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SkirtEe34

Black cotton skirt with bold printed border floral-like design in various tones of yellow, orange and light brown. Material is sewn together to form a tubular shape but has no other finishing than the three machine-stitched seams. Along the edge in blue is the bears commercial stamp 'Burmese Style A-Fents' and map of India motif.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb415 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. Cream coloured face with straight, pointed nose. White eyes with black pupils, closed red lips. Black hair, moustache, facial details. Large black upswept curl (gelung supit urang) with green and red Garuda Mungkur (short tongue). Gold, green, red and white diadem, lungsen, and dawala. Single gold siyung jawi. Long black hair in six curls. Gold neck and body; each arm has two green, white, and red ornaments at wrist and bicep. Hands held flat and bent back at wrist. Long purple chest covering and apron with white wavy trim, wrapped wire and sequin patterns. Apron has black waistband and long yellow fringe at bottom. Long, off-white batik skirt with brown and lavender decorations.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, fibre and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb414 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet (Arjuna, Pandhawa Prince character): 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. White face with delicate features positioned downwards. Straight pointed nose, long but slight eyes outlined in black, closed red lips. Facial details, hair, eyebrows in black. Ornate upswept curl (gelung supit urang) headdress in black, gold, red, and green. Small bird representation at forehead (a form of Garuda Mungkur). Detailed sumping, lungsen. Gold neck and torso; hands held flat and bent back at wrist. No arm ornaments. Purple chest covering and apron with white wavy trim, with sequins and beads and twisted wire decoration. Apron has wide black waistband and long yellow fringe at bottom. Long batik skirt, beige with red, blue, and lavender.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, fibre and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowNa990

The metal arrow point is slender with rounded edges. The shaft is also metal and has squared edges, the underside of which is hollowed out. It is inserted in a wooden shaft and lashed on the sinew cord. One-third of the way along the shaft there is a nick out of it. 10cm. below the end a v-shaped cut has been made through the shaft and a glue-like substance used to hold it together. The end is notched.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, metal and sinew
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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QuiverNa987

Quiver made from seven pieces of sealskin stitched together with sinew. The bottom is slightly rounded and the top folds over all the way around. The bottom is slightly rounded and the top folds over all the way around. Along the lengthwise seam there are four holes. Near the top, there is a leather thong which forms a handle. There are two pieces of antler strung on it.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin, antler and sinew
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowNa989

Diamond-shaped copper arrow point. It is inserted into a wooden shaft and lashed with sinew cord which is beginning to unwrap. The end of the shaft is notched and lashed with sinew.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, copper metal and sinew
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowNa988

The small triangular shaped tip has a blunt end and a long shaft with square edges made from one piece of copper. It is inserted in the wooden shaft and lashed on with sinew cord. The end is notched.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, copper metal and sinew
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShawlEe68

Long magenta silk shawl. The shawl is hand-woven with a row of black chain stitch and a long fringe on the ends.

Culture
Ladakhi
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
Jammu-Kashmir, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatEe67

Hat with brim of black lambs wool. A coarse brown woven wool cloth lining gives the hat its form. Over this is sewn a blue silk-like fabric with a darker blue overall pattern and circular gold Chinese designs. A band of black lambs wool 10 cm wide is sewn on the inside and is turned up with peaks at the ears. Across the front, the 3 cm wide band of black lamb skin is sewn on with two bands of bright green and pink binding.

Culture
Ladakhi
Material
lamb skin, wool fibre, cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Jammu-Kashmir, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SashEe66

Hand-woven cotton sash made of 3 pieces of fabric sewn together lengthwise. Purple outer borders with two narrow parallel stripes in black. Inner piece is natural in colour with purple and black stripes near edges. Decorated at the ends with multi-strand cotton in a chain-like furcate stitch across the piece.

Culture
Ladakhi
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Jammu-Kashmir, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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