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Blouse PanelE160 a

Reverse appliqué cotton blouse panel or mola that is precise and finely stitched. The design consists of a large central manta ray with two smaller mantas on either side. All of the mantas have white eyes, are detailed with black rectangular-like shapes; they are green outlined in orange with yellow, pink, purple, green, blue and white detailing. The ground is black with black, orange, green, blue and purple stripes. One side is edged with a thick orange fabric border while the opposite side has black. The panel has a red fabric backing. Two edges are raw.

Culture
Kuna
Material
cotton fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
Darien, Panama
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Imperfect Doll2699/1 a-c

Multi-media installation. The doll (a) consists of a wooden artist’s maquette body with brain-tanned deer hide head (no facial features), hand coverings, and dress (with fringes at sleeves and decorated with English and Cree text written in pink gel-pen ink), pink and yellow cut-glass seed beads sewn onto dress and moccasin boots, horse hair braids with white satin ribbon, ncecklace of porcupine quill, brass bead and sinew, clam shell earrings, and a belt with large brass buttons. The doll sits in a chair (part b) constructed of deer hide, wood, and sinew, and face a small LCD screen, which fastens to a wooden base (part c), and plays a video loop, with video and audio footage created by the artist.

Culture
Cree
Material
brass metal, cotton fibre, wood, deer skin, glass, fibre, horse hair, porcupine quill, sinew, clam shell and ink
Made in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RobeEdz3797 a

Dark red robe that is worn with a belt (Edz3797 b). It has a rounded neck, slender cuffed sleeves and side opening with metal snap fasteners. There are long slits in the sides and back. The border around the neck, side opening and cuffs has large, partial flowers in black and white on a turquoise ground. The wide border above the bottom hem has three bands on a turquoise ground; one with a large floral motif in black and white and two of a meander motif in white. The inside lining is white cotton.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, metal and cotton fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Corpus Christi Headdress2738/69 a

Corpus Christi headdress consisting of a grass string bound wood frame over which is stretched a screen made of canvas sacking and a sheet of gold foil. Sewn onto the foil are several shells, strands of beads (glass, plastic and possibly gemstone), earrings, pins, bone hair clips, metal tokens, and coins. A large shell is attached at the top of the headdress.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
wood, paper, shell, copper alloy metal, silver alloy metal, aluminium metal, bone, plastic, glass, clay, cotton fibre, grass fibre and adhesive
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse PanelE160 b

Reverse appliqué cotton blouse panel or mola that is precise and finely stitched. The design consists of a large central manta ray with two smaller mantas on either side. All of the mantas have white eyes, are detailed with black rectangular-like shapes; they are green outlined in orange with yellow, pink, purple, green, blue and white detailing. The ground is black with black, orange, green, blue and purple stripes. One side is edged with a thick orange fabric border while the opposite side has black. The panel has a red fabric backing. Two edges are raw.

Culture
Kuna
Material
cotton fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
Darien, Panama
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tea Caddy Bag529/12 a

Drawstring bag. Woven basketry bottom, with a red, green, yellow, and white coloured cloth top attached, lined with purple fabric. Attached to the outside of the bag by a purple drawstring are two tubular bamboo containers. One is meant to hold a small whisk (529/12 e) and the other a small collapsible spoon (529/12 f).

Culture
Japanese
Material
stem, bamboo grass, cotton fibre and fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum2752/1 a-c

Barrel-shaped brown drum (a) with wide woven strap has stretched white goat skin held in place over each end with wood hoops. White rope laced between the two skins in a zigzag has attached metal rings from which hang bundled, twisted or braided strands of yellow, blue, red, black, green and pink fibre with tassels and pompoms at the ends. Two drumsticks, one a polished piece of wood with curved handle and padded red leather top (b), the other a simple painted stick with black tape near one end (c), are stuck between the lacing.

Culture
Punjabi
Material
wood, lacquer ?, goat skin, cotton fibre, fibre and metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt2728/2

Belt made of a band of beads strung together and sewn onto a rawhide backing. A connected repeating pattern in alternating red and blue on a white background is bordered with green. One end of the skin wraps around the centre of a small silver metal buckle, the other end narrows slightly and is rounded at tip.

Culture
Interior Salish: Secwepemc
Material
glass, skin, metal and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Apron2589/1 d

An apron that is part of a wedding outfit (with 2589/1 a,b,c,e-f,g,h,i-j). The apron has a red fringe part way around it, as well as two blue-grey ties. It is embroidered with red, pink, yellow, off-white and purple-blue flowers on a black background.

Culture
Serbian
Material
wool fibre, dye, cotton fibre and silk fibre
Made in
Serbia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vest2589/1 c

A black silk vest that is part of a wedding outfit (with 2589/1 a,b,d,e-f,g,h,i-j). It has grey-blue trimming decorated with elaborate metal trim, circles, and buttons.

Culture
Serbian
Material
wool fibre, dye, metal, copper metal ?, cotton fibre and silk fibre
Made in
Serbia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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