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Shadow PuppetEdz1348 a-c

A shadow puppet of a male (wujing or military man character) (parts a-b) with a white face that has a fierce expression. Wearing clothing that is decorated in red and black on a natural-coloured background. Wire is coiled around the neck. There is an elaborate tall red and black headdress (part c) that is perforated in right-angle designs. Handles are made of bamboo grass. Joined in the shoulder, elbow, waist, hips, hands, and fingers with rivets. (Ribbon on handle has been removed.)

Culture
Chinese
Material
skin, dye, bamboo grass and metal
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetEdz1350 a-c

A shadow puppet of a male (parts a-b) with a white face, and black around the eyes. Wearing clothing that is decorated in orange, green, and black with a circle just below the chest on a natural-coloured background. Wire is coiled around the neck. There is a black headdress (part c) that has one appendage. Handles are made of bamboo grass. Joined in the shoulder, elbow, waist, hips, hands, and fingers with rivets.

Culture
Chinese
Material
skin, dye, metal, bamboo grass and stem
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetEdz1341 a-c

A shadow puppet of a male with a solid face (body is part a, head is part b), and hair in a top knot. Wears clothing that is decorated in red, green, and black with elaborate perforations. Wire is coiled around the neck. There is an elaborate red, orange, green, and black headdress (part c) that has two red pompoms at the front and a tassel dangling at the back. Joined in the shoulder, elbow, waist, hips, hands, and fingers with rivets.

Culture
Chinese
Material
skin, dye and metal
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetEdz1346 a-c

A shadow puppet of a male (sheng or lead male type, Emperor character) (parts a-b) with a profile face in outline. Wearing clothing that is decorated in red, yellow, blue, and black with an animal face on the chest, and at the hips, and dragons at the top of the legs, and at the wrists, and floral print on the shoulders, and on the bottom of the legs. Wire is coiled around the neck. There is an elaborate red and black headdress (part c) of a tailed animal with a fireball-like appendage. Handles are made of bamboo grass. Joined in the shoulder, elbow, waist, hips, hands, and fingers with rivets.

Culture
Chinese
Material
skin, dye, metal and bamboo grass
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetEdz1343 a-d

A shadow puppet of a male (fujing or high ranking military official character) (parts a-b) with a red-painted face, and a down-turned mouth. Wearing clothing that is decorated in red, yellow, green, and black floral print with faces on the shoulders, waist, and hip. Wire is coiled around the neck. There is an elaborate red and black headdress (part c) that has a face in profile at the front, and two circular appendages at the front, and one fan-like appendage at the back. Holding a scalloped knife (part d). Joined in the shoulder, elbow, waist, hips, hands, and fingers with rivets.

Culture
Chinese
Material
skin, dye, metal and wood
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetEdz1340 a-b

A shadow puppet of a female (parts a-b) with a her black hair up in a bun and decorated with red flowers with leaves. Wearing clothing that is decorated in dark floral print on a red background. Wire is coiled around the neck. Joined in the shoulder, elbow, waist, hips, hands, and fingers with rivets.

Culture
Chinese
Material
skin, dye and metal
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetEdz1349 a-c

A shadow puppet of a male (parts a-b) with a profile face in outline. Wearing clothing that is decorated in red, orange, blue, and black creatures on a rank badge in the front, and floral print on a red background. Wire is coiled around the neck. There is an elaborate red and black headdress (part c) consisting of a sitting cat with three appendages. Handles are made of bamboo grass. Joined in the shoulder, elbow, waist, hips, hands, and fingers with rivets.

Culture
Chinese
Material
skin, dye, metal and bamboo grass
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetEdz1345 a-c

A shadow puppet of a male (laosheng, retired general or war hero character) (parts a-b) with a black-painted face, and a large nose. Wearing clothing that is decorated in red, yellow, blue, and black dragons, and floral print on a natural-coloured background. Wire is coiled around the neck. There is an elaborate red and black headdress (part c). Handles are made of bamboo grass. Joined in the shoulder, elbow, waist, hips, hands, and fingers with rivets.

Culture
Chinese
Material
skin, dye, bamboo grass and metal
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Embroidered TextileEdz1509

White silk cloth with embroidery of butterflies, cicada, birds, flowers and leaves in pink, green, blue, white, purple, brown, and gold metallic thread. Bottom design element in black silk with gold metalic thread, on blue silk background.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, metal and dye
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Embroidered TextileEdz1505

Purple cloth with birds and floral motif. Five rows of floral and decorative elements below birds, and one row of white decorative element above. Blue embroidered zig-zag along bottom hemmed edge. Selvedge at top edge.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, metal and dye
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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