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RobeN1.60

Dark blue robe with rounded neck, wide sleeves, side slits and centre opening with frog closures. On the front, back and sleeves are moth, vase, orchid, peony and chrysanthemum motifs in pink, yellow, blue and green on dark blue ground. The neck, centre opening, sides and hem have borders with a prunus motif in gold, blue and white with a white floral trim. The sleeves have a border made of three bands; a garden scene on cream ground, a zigzag pattern and a floral motif on cream ground. The inside lining is light blue silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, fibre and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BorderSf819 a-b

A fragment of a 3-dimensional border consisting of 6 yellow flowers branching from a green stalk. The lower flowers are shown as undeveloped buds while the top blooms are fully mature with enlarged red pistils and four petals. One lower bud has broken off but is preserved. Worked in cross-knit looping; z-spun, 2 plied s yarns.

Culture
Andes
Material
alpaca wool fibre ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseSa173

Blouse composed of two rectangular woven red panels with white and green dots sewn together with an slit left unsewn at the centre to form the neck hole. The blouse is decorated with horizontal bands of multicoloured brocaded geometric designs.

Culture
Cakchiquel
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
San Antonio De Aguas Calientes, Sacatepequez, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb341

Large humanoid figure in three parts: body (part a), head (part b), and controlling rod (part c). Light red face has wide nose; white staring eyes with red irises; black moustache and beard, eyebrows. Teardrop shape outlined in black on each cheek. Wide red mouth, white teeth, small fangs. Black hair, side on right chipped; kendit under each ear. Red, conical mahkota has gold jamang, badong; gold karawista has green, red, white horizontal stripes. Small gold sumping has white, black, red green arrow shapes pointing to ear. Also, feather like extensions top and bottom. Green Garuda Mungkur has white tooth, eyes, red utah-utah. Light red body has rounded belly, incised chest, black navel, nipples. Light green kain has plaid drawstring. Light red arms have ornaments at biceps and wrists. Pencil mark on wrist at left: 'Batm aka'. Hands point backward and down when arms in natural position. Chipped paint on face, arms and hands. Operating rod unpainted, spear shaped; fits through body, turns head.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb340

Humanoid figure puppet in three parts: head (part b), body (part a), pointed controlling rod (part c), and slender spherical controlling rod. Face, ears coloured blue; hooked nose, bulging white eyeballs with red irises, heavy black moustache. Red lips, protruding white teeth, no fangs. Red teardrop shape outlined in black on each cheek. Headdress has gold jamang, sumping, badong, and siyung jawi, with light red flower and green leaf motifs. Badong has two prongs; siyung jawi has yellow stripe at base. Gold, yellow and red Garuda Mungkur has red flower motifs, green leaves, white fang. Gold body has red, blue striped yoke, front and back. Gold arms have blue, yellow, red ornaments at bicep, wrist. One small nail on each shoulder, one centre chest. Kain has brown diagonal batik design. Operating rod unpainted, spear-shaped; fits through body, turns head. Body has white label: 'Suyadana Ondste ud Pandawa.' also black pen mark: 'I.S.J.D.N.'. Chipped paint on face, body, arms.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, paint and iron metal
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb339

Humanoid figure in three parts: body (part b), head (part b), and single controlling rod (part c). Face flesh coloured, with snout-like nose, small eyes with red irises, black moustache, and small beard. Red lips drawn back, small white teeth visible. Gelung headdress has gold jamang; gold sumping has red upper, lower surfaces, extends behind head; ornaments (sumping) behind ears have horizontal stripes in red, white. Black hair forms bump at back of head. Body unpainted; slender with narrow waist. Arms unpainted, red bracelets; hands at right angle to arms; hand on left resembles paw, hand on right has long fingers, thumb curled under palm. String joining upper arm on right to shoulder; broken. Cord holds arm into coat at elbow. Puppet wears long black fitted coat with white collar. Light brown sarong has medium brown and blue floral batik design, purple stitching; many holes, tear at front hem. Controlling rod unpainted, spear-shaped; fits through body, turns 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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BasketB90

The basket is woven with natural coloured plant strips. Along the bottom a lozenge design is woven in the two bottom corners and decorated with red and black. Along the rim there is a simple black band. There is a single brown loop on the front bottom centre and two brown loops on the back rim. A twisted fibre is threaded through the bottom loop and each end knotted to a brown loop on the rim creating a handle.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
rattan ? and dye
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtC619

Skirt made from several layers of red, black and natural coloured grass and plant fibre fringes hung from a woven and sewn waistband. There is a row of leaf segments at the waist.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
grass, bark, plant fibre, leaf ? and dye ?
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtC620

Grass skirt with a fringe made of numerous thin strips of red sennit and grass knotted onto waistband. There is a small knotted tie on one of the ends.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
grass and sennit fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanC922

A fan that has an elongated deltoid-like leaf shape with rounded sides. Very fine thin bark strips of red, green, and natural-colour are laced through the palm leaf frame.

Culture
Fijian
Material
paper mulberry bark, wood and palm leaf
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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