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Hat2706/3

Round, cap-style hat made of heavy cotton dyed in stripes of blue, brown navy blue, and off-white. Woven strips of the vertical stripes are sewn together in a tube, gathered at one end and sewn onto a circular piece of the cloth. The opposite end is folded back on itself to form a fringed cuff.

Culture
Mende
Material
dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Kenema, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoulder Cloth2706/2

Large, heavy cotton, over-the-shoulder cloth, or 'sash'. Long thin woven strips of identical light blue, dark blue, brown and off-white vertical stripes are machine zigzag stitched together and the long ends are edged with a band of navy blue cotton fabric.

Culture
Mende
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Kenema, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Robe2706/1

Wide, full-length, heavy cotton poncho-style robe with two small side panels. Long thin woven strips of light blue, dark blue, brown and off-white vertical stripes are stitched together into three large panels, then joined, the centre panel with stripes running vertical and the side panels with stripes horizontal. A neck opening in the middle of the centre panel has a stitched yolk with snap fastener, the bottom edges of robe and sleeves are hemmed with a wide band of blue cotton fabric.

Culture
Mende
Material
cotton fibre, dye and metal
Made in
Kenema, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile2709/3

Ndop textile made of two panels sewn together. Complex design in off-white on indigo ground includes segmented circles, interlocking swastika-like shapes, connected triangles, dots and a band of propeller shapes at each fringed end. Interspersed throughout are grass stitches.

Culture
Bamileke
Material
dye, cotton fibre and grass
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cuff2710/3 a-b

Pair of hand sewn fabric tie-on wrist covers, or cuffs? Dark blue cotton cloth with green satin backing has darker green edging and embroidered decoration in red, yellow and pale green. At one side edge of each cuff is a long tie of folded blue cloth, and a loop of folded green cloth is sewn on to the back.

Culture
Ainu
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre ?, metal and plastic
Made in
Hokkaido, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tumpline2710/1

Elm bark tumpline, called tar in the Ainu language. Stiff front panel of woven brown and cream cotton has design of two arrows or rocket ships ? facing each other, with an X shape in the middle. Bark is braided, then twisted into long ties and knotted at the ends.

Culture
Ainu
Material
elm bark and cotton fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head ScarfAf456 c

Head-tie that together with a blouse (Af456 a) and a skirt (Af456 b) forms a costume or a suit. The tie is a rectangular length of fabric consisting of four strips of black cotton sewn together. Both warp and weft have gold metallic stripes; supplementary weft floats of gold silk in solid linear design occur at regular intervals within each strip, but occur randomly in the overall pattern. Ends are unfinished and unstitched between three of the strips.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
cotton fibre, metal, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Ibadan, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtAf456 b

Skirt that is part of a costume or suit with a blouse (Af456 a) and a head tie (Af456 c). It has short sleeves, rounded neck, and is composed of narrow black cotton strips sewn together; decorated with four vertical rows of gold metallic thread per strip and three horizontal rows repeated within each strip but not aligned between strips. A linear, solid geometric pattern occurs randomly, in gold, silk thread.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
cotton fibre, metal, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Ibadan, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtK4.183 b

Blue skirt with pattern that is worn with a blouse (K4.183 a). It has a thin yellow waistband and tightly gathered back. The pattern repeats a white ovoid edged in red with a bouquet of flowers and single dark blue flowers. There are four white lines of stitching through the centre. The inner lining is yellow cotton with a red and blue ball pattern which covers only the lower part.

Culture
Lozi
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Barotse Floodplain, Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtE180 b

Red skirt with yellow stripes that is worn with a blouse (E180 a). The skirt has a rectangular shape. There are narrow vertical stripes in yellow on red ground. There is a narrow horizontal line in black down the centre seam.

Culture
Huave and Ikoots
Material
cotton fibre, rayon fibre and dye
Made in
San Mateo del Mar, Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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