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Shadow Puppet3340/5

Gunungan (mountain) or kayon (tree of life) wayang kulit (shadow puppet) from Ramayana series. Flat shadow puppet cut from hide. Spade-shaped. Side one: a gold tree extending up to the point. The tree branches are filled with monkeys of various colours, peacock feathers, and birds. A large snake is wrapped around the trunk, and at the base a bull and tiger face one another. The lower section depicts a covered entrance gate with ornate roof and yellow pillars. Large Garuda(?) heads with ornate crowns flank both sides, and two crouched figure of the twin giants Cingkara bala(?) and bala Upata(?) with shields and swords. Side two: A background of fire, with bright yellow, orange and red flames extending up to the point. A large depiction of Garuda's blue face with large open mouth, fangs exposed and tongue extended, and five shorter spikes of purples extending up from the brow. The lower section has five shades from white to black. Operated by one central horn rod.

Culture
Javanese
Material
water buffalo skin, water buffalo horn, paint and cotton fibre
Made in
Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow Puppet3340/2

Sita (Rama's wife) wayang kulit (shadow puppet) from Ramayana series. Flat shadow puppet cut from hide, with long arms jointed with pins at the shoulders and elbows. She has long black hair which extends down her back. She wears a short ornate dress. The tips of the thumb and index are held together, while keeping the other fingers straight (Mudra). Operated by three horn rods.

Culture
Javanese
Material
metal, water buffalo skin, water buffalo horn, paint and cotton fibre
Made in
Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hand Puppet3337/2

Hand puppet of character named Madelon. Head and hands are carved from wood and painted. She has black eyes and eyebrows, red lips, nostrils and inner corners of the eyes, and rosy cheeks. Her head is wrapped in a red fabric, with black hair at the front. Her fabric body is beige with an orange collar. The fabric is nailed to the hands and head. Operated by inserting a hand inside the body of the puppet to control its head and movements.

Culture
French
Material
silk fibre ?, wood, paint, metal, wool fibre ?, cotton fibre and skin
Made in
Lyon, France
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hand Puppet3337/7

Hand puppet, character from Guignol story (old woman?). Head and hands are carved from wood and painted. She has black eyes and white eyebrows, red lips, nostrils and inner corners of the eyes, and rosy cheeks. She wears a light green head scarf with white hair extending from the front. Her fabric body is shiny pinkish-brown with a gold and brown embroidered collar. The fabric is nailed to the hands and head. Operated by inserting a hand inside the body of the puppet to control its head and movements.

Culture
French
Material
silk fibre ?, wood, paint, metal, wool fibre ?, cotton fibre, skin and paper
Made in
Lyon, France
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hand Puppet3337/4

Hand puppet of character named Gendarme. Head and hands are carved from wood and painted. He has black eyes and facial hair, red lips, nostrils and inner corners of the eyes, and rosy cheeks. He wears a bicorne(?) of black and navy felt, open at the top, revealing flat painted wood. His fabric body is black with a brown and gold embroidered collar. The fabric is nailed to the hands and head. Operated by inserting a hand inside the body of the puppet to control its head and movements.

Culture
French
Material
silk fibre ?, wood, paint, metal, wool fibre ? and cotton fibre
Made in
Lyon, France
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hand Puppet3337/6

Hand puppet of the Le Diable (devil) character from the Guignol story. Head and hands are carved from wood and painted. He has a red face with black eyes, goatee, and black heavily-lined facial features. He wears a red head scarf with a triangular strip of leather extending back over it from his forehead, and his fabric body is red with a yellow and brown zigzag embroidered collar. The fabric is nailed to the hands and head. Operated by inserting a hand inside the body of the puppet to control its head and movements.

Culture
French
Material
silk fibre ?, wood, paint, metal, wool fibre ?, cotton fibre, paper and skin
Made in
Lyon, France
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hand Puppet3337/1

Hand puppet of character named Guignol. Head and hands are carved from wood and painted. He has black eyes and eyebrows, red lips, nostrils and inner corners of the eyes, and rosy cheeks. On his head he wears a simple navy felt hat with tail, open at the top, revealing flat painted wood. His fabric body is red with beige underneath and a gold-yellow collar. The fabric is nailed to the hands and head. Operated by inserting a hand inside the body of the puppet to control its head and movements.

Culture
French
Material
silk fibre ?, wood, paint, metal, wool fibre ? and cotton fibre
Made in
Lyon, France
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hand Puppet3337/8

Hand puppet, character from Guignol story. Head and hands are carved from wood and painted. He has black eyes and eyebrows, red lips, nostrils and inner corners of the eyes, and rosy cheeks. On his head he wears a green felt hat with tail, open at the top, revealing flat painted wood. Medium brown hair (fur) wraps around the head under the brim of the hat. His fabric body is purple with a gold, red and purple embroidered collar. The fabric is nailed to the hands and head. Operated by inserting a hand inside the body of the puppet to control its head and movements.

Culture
French
Material
silk fibre ?, wood, paint, metal, wool fibre ?, cotton fibre, skin and paper
Made in
Lyon, France
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hand Puppet3337/5

Hand puppet, character from Guignol story. Head and hands are carved from wood and painted. He has black eyes, red lips, nostrils and inner corners of the eyes, and rosy cheeks. He wears a bright green felt hat with a yellow and brown embroidered band, open at the top, revealing flat painted wood. A strip of white hair wraps around the back of his head. His fabric body is gold-yellow with a gold, red and purple embroidered collar. The fabric is nailed to the hands and head. Operated by inserting a hand inside the body of the puppet to control its head and movements.

Culture
French
Material
silk fibre ?, wood, paint, metal, wool fibre ?, cotton fibre, skin and paper
Made in
Lyon, France
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hand Puppet3337/3

Hand puppet of character named Gnafron. Head and hands are carved from wood and painted. He has black eyes and eyebrows, a red nose and face, red lips and exposed teeth. He wears a grey and green brim felt hat, open at the top, revealing flat painted wood, and tufts of black hair on the sides and back. His fabric body is bright purple with a dark purple with gold embroidered collar. The fabric is nailed to the hands and head. Operated by inserting a hand inside the body of the puppet to control its head and movements.

Culture
French
Material
silk fibre ?, wood, paint, metal, wool fibre ?, cotton fibre and skin
Made in
Lyon, France
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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