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Basket2763/16

Colourful basket with rectangular base and oblong rim, woven with stiff pink, purple, white, green and natural coloured grass. Two looping macrame straps are attached at the top and bright yellow, pink, blue and green grass flowers and tassels decorated the front.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
leaf, grass, plastic fibre and synthetic dye ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Waistband2763/15

Long woven band to be worn around the waist. Two panels of light coloured grass, with open mesh-work at both ends that finishes in braids and loose, tassel-like fibres, are woven together lengthwise, the seam invisible on one side. Purple designs, stamped onto one side only, cover the middle area and both ends are dyed purple with the tassels yellow.

Culture
Ni-Vanuatu
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Vanuatu
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2763/6

Basket or bag with square-shaped base and tassels at the corners, woven from turquoise and white dyed grasses. The design created is of diamonds within diamonds and a band of small white diamonds runs around the rim. A braided border around the top rim extends into four long braids on each side that are all knotted together and the grass left loose at the ends.

Culture
Ni-Vanuatu
Material
bamboo grass ? and dye
Made in
Vanuatu
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2763/4

Basket or bag with square base and circular rim woven from light coloured grasses. A design of squares around the rim and diagonal bands in the body is created by weaving together four different tones of beige. A tightly braided border around the rim extends up, at each side, into five smaller braids that join together into one long thicker braid; the two braids are knotted together and left loose at the end in long tassels.

Culture
Ni-Vanuatu
Material
pandanus leaf ? or dye ?
Made in
Vanuatu
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse PanelE160 a

Reverse appliqué cotton blouse panel or mola that is precise and finely stitched. The design consists of a large central manta ray with two smaller mantas on either side. All of the mantas have white eyes, are detailed with black rectangular-like shapes; they are green outlined in orange with yellow, pink, purple, green, blue and white detailing. The ground is black with black, orange, green, blue and purple stripes. One side is edged with a thick orange fabric border while the opposite side has black. The panel has a red fabric backing. Two edges are raw.

Culture
Kuna
Material
cotton fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
Darien, Panama
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse PanelE160 b

Reverse appliqué cotton blouse panel or mola that is precise and finely stitched. The design consists of a large central manta ray with two smaller mantas on either side. All of the mantas have white eyes, are detailed with black rectangular-like shapes; they are green outlined in orange with yellow, pink, purple, green, blue and white detailing. The ground is black with black, orange, green, blue and purple stripes. One side is edged with a thick orange fabric border while the opposite side has black. The panel has a red fabric backing. Two edges are raw.

Culture
Kuna
Material
cotton fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
Darien, Panama
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wall hanging?M999.105.44
Apron2589/1 d

An apron that is part of a wedding outfit (with 2589/1 a,b,c,e-f,g,h,i-j). The apron has a red fringe part way around it, as well as two blue-grey ties. It is embroidered with red, pink, yellow, off-white and purple-blue flowers on a black background.

Culture
Serbian
Material
wool fibre, dye, cotton fibre and silk fibre
Made in
Serbia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vest2589/1 c

A black silk vest that is part of a wedding outfit (with 2589/1 a,b,d,e-f,g,h,i-j). It has grey-blue trimming decorated with elaborate metal trim, circles, and buttons.

Culture
Serbian
Material
wool fibre, dye, metal, copper metal ?, cotton fibre and silk fibre
Made in
Serbia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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