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Backstrap LoomSa449 a-g

A loom (parts a-g) with an unfinished woven wool textile consisting of burgundy, orange, blue, pink, green and yellow 8-forms on a burgundy and white striped ground. The textile is attached to two large, cylindrical shaped wooden sticks (part a); one at each end. Intertwine in the multi-coloured warp is a cylindrical shaped heddle covered in white twine (part c); a flat, rectangular batten with triangular, pointed ends (part d); two shed rolls (parts e-f) and a permanent bar (part g). Part b is a rectangular shaped, brown woven backstrape with brown and green twine ties at each end.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre ?, plant fibre, wood, plastic, bamboo grass and dye
Made in
Colotenango, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileSa448

Rectangular textile sample of off-white coloured cloth; surface is slightly corrugated.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Ixtahuacan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileSa447

Rectangular textile sample of off-white coloured cloth; surface is slightly corrugated.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Ixtahuacan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShirtSa446

Large white cotton shirt with a square neckline and long sleeves; surface is slightly corrugated. There are openings in the armpits, 8.5cm and 10.3cm long. Seam down the middle.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Ixtahuacan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Canoe BailerNb580

Small canoe bailer made of cedar bark with wooden handle. Outer bark on exterior surface, but removed from ends which are pleated and tied to the wooden handle. The ends are secured with white cotton string which has been covered over with red cherry bark. An off-white coloured plant material, possibly yellow cedar bark, has been wrapped loosely around the length of the handle in the manner of a decoration. Small wooden splints have been inserted between the inner and outer bark, two on each side, to keep the edges straight.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar bark, wood, cotton fibre, bark ? and cherry bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile2516/17

Hand-woven textile covered in different patterns on each side, with a fringe at each end. One side of textile has reddish-pink, beige and blue-black bands along top and bottom with a central band of traditional designs in off-white, black and reddish-brown. The other side is covered in a segmented repeating pattern of traditional designs in off-white, black and reddish-brown.

Culture
Iban
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile2516/16

Hand-woven cloth with mirrored traditional patterns on either side of a vertical black band, on a reddish-brown ground. Top and bottom edges have stripes of red, white and black running full horizontal length. Ends have short fringe.

Culture
Iban
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife2516/14 a-b

Knife (part a) with long steel blade. Top edge at blade tip is carved out in notched pattern and the blade itself curves slightly lengthwise. Base of bone handle has interwoven wires wrapped around it, upper area has incised designs and tufts of pink, black and off-white hair sticking out of protrusion openings. The wood scabbard is made of two pieces held together with 15 encircling dark brown grass bands. There are also two designs of interwoven light and dark grass forming circular patterns. The wood of the scabbard (part b) has two areas of incised designs and four areas with pink, black and off-white hair tufts. At the back of the scabbard is a thin pod-like sheath attached, which has a woven grass handle and a string attached through a slit. A piece of stiff folded pig skin(?) protrudes from the bottom opening of the scabbard. There is a group of tufts of hair at the bottom of the scabbard. The wood of the scabbard appears to have been stained.

Culture
Bidayuh ?
Material
wood, metal, pod ?, pig hair ?, stain ?, dye ?, pig skin ?, cotton fibre, human hair ?, grass ? and bone
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife2516/12 a-b

Working knife (part a) with wooden scabbard (part b). Blade is an elongated wedge shape, that widens toward the end and is covered with a sticky, oily residue. The top end of the blade angles up toward the handle. The handle is thinner near the blade and is covered in a band of interwoven brass wire near the join. The join area of the blade is covered with a hardened black substance. The handle then widens out and has four ridges carved across the end. The wooden scabbard is made of two halves pegged together and has a floral design carved on the upper side near the top. There are four woven bands of grass encircling the scabbard, as well as a twisted double strand of string. The top end of the blade has a stamped mark in the shape of a tiger with two oblong marks beside it.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
grass, cotton fibre, steel metal, brass metal ? and wood
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chilkat-style Robe2588/1

Chilkat-style applique robe with long white tassels along bottom edge and slightly shorter ones along sides. Appliques of Chilkat-style designs sewn onto a wool backing. Framed by a dark yellow border within a black border. The robe is backed with light yellow cotton. There are two ties, each approximately 50 cm. long, along the top edge of the robe.

Culture
Haida
Material
vinyl plastic ?, wool fibre, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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