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BasketryA8491

Swamp grass covered glass vase. Sides: wrapped twined weaving and crossed-warp plaited openwork. Base: plain twined weaving with checker work weave in center. Two floral bands between the three openwork sections.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
glass, cedar bark, swamp grass and aniline dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA9359

Small cylindrical basket with a wave motif and several animal figures in purple and red: three birds, a whale and a dog-like figure. Wrapped twined weaving on sides and base; folded warp rim.

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
cedar bark, aniline dye and swamp grass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketryA8860

Swamp grass covered glass jar. Plain bands of colour top and bottom with two interior bands of green twined with red. Inside this are a row of purple birds along the top, a row of purple whales in the centre, and a row of alternating two-man canoes (one of which has line to whale) and ducks along the bottom.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
glass, swamp grass, aniline dye and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketryA8510

Cylindrical glass vase covered with a swamp grass sleeve. Base: plain twined weaving with center in checker work. Sides: wrapped twined weaving with crossed warp plaited openwork weaving. Several compound bands between openwork sections.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, cedar bark, aniline dye and glass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl3097/7

Woman's mantle. Colourful, patterned, woven wool shawl. The outside vertical thirds are bright patterned panels, the centre third is dark brown with a seam down the centre where the two halves were stitched together. The colourful panels have matching patterns in different colours. The patterns are made up of red vertical stripes of varying widths, some of which are patterned with vertical swirls, horizontal zigzags, wave motifs, and checkers in other colours.

Culture
Quechua and Aymara
Material
alpaca wool fibre and aniline dye
Made in
Macha, Potosi, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sleeve3486/25 a-b

A pair of protective sleeves (mangas, maquitas) knitted in hand-spun sheep’s wool, including undyed (black and white) and colours dyed with aniline dyes. Geometric designs predominate, plus figurative foxes.

Culture
Quechua
Material
sheep wool fibre and aniline dye
Made in
Huancayo, Junin, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3486/26

A knitted cap (chullu) primarily made from hand-spun sheep’s wool and dyed with aniline dyes, as well as some undyed camelid hair (fawn colour). Mainly geometric figures in the bands, wtih a long chupan (tail).

Culture
Quechua
Material
sheep wool fibre, camelid wool fibre and aniline dye
Made in
Pitumarca, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sleeve3486/24 a-b

A pair of protective sleeves (mangas, maquitas) knitted mostly in hand-spun sheep’s wool and dyed with aniline dyes. Geometric patterns and one that may be leaves or petals. The finer white yarn may be camelid.

Culture
Quechua
Material
sheep wool fibre, camelid wool fibre ? and aniline dye
Made in
Huancayo, Junin, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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