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Rod PuppetIb293 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with tunic (part a), and a control rod (part c) 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, green controlling rod attached. The figure has a pink face and neck and small eyes looking downward, and a wide, downturned nose. Headdress consists of white painted turban, light and dark blue band surrounding it, red at top. Short black and white hair at back and at temples. Clothing of close-fitting off-white long-sleeved tunic with black buttons at back. Medium brown, dark blue and yellow batik patterned skirt. Straight hands with fingers held together.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, paint and fibre
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb292 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with jacket and skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) 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 has a dark brown face, large round eyes positioned forward, black eyebrows, moustache and thin beard. Red lips surrounding gold teeth; upturned, pointed nose. Headdress consists of gold diadem (jamang) and upswept curve (gelung supit orang). Black hair hangs down back to shoulders. Clothing consists of close-fitting jacket in black cloth with beige cuffs and off-white frontispiece. Yellow bowtie, suspender-like chest straps. Red and black belt over wide brown waistband. Tufts of colourful fabric (mainly red and yellow) on figure's right breast and on shoulders. Arms are painted gold and each has a talon-like hand. Beige, brown, and dark blue batik skirt with flower and geometric motif.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, paint and fibre
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffSf648

Wooden staff with finial in the form of a standing male, holding a cup and carrying two large ears of corn on his back. The face and chest have the remains of a dark red resin-like paint. Fragments of copper or copper alloy sheeting adhere in several places and many metal tacks protrude from the front and back of the figure. A bright red-orange band of paint encircles the staff a few inches below the finial. The bottom of the staff is broken off.

Culture
Andes
Material
metal, paint and wood
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PointSf643 a-b

A triangular, pressure flaked point with rounded end (part a), detached from its wooden handle (part b). The blade is a brown, fine grained, volcanic stone. Many turns of cotton cord is wrapped around the base of the blade, obscuring whether or not it is notched, and wraps the fragments of the wooden handle which once straddled the blade. Handle has a bi-conical drill hole near the rounded end. Impressions of cord along the entire length of the handle.

Culture
Andes
Material
obsidian stone, cotton fibre and wood
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow Fore-ShaftAa58

Natural bone shaft, roughly circular. One edge is jagged, the other vaguely pointed.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
bone
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAa57

Bone arrow has jagged-edged and double-barbed point. The shaft is slightly bowed, tapered at each end, and wrapped with sinew halfway along its length.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
gemsbok bone and sinew
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleIa65

Large, carved, dark brown-black woodespoon. Oval bowl is 18 cm. long while the handle is 31.8 cm. long. Handle is flat as it extends up from the bowl interior while the other side is triangulated in shape. Top of the handle is thicker at the end and has a hole. Back of the handle has eyes, a nose and a mouth, suggesting a human head.

Culture
Ifugao
Material
wood
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleNb11.248

Small totem pole with five figures. Bottom to top: a bear, an unidentified four-legged mammal, a frog, a killer whale, and eagle. No base. A newspaper column entitled "totem poles" is glued on the back.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
paint, wood, paper and ink
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cod LureNbz688 a-c

Carved wooden lure (parts a-c), conical in shape. The body (part a) consists of a cone structure with a smaller cone mounted on top. Three, long wooden paddle-shaped projections are attached to the long cone with nails and are bound to the top with red cherry bark. Two projections are broken in half (part b-c), and the other is split lengthwise, at the bottom. There is an old adhesive, red and white label affixed to one half of broken projection that reads ‘Fish lure, Saanich Arm, 19-3’.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
metal, cherry bark and wood
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleNb11.240

Model totem pole with four figures, all mounted on a rectangular wooden base. Figures from top to bottom: eagle with spread wings, whale, bear and an eagle from the torso up. Pole on a camphor edged base. Carvings are exceptionally high relief with minimal modeling. Background painted blue, beige and yellow. Figures painted dark blue with yellow, beige, purple. Paint irregularly applied throughout. Spread wings of top bird are solid wood with roughly painted blue and beige lines to suggest feathers. Back of pole is flat. Newspaper clipping about totem poles is glued on reverse.

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