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TextileSf1068 a-d

Four irregularly shaped textile fragments with a black background and geometric designs in yellow, red and brown. Part (a) is step triangle shaped with a brown line mimicking the steps, small yellow squares, two red step triangles and a red cross. In one bottom corner there is a yellow and brown line. There is one selvage edge. Part (b) is rectangular shaped with a brown line, small yellow squares, a large red step pyramid and a red cross. Along the bottom there is a yellow and brown stepped line. Part (c) is step pyramid shaped with a yellow line mimicking the steps, small red squares, two yellow crosses and a yellow step pyramid. Along the bottom there is a yellow and brown stepped line. Part (d) is step triangle shaped with a yellow line mimicking the steps, small red squares, a yellow cross and a partial yellow step pyramid. In one bottom corner there is a yellow and brown stepped line.

Culture
Inca
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: TextileM3.79 a-b

Two irregularly shaped textile fragments with a dark blue background and designs in yellow and red (part a); red, yellow and green (part b). The first fragment, part a, has a red swirl with yellow flowers in the openings and a yellow triangle border across the bottom. There is one selvedge. The second fragment, part b, has a yellow step pyramid with a green circle near the top, a red circle lower and blue square designs. There is one selvedge.

Culture
Egyptian
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Apron1243/7 c

A purple apron with long brown plastic ties. The pieces of leaf are dyed purple and knotted around a brown plastic string. The ends of the string extend beyond the skirt as ties.

Culture
Sri Lankan
Material
leaf ?, dye and plastic
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt973/21 g

A circular, purple skirt. The pieces of grass are dyed purple and secured around a fibre string, also dyed purple. The ends of the string extend beyond the skirt as ties.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
grass, dye and fibre
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thunderbird Leggings863/4

A pair of red wooden foot coverings attached to fabric leggings decorated with animal fur and feathers. The boots are made of three pieces of wood and held together by cord. The two side pieces have a total of four protruding claws, three on the front and one on the back. The bottom piece of wood is shaped like a fish with a fin on the heel and painted in red, green and black. The white fabric leggings have a waffle texture, a thin waist band and are attached to the inside of the boots. The leggings have animal fur attached around the waist and each leg. Feathers are sewn onto the leggings all over.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
skin, wood, paint, feather, dye, cotton fibre ?, plastic and synthetic fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress1243/5 d

The headdress has a thick overall black spiral fringe and brown fabric underneath with two twisted fibre ties. The headdress is made from pieces of light brown fabric sewn together with a black fabric flap and head band. Over the entire outside of the headdress, small spiral pieces of black wool(?) are sewn creating a fringe-like effect.

Culture
Sri Lankan
Material
wool fibre ?, cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket1243/5 c

The jacket is patched together with an overall black fringe. The jacket is made from patches of light blue, dark blue and red fabric sewn together. Over the entire outside of the jacket, small pieces of two kinds of black fabric are sewn creating a fringe-like effect. There is a seam down the front centre of the jacket.

Culture
Sri Lankan
Material
cotton fibre ?, wool fibre ? and dye
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagN2.172

Rectangular open weave basket with bulging sides, cord and loop handle, thick upper rim, and a wooden frame at the bottom. Black, brown, and natural colour reeds; complicated open weaves. Banded patterning around the sides. Label on bottom indicates basket is made in Japan.

Culture
Japanese
Material
reed grass, wood, grass and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShirtH1.273

The shirt is brown with woven borders and a fringe. The borders show a yellow animalistic figure with a green and red diamond in its head and hind regions repeated on a red background. The borders extend around the sleeve and neck holes and the bottom of the shirt. Along the bottom of the shirt, beneath the border, there is a twisted brown fringe.

Culture
Inca
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat566/2

The mat is rectangular and natural coloured with two fringes. The mat is woven and the weave is curved. There is a strip of red fabric sewn to one edge of the mat. Attached to the fabric are purple dyed chicken feathers. A long fringe extends past the fabric and feathers. On the opposite edge there is a shorter, squarer fringe.

Culture
Samoan
Material
pandanus leaf, dye, chicken feather and fibre
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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