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THE VANCOUVER ‘Miseum is °
hosting the’ exhibit Images From-

(the Tomb: Chinese. Burial
. Figurines, running to June 30.

images From the Tomb takes a.

look at one of China's most pro-
lific art: forms — the clay and ce-:
ramic fi igurines Placed in ancient
tombs. .
“it was. ‘believed

ficed their lives to’- meet the

spiritual needs of the deceased. —..

These sacrificial: victims were in-

“tended -to -provide. entertainment,
“protection ‘and personal service in

« the. afterlife... When: practice of
«human . sacrifice became objec-
‘tionable, clay representatives were

“used ‘instead. These figurines have -
become; a fascinating ‘art form, .

although ihey were never intended ®

- to be appreciated as art.

“These figurines . offered, histori-

ans incomparabie . ‘material, to ex-.”
amine’ the :life* of ‘ancient China:
«the various classes of people, their.
‘clothing * and “hairstyles,

“musical; instruments, the animals
they hunted®-and. worshipped, ' the’

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‘Bary Till, Asian Art Curator at
the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria,

“considers these tomb objects to be
of archeological °

the richest”
resources. ‘‘Tomb figurines give us:
a look at the minute details of an-
cient civilization. We see how peo-

ple dressed, what they ate and how
Sthey amused themselves. We even

know. what” their toilets looked
like.” The 150 objects in the ex-

hibit date as. far back z as the third
century, B.C. and ‘as recently as
the 17th century.”

The Vancouver Museum is open

from Tuesday to Sunday, 50 a.m.
to § p.m. Admission is $4/adults,

$1.50/children, students, seniors.’

Seniors -admitted free: on Thurs-
days, and children under five are
admitted free. For more informa-

tion, call 7364431. ve

Klasmen: ‘Community
Radlothos: fror’ 9 am. to 6.

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