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HeaddressEdz930

Black patterned cotton headdress. The headdress is rectangular with three sides hemmed and one selvage side. There are white cord loops are sewn to two corners. The pattern has a zigzag motif.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Tai Po, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb280 a-c

Three-dimensional carved wooden hand puppet with sticks for manipulation of the arms. Wooden upper body (part a) extends to a handle beneath puppets lower garments; sticks joined to hands with blue twine. Painted pink face (part b) with large eyes with red irises; red closed lips; large ears; a thinly scalloped black beard painted and extending from the ears across the lower face line and chin. Also has a small painted black moustache. Head wrapped in a spiraling wound turban of dark blue, light blue, and white; short black hair beneath it. Figure wears a square black tunic with long sleeves over a long skirt, beige with black stripes and rust stained lower portion. Both garments of polyester. Jointed arms painted pink with red bulbs at wrists; paint on hands worn. Pointed (part c) controlling rod is tapered at the end.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, paint and synthetic fibre
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb279 a-c

Indonesian hand puppet; carved upper body (part a), extending to a wooden handle. Forward extending head (part b) with white face and upturned red eyes; mouth cast in a dissatisfied expression. Black highlighted facial features, hints of chin , beard, and sideburns. Head wrapped with a spiraling wound turban -songkok- of alternating dark and light green with gold tassels. Jointed arm on the right painted pink and is narrow, thicker arm to the left is unpainted. Both arms attached to supporting sticks with string. Figure wears a soiled light blue blouse overlying a red and white checkered body covering. Waist and legs wrapped in a skirt printed with a pattern of black and cream. Both blouse and skirt are made of synthetic material. Paint slightly chipped and peeling on turban. Pointed single controlling rod (part c).

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, synthetic fibre, paint and fibre
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb278 a-c

Male body (part a) composed of carved wood and fabrics; body unpainted and somewhat plain. Articulate arms jointed at the elbow and wrist are supported by sticks attached at the hand. Arm bracers, painted red, decorate the figure's wrists. Monkey-shaped face (part b) coloured pink; hair black under a red fez-shaped hat. The puppet wears a black long sleeved jacket which is soiled; a brown batiked skirt is wrapped about its waist and secured. Pointed controlling rod (part c).

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronAa144

Strips of hide and strands of red, blue, and yellow trade beads are knotted and suspended from a hide tie.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
steinbok skin, glass and sinew
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagAa140

Two pieces of soft hide neatly sewn on three sides with the raw edges and the flesh side of the hide on the inside. Towards the opening, there is a piece of hide sewn into the seam and divided into four thongs. The other seam has a piece of hide divided into two thongs plus one extra. The top is raw-edged and has holes, some forming loops, and the hide is tied in a knot over the bag opening.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
skin
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb337 a-d

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with skirt (part a) from which the figure's right arm (part d) has become detached, and a control rod (part c) with six notches on the handle and a long shaft that 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. Red face, bulging eyes with blue irises, black moustache, short beard, large blunt nose, upper teeth visible with two very small fangs. Black cap with blue and gold looped ornament; red and blue sekar kluwih headdress with gold sumping, blue and red Garuda Mungkur with short gold tongue, several gold and red badong. Black curly hair decorated with white, showing below headdress. Gold neck. Head detachable and joined to body by controlling rod which extends through body, marked with finger grips. Gold slender torso. Gold arms; red and blue necklace; arm on left articulated at elbow by string but unattached at shoulder and has red, white, and blue upper arm and wrist ornaments. Arm on right articulated at shoulder and elbow by string and has blue and red upper arm and wrist ornaments. Hands with fingers straight and at right angles to arms. Yellow and brown batik skirt.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, paint and metal
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb335 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft that 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. Head: forward gazing white face, black eyes, red lips, gold teeth, black moustache, sideburns and hair. Headdress: jamang-blue points outlined in red; gold, red and blue bands across bottom, blue and gold sumping. Garuda Mungkur mostly gold with blue and red trim, black line mouth, gold and red eye, red tongue. Clothing: dark blue tutupan, gold pattern on cuff, white breast piece, blue swatches over each breast held by three gold beads on right and two broken beads on left. Red cloth at throat, epaulettes in orange, red and blue. Two waistbands; top is green and black check with gold and black bands at bottom, lower waistband has floral design in blue, yellow, red and white. The figure is also wearing a light orange, off-white, dark orange and blue batik sarong. The hands are flat.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, paint, fibre and glass
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetIb277

A carved flat wooden puppet with leather arms. The red face, in profile, has a blunt nose with a large eye that has a red iris. Protruding teeth are in the upper jaw while fangs are extending from both the upper and the lower jaw. Black hair. Headdress with diadem and ear ornament. Polychrome and gold-colouring are dominant throughout the figure which is accented by blue, red, green, and white. Intricate cut-out design on the skirt which is held on by string and wire. Moveable arms are jointed at the shoulders, elbows, and wrists. Sticks are attached to the hands for manipulation.

Culture
Javanese
Material
wood, leather skin, cotton fibre, fibre, paint and metal
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb276 a-c

Painted wooden body (part a) of a female puppet with gold, black, red, blue and white headdress. Hair or fringe extending at neck. Pink face (part b) with black lined motif. Red mouth and white fangs and teeth. Blue eyes. Moveable gold coloured arms; red and white bands at wrists and biceps. Black cloth bodice edged with gold beads. Two red sequin rosettes at bosom. Soiled and patched yellow cotton skirt; single green pattern sewn with yellow thread attached at waist. Hand on left broken; piece missing. Arms articulate; one to right cannot be fully extended. Pointed controlling rod with rounded sides (part c).

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