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Adinkra Stamp3561/7 a-b

Adinkra stamp of the 'Dwennimmen' (ram horns) design, carved info a piece of calabash gourd. Part b is the handle, made of four sticks held togther by dark blue thread wrapped around the centre of the sticks. The gourd stamp (part a) has a deeply carved design of four spirals with overlapping outer lines, one in each corner, with a diamond shaped hole at the centre. The back surface has four small holes where the pointed ends of the sticks are inserted, crossing midway up, at the thread, to form the handle.

Culture
Asante
Material
gourd fruit, wood and cotton fibre
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Adinkra Stamp3561/4 a-b

Adinkra stamp of the 'Kramo Bone' design, carved info a piece of calabash gourd. Part b is the handle, made of four sticks held togther by black thread wrapped around the centre of the sticks. The gourd stamp (part a) has a deeply carved design of interlaced knots. The back surface has four small holes where the pointed ends of the sticks are inserted, crossing midway up, at the thread, to form the handle.

Culture
Asante
Material
gourd fruit, wood and cotton fibre
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Moccasins3558/17 a-b

Pair of ankle-high hide moccasins with elastic band behind the tongue. Top of toe and extended flaps around the ankles are covered with cloth panels with beaded decorations. Design on toes consist of dark blue flowers with green leaves on a white background; orange highlights throughout flowers. Design on flaps consist of maroon, dark blue and red-orange flowers with green leaves on a white background; dark green and orange highlights throughout flowers. Cloth panels are bordered with dark blue beads. Additional alternating orange and light blue-white bead border on edge of tongue, and top and sides of flap; hide fringe along bottom edge of flaps. Interior of flaps lined with polka-dotted cloth.

Culture
Dene
Material
skin, cotton fibre, synthetic fibre, glass and dye
Made in
Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Moccasins3558/16 a-b

Pair of ankle-high hide moccasins with elastic band behind the tongue; interior of opening is lined with floral cloth. Top of toe and long flap wrapping around back of heel are covered with cloth panels with beaded decorations. Designs consist of pink and blue flowers with green leaves on a white background; dark purple highlights and yellow centres throughout pink flowers. Cloth panels are bordered with dark purple beads; additional alternating white and pink bead border on long flap. Moccasin openings are lined with dark brown-grey fur.

Culture
Dene
Material
skin, cotton fibre, synthetic fibre, glass and dye
Made in
Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife3589/1 a-b

Ceremonial parang (part a) with scabbard (part b). Long knife has a cylindrical horn hilt that tapers towards top; rectangular protrusion extends from left side. Both top half of hilt and protrusion are hollowed out. Circular, curvilinear, linear, and fang-like motifs carved in relief along upper half of hilt; hilt grip covered with woven band of rattan. Holes are drilled into the tapered section of the hilt, for hanging purposes; hilt attached to blade with resin. Knife blade is convex on one side, slightly concave on the other, and widens from the hilt; back edge of point is tiered. Linear, "X" designs, geometric, and curvilinear motifs incised along front of blade. Scabbard is composed of wood sheath for the long knife, and has a smaller plant fibre and fabric sheath tied to back with rattan. Wood sheath is made of two pieces of wood bound together with rattan; upper two bands of rattan are plain, bottom four are tied decoratively. Panels decorated with floral and curvilinear motifs carved along front of wood sheath. Smaller sheath is undecorated and has two pieces of bamboo along the interior edges, providing shape. Long braided rattan cord, with looped ends, threaded through small sheath, for carrying purposes.

Culture
Iban
Material
metal, bone, rattan, resin, bamboo grass ?, cotton fibre ? and plant fibre
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Band3559/73

Long rectangular band with bright pink and grey patterned bands; seam at centre in a dark blue band with red on either side. Pink bands have connected swirl motifs, grey bands have stepped lines forming geometric patterns throughout; designs done in indigo, silver, white and dark pink. Blue band is undecorated, red band has white flowers and four-leaf clovers throughout. Back of rectangular band is plain black.

Culture
Northern Thai
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3559/64

Dark blue shoulder bag with multicoloured embroidered panel on front. Panel has a central flower-like design, made up of eight diamonds, on a grid of patterned squares. Patterns consist of Greek key motifs, concentric triangles and cross-hatching. Band of zigzags across top of panel and bands of squares, with grille-like pattern, across bottom edge. Panel trimmed with white, blue, red and yellow bands; bag opening trimmed with red and blue. Coloured pompoms and white seed bead decoration in bottom corners; additional pompom along top centre. Interior of bag lined with white cotton.

Culture
Akha ?
Material
cotton fibre, seed and dye
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3559/57

Pleated indigo-dyed skirt with high waist and unfinished upper edge. Two pink woven panels decorate centre and bottom edge of skirt; painted decorations and applique throughout indigo sections. Painted decorations consist of white lines, "X"'s, concentric diamonds, and inverted triangles. Applique designs consist of pink "X"'s, "V"'s, and plain lines, multicoloured triangles, as well as white rectangles with multicoloured diamonds. Panels have white zigzags and lizard-like designs woven throughout them. White applique bands with triangles throughout woven panel designs; edges of panel are trimmed with diamond filled applique bands. Bottom edge of skirt is trimmed with white and pink stripes.

Culture
Hmong
Material
cotton fibre, indigo dye and dye
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishing Bag3559/2

Beige fishing bag with a long strap. Body of bag is rectangle-like, tapering at opening; knotted fringe in bottom corners. Body is loosely woven; spaces are diamond-spaced. Weave at opening consists of horizontal bands secured together with vertical lines, spaced evenly throughout. Strap connects to top of bag with four cords on each side; two cords attached at front and back.

Culture
Northern Thai
Material
cotton fibre ?
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishing Bag3559/3

Dark blue fishing bag with a long strap. Body of bag is rectangle-like, tapering at opening; knotted fringe in bottom corners. Body is loosely woven; spaces are diamond-spaced. Weave at opening consists of horizontal bands secured together with vertical lines, spaced evenly throughout. Strap connects to top of bag with three cords on each side; cords connect at corner, front and back.

Culture
Northern Thai
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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