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Rod Puppet2872/32 a-c

Panakawan puppet named Semar. The head (part a) has a white face with protruding bumps behind each ear and in the middle of the forehead. The eyes are partially open and have red pupils. Below the small nose is an open smiling mouth with one white tooth protruding from the lower gum. The lower lip protrudes out past the upper, which is lined with a small black moustache. A tuft of fibre hair sticks out of the top of the head, and the black painted hair is gathered at the back of the head in a bun. The torso (part b) is uncovered and painted black. There is a bulge between the shoulders at the back, and to the front are a plump pectoral area and a bulging belly. A white bag with a strap is draped horizontally across the chest. A checked sarong with a green waistband falls past the puppet’s feet and hides a removable wooden stick, embedded in a white wooden base, (part c) that extends through the torso to control the movement of the head. The arms are moveable at shoulder and elbow by wooden sticks attached to each hand. Red bracelets surround each wrist. The thumb and third and fourth fingers of each hand are curled into the palm, while the first and second fingers remain straight.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, paint and plastic fibre ?
Made in
West Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod Puppet2872/30 a-e

Rod puppet (wayang golek) of a god character, Batara Kamajaya. The puppet has a white face with finely painted features and red smiling lips slightly parted. On his head is a large headdress, curved above the head at the back, painted gold. In front of the ear on the left side is a hanging pink pompom. A black velvet bib hangs around the neck and covers the torso, and is decorated with sequence and beads. At the waist sits a long sarong, tied with green twine. Below the sarong is a wooden stick that extends up through the torso and into the puppet’s head to control its movement. The puppet’s arms are moveable at shoulder and elbow by wooden sticks attached to each hand. The elbow joints are tied with green twine. The parts of the puppet are (a) head, (b) body, (c) arm stick, (d) torso stick, (e) stand. The arm stick for the right hand has become detached.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, fibre, plastic, metal and paint
Made in
West Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod Puppet2872/28 a-c

Panakawan puppet named Petruk. The head (part a) is painted a light yellow, with a black fabric cap covering the scalp. Beneath the blue eyes are a very long nose and an open pink mouth containing one white lower tooth in a lower jaw that extends out past the upper lip. The torso (part b) is clothed in village style dress, with a long-sleeved flowered tunic and a long checked sarong. The sarong hides a removable wooden stick (part c) that extends through the torso to control the movement of the head and connects the figure to its blue wooden base (part d). The arms are moveable at shoulder and elbow by wooden sticks attached to each hand. The thumb and third and fourth fingers are curled to the inside of the hand, while the first and second remain straight.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre and paint
Made in
West Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod Puppet2872/26 a-d

Rod puppet called Sri Kandi, a warrior archer. The wooden head (part a) has a white face with features painted in black, and a red mouth and forehead decoration. The nose and ears protrude, and green pompoms hang down both sides of her face. Covering her black hair is a colourful diadem that includes a carved pelican. The golden torso is covered by a beaded black velvet bodice with hanging panels and wide green ribbons. A sarong hides a wooden stick (part c) that extends up through the torso and into the puppet’s head to control its movement. The arms are moveable at the elbows and shoulder by wooden sticks attached to each hand. The stand (part d) is a round piece of unpainted wood.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, plastic and paint
Made in
West Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dart Quiver2814/45 a-i

Woven dart quiver (part a), with seven darts (parts b-i). Quiver is long and cylindrical with flared sides that widen at the rim. Quiver is tightly woven with a darker brown colour woven into the bottom half in a zigzag pattern. The bottom is flat and capped with resin coated fabric. A twine string is tied around the quiver at the narrowest part at the bottom, perhaps for hanging. Inside the quiver there is a bundle of grass to hold the darts in place. Each dart is composed of a thin wooden stick with cotton tied to the tips with a thin piece of string.

Culture
Makuna
Material
guarumo leaf, curare resin, kapok fibre, palm wood, grass, guarumo fibre, cotton fibre and resin
Made in
Vaupes, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt2833/28

Multicoloured woven belt with horizontal square and rectangular sections decorated with images of people, animals, abstract and geometric shapes. Recognizable animals include rabbits and birds. The sections of human imagery depict two standing figures in profile facing each other; they are both wearing hats and triangular grey skirts. Tassle ends each have one long large oblong object wrapped with horizontal stripes of dark purple, yellow, dark pink, and grey-blue tufted yarn. Two loops of stiff plastic(?) are wrapped in synthetic thread protruding from the bottom of the oblong object. Each loop has two more loops threaded through it, wrapped at the centre with tufts of synthetic yarn in dark pink, grey green, purple, and dark yellow. The ends of the four loops each have a skein of yarn in a matching colour tied to the bottom.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre and plastic ?
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt2833/26

Grey-white and black cotton belt with horizontal stripes embroidered over with geometric designs in bright multi-coloured yarn: diamonds and triangles at one end, animals, plant shapes, and multicoloured polka dots at another end. Both ends are finished with twisted multi-coloured cords that are roughly tied together and end in yarn wrapped discs in multiple colours.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre ? and dye
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Embroidered Purse2833/23

Small tightly woven bag with design of three standing birds in profile. On one side birds are in red on green base; other side, birds are in green on red base. Both sides have purple bottom band of colour and an alternating blue and brown top band with a left facing chevron pattern. Bag has a light blue zipper closure on top edge.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre, metal, plastic and dye
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Embroidered Purse2833/21

Rectangular bag with red zipper closure, completely covered in embroidery. Black base colour with large pink and orange roses and foliage with different hues of green, blue, and purple. Sides of bag are in a stacked V pattern in multiple colours. Bag lined with brown cotton fabric.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre, metal, plastic, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse2833/18

Small blouse with heavy bright abstract emroidery covering upper two-thirds, front and black with plain green cotton along bottom third. Arm holes and neck area have strips of green velvet sewn on front and back edges. Seams at sides are unfinished/not stitched together. Inside areas of neck and upper warm holes have unbleached cotton liners sewn in: the neck hole has an added side slit with two fasteners.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre, dye and metal
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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