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Vest2600/26

Vest, man's, made of black cotton with Columbian and Ecuadorian coins strung in rows across the chest. The coins read, "Republica de Columbia" and, "Republica de Ecuador," and date from 1867 to 1946. A metal cross is attached on the left breast of the vest. The lining and back of the vest are a yellow and brown paisley print. The buttons on the vest are also coins, each pierced with two holes for threading.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
cotton fibre, dye, aluminium metal and metal
Made in
San Juan River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Container2600/15

Container for tree cotton made out of a fibrous coir or similar material. The coir is looped around a circle of string at one end forming an opening, and it is tied by a corded rope at the other.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
coconut husk fibre ? and cotton fibre
Made in
Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shirt2585/1

Shirt made of coarse orange-brown fabric with a black-brown pattern stamped onto it. The pattern contains X's, five-pointed star shapes, and vertical and horizontal lines. There is a thick black-brown band around the bottom edge of the shirt, and black-brown triangles near the lower port of the neckline. A pouch below the square-cut neckline has a grid design. The sleeves are not sewn along the bottom.

Culture
Mandingo
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Political Textile2590/4

Large contemporary, commemorative cloth with a repeating pattern, consisting of images of the former President of Ghana, Jerry Rawlings, and Bill Clinton, then President of the USA. Each image is contained within ovals, which open to each other where they meet. Text written under each figure designates their name and rank. The rest of the pattern consists of the Ghanaian flag of red, yellow and green, intertwined with each other and set at a diagonal with a black star at the centre. The background consists of gold mottling. The bottom edge of the cloth has a horizontal black line with vertical black lines, which form small peaks. Cloth is thin with a slight stiffness.

Culture
Ghanaian
Material
cotton fibre, dye, ink ? and polyester fibre
Made in
Ghana ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Victory Textile2590/3

Large contemporary, commemorative textile with a repeating pattern of blue geometrical shapes, dots, and horizontal bands of heart-shapes. Along the bottom and top there is red text. Two horizontal rows predominate in the middle. Each alternates an image of a man contained within a red circle with a square red, blue, and white emblem with an elephant with a blue outline in it. Text appears in the circles with the images in black; within the squares in white; in the background in red (not in English). Cloth is thin with a slight stiffness.

Culture
Ghanaian
Material
polyester fibre, dye, ink ? and cotton fibre
Made in
Ghana ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagSa404

Square cotton bag with a repeating stripe pattern of solid lines and zigzag bands in purple, blue, white, green, red, and yellow on a black ground. Long, fabric band handle is attached to one edge and tied to a black loop on the other. Slit opening.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
San Juan Atitan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseSa402

A five-pieced sleeveless blouse with predominantly red and white vertical stripes. There is multi-coloured brocading across the top of various geometric pattern in yellow, orange, green, blue, purple, black and pink on a red ground. The arm and neck holes are stitched with orange, blue and black thread and the seams with red and black thread.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
San Juan Atitan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtSa401

Rectangular shaped, black skirt made of two panels sewn together in the middle. The design consists of three sets of four light blue horizontal bands. There is a vertical seam stitched with black thread to make the fabric into a tube-like shape.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
San Juan Atitan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltSa400

Long, wool, red, women’s belt with black and white horizontal stripes and nineteen multi-coloured vertical brocaded bands in geometric patterns of Xs, diamonds, chevrons and diagonal lines. The bands are blue, green, yellow, pink, red and orange. Both ends have five braided tassels which end in a long, twisted and tied string.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre ? and dye
Made in
San Juan Atitan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShawlSa399

Square shawl made of two panels with selvage ends attached by multi-coloured, checkered stitching. Running the opposite way in the center is a patch of brocaded floral and diamond design in blue, red, green, purple and pink. The fringed end has patterned stitching above it. The shawl has a repeating stripe design in blue, purple, black, green and white on a red ground.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
San Juan Atitan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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