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SkirtSa196

Skirt made with four pieces cotton fabric with selvedge edges joined by central embroidery to form a long rectangular shaped tube. The detailing consists of a three fine white vertical double pinstripes woven in at wide intervals on a dark blue ground. One stripe goes the whole length, one is discontinuous and one stripe goes half way down the length of the skirt. There is a darn near the discontinuous white pinstripe and one of the selvages.

Culture
Cakchiquel
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Santa Catarina Palopo, Solola, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb353 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft that passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The body has jointed arms, each with a long controlling rod attached. Figure has a pink face, arms and torso, wearing elaborate headdress and gathered skirt. Light blue staring eyes. Black moustache, red lips, big nose. Upper tooth row bared, upper and lower fangs present in both corners of mouth. Headdress composed of red cap with top knob, three-tiered gold crown with diadems in red, green and white, gold ear ornaments, Garuda Mungkur (mythical bird) mythical bird in white, light green, dark green and red. Ten black hair curls emerge from beneath crown. Green and red ornaments at wrists and upper arms. Long light brown and green batik skirt is gathered at waist. Arms jointed at shoulder and elbow. Arm control rods missing. Head movement controlled by removable rod, which extends from head to handle beneath skirt.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, paint and synthetic fibre
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb351 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft that passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The control rod is mostly stained with a reddish-brown colour. The body has jointed arms, each with a long controlling rod attached Orange face and ears; blue neck, torso and arms. Wearing elaborate headdress and gathered skirt. Large bulging eyes: irises red. Upper and lower teeth bared, tow fangs in corners of mouth: central lower fang curves up to pierce nose. Headdress composed of red skull-cap, gold ear ornaments, green and yellow band across forehead with curl in centre front. White, blue zigzag design above lower ear ornament. Gold wrist bracer. Skirt made of purple, blue, and yellow checkered cloth gathered at waist; red plastic taped around midriff. Head movement controlled by wood rod, which extends from head to handle beneath skirt. Arms jointed at elbow and shoulder, movement controlled by thin wands attached to hands.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, paint, adhesive, fibre, rubber and metal
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh48

Mask depicting the demon Gara Yaka with protruding eyes, a crooked nose with flared nostrils, wide red lips borderd in black, white teeth, curving cobras emerging from the corners of the mouth, disc-shaped concave ears, scrolling protruding elements above each ear, and a headdress formed by five cobras. The mask is painted in glossy pink, red, white and black. Strips of red fabric are threaded through the eye slits and the centre of each roundel to secure them to the mask. Twine attached at back. A label written in blue ink on the reverse reads, "Gara Yaka."

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, metal, plant fibre, cotton fibre ?, brass metal, paint and dye
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb352 a-c

Three-dimensional humanoid puppet: the large head (part b) fits into a body clothed in a green patterned shirt and purple and green plaid skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft that passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The body has jointed arms, each with a long controlling rod attached. The figure has a blue face, neck and hands. The figure has light blue bulging eyes and a large bulbous nose. Lower tooth row is visible; upper and lower fangs present at each corner of mouth, between red lips. Human hair nailed in small bunches to head; bump at base of skull at rear. Torso unpainted under shirt; upper arms made of twisted cloth rope, lower arms and simple outstretched hands of wood. Head movement controlled by removable rod extending though body to handle beneath skirt.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, paint, human hair and metal
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb325

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body dressed in a shirt and skirt (part a), and a control rod (part d) with a long shaft that has been wrapped in pink sythetic twine, secured by resin ?, and the rod passes through the body into the neck of the figure's head. The figure has an off-white bag (part c) with an inscription in blue ink on one side, and what appears to be a representation of a domino on the reverse, also in blue ink. The body has jointed yellow arms, each with a long controlling rod attached. The figure is wearing an elaborate headdress with many elements: diadem, stylized bird with mouth open at rear, ear ornamentation. Face red with large eyes positioned directly ahead, and yellow neck. Beard and moustache painted on, and long black hair. Teeth protruding from upper jaw; fangs projecting from sides of mouth. Clothed in a black tunic shirt with white strip at the front. Orange sash over shoulder down back and front to waist. Orange material around hips; variegated blue band overlapping. Batik skirt of brown with dark blue and beige markings.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, paint and cotton fibre
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb326

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The body has jointed arms, each with a long controlling rod attached. Pink face surmounted by elaborate headdress with many elements: diadem, stylized mouth of bird with long tongue, ear ornamentation, with hair emerging from rear bottom. Moveable head attached to rod which extends through torso. Face positioned forward with large eyes cast ahead; moustache and small beard painted on surface, upper teeth exposed. Neck and torso painted gold, green design painted on chest. Arms jointed at elbow attached with string; support stick tied to hand to right, one to left missing. Arm ornaments, hand bent outwards. Long blue skirt.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, paint and cotton fibre
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BandEdz921

A tubular knitted band of purple cotton with green and yellow synthetic thread knitted in a pattern of spiral stripes. The band has flat woven strips, 1 cm. long, 11 cm. from each end. The remainder of the band ends unwoven, forming tassels. Inserted between the woven strips and the knitted sections, there are two pairs of tassels 11.5 cm and 12 cm. long, and of green and yellow synthetic thread, 11.5 cm and 12 cm. long, respectively.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre, dye ? and silk fibre
Made in
Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BandEdz920

Thin tubular band with tassels. The band is red, yellow-orange and green woven in a pattern of spiral stripes. The ends are left unwoven and additional green and red tassels are inserted between the woven strips and main section.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
cotton fibre, dye and silk fibre
Made in
Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BandEdz919

A woven band with a warp of pink, red, yellow, and green synthetic with purple cotton thread,and a weft of red synthetic thread. The band is woven in a series of twenty-two discrete patterns, each 1 to 3.5 cm. long. The remainder of the band ends unwoven, for 12 cm., to form tassels. Two additional pairs of tassels of red, green, and pink synthetic threads are 15 cm., and 14cm. long, respectively, and they are inserted through the warp, 15 cm, and 14 cm., from the ends of the band.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre, dye ? and silk fibre
Made in
Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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