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BasketryNb11.256 a-b

Cylindrical basketry covered bottle (a) with lid (b). Bottom is twined; body and lid are wrapped twined; cedar warp; outer running weft is grass and bottom and inner fixed weft are sedge fibre. The body has a design band in various colours with the word 'tobacco' with a heart at each end. Lid has coloured circle in centre. Exterior is faded; interior shows original blue, purple, green, yellow and red.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, bear grass, aniline dye, swamp grass and glass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.255 a-b

Circular basket (a) with flat bottom and flat topped lid (b). Bottom has small area of cedar checker work and twining. Body and lid are wrapped twined with a reinforced cedar hoop rim. Outer running weft is grass. The warp and inner running weft are sedge fibre. All the grass is dyed for body and lid with blue background and bands of yellow and pink, and alternating yellow and red birds. Centre of lid is blue with yellow and pink rings and birds.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
bear grass, swamp grass ?, aniline dye and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.254 a-b

Circular basket (a) with flat bottom and flat-topped lid (b); bottom has small area of checker work and twining; body and lid are wrapped twined with cedar warp and checker work; outer running weft is grass; bottom and inner fixed weft are sedge fibre. Reinforced cedar hoop rim. Designs on body include bands of continuous rings of assorted colours with distinct geometric shapes within and on outer edges of bands. Lid has same geometric motif and circles in assorted colours around solid blue circle at centre. Exterior is faded; interior shows original red, blue, yellow, orange and black.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, bear grass, aniline dye and swamp grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VestSf963

Vest with a stand-up collar and knitted front panels with horizontal bands of animal and humanoid figures (men and women holding hands, birds, butterflies, llamas and cows), floral motifs, stepped zigzags, and geometric motifs in off-white, red, pink, blue and green on alternating dark red and dark blue bands.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketEf213

Shallow basket woven of grass in natural, dyed shades of red and green. On interior, a red starburst shape radiates out. It is outlined in natural colour. The background is filled in with green fillets. A single row of natural colour finishes off the bottom. The rising sides are a geometric pattern in red, green, and natural, finished off with one row of natural fillets and a second row of 9 cm. Wide strips of red and green.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
sikki grass and synthetic dye
Made in
Mithila, Bihar, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketEf212

Shallow basketry tray woven of grass, natural and dyed, in shades of red, green, yellow, and blue. Design is over-woven with coloured fillets of grass in natural, green, yellow, and red, in form of outward radiating star shape. Background is filled in with blue. Around circular bottom is row of red. Rising sides are woven in red and natural grass inverted triangular shapes, above which a row of green and one of alternating yellow and orange bands finish the basket.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
synthetic dye and sikki grass
Made in
Mithila, Bihar, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CoverEdz1331

Grey-white Plain cover embroidered with black thread. Centre medallion: small square of geometric floral design surrounded by alternating phoenix, pomegranate and peach. Border at each end of alternating phoenix and lotus. Swastika on body of each phoenix. Ends hemmed; sides selvage.

Culture
Chinese
Material
indigo dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CoverEdz1330

Cushion cover. Plain cloth with blue embroidery of scene of four people playing a game, on a cross within a square. Ends of cross have diamond shaped design that protrude past the boundary of rhe square. Person and animal are in each corner of square. Small Chinese domino pieces fill each arm of the cross. Eight lions(?) and scroll motif encircle square and cross. At each corner are the same stylized motif as on ends of center cross. Under this are three lines bordering two sides. The outside edge of cloth is hemmed with embroidery.

Culture
Chinese
Material
indigo dye and fibre
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileEdz1329

Square, brocade textile of cream fabric with indigo detailing; the edges are hemmed and bordered with a zigzag pattern. The corner designs consist of two with butterflies and swastikas and two with stylized swastika patterns. The central medallion has a peach blossom surrounded by four reverse peach motifs; surrounded by two cherry blossoms and four butterflies.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileEdz1328

Square, brocade textile of white fabric with indigo detailing; hemmed edges. The four corners have motifs consisting of citron and stylized geometric designs. The central medallion has a peach blossom surrounded by alternating flowers and butterflies.

Culture
Chinese
Material
indigo dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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