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ShawlSa214

Indigo-dyed shawl, with weft-faced weave and single-faced supplementary discontinuous weft, for several multi-coloured designs, representing plants, animals and birds. Three sets of three vertical, narrowly spaced, red pinstripes. One end fringed. Loose weave at other end due to small number of wefts.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
San Martin Sacatepequez, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SashSa224

Black wool weave with thin white cotton stripes. Twisted fringe at both ends.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
San Martin Sacatepequez, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtSa213

Skirt made with pieces of cotton fabric with raw edges joined by a central embroidered strip to form a rectangular tube. The detailing consists of a horizontal pattern of two widely spaced, white, parallel pinstripes, alternating with four narrowly spaced, white, parallel pinstripes on a dark blue ground. The central embroidered hand sewn strip is in repeating colours of orange, purple, blue, green and pink.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
San Martin Sacatepequez, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileSa311

Rectangular textile of woven cotton; striped fabric sample with pinked edges. Pattern consists of two blue stripes repeating at 15 cm on a black ground. White adhesive tag has '33' written in black felt.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketSa257

Wickerwork basket constructed on slats which radiate from centre of flat bottom. Sides flare slightly.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltSa256

Belt in vivid blue with a red and yellow border along the edges and a braided tie at each end. The belt is embellished with multicoloured brocade featuring birds, geometric and anthropomorphic (?) elements.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseSa212

Blouse or huipil consisting of two rectangular, red, cotton, woven pieces hand sewn together using an overcast stitch of purple thread. It is decorated with various sizes of diamond-shaped brocaded patterns of purple, orange and green on the red ground. The huipil hangs longer in the back than in the front. The middle has a vertical slit opening.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
San Martin Sacatepequez, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileSa306

Rectangular textile of woven cotton; striped fabric sample with pinked edges. Pattern consists of sets of stripes on a red ground. Interspersed with double thin yellow stripes are: turquoise floating weft diamonds with purple and white ikat floating weft purple and white ikat stripes; two blue bands with turquoise supplementary weft squares; white diamond pattern with yellow and turquoise stripes and detail. White adhesive tag has '30A' written in black pen.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileSa305

Rectangular textile of woven cotton, striped fabric sample with pinked edges. Stripes vary in width. Repeating sets of stripes; red with white and wider brown to either side; yellow with thinner black and orange to either side; purple with several orange and black to either side. White adhesive tag reads '18'.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileSa276

Rectangular textile of woven cotton; striped fabric sample with pinked edges. Repeating stripes of same width; black, yellow, purple and red. Red weft runs through all (plain weave). White adhesive tag has '7' written in black felt.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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