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SkirtEe12

Rectangular skirt of plain weave cotton with raw ends. Purple ground with bands of designs in white, black, yellow, orange, green and blue running the width of one half of the piece and with fourteen small blue diamonds widely spaced on the other half. Design motif includes: star-like shapes; band of peacocks?; yaks with loads; horses with loads.

Culture
Monpa
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh, India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dog SledNa975 a-e

Sled (a) made from the lower jaw bones of a caribou, with teeth intact. There is a cross-bar lashed onto the back of the sled below the handles. The rawhide traces are tied onto the front of the sled and have worn through so that the team is not connected. Each member of the 'dog' team (c-e) is represented by a uncarved humerus seal bone wearing a rawhide harness with a long strip attached. The whip (b) is made of thin pieces of carved bone with a long rawhide strip lashed with thread.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal bone, rawhide skin, cotton fibre, sinew ? and tooth
Made in
Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb408 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid figure; large head and jointed arms attached to controlling rods. Light cream face with slightly curved, pointed nose, white eyes with black pupils cast downwards. Red lips; moustache, beard, hair, other facial details in black. Large red crown (mahkota) headdress with gold, green, and black components, notably a large badong, red Garuda with black tail, and single black hair curl with gold stripe. Neck, upper torso gold: arms with green, white, and red ornaments at bicep and wrist. Hands held flat and bent back at wrist. Purple chest covering and long apron with white wavy trim and sequins and twisted wire decoration. Apron has black waistband, and yellow frills at bottom. Long batik skirt (orange, red, blue, and lavender).

Culture
Sundanese
Material
fibre, paint, wood and cotton fibre
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb406 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid figure (part a) with large head (part b) and jointed arms attached to controlling rod (part c). Pink face with slightly curved pointed nose positioned forward with white teeth. Eyes outlined in black, cast forward. Hair, moustache, beards, other facial details on black. Long curved (gelung supit urang) headdress with very long sumping in gold with green dawala, two forward sumping around a flower motif at forehead. Single long black hair curl (kendit). Gold neck and upper torso; gold and red ornaments on each arm at bicep and wrist. Hands held flat and bent back at wrist. Red chest covering and apron with wavy brown trim, green sequins with bead centres. Apron has red waistband, yellow fringe at bottom. Long batik skirt (blue, purple, and beige). 'Sadewa' in blue ink on white lined paper glued to skirt front and headdress (to right).

Culture
Sundanese
Material
cotton fibre, paint, fibre and wood
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb405 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft that passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The body has jointed arms, each with a long controlling rod attached. White face positioned downwards: straight, pointed nose, red lips, white teeth. Eyes, hair, moustache, outlined in black. Wide red crown (mahkota) headdress with large gold diadem and karawista. Green Garuda Mungkur (long tongue) with floral (?) design. Green and grey trim. Neck and upper torso gold; pair of gold and red ornaments on each arm at wrist and bicep. Hands held flat and bent back at wrist. Red chest covering and apron with beads and sequins; apron has red waistband and yellow fringe at bottom. Batik in red and blue on rough beige cloth for skirt.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, fibre, paint and cotton fibre
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PantsSa217

Pants, boy's, of woven fabric with light blue and purple alternating vertical bands. The bottom of each leg is embroidered with rows of multicoloured birds alternating with a multicoloured zigzag design.

Culture
Cakchiquel
Material
acrylic fibre, silk fibre ?, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Santiago Atitlan, Solola, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtSa216

Woman's skirt woven from red cotton with vertical and horizontal dark blue ikat stripes at intervals of ten and thirteen cm. Thicker bands of ikat feature a repeated 'doll' figure flanked by bands of repeated blocks in white on blue.

Culture
Cakchiquel
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Santiago Atitlan, Solola, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseSa215

Blouse, woman's, of multicoloured bands of brocade on purple and white striped fabric. The neckline is finished with a dark collar and multicoloured floral motif embroidery.

Culture
Cakchiquel
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre ?, acrylic fibre and dye
Made in
Santiago Atitlan, Solola, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShawlEe10

Shawl consisting of a rectangular piece of hand-woven cotton-silk blend. Off-white cloth with bright orange cotton embroidery thread used in brocade and straight stitch. Diamond motif brocade bands symmetrically flanked by straight stitch embroidery. Three rows of five orange diamonds placed in central area. Orange weft threads loosely carried along edging and tucked into the body of the shawl.

Culture
Apa Tani
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtEe9

Dark red cotton rectangle skirt with a series of fine yellow and green woven stripes horizontally across the fabric in the middle and along the edges. Running vertically in the centre is a woven chevron pattern in yellow, green, dark red, black and white.

Culture
Adi
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Siang, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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