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Rod PuppetB816

A three-dimensional wood puppet of a monkey-like figure. The face is painted red, with big black eyes, a large protruding upper lip with an open mouth showing the white teeth, and the red tongue, and black facial features. Wearing a black, red, and white conical hat. The upper body is painted yellow with a pattern of black inverted u forms. Wearing a red-brown maroon and beige-brown plaid skirt with a red-brown maroon fabric belt. The arms are riveted at the joints with string and have a wood marionnette stick.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, paint and fibre
Made in
Java, Indonesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseE344

Small cotton short sleeved blouse with a wide neck. The upper portion of the blouse consists of cream fabric with black trim on the sleeves and a red band near the neck. The torso portion has a mola (an appliqué panel) on the front and back with a bird in green, blue, purple, pink, yellow, orange and black on a red ground. The bottom edge is bordered with a pleated cream band.

Culture
Kuna
Material
cotton fibre, fibre and dye
Made in
Panama
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseE342

Small cotton short sleeved blouse with a wide neck. The upper portion of the blouse consists of a floral fabric in blue, cream, green and brown with a pink trim along the edges of the neck and sleeve. The torso portion has a mola (an appliqué panel) in red appliqué with a yellow, black, orange and pink circular design, detailed with pink, black, blue, purple, yellow and green vertical lines. The bottom edge is bordered with a band of black and red flowered fabric.

Culture
Kuna
Material
cotton fibre, fibre ? and dye
Made in
Panama
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseE343

Small cotton short sleeved blouse with a wide neck. The upper portion of the blouse consists of a red and white floral fabric with a pink trim on the sleeves. The torso portion has a mola (an appliqué panel) on the front and back with a bird and serpent theme in green, orange and red on a black ground. The bottom edge is bordered with a band shear cream dotted fabric.

Culture
Kuna
Material
cotton fibre, dye and fibre
Made in
Panama
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollN2.1373 a-c

Male samurai figure (part a) seated on horse (part b) with one arm perpendicular to body, holding a rattan staff (part c) with his right hand. Left arm rests near long curved sword, attached to waist with silk cord. Quiver with five arrows on back. Figure made of straw, has white ceramic face and black fibre wig, dressed in gold silk brocade, with armour of gold coloured metal lamellae laced with red and pale blue silk and brown leather. Horse (part b) of paper mache(?) is covered in imitation grey fur. Brown glass eyes. Reins of purple and white diagonal striped silk, bridle and long body fringe of red silk, saddle of leather, lacquer, silk and fur.

Culture
Japanese
Material
clay, grass, rattan, skin, metal, lacquer, glass, paste adhesive, paper, wood, leather skin, brass metal, silk fibre and fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagD1.25

Bag embroidered with green, orange, black, purple, orange, red and grey goemetric patterns. Skin binding sewn around flap. There is a geometric pattern on flap and on the inside. Bead fringe and handle, skin strips dangle from centre of bottom.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
corn husk, fibre, skin, glass, plastic and metal
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagD1.26

Bag with geometric pattern front and back in red, turquoise, grey, green, black, brown and orange. White and blue beaded skin fringe. Thong handles.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
corn husk, fibre, skin, glass and clay ?
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.59 a-b

Trinket jar (part a) and lid (part b). Decoration on jar (part a) consists of dark brown diagonal zig zag outlined with triangles on either sides pattern on a natural background, "steps up a mountain" (collector). Light brown rims. Five dark triangles around the lid (part b) which has a knob at the centre top.

Culture
Klamath
Material
tule grass
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.247

A woven basket which tapers upward. Centre of base is three-strand braided (twenty-three rows). The rest of the base and the basket is plain twined work. The design is false embroidered in bracken. The border is bound with suede and overlaid with a wide band of red and black trade beads. Stepped design with chevron in centre in bear grass and bracken. The base is a darker colour. Border of two wide bands (Nine beads each of red, then blue beads)

Culture
Pomo
Material
bear grass, bracken fern root and glass
Made in
Pitt River, California, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.243 a-b

Coiled work basket with diamond design in dyed (brown) willow. Watch-spring base and lid construction with plaited beginning. The lid is flanged. Same diamond pattern circling lid.

Culture
Washoe ?
Material
willow wood and dye
Made in
USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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