Bottle

MOA: University of British Columbia

3177/4

Peruvian pot. Bottle is made from a dark grey clay, with a burnished surface. Two nearly identical bottles, round and bulbous at bottom and with long tubular necks, make up the vessel, and are connected at body and by a corrugated bridge extending between the necks. A parrot is perched on the top...

Bottle

MOA: University of British Columbia

3177/3

Peruvian pot. Black clay bottle is round and bulbous, with a tall neck leading to a slightly flared lip. A monkey clings to the neck and shoulder of the pot by his feet and tail, serving as a handle. Around the body of the pot are printed in relief two rows of feline-like figures, with triangular...

Bottle

MOA: University of British Columbia

3177/2

Peruvian pot. Bottle takes the shape of a woman sitting cross-legged on a squared pedestal base. She wears a headdress that wraps her head at back from forehead to chin, with squares protuberances on the top corners and flaps at the bottom. A band across her brow holds two round flower motifs. A ...

Bottle

MOA: University of British Columbia

3177/1

Light brown-yellow clay bottle, mottled with orange. Pot takes the shape of a man with one leg kneeling, the other bent and supporting his elbow. His hands grip a tool or instrument held on an angle against his torso. Face has a protruding nose, smiling mouth, and rounded chin. Figure wears a clo...

Paddle

MOA: University of British Columbia

3176/3

Canoe paddle. Blade is long and leaf shaped, very slightly convex on both sides, with a tapered, rounded tip. Handle is thick and round at neck, flattening toward grip. Grip is tubular and extends slightly beyond the width of the handle. Decorative paintings on paddle show a large red and black s...

Model Paddle

MOA: University of British Columbia

3176/2

Model paddle. Blade is long and leaf shaped, slightly convex on both sides, with a tapered, rounded tip. Handle is thick and round at neck, flattening toward grip. Grip is a small tube that extends beyond the width of the handle. Birds are painted on both sides of the blade in formline style, in ...

Model Paddle

MOA: University of British Columbia

3176/1

Model paddle. Blade is long and leaf shaped, slightly convex on both sides, with a rounded, tapered tip. Handle is thick and round at neck, flattening toward grip. Grip is a small tube. Birds are painted on either side in formline style, in red and black.

Coconut Strainer

MOA: University of British Columbia

3173/2

Strainer woven in natural coloured plant material in a twill weave. Elongated cone shape with hanging loop at end.

Shirt

MOA: University of British Columbia

3173/1

Man’s cotton shirt. Shirt has short sleeves, wide at the cuff, a stand-up collar, and button front. A pocket sits at front left, and is heavily embroidered in black, in diamond motifs and colour blocks. The collar just below the neck and lines along the shoulders are similarly decorated. A small ...

Mask

MOA: University of British Columbia

3172/1

Wooden face mask. Face has a white painted background with heavy black brows, black rimmed eyes, and a thin black mustache over black teeth in a down-turned mouth. Chin and nostrils are red. Green and red lines decorate the cheeks and sides of chin are green. Hair is carved into thick diagonal st...