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Balloon ToyEd5.2852

Cellophane package with string tie contains four folded balloons of decreasing size and printed paper labels. Balloons are coloured mostly pink and white, or purple and white.

Culture
Japanese
Material
plastic, rubber, fibre, paper and ink
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WindsockEd5.2851

Carp-shaped windsock, decorated in bright colours has open wired mouth and circular eye rimmed in yellow, black and purple. Gills are yellow, scales are red and edged in white and black. There is a green teardrop-like mark and yellow fan lines on narrowest part of each scale. Straight yellow, red and black lines are painted on the tail.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper, metal, ink and adhesive
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pinwheel ToyEdz1090

Wire frame in shape of t with two cross-pieces; four small pin wheels attached to ends of cross-pieces and one 10.5 cm from bottom of handle. Brass horse with Chinese character on back at top, below which is larger pinwheel with bell at centre, below which is rectangular plaque with four Chinese characters.

Culture
Chinese
Material
metal, plastic, paper, ink and paint
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetIb422

Javanese Wayang Kulit puppet of monkey general. Brown pudgy body with red face, red and white eyes, open mouth with red teeth. Curling black beard and hair; feet set wide apart on red base. Wears yellow, blue, red, headdress; bracelets on wrists and ankles and on upper arms. Necklace extending to waist. Bare upper torso. Wears checked black and white skirt with red lines, blue, green, black, white, flounces going down legs and between legs onto base. Plastic rivets on elbows and shoulders. Green stick ties horn to hands. Support stick goes from head, down body and extends further to a carved pointed end. Paint faded or peeled off in areas. Three fingers missing on one hand. A bird is on hat, and one on his waist sash.

Culture
Javanese
Material
plastic, fibre, paint, ink, water buffalo horn and water buffalo skin
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetEdz1384

A large shadow puppet of a Chinese man. Wearing an elaborate ceremonial hat once red, green, yellow, and pink, now colours faded in most areas. Wearing long oriental style robes with floral decoration on half of the body on the front. Large green sleeves edged with pink. Has black high heeled shoes. Plastic rivets on shoulders, elbows, hands, and knees. One right angled black water buffalo horn stick pointed downwards connected to the hat end with black string. One black horn stick on each hand.

Culture
Chinese
Material
horn, skin, paint, plastic, fibre and ink
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetEdz1383

A large shadow puppet of a male Chinese warrior with a black chin beard and a long black moustache. Floral warrior hat. Wearing long sleeved floral robes with matching trousers. Flowers are pink and yellow with green leaves. Edges of sleeves and trouser bottoms are black as are his shoes. Plastic rivets at shoulders, elbows, hands, hips, and knees. One handling stick is at an angle facing down tied to the ear and the hat.

Culture
Chinese
Material
skin, horn, fibre, ink, plastic and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetEdz1382

A shadow puppet of a young Chinese man with elegant smooth features and long black hair with a round green, yellow, and red hat. Wearing a floral robe of red, yellow, green, pink, and light brown with trousers to match, and black sandals. Joined in the shoulder, elbow, waist, hips, hands, and fingers with plastic rivets on the arm parts, and hide rivets on the body. Black horn bent at right angle following length of hair connected to sideburn with black string.

Culture
Chinese
Material
ink, paint, horn, skin and fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetEdz1381

A shadow puppet of a Chinese man with a wrinkled face, short black hair, and a long moustache. Wearing a red hat with yellow plumes on the back and two flowers. Wearing black high cut Manchu laced boots and intricate floral robes with trousers to match. Three horn handling sticks, one at the back of the head bending downwards at a right angle, tied with black string, and one at each hand tied also with black string. Plastic rivets connect parts, shoulder, elbows, hands, waist, and hips. One boot shows completely while with the other, only the foot appears from under the long robes.

Culture
Chinese
Material
plastic, ink, paint, horn, skin and fibre
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileSe129

Rectangular beige fabric with thick black rectilinear designs and thin lines inside, cross and square motifs. Ends unfinished. The patterns are split into quadrants, divided by coloured solid lines in red and purple, outlined in black. The largest quadrant is a rectangular panel the length of the piece. A wide central panel above it is flanked by two smaller panels. The lengthwise edges have painted bands of yellow, red, green, and brown, and the ends have solid brown stripes. The patterns is each quadrant are different in design, motif, and scale.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
cotton fibre and ink ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BookEd5.2327

Rectangular book with crinkled paper covers; pages have folded edges to outside; free edges and cover are bound in Japanese style with yellow thread through four holes. Cloth reinforcements at bound corners. White label printed in black and red characters on front cover for Japanese text (opening from left). Inside covers are red-brown; white scalloped 'lacy' paper on Japanese text side. Opening on right reveals English text.

Culture
Japanese
Material
mulberry paper, ink, dye, fibre, paste adhesive and paper
Made in
Tokyo, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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