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Cuff2710/3 a-b

Pair of hand sewn fabric tie-on wrist covers, or cuffs? Dark blue cotton cloth with green satin backing has darker green edging and embroidered decoration in red, yellow and pale green. At one side edge of each cuff is a long tie of folded blue cloth, and a loop of folded green cloth is sewn on to the back.

Culture
Ainu
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre ?, metal and plastic
Made in
Hokkaido, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tumpline2710/1

Elm bark tumpline, called tar in the Ainu language. Stiff front panel of woven brown and cream cotton has design of two arrows or rocket ships ? facing each other, with an X shape in the middle. Bark is braided, then twisted into long ties and knotted at the ends.

Culture
Ainu
Material
elm bark and cotton fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head ScarfAf456 c

Head-tie that together with a blouse (Af456 a) and a skirt (Af456 b) forms a costume or a suit. The tie is a rectangular length of fabric consisting of four strips of black cotton sewn together. Both warp and weft have gold metallic stripes; supplementary weft floats of gold silk in solid linear design occur at regular intervals within each strip, but occur randomly in the overall pattern. Ends are unfinished and unstitched between three of the strips.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
cotton fibre, metal, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Ibadan, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtAf456 b

Skirt that is part of a costume or suit with a blouse (Af456 a) and a head tie (Af456 c). It has short sleeves, rounded neck, and is composed of narrow black cotton strips sewn together; decorated with four vertical rows of gold metallic thread per strip and three horizontal rows repeated within each strip but not aligned between strips. A linear, solid geometric pattern occurs randomly, in gold, silk thread.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
cotton fibre, metal, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Ibadan, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtK4.183 b

Blue skirt with pattern that is worn with a blouse (K4.183 a). It has a thin yellow waistband and tightly gathered back. The pattern repeats a white ovoid edged in red with a bouquet of flowers and single dark blue flowers. There are four white lines of stitching through the centre. The inner lining is yellow cotton with a red and blue ball pattern which covers only the lower part.

Culture
Lozi
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Barotse Floodplain, Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtE180 b

Red skirt with yellow stripes that is worn with a blouse (E180 a). The skirt has a rectangular shape. There are narrow vertical stripes in yellow on red ground. There is a narrow horizontal line in black down the centre seam.

Culture
Huave and Ikoots
Material
cotton fibre, rayon fibre and dye
Made in
San Mateo del Mar, Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2713/20

Beaded deer hide bag with heavy beaded floral designs on both sides and hide handles; Hudson's Bay tag inside. Fringe along the edges made of wide strips of hide.

Culture
Dene ?
Material
deer skin, plastic and cotton fibre
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2713/16

Open weave cedar bark basket with a plaited bottom and short twisted bark handles. Circular opening with narrower square shaped base. Dyed, dark brown strands create a large checker pattern on the base and a triangular pattern along the sides.

Culture
Haisla ?
Material
cedar bark ?, root, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2713/14

Open weave basket with a plaited bottom and twisted bark scallop design along the top edge. Circular opening with narrower square shaped base. Dyed, dark brown strands create a checker pattern on the base and a crisscross pattern along the sides.

Culture
Haisla ?
Material
cedar bark ?, root, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Banner2701/24

Commemorative maroon-coloured velvet banner with rows of large and small gold foil Chinese letters attached to front. It hands from a thin green wood pole with plastic pear-shaped yellow finials and long gold fibre tassels. Stitched to the bottom is a woven gold ribbon with a fringe of looped gold twine.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
synthetic fibre, cotton fibre, wood, paper and plastic
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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