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Rod PuppetB377

Three-dimensional male puppet: large head fits into body with skirt, and a control rod with a long shaft 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. The figure's headdress is elaborately carved with red, green, gold, and blue painted decoration. The figure's face is painted reddish-pink, and the figure is dressed in a black, blue, off-white and brown batik skirt.

Culture
Balinese
Material
fibre, wood and cotton fibre
Made in
Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA1497

Two long wooden whistles bound together with twine, forming a v-like shape.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaulA1496

Dark stone with a wedge-like shape. Short and rounded at one end with a wide grip in between the other end which tapers to a curved point with flat sides.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
stone
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HandkerchiefN3.29

A white square silk piece embroidered with five language characters, four of which are pink at each corner surrounding one blue at the centre. There is a drawn work hem.

Culture
Korean
Material
silk fibre
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanB630

A closing fan with ten ribs of black tortoise shell each having a panel motif of wayang puppet in gold and black on a white, red, and gold background that has an elaborate lacey effect. There is a rotate-able handle.

Culture
Javanese
Material
tortoise shell and parchment paper
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DocumentB538 a-c

Three pages (parts a-c) made of palm leaf with rows of Cambodian (?) script, which were once part of a book with wooden covers. Each page has two equally spaced holes near the middle.

Culture
Cambodian
Material
palm leaf and ink
Made in
Cambodia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA2394

Small wood carving of the torso and head of a man. Finely modelled face that has rounded, circular eyes surrounded by a carved tapering oval, a wide, triangular nose, bulbous cheeks, and a slightly parted mouth. Wearing a sectioned, rounded, peaked cap. Out stretched arms are nailed and glued to the body and appear to have been holding something (perhaps a paddle). Lower body cut off in a wedge shape. Two grooves in the side of the body (perhaps to secure figure in a model canoe).

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood, metal and adhesive
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatA2262

Rectangular mat with woven pattern. There are wide bands of dark strands through the weft at regular intervals. Each band consists of pairs of diagonal strips. There is a border along the length of the mat formed by two pairs of dark strips through the warp. The edges are finished by including a wide strip of cedar as the outermost strand and overcasting on a cedar bark core. The mat is made of two pieces sewn together through the middle. There is a wooden dowel attached across one end.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark and mud dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SheathB10

A long wood sheath which is open at both ends. The sheath is made of two side-by-side pieces which are held together at one end by a wooden peg in the middle. The upper part of the sheath is bound in a thick leather band.

Culture
Southeast Asia ?
Material
leather skin and wood
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtB7

Skirt depicting four wayang puppets, two potted plants, and three birds in beige and brown on navy ground with a border of brown leaves.

Culture
Balinese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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