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Hand Puppet3381/24

Calungo hand puppet of a 'Padre (priest) Bento' character. Head and hands are carved from wood and painted. He has light pink skin, small black dots for eyes, long nose, and open mouth with thin dark red lips. He has painted short black hair around a mostly bald head. His fabric body / tunic is royal blue with matching royal blue sequined sleeves, and he wears a white collar around his neck. 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, fibre, paint and plastic
Made in
Icapui, Ceara, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hand Puppet3381/20

Mechanical hand puppet of a couple (one male, one female) each holding a pestle, working in the same central mortar. The mortar and platform are carved from wood and painted red-brown. The woman has pink skin. She wears a long dress that is green with yellow, red and orange flowers, a blue jacket with red flowers and yellow hearts, and a yellow floral scarf over her long, curly black hair. The man has orange skin. He wears a long sleeved green floral shirt, and blue pants. They both have painted black boots. Operated by two connected rods that are attached to each puppet's torso to control their arm movements.

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 Puppet3381/19 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 Puppet3381/17

Mamulengo hand puppet of a 'Chica' character. Carved from wood and painted. She has black skin, wide dark green eyes, and a slightly open mouth with dark red lips. She wears a dress made of two different floral-patterned fabrics with orange ribbon lining the neckline and belting the waist, and a dark teal ribbon with orange lace around the cuffs and along the hem of each layer of the skirt. She has long brown hair that is tied back with a scarf. She holds a round woven basket in her hands. Her boots are painted brown.

Culture
Brazilian
Material
wood, fibre, paint and plant fibre
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 Puppet3381/14

Mamulengo hand puppet of a 'Sargento' (sergeant) character. Carved from wood and painted. He has orange-beige skin, wide black eyes, nose, and a closed mouth with thin red lips. He wears a carved dark green cap over painted black hair. He wears a dark teal collared shirt that is belted at the waist with shiny light green ribbon, and dark emerald green pants. The fabric is adhered to the hands, and wrapped with shiny light green ribbon at the wrist. His boots are painted black.

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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Hand Puppet3381/12

Mamulengo hand puppet of a 'Simão' (Simon) character. Carved from wood and painted. He has light orange-beige skin, wide black eyes, rounded eyebrows, large triangular nose, thin moustache, and red lips around a slightly open mouth. He has short black hair made from fake fur that is adhered to the head. He wears a horizontally-striped collared shirt, and royal blue pants. The fabric is adhered to the hands, and head. The hands are carved to define the fingers, and the boots are painted black.

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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Hand Puppet3381/10

Mamulengo hand puppet of a 'Médico' (doctor) character. Head and hands are carved from wood and painted. He has pink skin, wide black eyes, sculpted eyebrows, large triangular nose, full moustache and beard, and a closed mouth with red lips. He has painted short black hair, that is covered by a white fabric hat with a red medical cross. His fabric body / tunic is white. The fabric is adhered to the hands and head, and wrapped with shiny white ribbon at the wrists and neck. Attached to his left hand is a an oversized white syringe marked with amounts on the side. The hands are carved to define the fingers. Operated by inserting a hand inside the body of the puppet to control its head and movements.

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 Puppet3381/7

Mamulengo hand puppet of a 'Cachoeira de Tapagé' character. Head and hands are carved from wood and painted. He has light beige skin, wide oval black eyes, rounded eyebrows, a pointed nose, and a wide grinning mouth. He has painted black hair. His fabric body / tunic is dark red with sleeves and skirt of a green fabric with large yellow, red, and orange-pink flowers. The fabric is adhered(?) to the hands and head, and wrapped with shiny brown ribbon at the wrists and neck. He holds a green liquor bottle in his left hand. Operated by inserting a hand inside the body of the puppet to control its head and movements.

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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