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Shadow Puppet1374/1

Shadow puppet of male figure with black face in profile. Long neck, with six black lines, projecting out from body. Long nose, open mouth with three teeth. Hair tied into curved and pointed shape with gold coloured attachment. Skirt has brightly coloured design and chest is bare. Hair and skirt finely perforated. Long, jointed arms attached to controlling rods. Ring on each hand with three red circles on it. Feet are joined heel to toe by red strip. The shoulders and elbows are rotatable and a marionette stick is attached through the palm of each hand.

Culture
Javanese
Material
water buffalo skin, gold metal, fibre, adhesive, paint and water buffalo horn
Made in
Surakarta, Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tiara HeaddressEdz1668

A tiara cap with a black cloth train outlined with light brown-white and silver colours. The crown has fibre-formed butterfly motifs attached to the front. White beads are attached around the bottom edge of the tiara front with three sets of large beads in circle designs. Has two straps.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre ?, adhesive, metal, plastic and paper
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vase PropEdz1666

Long green coloured fluted representation of a vase. Vase has three distinct sections that are distinguished by a small raised ridge and a gold painted band. Top of vase flares out.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, paint, fibre, metal, bamboo grass ? and paste adhesive ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera HeaddressEdz1654

Black paper helmet-like headdress with green and silver designs; rounded front attached to a tall, curved back half. Decorative flower with a spherical centre sits atop the crown.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, mica mineral ?, adhesive ?, metal, fibre, paint, paste adhesive ? and lacquer
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleNb3.1451

Model totem pole. From the top down, the designs are a thunderbird with outstretched wings that is perched on the head of a human. The human is hugging his knees. Figures rest on a round pedestal and have been secured with four nails. Overall colours are black and green.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, adhesive and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeIg412

Model canoe with a painted black hull, unpainted gunwales, decorative finials at the ends of the upturned tips of the canoe, carved decorative elements with toothed edges on the inside of each end, and shell inlay four-point stars and curvilinear designs.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood, fibre, adhesive, paint and shell
Made in
Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera HeaddressEdz1649

A gold-painted paper mache helmet with a visor. Helmet has relief decoration of spirals. Decorated with pink, purple-pink, orange, and grey with blue spotted pom poms. The visor also has pom poms, many of which are similar to the helmet. The visor is decorated with paper cut-outs of butterflies and dragon heads. There is one back panel consisting of white fabric with green fabric attached at the bottom, and with red fabric along each side. There are fourteen circular mirror pieces decorating the back panel.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, metal, paste adhesive ?, dye, silk fibre ?, glass and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShieldIe475

Large, wood, rectangular shaped shield with rounded corners. The surface is painted with the union jack flag. The underside is concaved and has a fibre handle consisting of many pieces of braided rope wrapped together with a piece of cotton fabric. Along one of the sides is an electrical cord, cut and tied into a knot at either end. Adhered to one of the corners is a flattened red and yellow tin can that reads: ‘Globe, Drippings, Product of Australia’. Covering almost half of the back is a nailed, large piece of metal. There are large cracks through the shield that have been repaired with adhesive, metal ties that protrude from the surface.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, synthetic rubber, adhesive, fibre, metal, paint and cotton fibre
Made in
Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Embroidered Applique1458/8

Embroidered floral applique, adhered to a sheet of yellow-white paper. In the centre is a round, blue and white vase, above the vase are many dark blue, blue and white flowers, with a red background. Beneath the vase are blue and white ribbons and a red-blue tassel.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, paper and adhesive
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LanternEdz1092

Twelve-sided geometric lantern with hanging string at top and a multicoloured fringe and red sting tassel at bottom. Constructed from white gauze stretched on a wire frame with coloured paper pasted to it. Paper is cut into intricate, arabesque-like patterns that fill their respective planes--four sides have paper characters in their centres.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
paper, paste adhesive, dye, metal and fibre
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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