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Figure3573/3

Bronze antelope. Stands on four long, straight legs. It has a long, pointed tail that hangs between the hind legs. Raised concentric circles covering the long cylindrical body in rows. Long, narrow face with raised concentric circles for eyes, tall curled horns, and thin ears pointed back and out to sides.

Culture
Lobi
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3573/1

Small wooden sculpture of a standing female with arms down at side. Carved and painted. Depicted in a small top and shorts; hair pulled back in braids. Wood is polished.

Culture
Ewe ?
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Togo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Plate3573/21

Talavera pottery. Round plate with raised wavy lip and dark blue scalloped rim. Painted floral designs on the front of the plate. At centre, a cross with four arms of equal length within a four-point shape surrounded by brown flowers with yellow colouring around dark blue centres. Around the lip, repeating designs with dark blue fern-like leaves behind. Glazed on front and back. Single hole through the raised edge on the base. Signed Talavera Loza Blanca.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay, paint and glaze
Made in
Puebla, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tigua Painting3573/7

Small, rectangular, Tigua painting depicting a fiesta in a village and the countryside. The bird-filled sky and the countryside serve as the background of the painting. The village has two buildings with thatched grass-like roofs. There are many figures in costumes and masks. In the fields behind the village, are grey and some white camelid creatures in the valley and up on the cliffs. The mountain, cliff's edge and rock formation all have humanoid faces. The canvas itself is formed by a piece of goat skin stretched and nailed over a wooden frame.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Made in
Tigua, Cotopaxi, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3573/8

Clown mask. Hand carved mask depicting an off-white clown face with large upturned and pointed nose. Nose painted with a red tip with small bands of brown and teal, and blue nostrils. The clown has wide cutout circular eyes, outlined in blue and red, set deep between prominent brow ridge and cheeks. The large smiling mouth is cutout, and the lips and tongue are painted red, and lips outlined in dark purple. The clown also has a pointed chin, which has a red line across it. The mask has carved hair, which is painted black, with a dark purple widow's peak painted on the forehead.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Tigua, Cotopaxi, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Candle Holder3573/15

Standing owl candle holder with small birds perched on its head, and to its sides on small logs. The birds are brightly coloured, with exception to two small black and white owls perched on the brow. Small cylindrical tube extends up from top of head, painted green with white and blue bands, and two smaller red bands over the white. Behind the two green logs are round openings on either side of the owl. The owl has a blue face with large yellow eyes. The wings are purple, outlined in red and black, and the chest is filled with horizontal bands of varying patterns in bright colours. The back is painted a light yellow, with green fern-like leaves overtop. Stands on three feet. Artist's mark on base.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay, paint and metal
Made in
Izúcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3573/14

Hand painted figural skull covered in insects - flies and larvae. The skull is painted like a sugar skull (la calavera de azuca) with lacy patterns outlining the eye sockets and jaw line, and large fern-like leaves extending down the cranium. Colourful insects are crawling all over the upper portion of the skull as well as two crawling out from the eye sockets. The insects have clay bodies and metal legs and antennae. The interior is painted yellow-green.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay, paint and metal
Made in
Izúcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dish3573/18

Painted clay dish. The bowl sits on a raised base. Central design is a dark brown-black star, with scalloped edge. At centre, large red four-point star. Between each point, a monkey on all fours in profile, and a stepped geometric design. Red rim. The exterior is dark brown, with three designs of five lines in descending lengths.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Paquime, Chihuahua, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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