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Textile973/3

Rectangular shaped fabric textile with a red border around a dark brown background and a central figure. The figure is wearing red leggings, a striped garment and an orange top. In its left hand is a torch and the right has a rooster. The eyes are large, the tongue is protruding and the hair is sticking out.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Apron1243/7 f

A purple, natural and green striped apron with long brown plastic ties. The pieces of leaf ? are dyed purple along the top and knotted around a brown plastic string. The middle is left natural and the bottoms are dyed green. The ends of the string extend beyond the skirt as ties. There is a piece of red fabric tied to one end of a brown tie.

Culture
Sri Lankan
Material
leaf ?, dye, plastic and fibre
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Apron1243/7 c

A purple apron with long brown plastic ties. The pieces of leaf are dyed purple and knotted around a brown plastic string. The ends of the string extend beyond the skirt as ties.

Culture
Sri Lankan
Material
leaf ?, dye and plastic
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt973/21 g

A circular, purple skirt. The pieces of grass are dyed purple and secured around a fibre string, also dyed purple. The ends of the string extend beyond the skirt as ties.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
grass, dye and fibre
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress1243/5 d

The headdress has a thick overall black spiral fringe and brown fabric underneath with two twisted fibre ties. The headdress is made from pieces of light brown fabric sewn together with a black fabric flap and head band. Over the entire outside of the headdress, small spiral pieces of black wool? are sewn creating a fringe-like effect.

Culture
Sri Lankan
Material
wool fibre ?, cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket1243/5 c

The jacket is patched together with an overall black fringe. The jacket is made from patches of light blue, dark blue and red fabric sewn together. Over the entire outside of the jacket, small pieces of two kinds of black fabric are sewn creating a fringe-like effect. There is a seam down the front centre of the jacket.

Culture
Sri Lankan
Material
cotton fibre ?, wool fibre ? and dye
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffB758 a-b

Very long, red-brown wood staff decorated with very elaborate scroll, chain, and flower designs in red yellow, and black. The first piece (part a) has the following pattern: elongated triangles with delta-like features at the ends; cross-link chain; elongated triangles with heart-like spades at the ends; chain; flower; chain; scroll; chain; flower; chain; elongated triangles with heart-like spades at the ends; scroll; and elongated triangles. The second piece (part b) has the same pattern in reverse.

Culture
Sri Lankan
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumEh171

Drum made from a cylindrical wooden frame. Skin is stretched over each end with strips of skin that run from end to end. The wood has alternating thin and thicker incised bands that have been painted black, and the wood is varnished. There is a red fabric strap attached through skin loops at either end.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, dye, fibre, skin, lacquer and paint
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh141

Mask with humanoid face. Painted dark green-grey overall, has brown hair with a black border, black arched eyebrows, and a red mouth with protruding teeth and a black and brown-yellow rim. The eyes are set in slightly concave sockets and are nearly conical with rounded pupils and concentric black and red circles at the rims. Under each eye is a crescent-shaped hole. The nose is bent with flared nostrils, and there are small, curved ears at either side of the head.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String PuppetEh149 a-b

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet (jester character): head (part b) fits into body clothed in a shirt and pants with floral print and multicoloured pom-poms and a short red skirt (part a). The body has jointed arms and legs. The figure's head, hands and feet are painted pink, and the figure has long hair and a beard of undyed plant fibre. The figure is holding a stick with orange-brown feathers in his right hand.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, cotton fibre ?, paint and feather
Made in
Galle, Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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