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String PuppetEh167 a-b

Three-dimensional female humanoid puppet (Servant girl character): head (part b) fits into body clothed in a shirt and skirt (part a). The body has jointed arms and legs. The shirt is made of off-white fabric with a brown and dark blue cross pattern on the bodice, and sleeves that have the same pattern on the bottom half and a band of smaller dark blue crescents with slightly larger brown crescents on the top half. The skirt has a floral pattern in orange, red, pink, off-white and black. Dyed purple-grey plant fibre represents hair. The figure's right hand is clasped, and the left hand is flat.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, fibre and paint
Made in
Galle, Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String PuppetEh147 a-b

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet (jester character): head with pointed cap (part b) fits into body with tunic and pants (part a). The body has jointed arms and legs. The face is painted light brown, and the arms and legs are painted dark orange-pink. The cap is made of orange, pink, red, blue and black floral print fabric, and the tunic and pants are made from green, red, and off-white patterned material with a grid and flower motif. The figure's shoes are painted black.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, cotton fibre ? and paint
Made in
Galle, Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String PuppetEh161 a-b

Male puppet figure: detachable head (part b) has a rod that extends down from the neck and fits into a socket in the top of the torso of the body (part a). The figure is wearing a green and off-white floral print shirt, an off-white fabric skirt, and off-white pants underneath the skirt with horizontal green, grey and pink lines. The figure's legs have been wrapped in newspaper (horse racing results ?), and the figure has been blindfolded with a strip of green, blue, red and off-white fabric.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, cotton fibre and paint
Made in
Galle, Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb330 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 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, and is painted black with a beige, brown and black patterned skirt. The head has a pink face and neck with black hair, moustache and goatee, as well as a red, blue, white and gold hat.

Culture
Sundanese ?
Material
paint, wood and cotton fibre ?
Made in
Java, Indonesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BellN1.463 a-b

Ceramic bell (part a) having a scalloped rim, and decorated with various animals in polychrome over glaze on blue and white circular patterned ground. Wave motifs and key borders decorate rest of bell. Handle is in form of a two headed t'ao-t'ieh figure. Bell hangs from a metal hook on a four-legged wood stand.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, paint, wood and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureN1.495

Male figure, sitting on a red seat, all gilded except for black eyes, mouth and hair. Two horns protrude from his head. Figure has a stern expression and a raised fist. Inscription on bottom reads "Shen Nung (?)."

Culture
Chinese
Material
lacquer, wood and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureN1.131 a-dd

Wedding procession with thirty miniature figures in polychrome. The first two figures, arranged two by two, wear red tunics and carry gongs and red flags. The next eleven figures--arranged in four rows of two and one row of three--wear green tunics and play various instruments. The following eight figures--wearing blue tunics--are arranged evenly in front of and behind a sedan chair they are carrying; chair is primarily red with ornate decoration on the top and sides. The final sixteen figures wear green tunics and carry clear, spherical lanterns with red characters painted on them, mounted on long, curving poles.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, plastic, metal, wood and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlEdz998 a-b

A large ceramic bowl (part a) with a wood stand (part b). The bowl has a wide flat outer rim along the top, which is painted with butterflies and flowers. The outer side of the bowl is painted with five sets of red plants equally spaced. The inner side of the bowl is painted with fish. The centre bottom of the bowl has a landscape scene having two men facing each other with one man having a child at either side of him. The stand has a curved back strip, and a bridge to the decorative curly front.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, paint and wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String PuppetEh146 a-b

Three-dimensional female puppet representing the daughter of a farmer family. Head (part b) fits into body clothed in shirt and skirt (part a). The body has jointed arms and legs, and plant fibre that has been dyed blue-green represents the hair. The figure is also wearing one earring on her right ear, and her feet are reversed. Skirt is a yellow, pink and green floral print on a geometric square and grid patterned blue background. Shirt is purple with white dots grouped in circles.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, cotton fibre ? and paint
Made in
Galle, Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String PuppetEh156 a-b

Three-dimensional humanoid puppet: head (part b) fits into body with dressed in shirt and pants (part a). The body has jointed arms and legs. The face is painted, and black cotton string and yarn has been attached to the head to simulate hair. The shirt is red with the collar, cuffs, and pockets in red polka dots on an off-white background. The pants are made of the same polka dot material.

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