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Hat3080/88

Hat is small and short with a rounded shape. The exterior is finely embroidered in various geometric patterns which run horizontally around the hat. The stitching is yellow, purple, green, black and light brown and alternate in the different patterns. The brim is lined with a thicker band of green stitching.

Culture
Turkmen
Material
silk fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Turkmenistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorative Textile3275/20

V-shaped, multicoloured, embroidered, decorative band. Textile has an under layer of linen, upon which a pattern is cross-stitched. A repeating pattern of coloured triangles is set onto squares of dark pink, orange, white, and maroon runs down the centre of both arms of the V, with smaller versions along the edge. Bottom side of textile holds a think fringe of twisted purple fibre, each ending in a white plastic bead. Back of textile is undecorated green linen.

Culture
Turkmen
Material
flax fibre, silk fibre, dye and plastic
Made in
Turkmenistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1046/1

Small, flat, pouch style, drawstring bag made from a red and yellow silk/cotton ikat textile, trimmed with beaded silk tassels, which are attached along the outside edges and beneath the drawstring casing. The seam along the outside edge of the pouch is trimmed with multi-coloured piping. Drawstrings are made of braided silk fibre (one is yellow and black, one is red and white), and the ends are trimmed with beaded silk tassels. The top edge is trimmed with a narrow strip to multi-coloured braid (tablet-woven?). Both sides of the bag are identical in construction; the textile on one side is predominantly red, with only a very small amount of yellow and off-white, while the other side has a bold yellow circle on a red background. The bag is lined with tan twill weave cotton textile. A short red and black braided cord is attached at the upper edge, serving as a handle.

Culture
Turkmen
Material
silk fibre, dye, cotton fibre and glass
Made in
Turkmenistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CapeM4.50

Woman's mantle. Embroidered yellow cape with centre opening, side slits and fringe. The overall motif is various sizes of bouquets in maroon and green on a yellow ground. Around the neck is a band with a diamond motif in maroon, red and green. Edging the centre opening and the hem is a three-prong motif in maroon and green. Two tapered sleeve-like pieces of fabric extend down the back from the shoulders and are joined by a rectangular piece. Black fringes hang from the ends of these and the rectangle. Hanging from the bottom hem is an alternating black and maroon fringe. The inside lining is maroon silk.

Culture
Turkmen
Material
silk fibre
Made in
Turkmenistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag915/14

Small, flat embroidered bag made of two identically patterned, rectangular sections which are seamed together on three sides, leaving the fourth side open. The bottom two corners of the bag are angled at 45 degrees. The multi-coloured embroidered designs are composed of densely-worked, geometric, stylized floral motifs which are enclosed with squares, arranged in a grid, separated by geometric border motifs. The top edge is finished with tablet-woven pink and red edging. The bottom edge is trimmed with seven tassels (red, green, blue and dark yellow). A border of diamond shaped motifs is at the top and left edge of each side. A short length of decorative braided fibre is attached to one upper corner of the bag, along with one red tassel. Backed with plain pinkish cotton textile.

Culture
Turkmen
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre ?, rayon fibre ? and dye
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag915/13

Small, flat embroidered bag, made by seaming two identical rectangular sections together on three sides, leaving the fourth side and a side slit open at the top of the bag. The densely worked multi-coloured embroidered designs are composed of geometric, stylized floral motifs enclosed in squares, which are arranged in a grid pattern. The designs are worked on floral printed textile. The top edge and slit are trimmed with red tablet-woven edging. There are remnants of a cord or tassel at the base of the slit.

Culture
Turkmen
Material
silk fibre ?, rayon fibre ?, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag915/9

Small, flat embroidered bag made by seaming two identical rectangular pieces together on three sides, leaving the fourth side and a side slit open at the top of the bag. The multi-coloured embroidered designs are composed of closely-spaced square motifs with a strip of alternating red, green and blue diagonal bands. A red and green braided cord is attached at the base of the side slit. Three tassels hang from the end of the cord, and each is trimmed with multicoloured glass beads. The embroidery is worked on a dark purplish-red silk textile and lined with machine printed floral textile.

Culture
Turkmen
Material
silk fibre, rayon fibre ?, cotton fibre, glass and dye
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Horse Blanket1376/9

Large, very heavy, multi-coloured, decorative horse blanket made from rough wool warp-faced textile and backed with a thick layer of felted wool fleece. It is roughly rectangular in shape, with a deep squared-off indentation (57 cm x 52 cm) at one end (the end close to the horse’s neck). Loops made of red and white braided wool or cotton are sewn near the bottom inside corners of the indentation. Two long, narrow triangular pieces are sewn at the outside edge of the opposite end of the rectangle. The predominant colours are red, brown, blue, yellow and greyish white, and the textile is woven in vertical stripes; red and blue stripes alternate with patterned stripes with blue, yellow and greyish white geometric forms. All outside edges are finished with brown wool braid and brown twisted fibre fringe. The fringe has been mended with orange fringe in a few places. The heavy layer of felted fleece (light brown with dark brown spots) that is used as a backing over the entire underside of the blanket is quilted to the top layer with running stitches.

Culture
Turkmen ? or Uzbek ?
Material
wool fibre, dye ? and cotton fibre
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile915/6

Wall hanging or bed cover, consisting of three panels. A centre panel of multi-coloured warp-face silk and cotton ikat textile is flanked on either side by panels of dark red-purple shot silk taffeta. The designs on the ikat panel are simple, geometric and linear blocks of colour (predominantly pink, yellow, purple and blue), and the textile has a shiny, glazed surface. The piece is hand quilted with red thread and is lined with cotton gauze, which has a woven plaid pattern in pale blue, tan and white and is pieced along some edges with pink and red cotton textile. The edges are bound with bias strips of yellow and purple striped silk (or cotton and silk) textile.

Culture
Turkmen ? or Uzbek ?
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Afghanistan ? or Uzbekistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Saddle Blanket1376/13

Multi-coloured saddle cover constructed of wool cut pile textile and decorated with a large octagonal tribal symbol, surrounded by multiple rows of border designs. Roughly square in shape, but with two adjacent corners cut off at 45-degree angles to accommodate the shape of the back of the saddle. There is a 16 cm slit at the opposite end, close to the edge. Side edges are selvage; front and back edges are turned once and secured with a coarse running stitch.

Culture
Turkmen
Material
wool fibre ? and dye
Made in
Afghanistan ? or Turkmenistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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