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Hand Puppet3381/19 a-b

Mamulengo hand puppet of a 'Caboclo de Pena' character (part a), with a large feather headdress (part b). Carved from wood and painted. He has light orange-beige skin, wide black eyes, small nose with large nostrils, and an open mouth with thin red lips. He holds a white flower in his mouth. He wears shiny red leggings with neon pink ribbon around the cuffs, with purple and neon green feathers tucked in the ribbon. He wears a speckled brown-grey feather skirt with a poncho overtop. The poncho is heavily sequined with a dark pink background and flower design in green, blue, gold, red, pink and bronze. Each sequin has a clear bead sewn at at centre. The poncho is lined with long white tassels. He wears a headdress (part b) with woven base wrapped in shiny dark pink fabric, decorated with gold star sequins around the centre and light green ribbon around the edges. Tall feathers extending up from the band, with brightly dyed feathers around the outer edge, and tall natural feathers at centre. He holds an axe in his right hand with various coloured ribbons wrapped around the staff down the entire length. His boots are painted black.

Culture
Brazilian
Material
wood, fibre, paint, plastic, feather and plant fibre
Made in
Gloria do Goita, Pernambuco, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hand Puppet3381/18

Mamulengo hand puppet of a 'Caboclo de lança' (warrior with spear) character. Carved from wood and painted. He has light pink skin, small nose, small moustache and an open mouth with thin red lips. He holds a small white flower in his mouth. He wears a shiny gold outfit with a sequined and beaded poncho overtop. The front design features a blue upper half with a red, green and gold rainbow over a gold dot at centre, and a white lower half with a red cross at centre. Each sequin has a clear bead sewn at centre. The poncho is lined with tassels, alternating between red and gold-yellow. On his head, he wears a red headdress with shiny plastic garland in blue, gold and red and a light blue chin strap. Under the back of poncho, he wears a board covered in orange fabric, with two metal bells attached to each lower corner. He holds a long flag in his left hand consisting of various brightly coloured ribbons wrapped around the staff down the entire length. His boots are painted black.

Culture
Brazilian
Material
wood, fibre, paint, plastic and metal
Made in
Gloria do Goita, Pernambuco, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hand Puppet3381/15 a-b

Mamulengo hand puppet (part a) of a 'Quitéria' character. Carved from wood and painted. She has light pink skin, wide medium brown eyes, and a slightly open mouth with large red lips. She wears a dress made of four different patterned fabrics with gold ribbon lining the neckline, belting the waist, and between the lower fabrics of the skirt. She has long brown hair with a flower on the right side of her head, and her face is painted with green eye shadow, long black lashes, and dark pink-red circles of blush. The fabric is adhered to the hands. Her boots are painted black, and part of her foot has broken off (part b).

Culture
Brazilian
Material
wood, fibre, paint and metal
Made in
Gloria do Goita, Pernambuco, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hand Puppet3381/16

Mamulengo hand puppet of a 'Quitéria' character. Carved from wood and painted. She has light pink skin, wide dark blue eyes, and a slightly open mouth with large red lips. She wears a dress made of two different floral-patterned fabrics with dark pink ribbon lining the neckline, belting the waist, and along the hem of each layer of the skirt. She has long brown hair with a dark pink mesh floral ornament on the right side of her head, and her face is painted with green eye shadow, long black lashes, and dark red circles of blush. The fabric is adhered(?) to the hands. Her boots are painted black.

Culture
Brazilian
Material
wood, fibre, paint and metal
Made in
Gloria do Goita, Pernambuco, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hand Puppet3381/13

Mamulengo hand puppet of an 'Inspetor Peinha' (inspector) character. Carved from wood and painted. He has light pink-beige skin, wide brown eyes, pointed nose, thin "pencil" moustache, and thin red lips around a slightly open and down turned mouth. He wears a dark teal cap over short black hair that is adhered to the head. He wears a khaki brown collared shirt that is belted below his large stomach, and dark teal pants. The fabric is adhered to the hands. The hands are carved to define the fingers, and the boots are painted black. He holds a small wooden club in his right hand.

Culture
Brazilian
Material
wood, fibre, paint and metal
Made in
Gloria do Goita, Pernambuco, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String Puppet3352/11

Mamulengo string puppet (marionette) of a 'Mulher' character. Head, hands and feet carved from wood and painted. She has brown skin, an open mouth with red lips, and wide green eyes with eyelashes. She has long, curly white hair. She wears dark green floral pants and a long-sleeved yellow floral top. The fabric is adhered to the hands and head, and wrapped with shiny red ribbon at the wrists, and green around the waist and ankles. Attached by several black strings to a wooden T-shaped control bar.

Culture
Brazilian
Material
wood, fibre and paint
Made in
Gloria do Goita, Pernambuco, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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