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MaskEh112

Mask with three-tiered headdress that has a floral and scrolling design in brown and red on yellow. Three tiered headdress surmounting human face. Headdress yellow with red-brown overlay. Top and middle tiers have pattern of stylized lotus petals. Cross hatching on middle and bottom tiers; last has four flowers superimposed. Flower with blue centre on wave-like pattern superimposed on main body of headdress. The figure's face is pink with hair, eyebrows, moustache, and beard in black with incised lines indicating the hair texture. The eyes have a crescent-shaped slit under each, the nose is narrow with flared nostrils, the mouth is small with red lips, and there is an oval earring hanging from each ear. Reverse side has two metal hooks.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, metal, adhesive and paint
Made in
Hikkadewa, Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh121

Mask depicting a male humanoid face with a multicoloured crown that has a line and dot design, back hair around small projecting ears, black eyebrows, red-rimmed eyes that each have a crescent-shaped hole beneath, a pointed nose, a black moustache with upturned ends, and a smiling mouth with red lips. Twine is knotted through holes beneath the ears on either side.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
lacquer ?, plant fibre, paint and wood
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh126

Mask depicting a creature with a red-brown face dotted with white spots, bushy black eyebrows, protruding eyes that look upwards and have black centres surrounded by radiating black lines on white. A vertical ridge between the eyes joins a square snout with round holes for the nostrils. The mouth is wide open to expose white teeth and a wide red leather tongue, which is nailed to bottom of the jaw and protrudes out the front. Two pointy ears either side of the face.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
leather skin, wood, paint and plant fibre
Made in
Galle, Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh122

Mask representing a monkey painted red overall with yellow, white, and black eyebrows, protruding eyes with a crescent-shaped slit under each, a flat low relief nose, twelve upper white teeth, no lower jaw. Remnants of plant fibre attached to nails in tufts along the forehead and upper jaw.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, plant fibre, paint and metal
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh48

Mask depicting the demon Gara Yaka with protruding eyes, a crooked nose with flared nostrils, wide red lips borderd in black, white teeth, curving cobras emerging from the corners of the mouth, disc-shaped concave ears, scrolling protruding elements above each ear, and a headdress formed by five cobras. The mask is painted in glossy pink, red, white and black. Strips of red fabric are threaded through the eye slits and the centre of each roundel to secure them to the mask. Twine attached at back. A label written in blue ink on the reverse reads, "Gara Yaka."

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, metal, plant fibre, cotton fibre ?, brass metal, paint and dye
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb275

A three-dimensional male humanoid figure puppet. Has a large moveable head with a red, black, and gold shrimp's tongue Garuda diadem. The black hair is wavy with two curls below the ear with sumping. Has a red face and red eyes with black pupils. Has one fang and prominent white teeth. There is a stump nose, extended black sideburns, a moustache, and a beard. The moveable gold painted arms have red and green ornaments at the wrist and bicep with the hands flexed outward at the wrist. Wearing an upper garment of black and gold fabric with four red and blue sequins and a blue chest band. A patterned purple, tan, and black skirt with an apron has five sequins and beadwork. There is a mauve, white, yellow, and pink sash, pink brocade waistband.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, fibre, paint, metal ?, lye chemical and adhesive
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetIb274

Flat shadow puppet has smooth black hair and a large ear. The forehead extends into the snubbed nose, resembling that of an elephant. Brown face with large red lips and one white tooth. Slanting eyes with red iris and black pupil are cast in a upward gaze. Curving black eyebrows, eyelashes, and moustache are unusual. Mouth extended, slightly open, above a double chin. The jacket collar is pink, bordered by a series of seven black and white circles with red centres. The black and white checkered tunic has a dot and dash design with a green belt covered with a black wavy pattern. The sleeves bell at one wrist. One arm is in two sections, the hand of the lower arm holds a rattle. The second arm is detached and has a protruding finger or thumb. The skirt, with a predominant design of black and white circles and diamonds, has green leggings beneath. The shoes on the red base are black. The shoulders and elbows are rotatable and a marionnette stick is attached through the palm of each hand.

Culture
Javanese
Material
wood, paint, lye chemical and white glue adhesive ?
Made in
Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetIb273

Flat wooden puppet. Wearing a crown with three ridges at the front and two projections above the Garuda at back. Red face has black pupils encircled with gold and white teeth in sets of upper and lower fangs. A fringe of black hair below the crown is gathered into a pony tail. The figure also has a beard. The crown is red, green, and black with some white. The puppet has a wing on the back. The bare chest is decorated with green, red, and white ropes. The waist is narrow. Arm at the waist is holding a sword. The split skirt of green, red, and white with black detail is gathered in a ruffle. There is a red and white waistband with a Garuda on the right. Tail is visible between the large, widely spread feet.

Culture
Javanese
Material
wood, lye chemical, paint and white glue adhesive ?
Made in
Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetIb272

Shadow puppet depicting male figure with handle that splits just below the feet and extends up the body of the puppet on both sides, to the face. Moveable arms, each with a control rod attached. Linear detail of clothing and face perforated through the skin. Red and green songkok, gold-leaf sumping, red face, long eyes upturned, large nose, thin moustache, black tunic and shoes, green and red sarong. Wrists are flexed.

Culture
Javanese
Material
skin, wood, paint and fibre
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb352 a-c

Three-dimensional humanoid puppet: the large head (part b) fits into a body clothed in a green patterned shirt and purple and green plaid 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. The figure has a blue face, neck and hands. The figure has light blue bulging eyes and a large bulbous nose. Lower tooth row is visible; upper and lower fangs present at each corner of mouth, between red lips. Human hair nailed in small bunches to head; bump at base of skull at rear. Torso unpainted under shirt; upper arms made of twisted cloth rope, lower arms and simple outstretched hands of wood. Head movement controlled by removable rod extending though body to handle beneath skirt.

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