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Head ClothSf828

The cloth is a sheer rectangle of crepe-like texture with a white and brown pattern. The pattern is resist-dyed with rectangles arranged in diagonally repeating rows. The rectangles are white and two shades of brown with a dark brown outlining around each. Some rectangles have a brown dot in the centre. The cloth is composed of two loom widths joined by an almost invisible seam.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEd1.145

Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Front view is depicted 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. Face is made of white silk. Wearing a rounded black hat with round projections at lower back, an ankle-length robe of black silk gauze over red fabric, and a belt under the arms of paper painted red, black, and yellow, over a square multi-coloured paper panel. Boots are made of black paper. Two pieces of white flannel hemmed with light red-pink silk are glued to the paper backing.

Culture
Korean
Material
paint, adhesive, silk fibre, cotton fibre and paper
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AnkletEh170 a-b

Parts a and b consist of three rows of eight bells that are stapled to a rectangular piece of leather. Leather has orange cloth backing. There are two straps with holes and two metal buckles on either side of the rectangular leather piece. The bells on part a are more evenly space than bells on part b.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
metal, leather skin and cotton fibre
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEd1.123

Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Front view is depicted 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. Face is made of white silk. Head is covered with a green silk coat that has sleeves hanging free, a red-purple collar, a white paper ornament on the forehead, a red ribbon at the front, and white cotton cuffs. Under the coat, there is a lime green shirt, a dark blue silk skirt, two pairs of loose off-white trousers, white socks, and low red shoes. Two pieces of white flannel hemmed in light red-pink silk are glued to the paper backing.

Culture
Korean
Material
paint, silk fibre, adhesive, cotton fibre and paper
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEd1.122

Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Front view is depicted 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. Figure's right arm is raised to support a large grey bundle or pot on the head. Wearing a short blue-green cotton blouse fastened on the right with a ribbon of the same, a white cotton ankle-length skirt fastened under the arms with ribbon of the same, white cotton trousers, and straw sandals. Two pieces of white flannel hemmed with light red-pink silk thread are glued to the paper backing.

Culture
Korean
Material
paper, silk fibre, cotton fibre, rayon fibre ?, paint and paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEd1.121

Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Front view is depicted of the figure which is made of cloth lightly padded to give a thee-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. Figure's left hand is holding a rectangular object of light red silk. White bow on the head. Wearing a short yellow-green silk blouse, a blue skirt fastened under the arms with a white cotton ribbon, white socks, and black shoes. Two pieces of white flannel hemmed with light red-pink silk thread with a loop of the same at the top are sewn to the paper backing.

Culture
Korean
Material
paper, silk fibre, cotton fibre, rayon fibre ?, paint and paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileSf827

A rectangular grey fragment of plain weave cotton with a row of three crested birds which are brocaded in red and four shades of yellow camelid yarn. Weft faced stripes in two shades of yellow border the row of birds. A separately woven tape with fringe alternates stripes of dark yellow with red and light yellow and is sewn to the warp selvedge of the fragment. Two cut edges and two selvedges are present. The plain weave ground cloth is unevenly battened just above the design area. Z-spun, s plied yarns.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre and alpaca wool fibre ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileSf826

A slit-tapestry plaque with an interior frame of reed and a five layer multicoloured fringe surround. Tapestry on both sides of the plaque, each with a multicoloured human figure standing in a frontal stance, each dressed differently, on a yellow background. A flexible tapestry section with a row of red spirals on yellow and a geometrically rendered face in yellow on brown is attached to the top of the plaque. Yellow, gold and red are the major colours; white, black, green, pink and brown are accents. Z-spun, two plied s yarns.

Culture
Andes
Material
alpaca wool fibre ?, grass ?, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MedallionNe209

Stylized notched arrow point shape cut from hide with single-coloured strands of beads sewn in concentric rows to it. Moving to centre, outermost border is a dark blue strand, followed by two yellow, and remaining central area in red until beadwork entirely covers area. Edging in dark blue pattern with two red loops hanging from tip of arrowpoint shape.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
glass, skin and cotton fibre
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HangingSf881

Green hanging with gold pattern and fringe. The pattern repeats gold floral and spiraling green and gold leaf motifs on green ground. The hanging has a rectangular shape with scalloped sides and straight ends. There is a thick gold fringe on the scalloped sides. The cloth is machine stitched together from six pieces of fabric. The backside is lined with yellow cotton.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and gold metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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