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Headdress2738/206

Chimborazo-style headdress. Canvas is stretched and sewn around a rounded, grass-rope-bound wood frame that is stuck into a flat, rectangular piece of wood and mounted with red yarn onto the top of a painted paper mache cowboy hat. Numerous small objects sewn onto the red foil that covers the canvas at the front include small framed mirrors, plastic figures, strands of plastic and metal beads, wispy feathers, and paper cards. A large metal plaque decorated with a two-headed bird is tied onto the front brim of the yellow, white, blue and red hat.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
wood, paper, paint, cotton fibre, wool fibre, grass fibre, copper alloy metal, metal, glass, plastic, feather, aluminium metal and adhesive
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile1176/20 b

One of four pieces of rectangular black and white checked cloth. The edges are hemmed with black thread.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll2738/141

Small female rag doll with stuffed head, torso and legs, and rolled material arms. Made entirely of various black scraps of material and thread, only the face material is maroon. She wears black head bow, skirt, shirt and shawl, wide waist band, and has a large black flower on her chest.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre and polyester fibre
Made in
Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll2738/140

Small male rag doll with stuffed head, torso and legs, and rolled material arms. Made entirely of various black scraps of material, only the stitched mouth is red and the beret is maroon. He wears black pants, shirt and shawl, wide waist band, and has a large black flower on his chest.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre and polyester fibre
Made in
Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy2738/162

Wood toy donkey carrying two gray water containers. The cans are bound onto a woven burlap covering on its back with string that also winds around its head and ears. The wood body is covered with matted brown fibres that give the impression of hair, the head is painted white, brown and red, the ears are made of cloth and the tail is dark purple wool.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
wood, paint, cotton fibre, adhesive and metal
Made in
Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll2738/161

Small paper mache doll with moveable limbs attached with yellow string. Painted on to the pink female body with white feet are black hair, facial features, a red body suit with white and black decoration and a black necklace. Metallic sparkles have been glued on at her ears and chest and on her stomach are letters in white paint (JULIA ?).

Culture
Mexican
Material
paper, adhesive, paint, cotton fibre and metal
Made in
Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll2738/160

Large paper mache doll with moveable limbs attached with white string. Painted on to the pink female body with white feet are black hair, facial features, a short purple body suit with pink, white and gold floral decoration and a gold necklace. Gold sparkles have been glued on to the sides of her head above gold leaf earrings and on her stomach is the name LUCIA, written in white and underlined.

Culture
Mexican
Material
paper, adhesive, paint, cotton fibre and metal
Made in
Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile1176/20 a

One of four pieces of rectangular black and white checked cloth. The edges are hemmed with red thread.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cross2738/97

Triple wood crucifix. Onto a roughly carved, beveled and painted rectangle of wood have been nailed two crosses, the back one of which has another small bamboo cross nailed onto the top of the centre post. The larger cross is made from a naturally three-branched piece of wood that has been carved square with a diamond shape at each of the three tips and painted dark green and red with silver leaf trim. At the centre of the branch, below a carved red heart, hangs a small card depicting the Virgin, Child and two saints behind a rectangle of silver trimmed glass.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
wood, paint, metal, glass, paper and cotton fibre
Made in
Pomasqui, Pichincha, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Corpus Christi Breastplate2738/56

Breastplate of a Corpus Christi dancer's costume with shoulder straps and rope waist ties, made from pink, red and brown scraps of material. Sewn onto the front is a square of dark maroon material bordered with silver foil, in the centre of which is a three dimensional wooden lamb covered with a blanket, painted entirely in gold and adorned with tiny metal objects, strings of blue, green, silver and fake pearl beads, and gold foil.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
cotton fibre, grass fibre, plastic, metal, glass, wood, paint and paper
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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