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String PuppetEh158 a-b

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: head with painted black hair (part b) fits into body clothed in a silken green shirt and patterned pink, yellow and blue skirt (part a). The body has jointed arms and legs. Figure has a pink face with black painted eyebrows, eyes, and a red mouth. Figure has bare feet, one open hand and one hand closed with a hole through the centre to hold something. Puppet is attached to several thin black cords tied to a plain wooden stick.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, fibre, paper and paint
Made in
Galle, Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String PuppetEh155 a-b

Three-dimensional male puppet representing the son of a farmer family. Head (part b) fits into body clothed in a shirt, a skirt, orange leggings, and silver shoes with curled toes (part a). The body has jointed arms and legs. The figure's right hand is flat, while the left hand is fisted. Dark grey dyed plant fibre has been used to represent hair. The shirt has a blue, red and white grid pattern, the skirt is dark blue with bands of red, white green and yellow.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, cotton fibre ? and paint
Made in
Galle, Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String PuppetEh154 a-b

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet (Servant boy character): head (part b) fits into body with pink shirt and off-white skirt (part a). The body has jointed arms and legs. The figure is wearing an off-white cloth on its head, a blue, green and white plaid kerchief around its neck, and yellow pants under the skirt.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, cotton fibre ? and paint
Made in
Galle, Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String PuppetEh153 a-b

Three-dimensional male puppet: head with grassy, fibrous brown hair and beard (part b) fits into body (part a) clothed in a blue jacket and multicoloured skirt. The body has jointed arms and legs. A silky pink and blue scarf is tied around the neck. Figure has a brown face with white eyebrows and eyes, an open mouth with jutting white teeth, and large hands and feet with white painted nails. Attached at the puppet's shoulders are several thin black cords tied to a plain wooden stick.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, fibre, paint and dye
Made in
Galle, Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String PuppetEh145 a-b

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet (Beggar with elephantiasis character): head (part b) fits into body with skirt (part a). The body has jointed arms and legs, and a movable chin. Both the head and the body are painted brown with light brown plant fibre used for hair and a beard. The figure has an off-white and pink floral print bandanna wrapped around his head, a purple scarf around its neck, and a hyper-enlarged left leg and foot. The figure has been made to look emaciated.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, cotton fibre ? and paint
Made in
Galle, Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String PuppetEh143 a-b

Three-dimensional female puppet representing the mother of a farmer family. Head with fibrous blue dyed hair pulled into a bun (part b) fits into body clothed in a patterned green and white shirt and a floral, blue, full-length skirt (part a). The body has jointed arms and legs. Figure has a light orange-brown face with black painted eyebrows, eyes, protruding ears, and a smiling red mouth with teeth. Figure has bare feet and pink hands; one open, one closed. Puppet is attached to several thin black cords tied to a plain wooden stick.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, plant fibre, paint and dye
Made in
Galle, Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetIb362

Somewhat two-dimensional wooden puppet of a figure with articulated shoulder and elbow joints. Sticks attached to both hands, one has a fabric tassel on the end. A short handle protrudes from the bottom of the figure.

Culture
Western Indonesian
Material
wood, skin, bamboo grass, fibre and paint
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Whale MaskA6837

Mask or headdress representing a whale with movable pectoral fins, dorsal fin and tail. The body of the mask is painted black with white bands on the back and a humanoid face in red, black, white and green on the tail. The head is black at the top and on the cheeks with green around the eyes and over the eyebrows, black eyebrows, red nostrils, and a red upper lip (lower jaw missing). The fins are painted with black, red, green and white designs.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood, paint and fibre
Made in
Hartley Bay, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag Handle1570/6

White-yellow long and narrow bone piece that indents in the middle, has a carved loop at the centre and tapers to a rounded edge at the ends. On one side, there are a row of black coloured equally spaced circles with dots in the centre of each. On the other side, there are a series of black coloured circles with dots in the centre along with a line and two criss-cross line marks. Small line marks are on the bottom edge of the piece.

Culture
Yup'ik ?
Material
bone ? or paint ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatB688

Cone-shaped hat with woven red and yellow stripes. Tuft of red horse(?) hair is attached to the top of the hat. Three curved tusks are attached to one side of the hat. The bottom portion of the hat is unpainted. The rim of the hat is woven of light brown coloured grass.

Culture
Assamese ?
Material
grass ?, horse hair ?, tusk and paint
Made in
Assam, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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