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BlouseE182

White garment with a rectangular shape, round neck and no sleeves. The neck is edged with orange and pink ribbons which hang down the back. The front and back are divided into three vertical panels by green ribbon. The lower centre and outside panels have rows of geometric shapes in red, orange, yellow and blue. The upper centre panel has a dense geometric motif in red, pink, orange and yellow. The bottom edge is unhemmed. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Trique
Material
cotton fibre, rayon fibre and dye
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseE179 a

Garment (huipil), predominantly red, constructed of panels of off-white cotton with rows of drawn work brocaded with multicoloured bird figures, bands of multicoloured stripes, panels of brocade work featuring multicoloured zigzag and diamond patterns, and panels of geometric brocade work. The garment is divided vertically by vertical bands formed by horizontal multicoloured bands. The sleeve openings are edged with violet ribbon and coarse machine-made white lace with a green edge. The neck is emphasized by several appliqued green triangles.

Culture
Chinantec
Material
cotton fibre, rayon fibre and dye
Made in
Ojitlan, Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OfferingB537 c

Offering consisting of a pair of paper shoes with pointed toes joined at the heels by a length of twisted paper string. The shoes are off-white paper with uppers that have a floral design in metallic gold and blue paper on red card, and mottled blue insoles with metallic red and gold paper flowers at the heel end of the insoles.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, dye, metal and adhesive
Made in
Cambodia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8781

Oval-shaped swamp grass basket (a) with lid (b). Sides: bottom and top rim has a band of purple/red/purple. Central ribbon of purple squares connected with purple line on yellow ground. Lid: orange border and same central band as basket, with inner strip of turquoise at origin. Base: centre is plaited; plain twined weaving (over several warp strands). Sides: twisted twined work. Lid has flange to hold it in place.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, dye and swamp grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8495 a-b

Short cylindrical basket (a) with lid (b). Sides of basket and lid feature encircling and/or concentric bands of colour and linear patterning in red and black; black circle in centre of lid. Base has a plaited origin and three-strand twilled outer edge. Sides are wrapped twined weaving with design woven in.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
dye, swamp grass and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketryA8494

Swamp grass covered glass vase. Base: checker work and plain twined weave. Sides: wrapped twined weave with crossed warp openwork wicker weave. Two floral bands (quite faded) of green foliage with red flowers.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, aniline dye, glass and swamp grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketryA8493

Flaring, clear glass vase with a bulbous base entirely covered with a woven swamp grass sleeve. Base: checker work and plain twined weave. Sides: wrapped twined weave with crossed warp openwork, wider weave. Two floral bands with green foliage pattern (in arrow design) and red flower, with other triangular bands in yellow and purple at top and bottom.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, swamp grass, glass and aniline dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketryA8492

Swamp grass-covered glass vase. Base: checker work and plain twined weave. Sides: wrapped twined weave with crossed warp openwork wicker weave. Two floral bands with red and purple flowers and green leaves in between openwork bands top and bottom.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
aniline dye, glass, swamp grass and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketryA8491

Swamp grass covered glass vase. Sides: wrapped twined weaving and crossed-warp plaited openwork. Base: plain twined weaving with checker work weave in center. Two floral bands between the three openwork sections.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
glass, cedar bark, swamp grass and aniline dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket LidA9000

Spruce root basket lid; plain twined work with braided rim. One solid stripe of dark brown on top (4 rows wide). Tip of lid is dark brown. Lid is convex.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
spruce root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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