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Blouse PanelE254

Reverse appliqué cotton blouse panel or mola that is precise and finely stitched. The design consists of a central bird within a circle of foliage with two small animals near the outer top of the circle. The design is outlined in green, black, purple, yellow, pink and blue with orange, purple, yellow, blue and black striped detailing all on a red ground. The panel has a black fabric backing. The edges are raw.

Culture
Kuna
Material
cotton fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
Colon, Panama
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse PanelE255

Reverse appliqué cotton blouse panel or mola that is precise and finely stitched. The design consists of a bird with a large crest and its mouth open holding with its feet a large crab with its pinchers extended and its legs to its sides. The length of the crab is longer then the bird. Both are red with pink, blue, yellow, green and orange detailing. The ground is black with red, orange, green, blue, pink, yellow and purple stripes. The panel has a red fabric backing. The edges are raw.

Culture
Kuna
Material
cotton fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
Colon, Panama
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse PanelE256

Reverse appliqué cotton blouse panel or mola that is precise and finely stitched. The design consists of a large, central, circular red spaceship (Buck Rogers) detailed with red, green, blue, yellow, orange and pink circles and seven red ovals along the back outer edge. In the middle is a figure seated at a console. Along the outer edge of the panel are seven red stars along with a smaller green and red rocket ship. The ground is black with red, orange, green, blue, pink, yellow and purple stripes. The panel has a red fabric backing. The edges are raw.

Culture
Kuna
Material
cotton fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
Colon, Panama
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD3.205

Brown birch bark basket with an oval-shaped top and a square bottom. Bark is bent and laced into place with birch twine around the rim overcast with birch root and beaded with black wire-like material; rim also has four open space filled with black cloth. Geometric and linear patterns are scratched onto the exterior sides, revealing a lighter shade of bark.

Culture
Mi'kmaq ?
Material
birch bark, birch root, cotton fibre and grass
Made in
Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileH1.28

The woven textile is long, narrow and dark blue. The pattern of joined squares is stitched on in red fibre, visible on both the front and back of the textile. Sewn along one edge there are the remains of a yellow textile, possibly as a fringe.

Culture
Inca
Material
cotton fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Devil MaskH1.30

K'usillo, or devil mask. Hood-like brown devil head mask, with face on both sides. Stuffed cylinders of cloth protruding from the top and sides of the head, embroidered flowers and details on mask.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Pichincha, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DressE186 a

White muslin garment with embroidery. The blouse has a deep v-neck, long cuffed sleeves and full lower half. The upper front and back have embroidered panels with a geometric pattern in red on white ground with blue and green details. On the front are four thin vertical panels flanking the v-neck. The panels have a diamond motif in red on white ground with blue details. A red zigzag border surrounds the panels and the cuffs. The bottom hem is unfinished. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Zapotec
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
San Vicente Coatlan Ejutla, Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon HeadE271

Iron harpoon head with a wooded, cylindrical handle wrapped with twisted cotton twine. The harpoon head has a short cylindrical body that tapers to a point; four barbs. There is circular rubber stop between the harpoon head and the handle along with a loop of heavy, twisted cord attached to the base.

Culture
Seri
Material
iron metal, wood, cotton fibre and rubber
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceE274

White necklace with snail-like shells and dark brown tubular wooden beads strung on a blue string. White shells have orange colouring on the inside. One of the beads appears to be charred.

Culture
Seri
Material
olivella shell, cotton fibre and wood
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SashH1.74 a-d

Long narrow white sash segments (part a-d). Parts a-d have red geometric shapes and stripes, flanked by green triangles on white ground. Narrow red outer stripe on each side. A fringe on one end.

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