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String Puppet2886/2

String puppet with a red hat that has a high pink point. The facial features and fingers are painted on, as are black shoes and some wrinkles on the neck. The puppet wears a long red tunic that opens at the front and matching red pants. The cuffs of tunic and pants are edged in gold, as is the opening of the shirt. The puppet is controlled by strings attached to the upper back, sides of the head, thighs and hands. The arms are moveable at shoulders and elbow, and the legs at the hip and knee. A short stick is attached to the string of the left hand.

Culture
Burmese
Material
wood, cotton fibre and fibre
Made in
“Myanmar” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tiffin Box804/4 a-f

Round, five-tiered stacking box with elaborate scenes painted in red, yellow, green and black on the sides. The bottom compartment (part a) has two vertical slats attached at opposite sides; the tops of the slats are joined by a thick horizontal handle with a decorative, rounded centre. Stacked on top of the bottom compartment are three more compartments of similar construction (parts d-f); a round red tray (part c) fits into the top compartment. The lid (part b) has a raised circular handle and is covered with concentric bands of red, yellow and black patterning.

Culture
Burmese
Material
wood, lacquer and paint
Made in
“Myanmar” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String Puppet1232/3

A wooden male puppet (Zawgyi or Magician character) carved with black hair in a bun and a black hair for a moustache. He has an orange and yellow headdress decorated with sequins and glass circles. He is wearing a robe with a pink top that has a shiny floral pattern, and a pink and pearl-coloured robe with a swirl and zig zag pattern. His shoes are painted black. Attached to a wooden marionette handle with strings.

Culture
Burmese
Material
fibre, hair, metal, plastic, wood and glass
Made in
“Myanmar” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Weight1759/12

Figure of small bronze duck on a tiered platform. Mark on bottom.

Culture
Burmese
Material
bronze metal
Made in
“Myanmar” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Weight1759/11

Figure of small bronze elephant with two tusks standing on a tiered platform.

Culture
Burmese
Material
bronze metal
Made in
“Myanmar” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Horn596/1

A large hollow horn fitted with a small brass reed; the metal piece has a slit near the smaller end.

Culture
Burmese
Material
water buffalo horn and brass metal
Made in
“Myanmar” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String Puppet1232/2

A female wood puppet with black hair and hair accessories. She is wearing red sequin-petaled floral earrings. Her gold-coloured floral embroidered pink dress is decorated with pink, purple, and turquoise sequins. Her shoes are painted red. Attached is a marionette wood handle with strings.

Culture
Burmese
Material
fibre, wood, synthetic hair, paint, metal and glass
Made in
“Myanmar” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String Puppet1232/1

A female wood puppet with black hair wearing a hair accessory. She has a blue, green, red and gold-coloured floral embroidered dress with a beige top rimmed with yellow and a peach-coloured skirt with a black belt decorated with yellow leaf-like flaps. Her shoes are painted red. Attached is a marionette wood handle with strings. There is a metal needle pinned through the bottom of her skirt.

Culture
Burmese
Material
fibre, wood, paint, synthetic hair and metal
Made in
“Myanmar” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlEi45

Bowl made of lacquered wood with deep walls. The bowl is red ovreall with painted decoration in orange, dark yellow and black. Floral designs and cartouches with writing alternate below the rim, the centre band has scenes of women and men in dwellings and in conversation, and there is also a scene of tiger biting a beast's neck. Rim of mouth is black. The bottom has bands of red, black, and yellow floral designs inside concentric rings.

Culture
Burmese
Material
paint, lacquer and wood
Made in
“Myanmar: Mandalay, Bagan” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SarongEi38

Full-length skirt of black faille weave cotton has band of thinner cotton cloth stitched to the top. Midway down, thick transverse band of alternating sections of maroon then beige stripes with pink, yellow, and white interspersed. Central in design and stitched over a join is line of maroon embroidery sections alternating with other colours. At top and at base of faille weave piece are one transverse band each of small maroon with some yellow and pink stripes bordered by white.

Culture
Burmese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
“Myanmar” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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