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Embroidered stylized animals, figures, and other symbols in red, orange, blue, green, and yellow on dark blue ground, with narrow red stripes. Long hot pink fringe at both ends.

Culture
Quiche
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SashH1.93 a-b

Sashes woven with geometric and bird designs separated by repeated bars in white on a black ground. Each is tapered at one end with a fringe at the opposite end.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SashH1.102 a-b

Sash (a) and sash segment (b), both with geometric designs in purple wool on an off-white ground with pink bands that run parallel to the edges. Part a also includes animal and bird figures in purple and has a fringe finished with a purple tassel at each end. Part b has a fringe finished with a purple tassel at one end as well as one decorative blue scalloped edge.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
cotton fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Frontlet HeaddressA4173

Headdress with frontlet. Frontlet depicts eagle with killer whale above and human-like face below. Painted black around eyes and beak, blue around mouth, red on forehead, side of face, mouth, and claws. Mirrors inset for bird eyes. Frontlet is inlaid with abalone shell pieces around three edges, with an extra, smaller, row on sides. Shell pieces are tied on. Ermine pelts, some with red cloth tied to them, drape down at the sides and back. Only a few sea lion whiskers still extend at top.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
silver alloy metal ?, glass, abalone shell, wood, ermine skin, sea lion whisker and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SashH1.130 a-b

Pair of sashes with a chevron design along the centre in red, green, black and blue flanked with a fuscia toothed band, all on an off-white ground. There is a band of checkerboard pattern in green and red on off-white bordered by thin bands of dark blue. both are fringed at one end, and the opposite end is unfinished.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressSf1130

Headdress formed by a woven band with a zigzag pattern in bright red, dark red, black, off-white and yellow with ribbons attached (one in white with red embroidery and the rest yellow or pink) at one end. The other end has a braided, joined fringe.

Culture
Quechua
Material
cotton fibre, sheep wool fibre and dye
Made in
Candelaria, Chuquisaca, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SashH1.114 a-b

Sashes: a) segment of sash with bands of solid pink run the length and divide bands of combined bars of colour mixed with geometric motifs in blue and black on an off-white ground, and the ends are unfinished; b) bands of solid pink run the length and divide bands of combined bars of colour mixed with geometric motifs in blue and black on an off-white ground, and the ends are unfinished.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt949/5

Belt with embroidery and tassels. The belt front is rectangular with a geometric pattern embroidered on dark blue ground. At each end of the front are multicoloured tassels decorated with beads. At one end the dark blue band continues on past the front piece. The band has a geometric trim in red and green and end with a natural coloured fabric square.

Culture
Yi
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre ?, dye, synthetic fibre ? and glass
Made in
Yunnan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt949/11

Belt with embroidery, hanging panel and tassels. The belt front is rectangular with cross-stitched embroidery in an abstract geometric pattern, predominantly pink, red and white on dark blue ground. There are two yellow ties at either end. Attached to one end of the belt front is a long, natural-coloured band with horizontal blank lines. Midway along the band is a hanging panel with a pointed top and two lower strips. The lower strips have a geometric pattern on dark blue and multicoloured tassels with beads.

Culture
Yi
Material
hemp fibre ?, synthetic fibre ?, dye, cotton fibre and glass
Made in
Yunnan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1646/14

Red bag with stripes. Wide band at centre has white geometric floral and bird motifs on pink, red, green, blue, yellow, and orange stripes. Narrow stripes on either side of pink and green and white wave and circle pattern. Two wide bands near sides of white stylized floral designs and shapes on red, pink, and blue stripes with green stripe through centre. Braided white and pink fibre along top and side edge. Green and white along opposite edge. Bag strap is striped in blue, white, and pink. Multi-coloured fringe on bottom of bag.

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