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Rod PuppetIb384 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft that 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. Green face with wedge shaped nose, bulging white eyes with red irises, red lips, exposed white teeth. Black moustache, hair, sideburns, beard, facial details. Black upswept curl headdress (gelung supit urang) with gold, red, and yellow diadem with long sumping and very wide Tali Garuda. Two large badong with red and green dawala extending from Tali. Garuda Mungkur extends high above curl, coloured red with gold siyung jawi. Gold neck and upper torso; each arm has red and green ornaments at wrist and bicep. Hands held flat and bent back at wrist. Black chest covering and apron with brown wavy trim, cross shaped pattern in sequins and beads (red and green). Apron has red waistband, long yellow fringe at bottom. Long batik skirt in beige, brown, and green.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, fibre and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb383 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft that 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. Pink face positioned downwards, with straight nose, red lips, white teeth. Hair, moustache, facial details and eyes outlined in black. Large headdress with gold diadem (jamang), black cap, and backwards facing blue, white and red Garuda Mungkur (long tongue) called sekar kluwih. Very small forward curl in front of Garuda (gelung keling?). Gold sumping, single kendit, green, red, blue decoration overall. Neck, upper body gold; arms with green and red ornaments at bicep and wrist. Black chest covering with wavy brown trim, sequins and beads in cross pattern on both chest covering and apron, which has a red waistband, red wavy trim and a long yellow fringe at bottom. Long batik skirt; beige with light brown, blue, and dark brown; seam at centre front.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, fibre and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb382 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft that 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. Blue face (Bima type) positioned slightly downwards; wedge-shaped nose, bulging white eyes with red irises, closed red lips. Teardrop-shaped red decoration on each cheek. Thick moustache, beard, sideburns, hair in black. Very ornate crown (mahkota) in red with gold diadem, karawista with green trim. Gold sumping in green and red, above black Tali Garuda. Double badong beneath grey Garuda Mungkur (short-tongued) with siyung jawi. Considerable discolouring of head and torso. Neck and upper body dull gold, each arm with black and red (?) ornaments at wrist and bicep. Hands held flat and bent back at wrist. Black chest covering and apron with cross-shaped wrapped wire designs, white wavy trim, sequins. Apron has purple waistband, and worn yellow fringe at bottom. Long batik skirt in yellow, beige and green.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, fibre, paint and metal
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentEd5.1509

Carving of a boat, in medium brown wood. Boat has pointed bow, square stern and slightly rounded bottom. Midway along length is square canopy 1.7 x 2.6cm. Mounted on four square posts at corners. On boat are three human figures, one standing at bow with net, one seated under canopy, one at back with oar.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressAe82

Cylindrical brown carved wooden headdress with human head features. Surface is smooth with a few adze marks. Head is hollow with rectangular orifice at the back; and one on top of head surrounded by an oval carved rosette with white outer edge. Neck is open to fit head above the brow of wearer. Ears are small, flat and scooped out; face is long with flat nose, puffy checks, white lenticular eyes and mouth, bared white teeth (six upper and five lower). Three incised parallel scarification marks are incised on upper cheeks from below ears to nose and three similar lines arch from above ears and meet at mid-forehead.

Culture
Central African
Material
chalk stone and wood
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StoolAe81

Wooden stool, smooth, carved in one piece. Circular, slanted seat; solid tubular edge; supported by four standing human figures with the seat resting on their heads. All with three bracelets incised on their right forearms, supporting jars with their left hands. Jars are joined to bodies and fingers. The other two figures hold in their right hands narrow bag-like objects with long necks curved around sideways. Left hands are pressed to left abdomens. Knees are slightly bent with feet very roughly carved or missing. A spotted standing animal with joined front paws supports underneath the centre of the seat with its back. At the edge a wooden column supports the seat from the hind end and a broken tail hangs down. Solid circular wooden base.

Culture
Central African
Material
wood and oil ?
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FrontletA2589

Headpiece shaped like a raven with large eyes, large beak, and protuberances over eyes. Holes bored through protuberances and lower back corners of carving. Through these holes are threaded strips of burlap.

Culture
Haida
Material
wood, jute fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA2588

Circular rattle formed of two bent concentric circles of wood holding four compartments containing the sound-making pebbles; a wooden rod is inset across the centre. Plain on one side and painted with red criss-crosses on the other, and with red and blue stripes around the outer ring.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
wood, metal, fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Child's Flat FanEd1.182

A small flat inverted u-shaped fan on a frame of very fine split bamboo radiating from the handle at the centre of the flat edge. Both sides are covered with paper, and are lacquered in red, green, black, and yellow with a red panel at the top, and a triple swirl pattern in yellow, red, and green at the centre. There is a black design resembling a paper cut near the handle area. Handle is straight, painted red, and split where the fan is inserted.

Culture
Korean
Material
bamboo grass, paper, wood, metal, lacquer, paint and rice paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flat FanEd1.181

A flat fan made of finely-split bamboo flaring out from its attachment point to a long wood handle painted black. Perimeter of fan is circular except for the lower edge where the handle is attached which is straight and at right angles to the handle. Fan is covered with lacquered paper that has a design of three swirls converging at the centre coloured red, green, and yellow. It has a narrow edging of black paper. The fan is inserted into a split in the handle which is flat and lozenge-shaped where it covers the fan which is attached with two rivets. The shape of the handle is repeated with an outline of orange paint on the fan.

Culture
Korean
Material
bamboo grass, paper, wood, metal, lacquer, paint and rice paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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