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Turban Cloth2737/3

Double-ikat rumal. Dark reddish purple, pink and black cloth. Long rectangular area in the centre has images of phonographs, biplanes, sailboats, fish and rotary phones woven into it, in squares.

Culture
South India
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Puttapakka, Andhra Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2729/7

Small, twisted fibre bag (bilum) in a slightly trapezoidal shape with woven strap handle attached to ends of the slit opening. The body of the bag is detailed in the middle with an interlocking wave pattern in pink and green against the natural beige background.

Culture
Iatmul
Material
plant fibre and dye
Made in
Palembei, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2630 a-b

Small cylindrical woven basket with dome-shaped, fitted lid (part b). One side depicts a whale with jaws open, chasing a canoe carrying two people; on the other side, the whale is swallowing them. Flying birds encircle a floral motif on the lid. Motifs are woven directly into the baskets with dyed grasses; inside this basket, protected from the light, the colours remain vibrant: pink, purple, red, orange, and green.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
bear grass, aniline dye, cedar bark and grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile2734/2

Long piece of ivory coloured open work cotton weaving with a tightly woven band of black, red, yellow and green stripes near each unfinished end.

Culture
Sudanese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Shendi, Nile, Sudan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blanket2734/1

Long white woven textile with border of tightly woven bands of blue and white near each end. At mid-point, a strip of open weaving between another two bands of blue and white.

Culture
Sudanese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Shendi, Nile, Sudan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Outer BootsNa1694 g-h

Outer boots (also see boots a-b, and inner boots c-d and e-f) that have skin soles and uppers. Bands of purple ribbon are sewn around the ankle and the top of the upper. Each has a fabric cuff with orange and black wool drawstring that threads through loops of skin on the sides of boots a-b, and ties at the front of the ankle.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wool fibre, dye, sheep skin ? and cotton fibre
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Inner BootsNa1694 e-f

Inner boots (also see boots a-b, inner boots c-d, and outer boots g-h) that are a pair of tall inner boots made from off-white wool with a folded cuff that has a floral design in green, yellow, and blue and an x design border in pink and black. The seams are stitched with blue and teal thread.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Inner BootsNa1694 c-d

Inner boots (also see boots a-b, inner boots e-f, and outer boots g-h) that are made from off-white wool with yellow stitching along the top edges; brown stitching is at the seam between the upper and the sole as well as at the back; white stitching joins pieces of the wool together.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2720/1

Brown string bag (bilum) with coloured yarn stripes. The stripes are woven through the body and continue up into the handles. The handles are two long pieces extending upwards from each side, but were once tied at the ends.

Culture
Asmat
Material
plant fibre, dye and fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Inner BootsNa1693 c-f

Double liners that are worn with mulkuks (Na1693 a-b). They are each in two parts: parts c and d are shorter off-white wool insoles with green embroidered seams and embroidered cross, line and zigzag designs at the cuff in dark blue, red and green wool yarn; parts e and f are taller off-white wool insoles with light green embroidered seams and a folded over cuff that with dark blue, light blue, green, and red embroidered geometric designs in wool yarn (e fits inside c and f fits inside d).

Culture
Inuit
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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