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OrnamentAa158

Circular band wrapped with copper beads spaced 0.25 cm. apart around the total circumference. Black wrapped giraffe hair is visible coiled underneath.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
leather skin, copper metal and hair
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb316

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 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. Wooden detachable head and neck are painted pink with black hair. Face has bright red lips which grin, exposing large single front tooth. Chin is prominent, nose is large with two bumps. Black moustache is painted on; white eyes with red pupils. Back of neck has large protruding bump. Rough stick extends through torso to head; concealed beneath colourful three-tiered dress. Green sleeves with red and black cuffs, light green bodice, orange and brown print below torso, and lower section of purple dots on beige background with a brown, light brown, yellow and orange print border at hem. Upper arms under sleeves are braided rags, lower arms are pink wood. Large pink hands with extended index finger on left. Sticks attached to arms with string.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, paint and cotton fibre
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowAa105

Miniature bow, simple curve, made of gemsbok horn. Bound at either end and at centre with sinew. Strung with twisted sinew, attached at both ends by knotted loop.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
gemsbok horn and sinew
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh28

Mask with a slightly elongated, humanoid face with fibre hair held in place by nails and a dark red face. The mask also has exaggerated features: a protruding nose, ears, and pointed chin as well as bulging eyes with large black irises and a crescent-shaped slit beneath each eye. Black lines are used to define eyebrows and nostrils, and wrinkles in low relief on forehead and at the corners of the eyes. The mask's open mouth displays two square white teeth protruding from the upper lip. On the reverse a screw eye is inserted in the top of the head behind the hair, and there are two twined strings, each attached to the hair at either end of the head.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
metal, wood, paint, plant fibre and fibre
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh18

Mask with dark yellow face decorated with low relief triangles painted in black, white and red, and a U-shaped area in the middle of the forehead filled in with dots in red and black. The mask also has black eyebrows, red upper eyelids, eyes that look downwards and each have a crescent-shaped slit underneath, a pointed nose with nostril holes, and plant fibre twine straps. The upper and lower jaw are hinged with thread and are made from wire covered in red fabric. Two teeth protrude from the centre of the top lip, and two teeth on the bottom lip sit either side of the top teeth. The moustache and beard are of hemp, fastened to the mask with thread.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
nux vomica wood ?, plastic, cotton fibre and hemp fibre
Made in
Sri Lanka
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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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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MaskEh34

Mask depicting Pandam Paliya ("the torch-bearing apparition") with a humanoid face that is squarish in shape. The mask has bulbous eyes and nose with a wide mouth stretching across whole face. Each feature (eyes, cheeks, forehead, and nose) is a separate piece of wood wired together. Cloth covered wire outlines the back of the eyes and the bottom of left cheek. Oval mouth of red stuffed fabric wired at intervals around lips. White plastic teeth, two large protruding fangs on top row. Under nose and around mouth is a beard of black wool strands. Nose and cheeks are flesh-toned. Protruding eyes are carved on circular backgrounds with red, yellow and black petal designs on the lids. The black pupils are outlined in red. The brown wool eyebrows are knotted, tied and wired to the eyes. A label on the reverse reads, "PANDAM PALIYA: The torch-bearing appartition" in typed letters, and also a circled "7" in pencil.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
metal, fibre, paint, plastic, wool fibre and wood
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh41

Mask depicting Salu Paliya ("the shawl-clad apparition"). The mask has a fringe of dark brown hair around the top of the head, a black wool beard , and a moustache made of black knit fabric. The facial plane is rubber with eye holes cut in the cheeks, just below the eyes, and is painted black. The eyes and nose are made of wood and are nailed to the rubber. The lips are made from red cloth and tied to the rubber. The lower jaw is moveable. The separate white plastic teeth are sewn into the lips. The prominent nose is curved and painted orange-pink with a yellow and red stripe across the tip. The nostrils are flared, and the crease between the nose and nostril is defined with a black line. The eyes are discs and crescent-shaped with red and yellow eyelids that have radiating black lines. Strips of rubber are tied around centre of each lip and also serve as ties.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
metal, hair, plastic, wool fibre, fibre, rubber, wood and paint
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentAa166

Short loop of twisted sinew strung with red and white trade beads which supports a pendant. This is a triangle formed by rows of red beads outlined on two sides with white beads.

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