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Shadow Puppet3322/13

Shadow puppet of a Yeoman runner. Made of paper which has been cut and painted to depict the Yeoman wearing a black shirt and pants, which are tied at the waist by red and green ties. He wears a large black hat with striped feathers or tails extending back. He has stern eyebrows, and a long moustache which extends back to his ears. In his left hand he carries a longsword. Operated by three rods. Joints at the shoulders, elbows, hands, waist, and knees. '13' 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 Puppet3322/12

Shadow puppet of a Yeoman runner. Made of paper which has been cut and painted to depict him wearing a black shirt and pants, which are tied at the waist by red and green ties. He wears a large red hat with striped feathers extending out the front. He has a large nose, and open mouth exposing some teeth. In his left hand he carries a longsword. Operated by three rods. Joints at the shoulders, elbows, hands, waist, and knees. '12' 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 Puppet3322/8

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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Violin Case3290/1

Woven basketry violin case. Made of bear grass (white), cherry bark (red), and cedar bark (black) beading over cedar root. The maker's signature is in gold beading at the top of the case. There are two hinges of leather, and on the opposite side, a woven handle and two leather ties. The base and interior are plain.

Culture
Coast Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cedar bark, cherry bark, bear grass and leather skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bone Dagger3277/23

Cassowary bone dagger with a clay(?) head. The head is painted black and red, and has inset shells for eyes as well as smaller shells for designs. Pig tusk extends out from both sides of the figure's large nose. Each ear has two pieces of twisted plant fibre though it, and the head is adorned with a small amount of human hair and a fan of cassowary feathers.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
grass, cowrie shell, cassowary feather, pigment, cassowary bone, pig tusk and human hair ?
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3080/76

Pointed bamboo hat with strap in interior. Brim has four rounded corners. Sides covered in a small hexagonal woven pattern.

Culture
Bhutanese
Material
bamboo grass and leaf ?
Made in
Bhutan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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