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PantsE176 b

White trousers (part b) with pleats and straight legs. There is a white tie strung through the simple waistband at the front, above a v-shaped opening. A blue instructional line is visible across the waistband. The inside is unlined. The trousers are machine sewn from unbleached cotton.

Culture
Mexican
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PantsE190 b

Trousers made of off-white cotton with a drawstring waist, and multicoloured embroidered cuffs featuring bird and animal figures. The cuffs are also embellished with a row of openwork embroidery in red, yellow and green. Two rows of purple, orange, pink, blue and red triangles are woven into the fabric.

Culture
Mixtec
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtE192 b

Black velvet skirt with large embroidered flowers in orange, pink, blue and green. Around the top is orange trim with long orange ties. Around the bottom hem is a wide white flounce of pleated, stiffened fabric with machine made lace.

Culture
Zapotec
Material
cotton fibre and synthetic fibre
Made in
Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatD3.41

Brown, oval-shaped birch bark mat with red, green and white quill decoration in the centre. Two bands of sweet grass coils with a single band of zigzagging open work between them--all sewn with black thread--encircle the central birch panel.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands ?
Material
sweet grass, birch bark, cotton fibre and porcupine quill
Made in
Manitoba, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatD3.42

Brown, oval-shaped birch bark mat with red and white quill decoration in the centre. Two bands of sweet grass coils with a single band of zigzagging open work between them--all sewn with black thread--encircle the central birch panel.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands ?
Material
sweet grass, birch bark, cotton fibre and porcupine quill
Made in
Manitoba, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatD3.43

Brown, oval-shaped birch bark mat with red quill decoration in the centre. Two bands of sweet grass coils with a single band of zigzagging open work between them--all sewn with black thread--encircle the central birch panel.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands ?
Material
sweet grass, birch bark, cotton fibre and porcupine quill
Made in
Manitoba, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatD3.45

Two layers birch bark in centre, sweet coils sewn with thread, one row of openwork, sewn quill decoration. Two pairs of leaves in red quills facing each other, with white stems, and white stitches in centre.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands ?
Material
sweet grass, birch bark, cotton fibre and porcupine quill
Made in
Manitoba, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceE275

Necklace with elongated snail-like shells strung on twine. The shells are grey and brown with a purple-like colour on the inside

Culture
Seri
Material
olivella shell and cotton fibre
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SashH1.86

Sash woven with animal and geometric forms separated with bands of varying widths and bordered with a band of triangles and bands, all in black on off-white. Fringed at one end.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SashH1.87

Sash with a chevron design edged with saw-tooth design in blue, fushcia, green, purple and black as well as a band of green and red edged in dark blue on either side, all on an off-white ground. Fringed at one end.

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