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Shadow Puppet3322/14

Shadow puppet of Yeoman runner Li Len. Made of paper which has been cut and painted to depict the Yeoman wearing a black shirt and pants, tied at the waist by red and green ties. He wears a large orange hat with a red feather(?) extending straight up. He has large eyebrows, a red face and a long pointed beard. In his left hand he carries a scroll. Operated by three rods. Joints at the shoulders, elbows, hands, waist, and knees. '14' painted on the collar.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, paint, fibre, wood and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow Puppet3322/10

Shadow puppet of the magistrate's judicial chair. Made of paper which has been cut and painted to depict the black chair with a red back, and red fabric hanging from the seat. The seat itself and front of base are both ornately carved and painted green, yellow and red.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow Puppet3322/9

Shadow puppet of the magistrate's table. Made of paper which has been cut and painted to depict a red, stepped table draped in red cloth with blue-green decoration. On the table, from left to right: two yellow scrolls(?), a gold crown(?), and a black box. '9' is painted in the lower right corner.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow Puppet3322/8

Shadow puppet. Made of paper which has been cut and painted to depict a man dressed in black clothes, red stripe down the pants, and orange tie at waist. He wears a tall purple hat with beige fringe on top. He has a thick black moustache and goatee. Operated by three rods. Joints at the shoulders, elbows, hands, waist, and knees. '8' is painted on the collar.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, paint, fibre, bamboo grass and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow Puppet3322/7

Shadow puppet. Made of paper which has been cut and painted to depict a man with a large black cap, black shirt tied at the waist, and beige pants. Operated by three bamboo rods. Joints at the shoulders, elbows, hands, waist, and knees.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, paint, fibre, bamboo grass and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow Puppet3322/4

Shadow puppet of a tiger. Made of paper which has been cut and painted to depict the tiger with orange with black stripes in profile and on all fours. Operated by two rods - one attached at the head, and the other at the tail. Joints at the head, elbows, waist, tail and knees.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, paint, fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow Puppet3322/3

Shadow puppet of a load of firewood. Made of paper which has been cut and painted to depict the firewood. Two separate cutouts are attached to a rod through notches down their centres. Another rod is tied to the first to extend its length. The firewood is painted brown with a section of red down the centre. Both firewood loads are painted with '3'.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, paint, fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3080/92

Hat is round and short with a flat top. The hat has a short round visor attached to the front of the brim. The exterior is an olive green colour, and the interior is lined with a dark blue fabric. The brim’s interior is lined with a strip of synthetic brown fabric and there is a large manufacturer’s label on the interior crown.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre and synthetic fibre
Made in
Shanghai, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tunic3080/40 a-b

Tunic and pants set in bright orange silk. Tunic is long, with a round neck and long sleeves. Cuffs are decorated with metallic fibre embroidery showing gold and green diamonds between lines of silver, and flowers with foliage along with small gold sequins and beads. Blue sequin birds sit among the foliage. Similar motifs decorate the side slits of the tunic. Pants have a loose waist and wide legs, tapering slightly toward ankles. Ankle cuffs hold embroidery similar to wrist. Lower legs to knees are decorated with gold and green vines with regularly spaced small gold sequins throughout the design.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, metal, plastic and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3080/36

Cotton bag with print. Bright yellow bag is rectangular with a single handle at top. Patterning is in line drawing form, black and red, showing on one side a goddess at centre standing inside a flower. Chinese lettering surrounds figure on all sides, and dots and squares create a border around her. Other side shows a town scene with Chinese symbols and Latin lettering.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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