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Rod PuppetIb335 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft that passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The body has jointed arms, each with a long controlling rod attached. Head: forward gazing white face, black eyes, red lips, gold teeth, black moustache, sideburns and hair. Headdress: jamang-blue points outlined in red; gold, red and blue bands across bottom, blue and gold sumping. Garuda Mungkur mostly gold with blue and red trim, black line mouth, gold and red eye, red tongue. Clothing: dark blue tutupan, gold pattern on cuff, white breast piece, blue swatches over each breast held by three gold beads on right and two broken beads on left. Red cloth at throat, epaulettes in orange, red and blue. Two waistbands; top is green and black check with gold and black bands at bottom, lower waistband has floral design in blue, yellow, red and white. The figure is also wearing a light orange, off-white, dark orange and blue batik sarong. The hands are flat.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, paint, fibre and glass
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetIb277

A carved flat wooden puppet with leather arms. The red face, in profile, has a blunt nose with a large eye that has a red iris. Protruding teeth are in the upper jaw while fangs are extending from both the upper and the lower jaw. Black hair. Headdress with diadem and ear ornament. Polychrome and gold-colouring are dominant throughout the figure which is accented by blue, red, green, and white. Intricate cut-out design on the skirt which is held on by string and wire. Moveable arms are jointed at the shoulders, elbows, and wrists. Sticks are attached to the hands for manipulation.

Culture
Javanese
Material
wood, leather skin, cotton fibre, fibre, paint and metal
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb276 a-c

Painted wooden body (part a) of a female puppet with gold, black, red, blue and white headdress. Hair or fringe extending at neck. Pink face (part b) with black lined motif. Red mouth and white fangs and teeth. Blue eyes. Moveable gold coloured arms; red and white bands at wrists and biceps. Black cloth bodice edged with gold beads. Two red sequin rosettes at bosom. Soiled and patched yellow cotton skirt; single green pattern sewn with yellow thread attached at waist. Hand on left broken; piece missing. Arms articulate; one to right cannot be fully extended. Pointed controlling rod with rounded sides (part c).

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb334 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft that passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The body has jointed arms, each with a long controlling rod attached. The figure has a light red face, blunt nose, large red eyes, red lips, and a brown human hair moustache attached to face with four bent nails. Wrinkles are rendered in black, and the figure's black hair is tied back with a white band. Clothing: blue tutupan attached with two nails, and a red, green and yellow sarong.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, fibre, hair, metal and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb333 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft that passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The body has jointed arms, each with a long controlling rod attached. Pink face, small nose, long neck, red lips, black eyes and hair. Headdress: cap, red star on white with red and gold bands at rim. Gold band appears to have a layer of green paint under it. Body: distended belly, rope protruding from neck. Clothing: light blue tutupan with green and black striped sleeves, red under-tunic, dark blue, natural and light brown batik sarong. Hands attached with cord to control rods. Puppet held by rod running through body and head.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, paint and fibre
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb353 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft that passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The body has jointed arms, each with a long controlling rod attached. Figure has a pink face, arms and torso, wearing elaborate headdress and gathered skirt. Light blue staring eyes. Black moustache, red lips, big nose. Upper tooth row bared, upper and lower fangs present in both corners of mouth. Headdress composed of red cap with top knob, three-tiered gold crown with diadems in red, green and white, gold ear ornaments, Garuda Mungkur (mythical bird) mythical bird in white, light green, dark green and red. Ten black hair curls emerge from beneath crown. Green and red ornaments at wrists and upper arms. Long light brown and green batik skirt is gathered at waist. Arms jointed at shoulder and elbow. Arm control rods missing. Head movement controlled by removable rod, which extends from head to handle beneath skirt.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, paint and synthetic fibre
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb351 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft that passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The control rod is mostly stained with a reddish-brown colour. The body has jointed arms, each with a long controlling rod attached Orange face and ears; blue neck, torso and arms. Wearing elaborate headdress and gathered skirt. Large bulging eyes: irises red. Upper and lower teeth bared, tow fangs in corners of mouth: central lower fang curves up to pierce nose. Headdress composed of red skull-cap, gold ear ornaments, green and yellow band across forehead with curl in centre front. White, blue zigzag design above lower ear ornament. Gold wrist bracer. Skirt made of purple, blue, and yellow checkered cloth gathered at waist; red plastic taped around midriff. Head movement controlled by wood rod, which extends from head to handle beneath skirt. Arms jointed at elbow and shoulder, movement controlled by thin wands attached to hands.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, paint, adhesive, fibre, rubber and metal
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb275

A three-dimensional male humanoid figure puppet. Has a large moveable head with a red, black, and gold shrimp's tongue Garuda diadem. The black hair is wavy with two curls below the ear with sumping. Has a red face and red eyes with black pupils. Has one fang and prominent white teeth. There is a stump nose, extended black sideburns, a moustache, and a beard. The moveable gold painted arms have red and green ornaments at the wrist and bicep with the hands flexed outward at the wrist. Wearing an upper garment of black and gold fabric with four red and blue sequins and a blue chest band. A patterned purple, tan, and black skirt with an apron has five sequins and beadwork. There is a mauve, white, yellow, and pink sash, pink brocade waistband.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, fibre, paint, metal ?, lye chemical and adhesive
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetIb274

Flat shadow puppet has smooth black hair and a large ear. The forehead extends into the snubbed nose, resembling that of an elephant. Brown face with large red lips and one white tooth. Slanting eyes with red iris and black pupil are cast in a upward gaze. Curving black eyebrows, eyelashes, and moustache are unusual. Mouth extended, slightly open, above a double chin. The jacket collar is pink, bordered by a series of seven black and white circles with red centres. The black and white checkered tunic has a dot and dash design with a green belt covered with a black wavy pattern. The sleeves bell at one wrist. One arm is in two sections, the hand of the lower arm holds a rattle. The second arm is detached and has a protruding finger or thumb. The skirt, with a predominant design of black and white circles and diamonds, has green leggings beneath. The shoes on the red base are black. The shoulders and elbows are rotatable and a marionnette stick is attached through the palm of each hand.

Culture
Javanese
Material
wood, paint, lye chemical and white glue adhesive ?
Made in
Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetIb273

Flat wooden puppet. Wearing a crown with three ridges at the front and two projections above the Garuda at back. Red face has black pupils encircled with gold and white teeth in sets of upper and lower fangs. A fringe of black hair below the crown is gathered into a pony tail. The figure also has a beard. The crown is red, green, and black with some white. The puppet has a wing on the back. The bare chest is decorated with green, red, and white ropes. The waist is narrow. Arm at the waist is holding a sword. The split skirt of green, red, and white with black detail is gathered in a ruffle. There is a red and white waistband with a Garuda on the right. Tail is visible between the large, widely spread feet.

Culture
Javanese
Material
wood, lye chemical, paint and white glue adhesive ?
Made in
Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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