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Hand Puppet3381/44

Hand puppet of a 'Minelvina' character (doll-like in form). The fabric body is light pink. Her face is white, and facial features are drawn. She has black eyes and nostrils, and a red mouth. She wears a long, shiny white dress that is gathered at the waist. Her feet are black fabric boots. Her red-brown hair is worn down, and worn under a white veil that extends the full length of her body.

Culture
Brazilian
Material
fibre, paint and wool fibre
Made in
Itaja, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String Puppet3351/8 a-g

Opera dei Pupi puppet of the character named Agricane (King of Mongolia). Three-dimensional marionette carved of wood (part a) with detachable head (part b) mounted on a long, hooked metal rod. He has a thick black moustache and long goatee. He wears a gold tunic, gold pantaloons adorned with vertical red bands, and a blue with gold brocade cape. He is heavily armoured on his body and shoulders, with guards on wrists, ankles and neck (part c). He wears a crown with pointed leaf projections and a long black wool train; he also has a red-yellow-black wool braided headband. The body is jointed at the elbows, shoulders, and hips – held together by fabric underneath main outfit. The left wrist has a length of black-brown cord tied to it, which also attaches a small circular gold shield, with an eight-petaled floral design, to the forearm. The right hand is clenched in a fist, which a small silver and gold-coloured metal sword (parts d-f) is inserted through, which also inserts through the eye of one end of a long metal rod (part g) with an eye hook on each end. Both hands are painted silver. There is a metal band across the bottom of each heel.

Culture
Sicilian
Material
wood, copper alloy metal, paint, fibre, plant fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Catania, Sicily, Italy
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hand Puppet3352/16

Calungo hand puppet of a 'Casimiro Coco' character. Head and hands are carved from wood and painted. He has black skin, glass eyes with sparkles, orange wool hair and beard, red lips and eyebrows, metal teeth and prominent white eyelashes. His jaw is hinged, and is operated by a control wire under his chin. He wears a basketry hat, with the rim wrapped with light blue ribbon. His fabric body / tunic is sky blue with large pink flowers and green leaves, with a cutout floral pattern within. The fabric is adhered to the hands and head. Operated by inserting a hand inside the body of the puppet to control its head and movements.

Culture
Brazilian
Material
wood, glass, fibre, wool fibre, paint, adhesive and metal
Made in
Icapui, Ceara, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hunter's Tunic3420/45 a-b

Hunter's tunic (part a) with matching hat (part b). Tunic made of bright blue cloth. Rectangular black leather patches are attached all over, with long, thin strips of brown leather knotted to both sides, creating fringes. A few pieces are dyed red or green. White cowrie shells outline the neck, and are sewn in lines on the tunic. There is a five-sided pocket on the front, centre - with the three stitched edges lined in cowrie shells. The bottom edge is unfinished, and somewhat fringed from unravelling fabric. Small horns and small mirrors inset in leather are attached over the tunic. The woven hat has a circular mirror inset in leather between two curved horns at front, centre. A single row of cowrie shells lines the bottom edge.

Culture
Dogon
Material
wool fibre ?, fibre, skin, glass, metal, cowrie shell and horn
Made in
Bamako, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hunter's Tunic3420/44 a-b

Hunter's tunic (part a) with matching hat (part b). Tunic made of brown cloth. Rectangular black leather patches are attached all over, with long, thin strips of leather knotted to both sides, creating fringes. White cowrie shells outline the neck, and are sewn in lines on the tunic. Small horns and small mirrors inset in leather are attached over the tunic. The woven hat has three black leather patches with long, thin leather strips knotted on either side, evenly spaced on sides and back. At front, centre - there is a circular mirror inset in leather between two small horns. A single row of cowrie shells lines the bottom edge.

Culture
Dogon
Material
wool fibre ?, skin, glass, metal, cowrie shell, horn and fibre
Made in
Bamako, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Textile3263/1

Fragment of a mantle (shawl). Horizontal rows with designs inside of them, trimmed with patterned bands along their bottom edges, across entire surface. Overlaying, woven fringe tabs hanging from bands. The design elements along the left and right sides- the patterns, band and fringe- are dark brown and the design elements in the middle are red. Step pattern inside of the light brown horizontal rows, with wave motifs inside of them. Bands have two lines of light brown through them. The upper line has a wave motif through it, done in red, and the bottom line is plain.

Culture
Chancay
Material
cotton fibre, camelid wool fibre and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sash3382/8

Woven wool sash with decorative motifs in light tan on a red background, appearing in opposite colours on the reverse side. Running down the length, on either side, is a band of repeating pinkish-red and green squares. Ends are unfinished.

Culture
Mapuche
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Chile
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sash3382/7

Woven wool sash with decorative motifs in light tan on a red background, appearing in opposite colours on the reverse side. Running down the length, on either side, is a band of repeating pinkish-red and green squares, with a yellow outline. Ends are unfinished.

Culture
Mapuche
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Chile
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blanket3382/6

Square-shaped woven blanket with tassels in each corner. Made of horizontal bands of bright rose pink, orange, dark green, light purple-grey, grey and burgundy. Both top and bottom edges finished with a loop(?) stitch. Three of the bands - two bright rose pink, and one orange (across the middle) contain a checkerboard pattern within.

Culture
Mapuche
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Chile
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Poncho3382/4

Dark brown poncho with three beige horizontal bands with geometric designs within. Both sides have looped fringe. At centre, a horizontal opening for the wearer's head, which is reinforced with light brown stitching. On the back, the geometric designs are not as visible.

Culture
Mapuche
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Chile
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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