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Shadow PuppetEdz1382

A shadow puppet of a young Chinese man with elegant smooth features and long black hair with a round green, yellow, and red hat. Wearing a floral robe of red, yellow, green, pink, and light brown with trousers to match, and black sandals. Joined in the shoulder, elbow, waist, hips, hands, and fingers with plastic rivets on the arm parts, and hide rivets on the body. Black horn bent at right angle following length of hair connected to sideburn with black string.

Culture
Chinese
Material
ink, paint, horn, skin and fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetEdz1381

A shadow puppet of a Chinese man with a wrinkled face, short black hair, and a long moustache. Wearing a red hat with yellow plumes on the back and two flowers. Wearing black high cut Manchu laced boots and intricate floral robes with trousers to match. Three horn handling sticks, one at the back of the head bending downwards at a right angle, tied with black string, and one at each hand tied also with black string. Plastic rivets connect parts, shoulder, elbows, hands, waist, and hips. One boot shows completely while with the other, only the foot appears from under the long robes.

Culture
Chinese
Material
plastic, ink, paint, horn, skin and fibre
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureIb425

Polychrome, carved wood sculpture of a standing dark brown tortoise supporting a green serpent-like dragon curled on its shell which is also surmounted by a standing white-winged, red-brown dragon ? whose front paws hug the snake body at the neck. Tail has multi-pointed plume like both wings, all of which are outlined by red. End of snake is in an upright position at the back. All three creatures face the same direction with open mouths and bulging eyes. Dragon-like figures have tall ornate crowns and fanged teeth. Face at the back of the upper figure's crown has a beak. Creatures' heads move and are held in the neck areas with pins.

Culture
Balinese
Material
metal, paint, lime mineral and wood
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetIb418

Two-dimensional male humanoid figure; large head and jointed arms attached to controlling rods. Face and body in profile; black face with incised features, long curved nose, large round eye, red lower lip and white teeth, hair and beard. Large crown (mahkota) headdress with diadem, karawista, Garuda Mungkur (short tongue), siyung jawi, and white badong (wing-like ridge). Neck and body gold; arms have ornate wrapped ornaments (red, white, green at biceps; white, red, and blue at wrists). Hands held clenched with blade-like appendages. Upper body has pink and green wrapped garments; extremely detailed skirt and apron over widespread feet with black upturned shoes. Base has inscriptions '1965 Oktober' on one side, and Javanese on the other (possibly an identification).

Culture
Balinese
Material
leather skin, hemp fibre, fibre and paint
Made in
Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetIb419

Two-dimensional male humanoid figure; large head and jointed arms attached to controlling rods. Body and face in profile; pierced, elaborate designs and features. Red face positioned forward with long straight nose. Red details on face (moustache, eyebrows). Small eyes, beard. Very rough headdress with (?) diadem, wrapped hair, and sumping. Red Garuda. Long black hair (?). Gold neck and body: hands are held with three fingers extended, two touching to thumb. Upper body covered with painted grey pattern (faded and stained), black and red, with band over shoulder (red and black). Yellow, red and black skirt (blue stocking ?). Plain upturned shoes; legs widespread.

Culture
Javanese
Material
leather skin, hemp fibre, fibre and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressAa8

Brown leather base set with numerous twisted sisal fibre and trade items of grey chains, grey keys, and multi-coloured beads in strands of white; red; green, red, and blue; and red and yellow.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
metal, glass, sisal fibre and leather skin
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PounderC680

Straight, cylindrical staff with a rounded knob at one end and a mushroom-shaped finial on the handle; handle is formed from four column-like pieces carved from the otherwise solid staff.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood
Made in
New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpatulaC835

Brown wood piece that has a thick spiral pattern on the handle emphasized with lime. Paddle-like 'blade'.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and lime mineral
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonC144

Brown coconut nutshell spoon that has a handle in the form of a man's torso decorated with zig zag details emphasized by white clay. The hands are curving upward from the hips. There are two small protrusions at either side of the waist. There are two small ears. A hole is in the middle of the head. Bowl of the spoon is rounded.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
clay and coconut nutshell
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadrestC521

A wood headrest with a pedestal composed of two panels. Each panel has a cross within a circle connected by diagonals.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood
Made in
Viti Levu, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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