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SandalAa78

Stiffened leather, ends cut wider than the centre. Three holes located where thongs were once attached, one at the centre near the toe, and one on each side towards the toe. One hole is filled.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
leather skin
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hand PuppetIa62 a-b

Costumed cloth hand puppet with carved and painted wooden head, hands and feet. Represents character of Bearded male (aggressive, with Daoist headgear and magical powers), Golden Rays style. Varnished two-toned pink face with black, white and red details. Gold crown with green and red, hair painted black with green/yellow detail, black hair beard attached in channel at chin, some missing on right side, two moustache tuffs. Body (part a) is undyed cotton flaps, attached around head, with attached pink hands with holes through sideways, partially stuffed with paper, stuffed grey cotton legs, white and green soled black boots. Pasted and stitched white silk robe (part b) with yellow and orange silk borders trimmed in pink, blue and whitish fur. Rows of silver, pink, and green sequins cover white silk. Red and silver foil wrapped thread, sequins on yellow silk, gold wrapped thread edging orange silk, with plastic sequin flowers and tin edged mirrors. Back and front centre, dragon-like figure, stuffed, covered in gold foil wrapped thread and trimmed in pink fur. Orange silk strip inside front side edge. Costume detachable, string tie at neck. Missing sequins, mirrors, torn at back where sleeves meet centre. Faint purple characters inside front bottom of costume at left, at back inside bottom centre and on back puppet flap.

Culture
Taiwanese
Material
paper, skin, metal, silk fibre, hair, lacquer, paint, wood and cotton fibre
Made in
Taiwan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hand PuppetIa61 a-b

Male character in Daoist robe, Golden Rays style. Costumed, cloth hand puppet with carved, painted wooden head, hands, and feet. Forehead is green, back of head and eye areas are white, face and neck are pink, bird headdress is brown with black outlines suggesting feathers, red mouth is wide open, red dots on cheeks. Tan dyed hair, glued across top of head. Body (part a) is undyed cotton flaps, attaching around head, with attached white/cream hands with holes through sideways, partially stuffed with paper, stuffed legs, white and green soled black boots. Pasted and stitched blue silk, cotton lined robe (part b); sleeves pink/orange with orange borders and collar; blue, white, yellow and pink fur trim. Flower-like decorations, in foil wrapped thread, plastic sequins and tin edged mirrors. Yellow and white brocade trim at centre, backed with character printed paper. Costume is detachable, tied with cord at neck.

Culture
Taiwanese
Material
plastic, paste adhesive, paper, skin, metal, silk fibre, hair, paint, wood and cotton fibre
Made in
Taiwan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hand PuppetIa60 a-b

Costumed cloth hand puppet with carved, painted wooden head, hands and feet. Represents character of Old Male (aggressive, with Daoist headgear and magical powers), Golden Rays style. Varnished white face, pink cheeks, yellow hair, gold, green and red crown. Black, yellow and red details on face. Yellow dyed hair beard attached at slits in chin. Body (part a), undyed cotton flaps, attached around head, attached white hands with holes through sideways, partially stuffed with paper, stuffed legs of pink and yellow patterned cotton, attached white and blue-green soled black boots. Pasted and stitched green silk robe (part b), orange and red silk border, green silk at front side edges, also inside front. Decorations include blue tin edged mirrors, red and green plastic sequins, white and pink fur trim. Centre front and back design of dragon in multiple rows of silver foil wrapped thread, pink plastic 'pearl' eyes, red and blue cord. Wrapped thread circle to upper left of centre. Detachable robe attached with cord at neck. Legible purple characters in oval on puppet flap.

Culture
Taiwanese
Material
lacquer, wood, cotton fibre, paint, skin, metal, plastic, silk fibre and hair
Made in
Taiwan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh89

Mask depicting a humanoid face (sanni demon mask), pink with black painted hair as well as black on the end of the nose, and at the jaw. Painted black hair and eyebrows. The mask also has slightly protruding eyes with black rims, and a crescent-shaped hole underneath each eye. White plastic teeth and two outwardly curved fangs emerge from under a fur moustache, and the bottom teeth are attached to a plastic bottom lip, which is sewn to a black knit beard. Reverse has a label, which reads, " 'Bada' stomach sanni"; number "650". A strap, composed partly of twined plant fibre and partly cotton string, is attached at the back.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
skin, cotton fibre ?, plastic, dye and nux vomica wood ?
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceAa161

Three strands of twisted brown sinew with ten pieces of wood of varied length attached by tangled brown leather thongs. Some of the wooden pieces are hollowed and strung like beads, others are merely tied on. The opposite end of the sinews are attached by a leather cord to an incised hollow baton of light-coloured wood through a single hole drilled at its top.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
sinew, leather skin and wood
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentAa160

Circular band wrapped with copper beads spaced 0.25 cm. apart around the total circumference. Black wrapped giraffe hair is visible coiled underneath.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
leather skin, copper metal and hair
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentAa159

Circular band wrapped with copper beads spaced 0.25 cm. apart around the total circumference. Black wrapped giraffe hair is visible coiled underneath.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
leather skin, copper metal and hair
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Leg BandAa20

Circular leather band strung with brass beads of slightly varying size.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
leather skin and copper metal
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Leg BandAa19

Circular leather band wrapped with giraffe hair with forty-three brass beads or regular size .

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
leather skin, brass metal and giraffe hair
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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