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String PuppetEh142 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet (king character): head with paper crown (part b) fits into body clothed in a skirt and shirt (part a), and necklace (part c) fits around neck. The body has jointed arms and legs. Gauzy material with metallic embroidery drapes from shoulders. The figure is clothed in a semi-transparent, multicoloured floral patterned skirt, and a red and gold shirt. His hair is blue dyed plant fibre, knotted at the top of his head, and his moustache is the same material dyed purple-blue. The figure's right hand is clasped, and his left hand has the index and middle finger extended, with the rest folded.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, synthetic fibre and paint
Made in
Galle, Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String PuppetEh167 a-b

Three-dimensional female humanoid puppet (Servant girl character): head (part b) fits into body clothed in a shirt and skirt (part a). The body has jointed arms and legs. The shirt is made of off-white fabric with a brown and dark blue cross pattern on the bodice, and sleeves that have the same pattern on the bottom half and a band of smaller dark blue crescents with slightly larger brown crescents on the top half. The skirt has a floral pattern in orange, red, pink, off-white and black. Dyed purple-grey plant fibre represents hair. The figure's right hand is clasped, and the left hand is flat.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, fibre and paint
Made in
Galle, Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String PuppetEh147 a-b

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet (jester character): head with pointed cap (part b) fits into body with tunic and pants (part a). The body has jointed arms and legs. The face is painted light brown, and the arms and legs are painted dark orange-pink. The cap is made of orange, pink, red, blue and black floral print fabric, and the tunic and pants are made from green, red, and off-white patterned material with a grid and flower motif. The figure's shoes are painted black.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, cotton fibre ? and paint
Made in
Galle, Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String PuppetEh161 a-b

Male puppet figure: detachable head (part b) has a rod that extends down from the neck and fits into a socket in the top of the torso of the body (part a). The figure is wearing a green and off-white floral print shirt, an off-white fabric skirt, and off-white pants underneath the skirt with horizontal green, grey and pink lines. The figure's legs have been wrapped in newspaper (horse racing results ?), and the figure has been blindfolded with a strip of green, blue, red and off-white fabric.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, cotton fibre and paint
Made in
Galle, Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String PuppetEh146 a-b

Three-dimensional female puppet representing the daughter of a farmer family. Head (part b) fits into body clothed in shirt and skirt (part a). The body has jointed arms and legs, and plant fibre that has been dyed blue-green represents the hair. The figure is also wearing one earring on her right ear, and her feet are reversed. Skirt is a yellow, pink and green floral print on a geometric square and grid patterned blue background. Shirt is purple with white dots grouped in circles.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, cotton fibre ? and paint
Made in
Galle, Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String PuppetEh156 a-b

Three-dimensional humanoid puppet: head (part b) fits into body with dressed in shirt and pants (part a). The body has jointed arms and legs. The face is painted, and black cotton string and yarn has been attached to the head to simulate hair. The shirt is red with the collar, cuffs, and pockets in red polka dots on an off-white background. The pants are made of the same polka dot material.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, cotton fibre ? and paint
Made in
Galle, Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Wand973/4 b

Long tubular stick with brown fibre tassel. There are vertical rows of triangular-shaped sections that alternate between the colours yellow and brown. There is a horizontal band of brown at the base of the stick. There are two holes in the stick near the tip where the fibre tassel connects to the wood.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, paint, fibre and dye
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bottle973/17

Glass bottle with white plastic lid. Bottle has incised grooves on upper portion and has a white label with green coloured printed writing on the front. The bottle contains white coconut oil.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
glass, paper, ink and oil
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Incense Burner973/7

Half of a coconut shell that has been hollowed out. On the outside of the coconut shell, there are three indentations near the centre. One edge is jagged and burnt. There is a small hole at the top of the coconut shell.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
coconut nutshell
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress973/19 a

Metal headdress (part a) that has two arches in the centre, and is framed with protruding leaf-like cut-metal pieces.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
metal
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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