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TrayNd598

Tray with circular shape and two handles. Constructed of watch-spring coiling with wild cherry bark and grass imbrication in circle and diamond motif on inside edge, and inside of tray.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, grass, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.253 a-b

Circular basket (a) with flat bottom and raised knob lid (b); bottom checker worked and twined; body and lid wrapped twined. Reinforced cedar hoop rim; cedar warp and checker work; outer running weft in grass with bottom and inner fixed weft sedge fibre. Design on body includes thin bands of assorted colours and distinct, geometric motif around middle of body. Lid has matching geometric motifs and circles of assorted colours around knob; exterior faded and interior colours include blue, yellow, orange and black.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, aniline dye, swamp grass ? and bear grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.252 a-b

Circular basket with flat bottom (a) and flat-topped lid (b); bottom checker work and twining; body and lid wrapped twining; reinforced hoop rim; cedar warp and checker work. Outer running weft is grass, bottom and inner fixed weft is sedge family. Designs on body of basket include two bands of continuous rings of assorted colours. Geometric shapes repeated separately within band. Lid has same type of design in circles on top. Exterior faded; interior shows original orange, yellow, purple, blue 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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BeltSf909

Belt with a large central patterned band, smaller lateral bands, blue and green lines flanking each lateral band, and a red, green and white band with squares that flanks the centre band and green. One end is fringed with braided threads tied together with a re-plied cord. The central band contains bird, fish and geometric motifs, and the lateral bands contain geometric motifs. The remainder of the belt is red.

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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BagEb1

A rectangular bag of woven wool strips sewn together. Has a geometric pattern in red, black, white, brown, and yellow-brown. Border trim on two sides of braided red wool with tassel ends. Band of plain woven red around top opening with tassels tied to it. Strap sewn to bag is of alternating bands of light brown, brown, and black bordered by dark brown.

Culture
Afghan ?
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClothSf983

Cloth woven from black wool with four thin red stripes. The cloth is composed of two complete loom widths sewn together with a flat figure eight stitch along one side.

Culture
Quechua
Material
alpaca wool fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PonchoSf982

Poncho made of black woven wool with six thin red vertical stripes and a vertical neck slit with overcast edges. Composed of two complete loom widths with four selvedges which are sewn together with a flat figure eight stitch along one side except for the area of the neck slit. Two ends of a replied cord hang from the fabric near the neck slit.

Culture
Quechua
Material
alpaca wool fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClothSf981

Cloth, rectangular, made of off-white woven wool with three multicoloured bands with a thin central band of white squares and repeated short stripes. Narrow bright pink stripes separate the bands. Two opposite selvedges are edged with black and red stripes.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, alpaca wool fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PantsSf971

Trousers, child's, made of bluish-black synthetic fibre with a waistband, one side pocket and an open placket for a fly. Machine and hand sewing are roughly done. The trouser fabric has a herringbone pattern. The pocket is lined with beige jersey and the waistband is lined with hand-woven, recycled shirt cloth.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre, dye, cotton fibre and wool fibre ?
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head ClothSf969

Head cloth made of black wool with with a multicoloured tassel at each corner. The ends are finished with a multicoloured crocheted edging in segments of solid colour. The crocheted edging extends slightly around each corner.

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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