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	Catalog #	Name	Description
1	00.54.22.9	Puppet	Traditional Burmese marionette (yoke thé) with a human appearance and ornate, beaded garments. Puppet has embroidery with a combination of handsewn and machine stitching. Includes a separate swan figurine component with 6 strings that are connected to the puppet at the head, hands, and shoulders. Head, hands, and feet are carved from lightweight wood, most likely teak, and painted white with black, gold, and red details on the lips, brow, eyes, chin, feet. The figure also has remnants of hair placed in small holes placed around a painted black circle at the top of the head, based on the age of the puppet the hair used was most likely human. The puppet also has sandals, made of a combination of cloth-like material over pieces of wood or cardboard-like material. Burmese puppets do not often represent specific characters like most other puppetry traditions in the region, instead, each puppet is made to represent an archetype, such as princess, jester, or alchemist. This particular figure most likely represents a queen or other woman of the court based on the ornate court style garment and gold accented features. The distinctive bird-shaped handle is less common for adult human puppets and would instead be more typical to find on an animal or child figure as the small size limits the number of strings that can be attached to manipulate the figure. A standard Burmese marionette utilizes 16-24 strings, but the most elaborate figures could have as many as 60, which were used to create the incredibly precise and intricate expressions, movements, and dances that are at the core of the tradition. As this figure has only six strings, all attached to the upper body, it is unlikely that it played a major role in the stories or fulfilled any of the more well-known female archetypes such as the princess, handmaid, or votaress.
2	1983.7.2	Carving	elaborately carved statue of a bird-like humanoid w/outstretched wings. Feathers and arms have gold leaf. Red birdlike figure is Garuda. On top of Garuda is a crowned figure w/ green skin - Vishnu. Black base with gold leaf designs. Single piece except for the tail. Color: RD, BL, GR, GD
3	1995.18.0010	Hat	Helmet-shaped hat of batik fabric, brown, teal and cream with small insert of yellow fabric on side at ear. Formed by criss-cross of fabric at front, folded in series of small pleats. Two ridges run from front toward back on crest of hat. A distinctive knob of padded cloth is found at back of hat, as well as two triangular flaps of cloth. Color: BL,BR,YL
4	1995.18.11	Sarong	Batik floral design with border. Two pieces, each 35" x 41 3/8", machine stitched with flat fell seam. Brown, red & gold on tan. Tube; for males. Color: BR,YL,RD
5	1995.18.12	Wrap, clothing	Fine cotton cloth dyed with batik stamps. Botanical motifs on diamond shaped medallions on one half, patterned diagonal stripes with floral groups overlaid on other half of border pattern on ends, different wider pattern on side edges. For females. Color: BL,YL,PR
6	1995.18.7	Stamp, batik	Matching batik stamps: 7a - The dorsal side consists of an iron handle attached to a framework. Framework in rough shape of a bulbous bodied vase. Framework has two distinct sections, dorsal & ventral. Both are constructed by fitting & soldering linear pieces of copper together framing a grid of rectangles. The ventral surface of this stamp has designs raised 1/4" from the surface. These designs applied the wax to the textile. There are several patterns. At each proximal corner are 4 roughly triangular units filled with linear pieces. Distal to the center are three more groups characterized by teardrop shapes with linear fill. Proximal to the distal end a curved row of simpler designs outlines the shape of the vase body. The distal end has 3 single 5-part designs. b. The dorsal side consists of an iron handle attached to a framework. Framework in the shape of a vase with 2 legs and floral designs. Framework has 2 distinct sections, a dorsal and ventral framework. Both are constructed by fitting & soldering linear pieces of copper together framing a grid of rectangles. The central surface of the stamp has designs raised /14" from the surface. The bulk of the design is in the shape of a round-bottomed vase; within the vase is a floral pattern and filling in the rest of the inner space are singular linear pieces forming a dot-like pattern. Proximal to the center is a floral pattern. Distal to the center are two "legs" with five singular floral designs between the "legs". These designs applied the wax to the textile.
7	1995.18.9.1	Puppet	Male figure, 3 parts. a. head, carved & painted wood. b. Carved wooden rod which tapers for insertion under costume through neck and into hole in bottom of head. c. Body, of carved wood with 2-piece long-sleeved jacket and long skirt of hand-drawn batik.
8	1995.18.9.2	Puppet	Female figure, 3 parts. a. Head, carved & painted wood. b. Carved wooden rod which tapers for insertion under costume through neck and into hole in bottom of head. c. Body of carved wooden female body with strapless batik dress and 2-part jointed arms with rod attached to each hand for manipulation of puppet. Hand-drawn batik fabric.
9	2004.8.8	Puppet	Glass bottle base, detachable body rod, detachable head, two arm rods connected at hands, and a dress covering a wooden torso. Base made of a lidless 750mL Tortilla Tequila bottle that has been painted white except on the bottom and screwing areas which have been left plain. Wooden body rod inserted into bottle. Body rod carved in such a way that it can not fall into the bottle. The thinner, remaining end of the body rod is inserted into the wooden torso. Body shape of torso defines it as female, and is adorned with a full length dress. Arms connected to the torso with string that provides a movable shoulder joint. Elbow also created in a similar fashion. Holes have been drilled into the center of both hands which provide an attachment place for the rods. Rods used for arm movement via a string connection. Hole in the base of the head connects to the puppet via the central body rod. Face painted red, hat/hair black with white accents. Neck and teeth are gold. Head is most likely male, evidenced by mustache.