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Shadow PuppetB423

Two-dimensional puppet attached to three wands with articulated shoulder and elbow joints. Male with a sad expression wearing a blue and red headdress. Figure is dressed in colourful green, pink, and brown pants. Face is painted reddish-pink. Elaborate lacy effect.

Culture
Balinese
Material
paint, fibre, bamboo grass and parchment paper
Made in
Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanB630

A closing fan with ten ribs of black tortoise shell each having a panel motif of wayang puppet in gold and black on a white, red, and gold background that has an elaborate lacey effect. There is a rotate-able handle.

Culture
Javanese
Material
tortoise shell and parchment paper
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetN1.133

A paper shadow puppet representing a standing female figure dressed in elaborate two-piece pants and costume which are predominantly red, yellow and purple. Wearing an elaborate headdress of the same colours with two long thin feather-like tails curving from the top of the head to flow down at the back and two wide pelt-like bands flowing from the sides to the back.

Culture
Chinese
Material
parchment paper, paint and fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Papermaking MaterialEd5.1531 a-b

Nine mounted and labelled samples on an off-white card (part b) in a labelled folder of the same material (part a). Six rectangular samples of three kinds of bark used in Japanese handmade paper; three samples include both brown outer and inner bark; three are inner bark only, lightest in centre. Remaining three samples are a small square of yellow-white parchment; a larger square of light brown pounded mulberry; and a rectangular sample of light brown pattra inscribed with black cursive writing.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper mulberry bark, gampi bark, mitsumata bark, parchment, barkcloth, pattra, paste adhesive and machine made paper
Made in
Tokyo, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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