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Textile3295/24 a-d

Four pieces of cotton garment with embroidery. Part a: small rectangle of burgundy fabric backed with light blue fabric; dark blue embroidery bordered by rows of lines and cross-stitching. Part b: small rectangle with a tab, dark blue embroidery bordered by rows of lines and cross-stitching. Part c: small rectangle of reddish-brown fabric backed with light blue fabric; dark blue and dark green embroidery. Part d: small rectangle with two tabs of reddish-brown fabric backed with light blue fabric; dark blue and dark green embroidery.

Culture
Indian
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3295/54

White cotton weaving with thin multi-coloured stripes running down the length. Four white panels, divided lengthwise by three stripes with varying colours and widths. The fabric is divided again across the width by subtle green lines, two sections of three lines, and three sections of two lines in between. The textile is edged with solid green, and solid red stripes, and has short fringe on either end.

Culture
Mexican
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Feather Headdress3301/2

Headdress with thin woven band in pink and yellow, which wraps around the folded quill of each feather. The feathers alternate between a wide section of brownish-red feathers, and small sections of vibrant blue. The feathers have been trimmed evenly across the headband, with exception to the two full-length bright blue feathers at centre.

Culture
Yanomami
Material
feather and cotton fibre
Made in
Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tunic3301/19

Woven tunic (cushma) with stripes. The tunic is composed of two long, rectangular panels folded in half, and then stitched together on the long edges, leaving an opening at the top for a head, and on the sides for arms. The garment is light beige with ten bands running vertically, the pattern mirrored on each side of the centre line. The bands are composed of various stripes of browns, light blue and black.

Culture
Ashaninka
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Acre, Brazil ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Cape3298/3

Dance cape made from red and white serge trade cloth. Off-white cut-out appliques on red cloth (winged or stepped "S"-shapes and dots), with an off-white fringe border and collar. Cape is composed of three pieces of red fabric, stitched together to form about 270 degrees of a circle. There are two bone(?) toggles at the collar, and a single loop extending from the right side.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre and bone ?
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Paper Model Boat3292/11

Paper model of a boat. The boat is made from folded yellow paper with printed red characters and symbols (swastika). The sails are made from the same paper, and hang from two bamboo masts, which are all strung together by red and burgundy thread. There are bamboo rails on both sides of the boat, each with three vertical bars and one rail. A short braided cord of multi-coloured thread is tied to the prow. Another length of the same thread is tied from the prow, wrapping around both masts, and then is attached to the stern.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, bamboo and cotton fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3292/12

Ikat textile with repeating pattern and centre seam down length. Matching pieces of brown weaving with yellow-brown, reddish-brown and black patterning - possibly depicting shrimp, birds, seahorses, lobsters and other creatures - and, divided by a large section of reddish brown across the centre with repeating designs. The two pieces are stitched together, creating a large textile with a centre seam down the length. The textile tapers in at each end, where it is sewn to a woven band, which then extends into dark brown fringe.

Culture
Sumbawanese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Sumbawa, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife3329/1 a-c

Long knife (part a), with a small knife (pisau raut; part b), and scabbard (part c). The knife blade is convex on one side and slightly concave on the other side, and is decorated with inlaid brass in a series of circles and vines. The blade itself gets gradually wider and then tapers in forming a point in line with the cutting edge. The grip is wrapped with finely woven fibre. The hilt of horn is elaborately carved, with red pigment in the lines, and has two drilled holes for an attachment. The whittling knife (part b) has a small curved blade of steel, with a brass cap marked with illegible text. The shaft is of a dark brown wood which transitions into alternating rings of horn and wood. The slightly curved hilt is elaborately carved. The scabbard is composed of a wood sheath for the sword, and an attached bark sheath for the knife. The wood sheath is composed of two pieces of wood, bound together by woven plant fibre and animal skin. The locket(?) is ornately carved. There is a long carrying strap of plaited plant fibre, and an ornament of shell and thin tassels with beads of pink, blue, green, red and yellow.

Culture
Bidayuh ?
Material
steel metal ?, brass metal ?, horn ?, plant fibre, shell, wood, animal skin, resin, bark, glass and cotton fibre ?
Made in
West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tumpline3328/2

Long woven tumpline with repeating geometric pattern. Design is of repeated triangles, in light purple and red or burgundy, which form V-shapes and lines with a yellow background. Each end is finished with alternating bands of heathered black and light green, which tapers to warp fibres that are braided to create the carrying straps. Knots have been tied at both ends.

Culture
Coast Salish ?
Material
fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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