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Gourd Bottle3154/3

Gourd bottle with cotton net bag. Undecorated drinking gourd for carrying sake is wide and bulbous on bottom, narrowing toward top through decreasingly smaller midsection and neck bulbs. A wooden stopper is inserted into the mouth at top, and is carved in a two-ring design through which a woven dark purple cord is threaded. Cord is woven into the neck of an openly constructed net bag that completely encloses the gourd.

Culture
Japanese
Material
gourd, cotton fibre and wood
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gourd Bottle3154/2 a-b

Gourd bottle with cover. Undecorated drinking gourd for carrying sake is tall, bulbous on bottom, round and elongated on top, capped with a metal neck and stopper. Surface is dark orange. A lighter orange cord is wrapped three times around the waist of the vessel, holding a green stone ring, then passing through a metal loop on the stopper, and finally through a round wooden bead. Part b is a silk carrying bag, rounded at bottom, dark blue with light grey foliage on the outside, and bright red and green on the interior. A brown drawstring closes the bag at neck.

Culture
Japanese
Material
gourd, silk fibre, cotton fibre, metal, wood and stone
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gourd Bottle3154/1 a-e

Gourd bottle with box. Gourd is tall, bulbous on top and bottom, with a small bulb emerging from side at top. A stopper (part b) has been carved like a duck bill and fits horizontally into the hole in the bulb. Vessel's patina is a dark orange with a high shine. A lighter orange cord is wrapped several times around the neck of the gourd, with trailing end holding a dark brown wooden hoop. Gourd is filled with small metal balls. Part c is a dark purple and green silk carrying bag with an orange drawstring cord. Parts d and e are the bottom and lid of a light tan wooden carrying box with Japanese characters written in ink directly on the lid top, and on an adhered slip of paper on the underside.

Culture
Japanese
Material
gourd, silk fibre, cotton fibre, wood, metal and ink
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Apron3153/1

Hand woven cotton apron. Garment is constructed in a tight weave, light green in colour, gathered at the waist band which extends into ties. Embroidery is in horizontal strips, in three different heights, in white, pink and metallic (plastic) silver thread.

Culture
Coast Salish: Lummi
Material
cotton fibre and plastic
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kayak Carving3040/99 a-e

Carving of a kayak (part a) with a separate seated figure (part b), float (part c), harpoon (part d), and a kayak paddle (part e). There is thread attached to the harpoon and the float to represent a skin line. (Originally had skin lines).

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk, sinew and cotton fibre
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Prayer Robe3110/1

Women's robe. Black garment is long with an A-line shape through torso toward hem. Garment is open at front, with high slits in the skirt on both sides. It closes by a fabric string that wraps around a fabric ball located on the collar. Collar is made of several patches of fabric sewn together, including one patch with light blue pin stripping. Sleeves are wide, and increase in width toward the cuffs, which are sewn closed but for a small opening at top for the hands. Opening is protected from tearing by reinforced stitching below hole, as are the arm holes.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cordage2990/933

Strong cordage made from thirteen embroidery strips that are twisted together and knotted at both ends. Red-brown dyed cotton fibre and "S" twist.

Culture
Nasca ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3133/31

Woven wool textile. Textile is rectangular in shape, with a tight, patterned weave. Decoration is dense, in a series of parallel lines of varying widths in tan, red, dark yellow and grey-purple. Motifs include birds, human figures, four legged animals and a variety of shapes and linear devices done mainly in light tan thread. A thin band of dark tan cotton is sewn to the long sides of the piece.

Culture
Quechua ?
Material
wool fibre, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3134/7

Woven string bag (bilum). The bag is rectangular, curved at the base and narrowing slightly toward mouth, where a thin handle is attached at top corners. The bag is brightly dyed in multiple colours, primarily blue, red, green and yellow, in horizontal strips of squared zigzag patterning on both front and back.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre, cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3137/7 a-c

Mask made of carved wood, animal skin and cloth. The face is painted orange, and displays an open mouth, small nose with a curved bridge and flared nostrils, small eye holes bored through the wood and lined with fibres, wide fibre-covered brows, and large ears to the sides. A small tuft of hair is glued to the upper lip for a mustache and paper has been inserted into the mouth to create teeth behind the lower lip. The head is covered with a thick cotton fabric lined with burlap that covers the wearer’s head and neck. Large course stiches are incorporated, as well as a rope made of plant fibre and a piece of red and white cotton fabric. Parts b and c are pieces of hardened skin with long, light brown hair attached.

Culture
Chewa
Material
wood, cotton fibre, goat skin ?, plant fibre and paint
Made in
Lilongwe, Malawi
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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