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BeadsSf705

Seven stone beads of mottled turquoise colours, strung on monofilament. Three are long cylindrical beads of varying diameters and finishes. Two beads are barrel-shaped and the larger--one is badly chipped. One bead, which is doughnut shaped, is drilled in two directions. The final bead has an irregular outline and has a large chip.

Culture
Andes
Material
stone and plastic
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadsSf704

Ninety-three blue-green beads of various shapes strung on monofilament. Many beads are irregular and have been drilled more than once--several show signs they were cut from a stone that was drilled improperly.

Culture
Andes
Material
stone, plastic, turquoise mineral and mineral
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadsSf675

67 golden, ellipsoid beads strung on synthetic monofilament. The beads are rolled from a flat sheet of metal and have a simple lapped seam. The average bead length is 2.3 cm. and the diameter is 0.7 cm. The gold of the beads has a greenish cast and they are quite tarnished.

Culture
Andes
Material
silver metal, plastic, copper metal ? and gold metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadsSf674

157 globular and biconical golden beads of the same approximate size strung on synthetic monofilament. They are constructed of two half spheres of metal that are forced together at the equator. Many of the beads have a darkened tarnish overlaying the golden surface. A number of the beads have holes or breaks, particularly along the seam. The stringing holes are roughly punctured.

Culture
Andes
Material
gold metal, plastic and silver metal ?
Made in
Peru
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 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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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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MaskEh11

Mask representing a village husband character (kolam mask) with a pink face, a low forehead with a flat top, painted black hair and eyebrows. The large eyes each have a crescent-shaped slit under them, and the nose is long, straight and narrow with small, indented nostrils. The mouth is closed with thin red lips. The ears are each made of a piece of cut rubber (?) that has been cut at the centre and the resulting corners bent inwards slightly to make each concave. There is a small hole on each side, behind the ears. A label on the reverse reads, "KOLAM MASK village husband," in typewritten characters, and "41" in pencil.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
paint, wood and rubber ?
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb282 a-c

Three-dimensional monstrous humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with long tunic (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. Large head, dominated by swollen nose, with large eyes and red irises. Wide toothy mouth with double hooked teeth in each corner and wide, red lips. Whiskers, mouth, ring, ears, brown, and eyes outlined in black. Shoulder length black hair in curls, and a dark green hat. Face two colours, vertically split: pale green on the figure's right, and pink to the figure's left. Arms and hands painted gold, with bracelets and nails red. Hands are flat, with fingers extended. Clothed in full length tunic of six different multicoloured fabrics. Light purple upright collar; top, light blue with red and blue stripes; middle section (and jabot, the oval flap hanging from neck) made from synthetic black fabric with bright green, orange, red and yellow floral print. Jabot decorated with sequins and beads. Lower section of tunic: red, white and green flowers on a dark blue background. Black, red, white diagonal stripes with white dots on reverse. Sleeves are made of light and dark brown sythetic material.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, synthetic fibre, fibre, paint, plastic and glass
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh96

Mask depicting Kendy Paliya with a humanoid face and a movable lower jaw. The round, black eyes are deeply recessed with crescent-shaped openings directly beneath each. Tha mask also has big black eyebrows with a hint of yellow and green, black lines that adorn the forehead, cheeks, and nostrils, a prominent nose with flared nostrils, a plant fibre moustache, stuffed red cloth lips, and fifteen white plastic teeth. Label on reverse reads, "Kendy Paliya."

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