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PantsCb79

White pants with red cuffs and multicoloured embroidery. The men’s white cotton pants are made from 6.5 cm woven strips seamed together. The front and back are very wide and seamed at sides and across the bottom leaving the corners open and gathered into two cuffs. The cuffs are green and red striped, with the occasional wide yellow stripe. The top edge is turned over to form an easing for a drawstring. The lower front of the legs are embroidered in red, green, blue, yellow, and pink, in a complex interlocking design.

Culture
Hausa
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BandSf859

Cut piece of tapestry band. The primary motif is red, s-shaped, double-headed serpent surrounded by a serrated shape of off-white with a yellow border. Background is dark yellow. Motif is flanked by stripes in red and shades of yellow. Parts of both finished edges are present. The technique is slit tapestry with outlining. Some weft yarns are plied and others are single ply.

Culture
Chancay ?
Material
alpaca wool fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileSf858

Piece of dark brown weave cotton with four brocaded figures in dark and light yellow, brown and light red. The figure has a plume arching out of the top of its head in one direction and a plume in place of a body, arching in the other direction. Each plume ends in three stacked triangles. The face has a single eye and two hook-like ears. One weft selvedge present; other edges cut or torn.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre and alpaca wool fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShawlSf857

Red and yellow brocaded fish alternate on natural grey-brown plain weave cotton. Rows of fish point in alternate directions. Two weft selvedges are present. Warp edges are cut. Fragment is cut from a narrow loom width. Z-spun, two plied s yarns.

Culture
Andes
Material
alpaca wool fibre ?, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadbandNe204

Woven beadwork headband; using cotton thread, white, dark blue, light blue, yellow and red plastic beads. Double arrow design with diamond and triangular shapes. Beaded rosette with border at front centre, sewn on with thread. Rosette; complete circles of blue and white beads sewn on leather circle by spot-stitch, triangle and circle design.

Culture
Cree
Material
leather skin, cotton fibre and plastic
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MedallionNe203

Beadwork rosette; strings of plastic beads are sewn on a leather circle in rows of complete circles (not spiralled), by spot stitches. Interconnected loops of string beads make up an outside border. Beige cotton thread used for sewing. Beads are purple and green; design is triangular sections of alternating colours, radiating form centre. Safety pin is sewn onto the back.

Culture
Cree
Material
metal, plastic, cotton fibre and leather skin
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEd1.148

Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Rear view is depicted with the face turned to the left side of the figure which is made of cloth lightly padded to give a three-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth with painted details. Hands are made of paper. Face is made of white silk. Wearing a large hat shaped like a rounded triangle with an apex at the top, and a scalloped rim of dark yellow linen, a loose light blue silk jacket, loose grey-beige cotton trousers, and yellow sandals. Two pieces of white flannel edged with light green silk thread with a loop of the same thread at the top are sewn to the paper backing.

Culture
Korean
Material
paper, silk fibre, cotton fibre, hemp fibre, paint and paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEd1.147

Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Rear view of is depicted with the face turned to the left side of the figure which is made of cloth lightly padded to give a three-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth with painted details. Hands are made of paper. Face is made of white silk. Wearing a large hat shaped like a rounded triangle with an apex at the top, and a scalloped rim of dark yellow linen, a loose grey-beige silk jacket, loose grey silk trousers, and yellow sandals. Two pieces of white flannel edged with light red-pink silk thread with a loop of the same thread at the top are sewn to the paper backing.

Culture
Korean
Material
paper, flax fibre, adhesive, silk fibre, cotton fibre and paint
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEd1.146

Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Rear view is depicted with the face turned to the left side of the figure which is made of cloth lightly padded to give a three-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth with painted details. Hands are made of paper. Face is made of white silk. Wearing a large hat shaped like a rounded triangle with an apex at the top, and a scalloped rim of dark yellow linen, a loose grey silk jacket, loose white cotton trousers tied at the ankles with yellow-green thread, and yellow sandals. Two pieces of white and blue flannel edged with green silk thread with a loop of the same thread at the top are sewn to the paper backing.

Culture
Korean
Material
paint, silk fibre, flax fibre, adhesive, cotton fibre and paper
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb359

A three-dimensional male humanoid figure puppet. Has a large head, and jointed arms attached to controlling rods. The pink face is positioned forward with bulging eyes that have red irises, a wedge-shaped nose, and red lips with a prominent upper row of white teeth, and having overlapping fangs at each side of the mouth. Large red crown (mahkota) headdress with multi-tiered diadem (jamang), karawista, sumping, Garuda Mungkur (short-tongue), and badong, deep fringe of hair in red, gold, black, green, and white. Large seam at the rear of the crown. Corpulent torso with large belly, and prominent dark green chest. . Hands are held flat, and bending back at the wrists. Wearing a green, and purple plaid skirt with a leather waistband.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
cotton fibre, paint, fibre and wood
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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