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Shadow Puppet3322/8

Shadow puppet. Made of paper which has been cut and painted to depict a man dressed in black clothes, red stripe down the pants, and orange tie at waist. He wears a tall purple hat with beige fringe on top. He has a thick black moustache and goatee. Operated by three rods. Joints at the shoulders, elbows, hands, waist, and knees. '8' is painted on the collar.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, paint, fibre, bamboo grass and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow Puppet3322/7

Shadow puppet. Made of paper which has been cut and painted to depict a man with a large black cap, black shirt tied at the waist, and beige pants. Operated by three bamboo rods. Joints at the shoulders, elbows, hands, waist, and knees.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, paint, fibre, bamboo grass and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow Puppet3322/4

Shadow puppet of a tiger. Made of paper which has been cut and painted to depict the tiger with orange with black stripes in profile and on all fours. Operated by two rods - one attached at the head, and the other at the tail. Joints at the head, elbows, waist, tail and knees.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, paint, fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow Puppet3322/3

Shadow puppet of a load of firewood. Made of paper which has been cut and painted to depict the firewood. Two separate cutouts are attached to a rod through notches down their centres. Another rod is tied to the first to extend its length. The firewood is painted brown with a section of red down the centre. Both firewood loads are painted with '3'.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, paint, fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3080/76

Pointed bamboo hat with strap in interior. Brim has four rounded corners. Sides covered in a small hexagonal woven pattern.

Culture
Bhutanese
Material
bamboo grass and leaf ?
Made in
Bhutan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Paper Model Boat3292/11

Paper model of a boat. The boat is made from folded yellow paper with printed red characters and symbols (swastika). The sails are made from the same paper, and hang from two bamboo masts, which are all strung together by red and burgundy thread. There are bamboo rails on both sides of the boat, each with three vertical bars and one rail. A short braided cord of multi-coloured thread is tied to the prow. Another length of the same thread is tied from the prow, wrapping around both masts, and then is attached to the stern.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, bamboo and cotton fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gambling Stick16.1/815
Flute3254/43 a-b

Possibly a nose flute? Large cylindrical flute-shaped instrument of bamboo stem. The flute has split on an angle into two pieces. One piece (part a) is larger, and the other piece (part b) has a triangular notch and a hole through to the opposite side. Various designs have been burned(?) into the wood: concentric circles; zigzags; hourglass; and zoomorphic figures. (Small piece of tape with collector number adhered to one end.)

Culture
Marquesan
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
“Marquesas Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flute3254/44

Possibly a nose flute? Small cylindrical piece of bamboo stem. Various geometric designs appear to have been burned into the wood: zigzags; hourglass; and zoomorphic figures. (Small piece of tape with collector number adhered to one end.)

Culture
Marquesan
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
“Marquesas Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Breast Shield3205/9

Bamboo breast plate. Long row of 27 bamboo rods placed parallel to each other, attached together by plant fibre twine that is knotted at one end.

Culture
Mendi
Material
bamboo grass and plant fibre
Made in
Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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