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Rod PuppetIb333 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. Pink face, small nose, long neck, red lips, black eyes and hair. Headdress: cap, red star on white with red and gold bands at rim. Gold band appears to have a layer of green paint under it. Body: distended belly, rope protruding from neck. Clothing: light blue tutupan with green and black striped sleeves, red under-tunic, dark blue, natural and light brown batik sarong. Hands attached with cord to control rods. Puppet held by rod running through body and head.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, paint and fibre
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh116

Mask depicting an astrologer with a yellow humanoid male face surmounted by a green turban that has a red and white floral pattern. The mask has bulging upward looking eyes with red rims and a crescent-shaped slit below each, thin black eyebrows, a black moustache with slightly upturned ends, a straight nose with a pointed tip and flared red nostrils, a short chin, and a slightly open mouth with thick red lips and two rows of white teeth. Incised lines on the forehead represent wrinkles. Two lengths of string are attached at holes either side of the mask. Inscription in blue ink on reverse near top reads, "astrologer."

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, paint and fibre
Made in
Kalutara, Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh127 a-c

Mask depicting an animal head (a) that is painted black overall with a long snout, a rounded ridge running from the top of the forehead to the tip of the animal's nose, large protruding eyes with black pupils set in red, ovoid sockets. Two black and red ears are inserted into holes in the right (b) and left (c) sides of the head. The animal's long, slightly opened mouth contains 22 white teeth on the upper jaw and 21 on the bottom. A red tongue cut from thin leather extends out the left side of the animal's mouth and has three holes cut in a row near the end.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
leather skin, paint, metal and wood
Made in
Okressa, Sri Lanka ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh90

Mask depicting Hatababura Sanniya with a dark pink elongated face, black painted hair and eyebrows, small, close-set bulging eyes with red around the rims, a long nose, and a mouth with open red lips revealing two rows of upper and lower teeth. There are also crescent-shaped holes under the eyes. Label on reverse side of mask reads "Hatababura Sanni" written in blue ink.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh34

Mask depicting Pandam Paliya ("the torch-bearing apparition") with a humanoid face that is squarish in shape. The mask has bulbous eyes and nose with a wide mouth stretching across whole face. Each feature (eyes, cheeks, forehead, and nose) is a separate piece of wood wired together. Cloth covered wire outlines the back of the eyes and the bottom of left cheek. Oval mouth of red stuffed fabric wired at intervals around lips. White plastic teeth, two large protruding fangs on top row. Under nose and around mouth is a beard of black wool strands. Nose and cheeks are flesh-toned. Protruding eyes are carved on circular backgrounds with red, yellow and black petal designs on the lids. The black pupils are outlined in red. The brown wool eyebrows are knotted, tied and wired to the eyes. A label on the reverse reads, "PANDAM PALIYA: The torch-bearing appartition" in typed letters, and also a circled "7" in pencil.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
metal, fibre, paint, plastic, wool fibre and wood
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh41

Mask depicting Salu Paliya ("the shawl-clad apparition"). The mask has a fringe of dark brown hair around the top of the head, a black wool beard , and a moustache made of black knit fabric. The facial plane is rubber with eye holes cut in the cheeks, just below the eyes, and is painted black. The eyes and nose are made of wood and are nailed to the rubber. The lips are made from red cloth and tied to the rubber. The lower jaw is moveable. The separate white plastic teeth are sewn into the lips. The prominent nose is curved and painted orange-pink with a yellow and red stripe across the tip. The nostrils are flared, and the crease between the nose and nostril is defined with a black line. The eyes are discs and crescent-shaped with red and yellow eyelids that have radiating black lines. Strips of rubber are tied around centre of each lip and also serve as ties.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
metal, hair, plastic, wool fibre, fibre, rubber, wood and paint
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh17

Mask depicting Amuku Sanniya (who represents vomiting) with a brown face, slightly raised black eyebrows, bulging eyes with a crescent-shaped hole under each, a small nose, and an open mouth with downturned red lips, a protruding tongue, and a row of white upper teeth. There are three black incised lines across the forehead. A strip of white fabric is tied through two small round holes on either side of mask. A label on the reverse side of the mask reads: "AMUKU SANNI: Vomiting," in typewritten characters, and the number "26" written in blue ink.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, fibre and paint
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh6

Mask possibly depicting Vata Sanniya (representing flatulence), or Pita Sanni (representing bile). The mask has a dark green humanoid face with black hair and eyebrows, red-rimmed protruding eyes with black pupils and crescent-shaped slits under the eyes, red nostrils and lips, white teeth separated by black lines, and a crescent-shaped slit between the two rows of teeth. Multi-coloured cotton ties are threaded through holes in the sides of the mask and knotted together at the back.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, paint, fibre and dye
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh5

Mask with dark red face, black painted hair, bulging eyes with semicircular holes beneath them, a wrinkled forehead, large ears and nose, a bushy black moustache with curled ends, white buck teeth, and a large red lower lip. On the reverse, there are two small nails with thin wire attached indicating possible hanging support. There are two small nails on each side securing the ears.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
nux vomica wood ?, paint and lacquer ?
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb353 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. Figure has a pink face, arms and torso, wearing elaborate headdress and gathered skirt. Light blue staring eyes. Black moustache, red lips, big nose. Upper tooth row bared, upper and lower fangs present in both corners of mouth. Headdress composed of red cap with top knob, three-tiered gold crown with diadems in red, green and white, gold ear ornaments, Garuda Mungkur (mythical bird) mythical bird in white, light green, dark green and red. Ten black hair curls emerge from beneath crown. Green and red ornaments at wrists and upper arms. Long light brown and green batik skirt is gathered at waist. Arms jointed at shoulder and elbow. Arm control rods missing. Head movement controlled by removable rod, which extends from head to handle beneath skirt.

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