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TextileSf821 a-b

Two irregular cotton fragments, with negative designs in medium brown on a light brown background. Part a, the larger of the fragments, has at least six different rectangular designs repeat in oblique rows: two faces with coronas, two bird designs, one interlocked serpent and one triangulated design that appears to incorporate the bird tail. The rectangles are divided by longitudinal bands with variations of step-frets and serpent related imagery. The short transverse bands have a similar array of motifs that also repeat obliquely. A small segment of weft selvedge remains and is paralleled by a border of step-frets. Part b is of the same cloth as part a, but has another bird design and another face. Z-spun, two-ply yarn.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre, dye ? and pigment ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileSf820 a-b

Two cut fragments (part a and b) of brown cotton weave of approximately the same size. Each rectangular piece has two brocaded composite motifs with bird, serpentine and humanoid characteristics. One edge on each piece has a tubular woven border with fish motifs.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre and alpaca wool fibre ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtSf456

Skirt, woman's, in a two-tiered style with wide pleats at the waist. A band of off-white cotton at the top closes at the side with a drawstring. The rest of the skirt is sewn from commercially woven wool with a piled finish on the outside. A thin band of polished cotton machine embroidered with yellow and red undulating lines sits above a thicker band of the same material at the hem that is machine embroidered with a blue, white, green, and yellow abrstract pattern.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, synthetic fibre ?, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Huaraz, Ancash, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BandSf846

Rectangular piece of plain weave cotton with painted designs. The major figure is a human with two pronged headdress holding a plaque-like object. A profile bird hovers by the figure. Step frets fill adjacent registers. Red background, now very faded, and blue figures are outlined in thick brown lines with interior detailing in white. Parts of one warp and weft selvedge remain. The other edges are cut. The backside of the band is undecorated.

Culture
Andes
Material
paint and cotton fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MedallionNe222

Oval-shaped hide backing with safety pin sewn on. Strands of beads sewn in concentric rows. Moving to the centre, dark blue strands alternate with dark blue and purple strands. Hide entirely covered by beadwork. Edging made of four purple bead strings extending out horizontally from hide; capped with one dark blue bead each. Three dark blue loops hang from base of edging, each capped by hourglass-shaped gold brown beads.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
glass, skin, metal and cotton fibre
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MedallionNe221

Heart-shaped hide backing with single-coloured strands of beads sewn on in concentric rows. Moving to the centre, outermost border is three dark blue strands, and rest is orange. Hide entirely covered with beadwork. Edging in red bead pattern with loop hanging from base of heart shape.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
cotton fibre, skin and glass
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MedallionNe220

Circular hide backing with safety pin sewn on. Each alternating orange and dark blue strands of beads is sewn on in concentric rows. Affect created is alternating orange and dark blue sections, four of each radiating out from centre. Hide entirely covered by beadwork. Edging in alternating orange and dark blue pattern.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
glass, metal, cotton fibre and skin
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MedallionNe219

Oval-shaped; hide backing with single-coloured strands of beads sewn on in concentric rows. Moving to the centre, outermost border is one red strand, followed by two dark blue, one red, and the centre is all light blue. Hide entirely covered by beadwork. Edging in dark blue pattern.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
skin, cotton fibre and glass
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BalanceSf703

Smoothly finished, rectangular bone balance with two sets of seven punctuated and recessed circles on both of the wide, flat sides. Traces of red pigment remain on one of the end circles. Each of the short, skinny ends has a hole drilled with fragments of fibre twine in them. One hole is drilled through the width of the bar in the very centre. The two other holes are symmetrically placed at the ends and run obliquely from one narrow edge to the adjacent narrow edge.

Culture
Andes
Material
bone, cotton fibre and pigment
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MedallionNe208

Heart-shaped hide backing with single-coloured strands of beads sewn on in concentric rows. Moving to centre, outermost border is two dark blue strands, followed by two yellow, two dark blue, and at centre, two red until hide is entirely covered with beadwork. Edging in orange bead pattern with loop hanging from base of heart shape.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
skin, cotton fibre and glass
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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