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VestD2.166

Leather vest with beadwork and fringe. The vest has a centre opening with thin leather ties. The beadwork covers the entire surface. The front has a triangle motif arranged in a border, flower and diamond designs on a light blue ground. The back has lines of diamond motifs on light blue ground. The centre opening edges have a red and green tartan fabric. There is a short fringe down the centre back and on the sides and bottom edge. The inside is lined with cotton.

Culture
Plains
Material
skin, glass and cotton fibre
Made in
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DressD2.169

Doeskin dress with beading and fringe. The dress has a round neckline, edged with dark blue velveteen. Hanging from four thin ties sewn inside the neck are ostrich feathers. There are polished teeth and beaded panels with a triangle motif across the front and back shoulders. Below the panels are beaded fringes. The front fringe has red, green, yellow, purple and turquoise beads and green teardrop beads. The back fringe has pink, blue, turquoise green beads, beads made from seeds from Africa and rabbit fur. The sleeves and bottom hem have a cut fringe. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Blackfeet
Material
deer skin, glass, seed, tooth, cotton fibre ? and feather
Made in
Browning, Montana, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatD3.53

Black, velvet, satin lined cap. Cap is covered with blue, yellow, pink and white floral beading. A circular piece sits atop the cap with three long loops of blue-grey beads attached to it, creating a tassel-like effect.

Culture
Seneca
Material
cotton fibre ?, silk fibre ?, glass and dye
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseE1

Blouse or huipil consisting of two rectangular, cotton, woven pieces machine sewn together. The panels are decorated with rows of purple, embroidered stylized animal figures that decrease in size with the largest near the neck. There is green, red, yellow, orange and pink detailing as well as an orange striped border along the sides, all on a cream ground. Around the scooped neck is a purple edge. The sides are not sewn together.

Culture
Maya
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseE2

Blouse or huipil consisting of two rectangular, cotton, woven pieces hand sewn together using an overcast stitch of red thread. The panels are decorated in bands of chevron, zigzag, triangular and lozenge patterns with a central floral motif. The designs are in purple, pink, green, yellow, blue, orange, white and black on a red ground. The bottom has a thick red border. The sides of the huipil are sewn with the exception of arm holes and the middle has a vertical slit opening. All of the openings are edged with a piece of purple silk fabric.

Culture
Maya
Material
cotton fibre, dye and silk fibre
Made in
San Antonio De Aguas Calientes, Sacatepequez, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PonchoE3

Poncho, small, with two bands composed of multicoloured stripes on a green ground with a lozenge motif in black, red and yellow with a stepped off-white edge at the neck opening. Finished with an off-white fringe at each end.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatE5

Loom woven, cotton and wool mat with a black background with bright polychrome stripes at each end and a red lozenge motif in the center. Cream, thread fringe at both ends.

Culture
Central Mexico ?
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseE194 a

White blouse with lace yoke. The blouse has a wide round neck, short sleeves and long cuffed sleeves and full lower half. The yoke and upper sleeves are white lace. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Zapotec
Material
cotton fibre and rayon fibre
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltE195

Brown geometric patterns on black, with purple and brown striped borders. Fringed at both ends.

Culture
Zapotec
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Jalieza, Santo Tomas, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltE196

Belt with a red, orange, and white design of stripes and stylized figures. Fringed at one end.

Culture
Mixtec
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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