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Tobacco Pouch3194/14

Miniature tobacco pouch. Bag is made of hide, rectangular in shape, with a long fringe at bottom. Front panel is covered with unrolled quills cut into small rectangles and dyed red, yellow or white. These are arranged into two opposing red triangles edged with yellow. White triangles emerge from the sides. At top are two fine handles made of white and green glass beads looped onto thread. The back of the pouch is undecorated.

Culture
Kainai
Material
porcupine quill, rawhide skin, dye and glass
Made in
Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3201/12

Small woven basket. Basket flares widely from a small round base toward lip. Construction is grass fibre woven around sedge root into a tube, thin at bottom centre, thickening as it winds up to rim. Red-brown dyed grass is used to create an irregular pattern of lines and triangles extending from base to top in shades of brown and red brown. This is visible on both interior and exterior of basket.

Culture
Batswana
Material
grass, sedge root and dye
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3201/11

Woven basket. Basket flares widely from a small round base toward lip. Construction is grass fibre woven around sedge root into a tube, narrow at bottom centre, thickening as it winds up to rim. Brown dyed grass is used to create open diamond shaped patterns extending from rim to base, with a smaller, closed diamond in a light brown inside. This is visible on both interior and exterior of basket.

Culture
Batswana
Material
grass, sedge root and dye
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3201/10

Woven basket. Basket flares widely from a small round base toward lip. Construction is grass fibre woven around sedge root into a tube, narrow at bottom centre, thickening as it winds up to rim. Red-brown dyed grass is used to create a seven-petal flower at bottom centre, with corresponding colour blocks extending down from rim. This is visible on both interior and exterior of basket.

Culture
Batswana
Material
grass, sedge root and dye
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3201/9

Woven basket. Basket flares widely from a small round base toward lip. Construction is grass fibre woven around sedge root into a tube, narrow at bottom centre, thickening as it winds up to rim. Brown dyed grass is used to create a diagonal checkered pattern across the inside and exterior of the basket. Rim is fully brown.

Culture
Batswana
Material
grass, sedge root and dye
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3201/8

Woven basket for winnowing grain. Basket is low and shallow, flaring widely from a small base toward lip. Construction is grass fibre woven around sedge root into thick tubes, winding up from bottom centre to rim. Brown dyed grass is used to create a pattern of triangles across the inside and exterior of the basket. Offset concentric circles of brown decorate the base.

Culture
Batswana
Material
grass, dye and sedge root
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3201/6

Woven basket. Basket is low and shallow, flaring widely from a small base toward lip. Construction is plant fibre woven into thick tubes, winding up from bottom centre to rim. Brown and orange dyed fibre is used to create the outline of a four pointed shape across the basket. Tube construction is held together by evenly placed, twisted threads incorporated into the weave that run vertically. Rim has a freestanding scalloped edge made from the same tube as the basket.

Culture
Swazi
Material
plant fibre and dye
Made in
Swaziland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3174/16

Long woven textile, relatively narrow. Garment is patterned in straight lines running vertically in a variety of thicknesses, in colours of light brown, grey, green, orange, among others, with most edged in black.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sash3174/15

Long striped sash. Garment is patterned in straight lines running vertically in a variety of thicknesses, in colours of pink, blue, yellow, and green, among others, with most edged in black. Sash is doubled over along its width and unsecured.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Apron3174/14

Double sided apron. One side is thick wool in three panels with horizontal stripes of various thicknesses in bright pinks, shades of blue, green and white. The other side is a light cotton with blue and white pinstripes and small repeating motifs in darker blue. Thin cotton handles are attached at the top corners, with a pattern in brown tones.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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