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Rod Puppet3420/97

Black animal puppet head, with long muzzle, large jagged white teeth (carnivore), long curled ears extending up from the head, and long black eyelashes. The inner ears, a bump on the centre of the muzzle, and the nostrils are painted bright red. The lower jaw is controlled by a length of cord, tied to a stick, which opens the mouth and exposes a long tongue. The neck and body is composed of a long tube-like cloth, which is stuffed near the head, and open below.

Culture
Bozo and Bamana
Material
wood, fibre, paint, metal and hair
Made in
Segou, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Puppet Frame Cover3420/82

Large quilted textile that serves as a cover for the antelope puppet body frame (3420/100). Composed of two mismatched sized quilts, stitched together along the long edge, creating a lip. The overall design is repeating diamonds composed of small squares in various colours. Some white and yellow squares have been embellished with black embroidery. There are five roughly cut holes, three on one side, and two on the other, for attaching puppets to the frame underneath.

Culture
Bozo and Bamana
Material
fibre
Made in
Segou, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tunic3420/52

Long, thin tunic heavily embroidered with four sections of repeating geometric designs that are bilaterally symmetrical. A thick band of red with smaller bands of white and black divides the tunic vertically. V-neck, and open on sides. Bottom edged with white fabric.

Culture
Wodaabe
Material
fibre
Made in
Niger
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hand Puppet3350/3

Baby puppet. Hand puppet of the Baby character, from a Punch and Judy puppet set. Head, hands and central body carved from wood. Visible wood components- head and hands- painted beige. Character has protruding ears, round cheeks and long button nose. Cheeks are rosy. Mouth is open and painted pink. Eyes are light blue circles with white dots in them. Baby has short red-orange strands of yarn for hair. Character is wearing a red polka-dotted dress and white bib, with lace-like trim. Dress has two rows of wavy blue trim along the bottom edge. Plain wood cylinder, that head is attached to, inside fabric body with rod attached to bottom. Metal ring along bottom edge of body opening. Operated by holding the rod inside of the puppet’s body.

Culture
English
Material
fibre, linden wood, acrylic paint, metal and cotton fibre
Made in
United Kingdom and Axminster, Devon, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3289/42

Blouse made of two rectangular panels of fabric, stitched together, and with an opening for the head. The sides are stitched together with multiple sections of thread leaving armholes. The front is heavily decorated with embroidered geometric diamond design around the neckhole, armholes and across the abdomen. There are braided pink, red and green ties at the keyhole neckline.

Culture
Maya
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Aldama, Chiapas, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dress3289/46 a-b

Two part dress. Long dress (part a) and an underskirt (part b) with a large lace fringe at the bottom. The embroidery features nearby Becal, in the municipality of Calkini, Campeche. It shows people dancing traditional dances, the women in terno and the men wearing jipi (palm) hats. Elements from the natural environment are also shown, for example red hibiscus flowers, palm trees and other greenery. The underskirt has a cinched elastic waist.

Culture
Mexican
Material
cotton fibre and synthetic fibre
Made in
Nunkini, Campeche, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Devil Costume3289/3 b-c

Luzbel devil costume; large black velvet sequinned tunic (part b), with matching pants (part c). The tunic has a long body, long-sleeves and a large collar. The front has a v-neck with ties, and a large sequinned devil head in light blue, red and other colours, with an upside-down trigon and two triangle designs directly below. The back has a large red and silver diamond design, flanked by two smaller red with multi-coloured devils. Below, snaking sequinned rainbows across the middle and bottom sections of the tunic, with the lower section between bands of sequins and wrapping around to the front. The large floppy collar is completely covered in stripes of sequins. Each sleeve covered in various sequinned designs, with fully sequinned cuffs. The black velvet pants have an elastic waist, and short gold fringe around the pant cuffs.

Culture
Mexican
Material
plastic and synthetic fibre
Made in
Tocuaro, Michoacan, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Devil Costume Cape3289/3 a

Luzbel cape of black velvet, heavily decorated with sequins. The cape is semi-circular with a collar and ties at the neck. The collar is decorated with 'LUZBEL' in light yellow sequins, with star-shaped sequins scattered around the text. The rounded edge is lined with a short gold fringe. The sequin design features a large light blue dragon, facing left, with a skull in its claws and a pile of skulls wrapped by its tail. The dragon has red and gold horns, gold talons, and silver fangs. Large silver holographic discs decorate the space around the dragon. Lined with shiny red fabric.

Culture
Mexican
Material
fibre, plastic and paper
Made in
Tocuaro, Michoacan, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dress3289/47 a-b

Two part dress. Long dress (part a) and an underskirt (part b) with an open weave or lace fringe in pale teal at the bottom. The skirt is bell-shaped with an elastic waist. The embroidery includes images of pyramids, birds and people. The scene is tropical, lush, floral and verdant.

Culture
Mexican
Material
cotton fibre and synthetic fibre
Made in
Nunkini, Campeche, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Devil Costume3289/80

Long light brown leather jacket made of strips of leather. The edges of the pieces of leather are scalloped, punched and stitched together with white thread. The jacket is open, and has two long leather ties at the neck. There are several small circular patches with white stitching, and two, one on each side of chest, which have been outlined in red ink.

Culture
Mexican
Material
leather skin
Made in
Teloloapan, Guerrero, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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