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DollD2.191

Hide is stretched over wooden frame. Cradle is laced in front and decorated with beadwork (floral design) in brown, green, blue, mauve, yellow, white, black. Each side of cradle has a mirror-image beadwork pattern starting at the bottom with a white leaf outlined with brown, a dark blue leaf outlined with pink, an aqua-blue leaf outlined with orange, and a four-heart-shaped-petaled flower of white outlined with brown on a green stem. Hood of cradle has a beaded central white, pink, green, and dark blue flower with a white, blue, and orange leaf on either side. Top of cradle has a beaded white flower outlined with orange and having three green filaments surrounded by a curving pink and dark blue line with yellow leaves outlined by green on either side. Top rim of cradle coiled with white and black beads. Facial features of doll inked on. Adorned with beaded strings, metal bells, and beaded necklaces.

Culture
Plains
Material
skin, fibre, wood, glass and brass metal
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollD2.200

female doll with black hair braided. Wearing a skin robe and boots. Robe has a pink-beaded belt. Arms covered with beadwork pattern of light blue, pink, and black on a white background. Facial features inked on.

Culture
Plains ?
Material
skin, hair and glass
Made in
USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon Head1155/2 a

Harpoon head carved out of antler, with animal heads (possibly lightning serpents) on the two angled and flared ends opposite the point. It is bound together with braided skin to a long curved piece, with string coiled around the middle, and coiled around near the looped end.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
antler, skin and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure1418/1

A large wood figure with wings outstretched. The circular eyes are drilled into a deep hollow hole. Upraised eyebrows with three white circles in a row. Two horn-like pieces carved into a curve around the sides of the face. Flowing hair down the sides and for the beard as well. Hairy moustache. Four white teeth and a wood tongue. Top of head decorated with shells. Rope belt has shells on it. Carved wood skirt with vertical grooved lines of white. Short wood feet with shell and plant fibre anklets.

Culture
Dan ?
Material
wood, shell, horn, stem, hair and skin
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow Puppet1374/28

A flat tall puppet painted gold-coloured. Represents the character Bima, Pandhawa Prince. The curly black hair curves backward and upward. The black face is accentuated with red. The lower garment is black, red, and gold-coloured checkered edged with a green, red, pink, white, black, and gold-coloured floral design. There is also an alternating green and red downward spike design. There is a matching headdress. The feet are connected with a horizontal red band. The feet and the head face to the puppet's left. Each arm has a red shoulder band and bracelet which has two blue curly protrusions. The shoulders and elbows are rotatable and a marionette stick is attached through the palm of each hand.

Culture
Javanese
Material
water buffalo skin, fibre, pigment and horn
Made in
Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow Puppet1374/29

A flat tall puppet painted yellow-white. Represents the character Arjuna, Pandhawa Prince. There are red eyes and the three upper teeth are white. The curly black hair curves backward and upward, and are tinged with gold along the edges. The lower garment is finely perforated with a red, green, blue, and gold design. The feet and the head face to the puppet's right. There is a gold necklace with a green pendant. Two gold shoulder rings and a bracelet are on each arm. The shoulders and the elbows are rotatable and a marionette stick is attached through the palm of each hand.

Culture
Balinese ?
Material
water buffalo skin, horn, fibre and pigment
Made in
Bali, Indonesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetIb440

Two-dimensional painted puppet of an ornately dressed golden humanoid figure with long, curling black hair and wing-like shapes protruding from the back. Long, translucent yellow-brown carved sticks are attached to both hands with a third, tapering stick running up the figure's right leg and chest, ending in a looping reverse curve over the figure's ear that continues up a wing-like protrusion. Both arms have movable joints at the elbows and shoulders.

Culture
Javanese
Material
water buffalo skin, fibre, horn and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow Puppet1568/5

Two-dimensional painted puppet of an ornately dressed man (Sultan, Hamengkubuwono IX) wearing a hat. Long, translucent yellow-brown carved sticks are attached to both hands with a third, tapering stick running up the figure's left leg and chest, ending in a looping reverse curve over the figure's ear. Both arms have movable joints at the elbows and shoulders.

Culture
Javanese
Material
water buffalo skin, fibre, water buffalo horn and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Finger Guard730/1

Four wooden finger guards held together with a leather thong threaded through small holes. Each finger has a claw-like area with a hole in which a finger can be put with top side decorated with six incised circle decorations. Extending from hole of claw area on each finger is a flat area that curves in opposite direction of the claws and is decorated on the same face with five circular decorations. There is a small, semi-circular notch out of the end of each flat area.

Culture
Turkish
Material
wood and leather skin
Made in
Turkey
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pattern524/8 b

Rectangular pattern made from piercing a piece of translucent skin with a small point. Pattern has an edge of floral designs and an edge of solid fill formed by fairly dense, evenly dispersed pinholes. Pattern has ink around floral parts of pattern on one side of skin.

Culture
English
Material
skin and ink
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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