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Rod Puppet2872/14 a-c

Wayang golek rod puppet of the character Batara Wisnu. The head carries an elaborate headdress that incorporates images of the eagle deity Garuda on each side, covering a fringe of black hair. The face is painted white with carved features finely outlined in black. The mouth is red and smiling, surrounded by a curling moustache and small beard. The torso is covered by a black, sleeveless, beaded hanging below which is a sarong belted at the waist. The sarong hides a wooden stick that extends through the torso to control the movement of the head. The golden arms are moveable at shoulder and elbow by wooden sticks attached to each hand, and are decorated with red and gold bracelets.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, plastic and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow Puppet2872/11

Antaboga kulit shadow puppet. The creature’s face is pink, with partially closed eyes, a long snout, and an open red mouth with many sharp teeth and a thin black forked tongue. A golden headdress is attached to his forehead and a gold and white necklace surrounds his neck. The body is long and curved, eel-like, with no appendages, and ends with a golden tip on the tail. The object is painted the same on both front and back. The puppet is held up by a thin unpainted wooden handle attached at the bottom.

Culture
Javanese
Material
water buffalo skin, wood, paint and fibre
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod Puppet2872/29 a-d

Rod puppet (wayang golek) of a tiger, or harimau with a feline head and a tiger-human torso and arms. The wooden head (part a) has small pointed ears, behind which are golden decorations reaching to the neck. The eyes have red pupils, and the mouth is open, showing small pointed teeth and a pink tongue. Stiff plastic whiskers stick out of the snout. The head, torso and arms are painted with tiger stripes. The torso (part b) is bare, and at the back is a thick curved tail connected at waist and right shoulder. A sarong, belted at the waist, hides a wooden stick (part c) that extends up through the torso and into the puppet’s head to control its movement. The puppet’s wrists are adorned with red and blue bracelets and the arms are moveable at the shoulder by wooden sticks attached to each hand. The fingers of both hands are short, with painted claws on each tip. The stand (part d) is a square piece of painted wood.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, plastic and paint
Made in
West Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod Puppet2872/25 a-d

Panakawan (clown) puppet named Gareng. The head (part a) has a large lump on the back of the neck, below a fringe of black hair and a bald scalp. Painted between the blue eyes are expression lines, above a large hooked nose. The mouth is open and smiling, revealing a single white tooth. The torso (part b) is clothed in village style dress, with a short sleeved plaid shirt and a long checked sarong. The sarong hides a removable wooden stick (part c) that extends through the torso to control the movement of the head and connects the figure to its wooden base (part d). The arms are moveable at the shoulder and elbow by wooden sticks attached to each black gloved hand.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre and paint
Made in
West Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod Puppet2872/20 a-d

Three dimensional puppet. The woman’s head (part a) has a green painted face, with eyes that gaze upwards under curved brows. The hair is pulled back from her face and decorated with a triangular, blue headdress and carved gold embellishments. A long sleeved tunic covers the torso (part b), beneath which is a long patterned skirt hiding a removable wooden stick (part c) which controls the movement of the head and connects the figure to its cork base (part d) which is painted black . The arms are moveable at shoulder and elbow by wooden sticks attached to each hand, which are painted gold.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
sawo wood, cotton fibre and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2821/7

Parrot mask with a green head and a grey beak. Black and yellow horizontal lines distinguish beak from parrot face. Top of head has repeating pattern of white, red and black horizontal stripes on top of green base colour. Eyes are raised circular holes outlined in red, yellow and black, with white and brown porcupine quills(?) inserted and radiating outwards in a circle. Mouth outlined with red and black line. Red nostrils. Mask is carved from wood. Appears to have been coated in plaster before painting.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, plaster ?, paint and porcupine quill
Made in
Guerrero, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2821/13

Mask of man’s face with black curly hair, moustache, and beard, curvilinear horns, elongated pointed ears, bulbous eyes and a fierce expression. Face has a dark complexion and is decorated across nose and cheeks with horizontal stripes of yellow, red, and white.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, plaster ?, paint, adhesive and horn
Made in
Guerrero, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2821/11

Mask of bald, dark-skinned male with long curling brown beard and moustache. Cheeks are rouged with red pigment. Forehead and area between eyebrows are wrinkled. Length of nose is exaggerated.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, plaster ? and paint
Made in
Guerrero, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod Puppet2872/17 a-d

Three dimensional wood and fabric puppet representing a grandfather. The head (part a) has a white painted face with finely carved and painted features, including wrinkles across the forehead and around the mouth. The mouth is open, showing 2 large teeth, and is surrounded by a moustache and beard. Ears and nose are protruding. The head is topped by a round black cap and hair is gathered at the back. The torso (part b) is covered with a long sleeved tunic and a yellow sarong, which covers a removable wooden stick (part c) that controls the movement of the head and connects the figure to its cork base (part d). The arms are moveable at shoulder and elbow by wooden sticks attached to each hand. Hands are painted red.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
sawo wood, cork wood, cotton fibre and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2872/7

Mask of a man’s face, with most features and lines carved rather than solely painted. Textured hair has been carved into the top and sides of the mask and painted white. White animal hair, still attached to hide, has been used to create the eyebrows and moustache. Wrinkles have been carved into the face on forehead, cheeks and chin and surrounding the eyes, and have been emphasized with black paint. Under the painted pupils, narrow eyeholes have been bored through the wood. The protruding nose has two nostril holes bored through as well, and there is an air hole through the mouth, between the lips. Two small holes have been bored on each side of the mask at the edges. The interior of the mask is concave.

Culture
Javanese
Material
wood, hair and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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