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Hair Band811/16

Hair band composed of a strip of black fabric with a series of multicoloured bands at both diagonally cut ends. One end is fringed; the other end and the sides are hemmed. Fringed end has orange, gray, purple and yellow narrow stripes.

Culture
Pashtun
Material
rayon fibre ?, dye, silk fibre ? and wool fibre ?
Made in
Ghazni, Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pouch788/4

Pouch composed of off-white skin in a classic shield shape trimmed with off-white ermine fur around the edges and with five ermine tails attached along the bottom. The pouch is embroidered with a floral motif in pink, purple, yellow, orange-grown and green. Lined with off-white silk.

Culture
Arctic America
Material
silk fibre, dye, skin and ermine skin
Made in
Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1201/23

Small, rectangular, multicoloured, embroidered bag, with three edges closed, one edge left open to form a flat bag. The closed edges are trimmed with blue and white beading, and the open edge is bound with purple silk. Embroidered designs are worked in orange thread on a red ground, with small touches of purple, green, and bright pink. Embroidered designs are geometric, consisting of whorls and x-shaped figures, organized into border designs, squares and rectangles. Rows of metallic and red sequins are used to accent the shapes within the design field. The embroidery is backed with rust coloured silk or cotton textile. The two sides of the flat bag are identical in colour and style of embroidery, but differ slightly in the choice of motifs.

Culture
Pashtun
Material
silk fibre, glass, dye, gelatin, metal, cotton fibre and plastic ?
Made in
Ghazni, Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1201/22

Small, square, embroidered bag, composed of two embroidered squares that have been stitched together on three edges, with one edge left open. A large ‘hooked sun disc’ design is embroidered in predominantly orange floss on deep purple background, and is placed off-centre, bordered with bands of meandering embroidery patterns and couched metallic braid. The two sides of the bag are virtually identical, except for minor design details. The three closed edges of the bag are embellished with multicoloured glass beading; the open edge is embellished with yellow and white beading. The embroidery is backed with red cotton textile.

Culture
Pashtun
Material
silk fibre, glass, dye, metal, cotton fibre and rayon fibre ?
Made in
Ghazni, Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cuff1201/20

Cuff with an embroidered geometric pattern in red, orange, dark purple, green and grey-green. Three pompoms, two red and one orange, are attached at the seam.

Culture
Afghan ?
Material
silk fibre ? and dye
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1201/19

A tapestry woven bag. Main design consisting of dark brown, orange, black, white, and red geometric pattern of diamond shapes that have three pairs of triangles within in a horizontal row. Bottom has two black and three red tassel fringes. There is an opening slit along one side. Has a dark brown and light brown handle.

Culture
Afghan ?
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile912/3

Textile with a floral and geometric motif stepped woven design in light brown on dark brown and blue with a blue and off-white border and a fringe at each end.

Culture
Balinese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse873/4

A girl's or a young woman's short loose fitting beige blouse with short sleeves. Centre front opening has red drawstring ties. Multi-coloured heart motifs of red, green, and blue embroidered along bottom hem. The neckline edge, sleeve hems, and bottom hem are decorated with red blanket stitch.

Culture
Moravian ? or Czech ?
Material
flax fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Kyjov, Moravia, Czech Republic
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Socks858/7 a-b

A pair of blue and off-white, hand-knitted anklet socks. The tops are made with off-white plain stockinette stitch, finished with four rows of garter stitch at the cuff; extending about 16 cm. above the ankle. The feet are bright blue worked in stockinette stitch with horizontal patches of fair isle pattern in off-white.

Culture
Bosnian
Material
dye and wool fibre
Made in
“Bosnia-Herzegovina: Bjelavici” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head Scarf858/6

A woman's square head scarf made of black jacquard weave cotton (pieced at one edge (?)). One corner is edged with multi-coloured knotted embroidery.

Culture
Bosnian
Material
dye and cotton fibre
Made in
“Bosnia-Herzegovina: Bjelavici” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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