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Sandals3414/4 a-b

Pair of leather sandals. Four straps of reddish-brown leather are woven to create the sandal, with woven designs on either side of each ankle. Leather footbeds are attached to rubber soles.

Culture
Mexican
Material
leather skin, rubber and metal
Made in
Cuantla, Morelos, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sandals3414/3 a-b

Pair of leather sandals. Four straps of off-white leather are woven to create the sandal, with woven designs on either side of each ankle. Leather footbeds are attached to rubber soles.

Culture
Mexican
Material
leather skin, rubber and metal
Made in
Cuantla, Morelos, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ball3414/2

Kilikiti (cricket) ball. Pandanus leaf strips tightly wrapped around a hard rubber ball.

Culture
Samoan
Material
pandanus leaf and rubber
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3461/15

Wooden painted mask of the minister character. Humanoid face with wide eyes and nose and cropped hair. Mask has hair carved along the top edge, painted black. Teardrop-shaped ornament in centre of forehead, in between the eyes. Ornament is painted gold and has raised circular motifs across it. Pieces of skin with black hairs nailed above eyes, as eyebrows, and above smiling dark red mouth, as a moustache. White shells(?) are inlaid in the mouth, as teeth. Face is painted a light orange-brown. Eyes are grey and black, rimmed in black, grey and dark red. Mask has holes for eyes and nose. Holes drilled into either side of mask with rubber band attached for hanging. Ink inscription inside of mask.

Culture
Balinese
Material
wood, paint, shell ?, fibre, rubber and skin ?
Made in
Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3461/12

Wooden painted mask of the character Rama. Humanoid face with wide eyes and nose and cropped hair. Mask has hair carved along the top edge, painted black, with floral ornaments throughout. Central ornament in hair has additional curvilinear motifs carved into it. Teardrop-shaped ornament in centre of forehead, in between wide eyes. Pieces of skin nailed above eyes, as eyebrows, and above smiling dark red mouth, as a moustache. Gold painted shells(?) are inlaid in the mouth as teeth. Face is painted gold and all ornaments are bronze. Eyes are green-grey, rimmed in red and black. Mask has holes for eyes and nose. Holes drilled into either side of mask with rubber band attached for hanging. Ink inscription inside of mask.

Culture
Balinese
Material
wood, paint, fibre, skin ?, metal, rubber and shell ?
Made in
Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3461/13

Wooden painted mask of the queen character. Humanoid face with narrow eyes, a wide nose and rounded cheeks. Mask is wearing a gold crown, with curvilinear motifs carved into it. Hair is painted black and done in two stylized ponytails that curve down and extend outward from the face. Mouth is closed and painted dark red, rimmed in black. Face is painted beige with slim black eyebrows. Eyes are grey, rimmed in black and red. Mask has holes for eyes and nose. Holes drilled into either side of mask with rubber band attached for hanging. Ink inscription inside of mask.

Culture
Balinese
Material
wood, paint, fibre and rubber
Made in
Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bodice3425/4 a-b

Woven bodice (part a) with embroidered band across top. At centre, there is a white diamond, with the diamond shape radiating out from the centre in black and white sideways V's. Two black fabric shoulder straps are sewn on one end, and pinned in place by safety pins on the back. The upper section of the bodice fastens at the back with metal hook and clasps, leaving the bottom fabric open and drapey. The headband (part b) matches the embroidery on the bodice. It is composed of two pieces of fabric with bilaterally symmetrical designs, stitched together on one end, and attached by three small pieces of black elastic strap on the other. The interior is lined with black fabric. A typed label with the name "Deirdre Parkes" is stitched to the lining of the front, centre.

Culture
Maori
Material
wool fibre, fibre, metal and synthetic rubber ?
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod Puppet3420/81 a-c

Large antelope puppet head (part a) with detached horn (part b), and a separate manipulation stick (part c). The face of the animal is painted in a plaid pattern of red, white, green and yellow squares with concentric V's on the forehead - red, black, white, green and yellow, and a white heart-shaped nose. The horns are both broken, with one detached. In between the horns is a small human figure with bright pink skin, wearing a beige tunic. The figure's arms are jointed at the shoulders, and are controlled by blue string. The manipulation stick is inserted into a rectangular hole at the back of the head.

Culture
Bozo and Bamana
Material
metal, rubber, wood, fibre and paint
Made in
Segou, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod Puppet3420/87

Female figure puppet with moveable arms, holding strips of fabric in each hand. The figure wears a black headdress or has black hair that is divided in the centre, with a raised bump on either side. She wears a light yellow-green patterned tunic with a ring structure sewn inside around the waist. She has painted bright pink skin, black and white eyes, black eyebrows, black lips and a black line down the chin. The figure lacks legs. There are control cords running down the length of the torso.

Culture
Bozo and Bamana
Material
wood, fibre, paint and rubber
Made in
Segou, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod Puppet3420/83

Large bush buffalo (sigi) puppet head, with figures above, attached to three ladder-like superstructures. The animal head is carved with thin repeating lines, which are painted white and with rows of coloured dots overtop in red, yellow, black, green and blue. The nose is black, with open nostrils. The large ears with repeating green diamonds are folded forward, sitting just below the large eyes with metal eyelids and circular nail head decorations. The mouth is hinged and opens, and is held in place with rubber inside the head. There is black pattern with orange and yellow fabric cover extending from the neck, and two long lengths of horizontally striped, woven textile extending from the chin. On top of the central superstructure is a black bird with red beak and crest, moveable wings with fabric over joints, and is painted with rows of repeating dots in yellow, white and blue. On each side superstructure, are small yellow human-like figures in tunics with moveable arms that move up and down and hold white fish. At the top of each, facing forwards, mounts two large yellow female human-like figures in tunics with breasts exposed, with moveable arms that are each holding a round shield or sign in green, yellow, white and red with an arrow design at centre. Each has a length of plastic cord threaded down through superstructure.

Culture
Bozo and Bamana
Material
rubber, plastic, wood and pigment
Made in
Segou, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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