side is painted beige with lines and patches of black onto which eyes and other decorative details have been hand painted in acrylic blue, white, red, green and yellow.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
paint and tin metal
Made in
Ambato, Tungurahua, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cross2738/99

Small, painted blue, tin crucifix, with inverted cone base, has a variety of amulet attachments cut from a sheet of tin and painted in red, yellow, white, green, pink, brown, blue and black. A rooster perches at the top above the "INRI" sign, below are flowers, hands, a heart, flags, a hammer, a wrench, a dress and a chalice.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
tin metal and paint
Made in
Peru
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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Coffee Pot2734/4

Coffee pot made from an empty 400 gram net weight tin can that originally held NIDO instant milk powder. A rectangular cut in the side of the yellow and red can, with green, blue, and orange English and Arabic writing, opens into a spout, perhaps fashioned from the lid, that has been soldered on. A yellowish metal from a different can has been bent to form a large loop handle and attached with two nails to the opposite side.

Culture
Sudanese
Material
tin alloy metal, paint and metal
Made in
Khartoum, Sudan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LampK2.271

Plain evaporated milk tin lamp made of odd bits of tin and bottle cap. The body is cylindrical in shape with a small funnel and wick holder soldered into place at either side. The body has remnants of an old paper label.

Culture
Hausa
Material
tin metal, paper and paint
Made in
Zaria, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK4.101

Necklace composed of three bands of copper wire covered in alternating sections of tin and copper wire wound around each thicker wire. Copper chain tassel with coiled tin at the front.

Culture
Maasai ?
Material
copper metal ? and tin metal
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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QuiverK2.406 a-d

Quiver (part a) with three (parts b-d) arrows. Quiver (part a) is made of goatskin. Arrows (parts b-d) are made of plain wood shafts with tin tips. All of the metal tips of the arrows (parts b-d) have an arrow point. The metal tip of the first (part b) arrow has a long, cylindrical base. The metal tip of the second (part c) arrow has a long, coiled base. The metal tip of the third (part d) arrow has a long, rectangular base. The base of the shafts near the tip ends of the last two (parts c-d) arrows are wrapped with fibre while the first (part b) arrow is unwrapped.

Culture
Mano
Material
goat skin, wood, tin metal and fibre
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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