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Backstrap LoomE164 a-h

A loom (parts a-g) an unfinished woven wool textile consisting of blue, green, yellow, orange, pink, red and white central stylized geometric designs surrounded by a repeating, multi-coloured square border all on a navy ground. The textile is attached at the top and bottom to a large, cylindrical shaped wooden stick (part a). Intertwined in the multi-coloured warp are two cylindrical shaped heddles, one covered in red and white twine (part g), the other in navy twine; a flat, rectangular batten with triangular, pointed ends (part d); one cylindrical shaped bar with indentations on the ends (part e) and two long cylindrical shaped sticks of various size (parts f and h). Separate to the loom is a hollow cylindrical shaped shed roll (part c) and the rectangular shaped brown, leather back strap (part b) that has large loops of twisted twine ties on either end.

Culture
Quiche
Material
cotton fibre, wood, leather skin and dye
Made in
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera HatEdz1843

Opera Hat in black silk composed of a skull cap with a bulbous, wire covered in gathered silk with two arms just below a stuffed protrusion that sits at the top of the crown. A piece of oval white plastic (?) is sewn to the front centre of the skull cap, and the bottom edge is finished with green cord. A strip of fabric is attached to the back of the skull cap and folded to form two loops and two arms that extend below the bottom of the hat. The strip is attached with a series of plastic (?) off-white beads. Lined with off-white cotton. Two off-white cotton ties are attached at the bottom back.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, plastic ?, metal, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse Panel2658/3

Finely stitched, reverse appliqué blouse panel or mola with a striped design in pink, green, orange, blue and black on a dark red ground. Depicted is a black animal figure with a human face holding a stick with an 8-shape on the end. Above and below the figure are geometric shapes of triangles, diamonds and ovals. In the upper corners is an owl with white, yellow, pink, black, blue, orange and green detailing. The bottom corners have orange, pink and green birds. The panel in lined with black fabric.

Culture
Panamanian
Material
dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Panama
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vest1593/13

Cream wool children’s vest with a half collar and a decorated red and navy horizontally striped overlay on the front flaps. Detailed are cream, red, navy, green and yellow figures, flowers and geometric shapes. The back is undecorated.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coca Bag1593/9

Rectangular shaped bag with a woven strap consisting of white geometric shapes with a green stripe running through the middle, on a dark red ground. The bottom is edged with eight red, green, yellow and maroon twine tassels hanging from the bottom. The bag has repeated green, maroon, pink and blue vertical stripes with cream patterns of animals, flowers and geometric shapes all on a red ground. There is a slightly curved, slit opening; the sides and opening are edged with a strip of white, pink and green geometric pattern.

Culture
Quechua
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre ? and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat811/19

Woman’s embroidered hat or headdress, consisting of a skull cap with a long, wide ‘tail’ or extension in the back. The skull cap is made of black cotton textile, which is gathered at the top to fit the shape of the head, and there is an elaborate embroidered, crown-like topknot in the centre. The ‘tail’ or extension is attached to the back of the cap from approximately ear to ear and tapers to a narrow, squared-off end at the wearer’s waist. There is a triangular embroidered motif at the centre back where the extension meets the cap at the base of the skull. On the extension, triangular and diamond-shaped embroidered motifs are worked in bright pink and red silk floss, with small accents of green and yellow, and are arranged horizontally in narrow rows down the length of the extension. The embroidery stitches are so densely worked that very little of the background textile is visible. The extension is backed with a coarsely woven textile made of a bast fibre, perhaps jute. There is a small amount of silver thread embroidery on the crown.

Culture
Kyrgyz
Material
silk fibre ?, cotton fibre, dye, jute fibre ?, metal and rayon fibre ?
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatEdz1846

Hat in pillbox style made of black silk. The hat is oval as viewed from the top, and the top is ridged. An extra flap of fabric folds against the front and sides. The flap finishes in rounded ends on the sides, which are held up with dark purple ties that are tied at the top of the hat, and a point at the centre over a mottled green bead attached near the rim. Lined with blue fabric, which is painted with an inscription in chinese characters at the centre.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, glass and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DressSf1123

Over-dress in two pieces joined by black embroidery. Black, plain weave with wide bands at ends, in dark red, white, and black, with three rows of animal motifs. Two thinner multi-coloured bands of stripes are between. Half of outer border is yellow with white, pink and black dots, other half is orange with white, black and dark red dots.

Culture
Quechua
Material
sheep wool fibre, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Candelaria, Chuquisaca, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LoomSf1154 a-c

Loom (parts a-c) consisting of rectangular pieces of wood (part a) with semi-circular indentations on each end. Attached to the middle of the wood is a woven piece of striped fabric in blue, white, pink and yellow that unravels into twisted threads. There is a small cylindrical piece of wood wrapped in white threads. Part b is a wool back strap rectangular in shape sewn together with rounded side. Part c is a wooden loom bar rectangular in shape with triangular ends.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wood, synthetic fibre, wool fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Cochas, Ancash, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shirt1593/14

Cream wool shirt with a half collar and a v-shaped neck. The sleeves are wide then taper with pleats at the cuff; cuffs have a slit opening. The bottom edge is selvedge. There is a piece of twine attached to the inside seam of each cuff.

Culture
Quechua
Material
cotton fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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