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Blanket3237/3

Cotton blanket. Large textile is made of fourteen long thin pieces of weaving that have been stitched together. Each contains the same designs, alternating in some instances, matched in others to create long continuous lines. Near centre of blanket, Niger’s flag appears many times as well as patches with Niger’s colours of green and orange. Other designs include red or black lines in a variety of thicknesses, and several diamond shapes motifs. Nearer the edges the majority of design is short lines made of black dots on a white ground, along with stripes in red, black and white. A single patch of blue sits close to one end. Ends of blanket have short white fringe.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Niger
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blanket3237/2

Cotton blanket. Large textile is made of seven long thin pieces of weaving that have been stitched together. Each completes part of the overall decoration of the blanket, with a variety of black stripes in various thicknesses, along with two smaller panels to either side of centre in blue, red and orange, four longer panels in red, orange and black, and small elongated dots in red and blue. Ends are left unfinished, creating a short fringe.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Niger
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Robe1714/4

Large, rectangular, woven heavy fabric. Fourteen rectangular strips sewn together horizontally, woven in two pieces, joined at centre. Overall pattern of alternating blue and white squares. On either side, five squares of geometric designs in blue, brown, yellow and white. Blue and white checked panels at either end with either white and brown or yellow, brown and blue flowers on them. Fringe along either end.

Culture
Tuareg
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Mali ? or Niger ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HammockK2.355

A long rectangular piece made of warp threads caught in bunches through holes in a curved wood frame at either end as the loose warp threads are knotted at intervals in cross stripes with a knotted diamond shape in the centre. Colours are natural, red, and purple.

Culture
West African
Material
grass, fibre and wood
Made in
Niger
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tunic3420/52

Long, thin tunic heavily embroidered with four sections of repeating geometric designs that are bilaterally symmetrical. A thick band of red with smaller bands of white and black divides the tunic vertically. V-neck, and open on sides. Bottom edged with white fabric.

Culture
Wodaabe
Material
fibre
Made in
Niger
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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