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Backstrap LoomE164 a-h

A loom (parts a-g) an unfinished woven wool textile consisting of blue, green, yellow, orange, pink, red and white central stylized geometric designs surrounded by a repeating, multi-coloured square border all on a navy ground. The textile is attached at the top and bottom to a large, cylindrical shaped wooden stick (part a). Intertwined in the multi-coloured warp are two cylindrical shaped heddles, one covered in red and white twine (part g), the other in navy twine; a flat, rectangular batten with triangular, pointed ends (part d); one cylindrical shaped bar with indentations on the ends (part e) and two long cylindrical shaped sticks of various size (parts f and h). Separate to the loom is a hollow cylindrical shaped shed roll (part c) and the rectangular shaped brown, leather back strap (part b) that has large loops of twisted twine ties on either end.

Culture
Quiche
Material
cotton fibre, wood, leather skin and dye
Made in
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BannerE166

Embroidered stylized animals, figures, and other symbols in red, orange, blue, green, and yellow on dark blue ground, with narrow red stripes. Long hot pink fringe at both ends.

Culture
Quiche
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SashSa230

Sash with a multicoloured embroidered repeating design depicting various figures and geometric shapes on a dark red ground. A repeating row of paired off-set white stitches forms a border along the weft selvedges. The figures and other design elements include scroll edged medallions, an upright figure with a double plume on its head, diagonal double lines with a small flower at the base and a parallel line with perpendicular lines crossing.

Culture
Quiche
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Zunil, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SashSa211

Long woven red sash with embroidered pattern on ends of fish, birds, and cats in blue, purple, dark red, white, orange, yellow, dark pink and green. Twisted fringe at both ends.

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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HeaddressSa210

Cotton headdress made from two rectangular lengths of woven material hand stitched together lengthwise. Warp ends form twisted fringe at one end. Textile is red with series of thin white and orange stripes down centre of each length of fabric.

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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PantsSa209

Pants made of off-white fabric with vertical red pinstripes, a square piece of material sewn in at the crotch, and a drawstring at the top. A multicoloured diamond design is brocaded at the cuffs.

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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ShirtSa208

Long white shirt with strip pattern, embroidery and fringe. The shirt has a v-neck and long sleeves. The back of the neck is gathered with red stitching. The front and back have a thin red stripe pattern on white ground. The sleeves are embroidered with geometric and bird motifs in purple, blue, green, pink and orange. The fringe is only on the back bottom hem, created from warp ends. The inside is unlined.

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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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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