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MaskA2488

Human face mask. The orange-brown face has circular cut out hole eyes outlined by black and surrounded by a plain tapering oval with triangular, black brows above. The cut out nostrils are red as are the lips. Chin area is black. Sixteen nail heads in forehead. Attached, there are two screw eyes with a piece of cord threaded through them.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood, paint, metal and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Storage BasketNbz777 a-b

Rectangular coiled cedar root basket (part a) with rounded corners and a lid (part b). Slat foundation used for both the lid and the base, but bundles of cedar roots were used for the sides. Lid (part b) fitted flush to slightly flared sides from which single handle is attached, one end to each long side. Handle is composed of bundles reinforced with cotton cord. Sides of the basket (part a) are decorated with imbricated panels of light yellow brown grass with alternating red brown and black dyed cherry bark in four "V" motifs. Panels are outlined in black, two each on longest sides and one on each end. Sturdy rim around base edge elevates basket. Beading in red and black cherry bark on the lid (part b) top and sides with grass at the lid's rim.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
grass, cotton fibre, cedar root and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNa1076

Heart-shaped fibre bundle basket; sides created by bundled sweet grass coiled around in a continuous spiral and held together with a lashing of dark brown thread. Sides flare outward from a birch bark base decorated with a floral design of yellow and purple circles and crosses in quill work, much of which is missing. Coiling interrupted by openwork pattern formed by bundled grass stitched into one zigzag.

Culture
Ojibwa
Material
birch bark, dye, cotton fibre, sweet grass and porcupine quill
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileAf490

Large rectangular piece of fabric made from narrow strips of woven cotton sewn together; white or natural cotton weft with green warp. Two sided supplementary weft patterning in yellow concentric squares, yellow rectangles, complex yellow pattern with stripes and joined hexagons, and red regular rectangles, at regular intervals of 50 to 55 cm. along the strips. Both ends hemmed; edges finished. Typical strip width: 9-10 cm.

Culture
Ghanaian
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Accra, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JacketSa191

Jacket, children's, with black trim appliqued on all edges and on the two lower front pockets. Black wool lines are appliqued along all edges and on the pockets, sleeves and back crest designs. Black rickrack is appliqued along the front and bottom edges. On the back is a stylized representation of a bat in black yarn.

Culture
Cakchiquel
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Solola, Solola, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseEi42

Two identically cut black cotton panels; sleeveless; stitched together at sides; hidden seams and hem. V-shaped neck front and back. Red wool trim cut along one side in repeating pattern of stepped-pyramid shapes; white rickrack trim stitched overtop. Both border armholes and front and back of neck then extend further to form tassels. Lower blouse area has horizontal woven bands front and back of supplementary weft float patterning. Embroidered on cotton, green vine and pink floral repeating pattern follows trim around arm and neck openings.

Culture
Karen
Material
wool fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
“Myanmar” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileAf489

Textile composed of a long and narrow strip of woven cotton with an indigo horizontal weft. The warp has a stripes of varying width of different shades of blue. An indigo stripe flanked on both sides by thin yellow and red stripes runs lengthwise along the centre. One side is not tightly woven, and the ends are unfinished.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre, dye and indigo dye
Made in
Ibadan, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileAf488

Textile strip of woven cotton with an indigo horizontal weft and a warp with stripes of varying widths in different shades of indigo. The ends are unfinished.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Ibadan, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileAf487

Narrow strip of woven cotton: indigo horizontal weft; warp has stripes of varying width in different shades of blue: indigo, navy, light blue.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Ibadan, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileAf486

Narrow strip of woven cotton: indigo horizontal weft; warp has stripes of varying width in different shades of blue: indigo, navy, light blue.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Ibadan, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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