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BandEdz910

Thin band with woven pattern and long tassels. A woven band of white cotton and dark pink warp, with white cotton weft. The pattern repeats pink geometric shapes within blocks on white ground. The ends are left unwoven and one pair of cotton cord tassels at each end, inserted through warp.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Tai Po, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BandEdz909

Thin band with woven pattern and tassels. The pattern repeats orange geometric shapes within rectangular blocks on black ground with green and red borders. The ends have long tassels of green and orange, made from unwoven thread. Additional three pairs of tassels 15, 14, and 13 cm from each band, are made of green thread. They are inserted through warps 15, 14, and 13 cm long. The tassels with a white button at the top.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
cotton fibre, dye, plastic and silk fibre
Made in
Tai Po, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hand PuppetIa59 a-b

Hand puppet representing the character Xu Wen (bearded official). Costumed cloth hand puppet with carved, painted wooden head, hands, and feet. Varnished green face with orange cheeks, black hair and details. Black hair beard (26 cm long) attached below nose; sideburns. Body (part a) is undyed cotton flaps, attaching around head, light blue hands with holes through sideways, stuffed legs, white and light blue soled black boots. Pasted and stitched red silk robe (part b) with three centre, paper reinforced front flaps, with centre mirror, brocade circle, turquoise and white fur trim. Yellow brocade at front edges, yellow strip inside front. Decorations include yellow silk insets along blue borders, green and light blue silk flower-like insets with metal sequins, tin edged mirrors and silver and gold foil wrapped thread. Yellow cord trim at orange and blue stand up collar. White cord tie at neck, otherwise costume is detachable.

Culture
Taiwanese
Material
cotton fibre, wood, paste adhesive, paper, skin, metal, silk fibre, hair, lacquer and paint
Made in
Taiwan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hand PuppetIa58 a-b

Hand puppet representing the character Wu Sheng (young warrior). Costumed cloth hand puppet with carved, painted wooden head, hands and feet. Varnished yellow/cream face, black and red detail; black hair glued; ponytail held with glued string. Body (part a) is undyed cotton flaps, attaching around head with attached white hands with holes through sideways; stuffed legs with attached white and green soled black boots. Pasted and stitched panelled green silk robe (part b) in six rounded sections; double front flap at centre; cotton lined. Orange waistband and insets; stuffed yellow and green cat face at centre with red plastic ears, tongue and white plastic fangs; metal eyes. Decorations include; silver foil wrapped tread meanders, gold foil wrapped thread outlines, round and leaf shaped metal sequins and white and orange fur trim. Detachable costume; cord tie at neck.

Culture
Taiwanese
Material
cotton fibre, wood, paste adhesive, skin, metal, paper, plastic, silk fibre, adhesive, hair, lacquer and paint
Made in
Taiwan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh21

Mask depicting Kanna Sanniya (which represents blindness) with a dark grey-green face, small ears, pursed red lips outlined in black, a straight nose with red nostrils, and a three-lobed dark yellow crown with a black design. The eyes are red-rimmed and outlined in black, and the mask's right eye is smaller than the left, which bulges outwards. There is a hole behind each ear through which thin string is threaded and then tied at the rear. A label on the reverse reads, "KANNA SANNI: blindness" and the number "19" has been scratched out and the number "20" written beside it.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
paint, gesso, nux vomica wood ? and cotton fibre
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh20

Mask representing a wolf head (this is a type of theatrical Kolam mask) with a black face, a long narrow snout, open mouth with red lips and pointed red teeth, bulging eyes with red-rimmed black pupils, and red nostrils. One protruding black and red ear remains nailed the the left side of the animal's head. One longer canine tooth in lower left side of jaw. Flexible red rubber tongue tip and segment of tongue have broken off the end of the remaining piece of tongue that is nailed to the inside of the lower jaw. The upper and lower jaws are wired together on each side with two equidistant vertical stitches. Cotton string is looped through a hole in the top of the head at the back edge and the ends of the string tied together.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
paint, leather skin, nux vomica wood ?, rubber, cotton fibre ? and metal
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BandEdz908

Thin band with woven pattern and tassels. The pattern repeats a diamond and zigzag motif within rectangular blocks in white on red ground with red, green and yellow borders. The ends are left unwoven and a pair of red tassels are inserted through the warp.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Tai Po, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BandEdz907

Thin band with woven pattern and tassels. A woven band of white cotton and black warp, with white cotton weft. The pattern repeats black geometric shapes within blocks on white ground. The ends are left unwoven and one pair of cotton cord tassels at each end, inserted through warp.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Tai Po, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh14

Mask depicting Ginijala Sanniya (who represents fever and shivering) which has a dark red face with bulging eyes with crescent-shaped slits under each, eyebrows in white on black, a small nose with flared nostrils, and a grimacing mouth with red lips and white teeth bordered in black. There are three horizontal white lines at the centre of the forehead, and two diagonal white lines on each cheek. A thin strip of green and brown fabric is strung through three holes at the edges of the mask: one at the top of the head, and two either side of the mask. Label on reverse of mask reads, "GINIJALA SANNI: Fever & shivering, " in typewritten characters, and "24" handwritten in blue ink.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
nux vomica wood ?, cotton fibre ?, paint and dye
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseSa173

Blouse composed of two rectangular woven red panels with white and green dots sewn together with an slit left unsewn at the centre to form the neck hole. The blouse is decorated with horizontal bands of multicoloured brocaded geometric designs.

Culture
Cakchiquel
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
San Antonio De Aguas Calientes, Sacatepequez, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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