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Hyena Mask3420/55

Mask carved from wood and painted. The animal face has a keyhole-like shape - a wide rounded top that narrows to a rectangular lower jaw. A large reddish-brown ridge extends over the back of the head, and carries down to the centre of the face, doubling as a nose. There are two small square cutout eye holes. The face is painted with black and white geometric designs of repeating triangles. Two large pointed ears extend out from the top of the head. Dark teal plant fibre hair is attached to the back.

Culture
Mossi
Material
wood, paint, plant fibre and dye
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Loom3447/1 a-e

Loom with a partially completed weaving tied to four bars (part a). Weaving attached to bars at the top and bottom with one bar, intertwined in the weaving, towards the bottom, and another attached to the back, towards the bottom. There are three removable swords (parts b-d) and one removable shuttle (part e) stored in the weaving, at the bottom. The attached bars are all made of bamboo. The shuttle (part e) and one of the swords (part c) are made of light yellow-brown wood, the other two swords (parts b and d) are dark brown. The shuttle has notched ends and is wrapped entirely in orange thread. The weaving on part a is orange and has rows of repeated designs across the entire surface. Row designs include: loose chevron pattern, tight chevron pattern, dotted squares, dotted lines, "X" design across length with squares in the negative space, and abstract "V" design across length with squares in the negative space. Designs done in indigo, red, yellow, black, green, dark blue, white and electric blue. Rest of weaving is incomplete and orange in colour, with loose strands of black and yellow throughout. Three metal rings attached to the top and bottom loom bars- one on the top, to the right of the weaving, and two on the bottom, on either side of the weaving.

Culture
Maya
Material
cotton fibre, wood, dye, metal and bamboo grass
Made in
San Antonio De Aguas Calientes, Sacatepequez, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Sling3263/66 a-b

Two fragments of a sling. Consists of cradle (part a) and section of one of the handles (part b). Cradle is light brown with a repeating pattern of a bird profile, on a plain background, done in geometric style. Pattern alternates between dark brown, light brown and light orange. Sides where the cradle would meet the handles are bordered with thin vertical stripes, done in dark brown and black. Handles extending from cradle and handle fragment (part b) are light brown and are wide flat braids. Have rows of black and red diamonds along them.

Culture
Andes
Material
camelid wool fibre and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Textile3263/1

Fragment of a mantle (shawl). Horizontal rows with designs inside of them, trimmed with patterned bands along their bottom edges, across entire surface. Overlaying, woven fringe tabs hanging from bands. The design elements along the left and right sides- the patterns, band and fringe- are dark brown and the design elements in the middle are red. Step pattern inside of the light brown horizontal rows, with wave motifs inside of them. Bands have two lines of light brown through them. The upper line has a wave motif through it, done in red, and the bottom line is plain.

Culture
Chancay
Material
cotton fibre, camelid wool fibre and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Band3263/14 a-c

Three fragments of a band from a set of matched male garments. All band fragments are pink with groupings of three stripes- dark yellow, dark blue, dark yellow- along the entire length. Stripes are trimmed in dark red. Tiered, pendant tassels hang from each band. Tassels are predominantly dark red with pink, dark blue, yellow and light green throughout. Largest fragment (part a) has three tassels; second largest fragment (part b) has two tassels; smallest fragment (part c) has one tassel.

Culture
Chimu
Material
dye, camelid wool fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Bag3263/89

Adornment, or paleta, from the bottom of a coca bag. Bell shaped with gold brown background and light red-orange diamond pattern across entire surface. Three plain stripes, down the centre, on both the front and back. Concentric diamond patterns along left and right sides, done in black. Black line border along bottom edge. Small bunches of short golden brown and light red-orange fringe attached to bottom.

Culture
Andes
Material
dye, camelid wool fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollN3.62 a-b

Doll (a) representing a male figure carved out of wood with articulated shoulders and ankles. His face and hands are painted white with painted black hair, eyebrows, eyes, a drooping moustache and a chin beard. He wears a separate black paper hat (b) with a narrow brim and black silk ribbons that tie in a bow under his chin. A nail at the top of his head helps keep the hat in place. He wears a long sleeveless blue silk vest, gored and pleated under the arms, and fastened with a dingle button over a gored long-sleeved white silk coat fastening with ribbons tied in a single loop. Beneath this are an under-jacket with blue ribbons tied in a single-loop bow and under-trousers. His ankles are wrapped in white material, and he wears pointed shoes made of paper (?) covered with white cloth and painted with black linear and looped designs at the front and back.

Culture
Korean
Material
wood, paint, silk fibre, dye, glass, paste adhesive and metal
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Apron Skirt3390/4

Red silk apron skirt with a dark blue border that is heavily embroidered with flowers in various shades of blue. The front and back decorated panels are embroidered in the lower portion of the skirt with multi-coloured designs edged by a thin off-white floral and butterfly ribbon. There are also small multi-coloured flowers embroidered on the red silk within each area delineated by blue ribbon. The skirt is pleated and flares out toward the hemline. It has a wide blue waistband, with thin red ribbons attached for tying. Interior lined with a light green silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
metal, silk fibre, fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Apron Skirt3390/3

Gold-coloured silk ma mian qun (馬面裙/马面裙) or apron skirt with a thin black border, and heavily embroidered with multi-coloured flowers. The front and back decorated panels are embroidered in the lower portion of the skirt with multi-coloured designs edged by a thin blue with black ribbon. The skirt is pleated and flares out toward the hemline. Interior lined with a light blue silk. The wide beige waistband has a loop on each side (one of which gets covered when wrapped).

Culture
Chinese
Material
fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Robe3390/2

Robe of dark blue silk with two knot and loop closures at the neck, and two ties at the chest. A small light blue border is layered over a larger beige silk border along bottom hem that extends along front opening, and around the neck. The beige border has scroll-work designs at hips, chest and neck. The interior of the sleeves lined with embroidered beige silk, that is exposed when cuff is folded back. Robe is embroidered in various shades of blue with detailing in gold-coloured metal thread and accents in red, pink, light green and orange silk thread. The embroidered designs include flowers, koi fish, butterflies and phoenix.

Culture
Chinese
Material
metal, silk fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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