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Rod PuppetIb396 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. Pale orange face with white eyes, black pupils cast slightly downwards. Curved pointed nose, red lips. Black hair, moustache, beard and facial details. Large red crown (mahkota) with gold, green, white, and orange components, notably a green Garuda Mungkur with black tail, an extensive badong with two points and a single hair curl (kendit) with gold stripe. Black neck; upper torso gold. No arm ornaments; hands held flat and bent up at wrist. Red chest covering with yellow trim and sequin pattern: red apron with green waistband, brown trim and sequin decoration, yellow fringe at bottom. Long batik skirt in blue, red and beige.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, fibre, paint and cotton fibre
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAe77

Carved wooden female figure in a squatting position mounted on a circular base. Hands are touching across the abdomen immediately above protruding navel. Small pointed breasts and stylized vagina. Top of head carved to represent tuft of hair. Protruding lips with sixteen carved teeth. Traces of white paint in eye sockets and mouth. Deep vertical crack runs down back of figure; wedge-shaped crack in base.

Culture
Central African
Material
paint, stain and wood
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA2518

Wood figure of a woman with a large head. She has black circle in tapering oval eyes with black brows above, long black parted in the centre, and a red mouth. Her arms are straight at her sides. She is wearing a skirt with vertical incised lines around the lower portion and two horizontal incised lines just above.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
paint and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentA2517

Figure of a man who has a large head, small arms and feet, and a raised ridge that runs across crown of head from front to back. Several small holes are bored through figure.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood, paint and stain ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA2516

Wooden carving of a woman lying on the back of a sea monster(?); she is shown nude, lying flat on her back with knees slightly raised. She has a labret in her lip. The creature's body is divided into three segments. Its head is painted black with red nostrils, the eyes are round and green, and the gills are well defined and delineated. The tail is black and split, with yellow and red concentric circles at each corner. A circular space has been carved out of the wood under the creature's head.

Culture
Tlingit ? or Haida ?
Material
paint and wood
Made in
Sitka, Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA2515

Male figure standing upright and holding two animals, possibly otters, one against the front of his body and the other wrapped around the left side of his head. Head is large and convex with a cut from the top of the forehead which suggests the figure is wearing a mask.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumA2513 a-b

Handheld drum (a) and drumstick (b). Hide stretched over a circular wooden frame with a projecting wooden handle. Hide is lashed to the frame with fur-covered skin thongs. Painted with a Northwest Coast style bird and human face design in black, white, red, and green. Back of drum is lined with faded red cloth. Drumstick is short with light tan-coloured hide wrapped around the head.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
paint, skin and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA2487

Human face mask divided horizontally through the eyes. The two parts are joined with string through holes drilled in the ears. The brown face has circular cut out hole eyes surrounded by a black area that extends down the sides into a red feathery feature. The nostrils, mouth and ears are red. Above the open, upward pointed mouth, there is a curling black moustache. Red feathery hair above. Surface is smooth. Lightly painted in red and black. Series of holes around the upper perimeter are plugged with small pieces of wood.

Culture
Heiltsuk ?, Nuxalk ? or Tsimshian ?
Material
cotton fibre, paint and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShrineN2.219 a-d

Wooden, rectangular cabinet shrine (a); open side has inner and outer set of doors, hinged at the sides, each door also hinged in the middle. Painted and lacquered black and gold, with brass trim; outer doors have gold-painted panels; inner doors have slats covered with fine cloth net. Carved panel with phoenix painted gold over inner doors. Inside is shelf with four pillars, under which are three panels with scenes. Drawers (b-c) in lower part of shrine; b has lacquered panel with scene; c is black with brass knob. Lacquered wooden tablet (d) is resting on a carved golden lotus, on two legs with eight Chinese characters.

Culture
Japanese
Material
cotton fibre, adhesive, iron metal, lacquer, paint, brass metal and wood
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanEd5.1496

Folding fan with thirty-eight inner ribs of split bamboo and two perforated orange lacquered parent ribs. Covered with silver coloured paper on both sides, painted with design of flowers and leaves in light and dark red, yellow, black and white. Through white plastic rivet is strung a cord of pink silk 9 cm. Long (doubled), knotted, strung with transparent plastic bead.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, lacquer, silk fibre, paint, plastic, adhesive, paper and bamboo grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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