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Figure3182/26

Latex (balata) figure of a horse and rider. Figure is made of dyed latex rubber, hand molded. Horse stands in a wide stance, with neck curved, head slightly tilted, tail held away from its body. Horse is coloured a light brown with occasional streaks of dark grey. A man sits astride on a saddle that holds a roll at back and a lasso strapped at right, holding the horse’s reins in one hand and a short whip in the other. These components are also coloured a light brown. He wears black boots, blue pants, and a red shirt. A wide brimmed brown hat sits atop his head.

Culture
Brazilian
Material
latex rubber and dye
Made in
Monte Alegre, Para, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3182/25

Latex (balata) figure of a toucan bird. Figure is made of dyed latex rubber, hand molded. Bird is standing, wings tucked at sides, with a slight tilt to its head. Lines have been incised in the rubber to indicate feathers on wings and tail. The body, feet, neck and back of head are coloured black, while the face and neck are a very light pink. The beak is yellow on top and red below. Small black eyes are on each side of the head.

Culture
Brazilian
Material
latex rubber and dye
Made in
Monte Alegre, Para, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3182/24

Latex (balata) figure of a man climbing a palm tree. Figure is made of dyed latex rubber, hand molded. Tree stands on a small circle of latex, crowned with several green palm leaves. A man clings to the trunk, holding in one hand strands of a dark brown tree fruit. He wears a red cloth around his waist.

Culture
Brazilian
Material
latex rubber and dye
Made in
Monte Alegre, Para, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Band2990/930

Band made of dyed camelid wool threads. Black weft camelid wool threads and orange-red, green-grey and red dyed camelid wool warp threads. Top of band is 1x1 (weft and warp), orange-red and has a semi-translucent effect, grey-green middle part is 1x1 and has two lower horizontal red bands, below there is an intersecting network of brown warp and weft camelid threads. Plain weave technique and "S" torsion; band is brown edged. Broken, worn and incomplete.

Culture
Nasca
Material
camelid wool fibre and dye
Made in
Cordero Alto, Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl3142/2

Brown woolen shawl. Textile is long and relatively thin, made in a fine weave and dyed a medium brown. Centre panel is undecorated. At each end are decorative panels in a loose weave that narrow away from centre, ending in a sparse fringe. A handwritten label is attached at back centre.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
camelid wool fibre and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cape3142/1

Korowai style cape. Garment is woven tightly of a tan coloured wool, with alternating short, thick stripes of tan and black applied to front along both edges and top. A thick black fringe hangs from the bottom, with a few strands double the length of the rest. The body of the cape contains double strands of long black fringe widely spaced, amongst a light covering of feathers and down. The back is undecorated. At top corners are attached twisted ropes of plant fibre, with a smaller piece at bottom right.

Culture
Maori
Material
wool, feather, dye and plant fibre
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kimono3141/13

Furisode (振袖) style of kimono displaying a chrysanthemum pattern. Design shows large chrysanthemum flowers in a wide variety of colours, from orange to purple to black, some with leaves edged by gold-leaf embroidery fibre, others with painted gold embellishments. Leaves in several shades of green accompany some of the flowers. The background colour is a light tan, with areas of dark red holding a swirling tan line motif. Kimono is open at the front, with long hanging sleeve panels open toward the body to display a red lining. Small openings for the wrists sit at outside top. The interior torso is lined in tan silk, while the bottom has a lining of red. Bottom hem is slightly padded with fuki (袘).

Culture
Japanese
Material
silk fibre, gold metal, mulberry paper, dye and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kimono3141/12

Hōmongi (訪問着) kimono with a background of dark purple, dyed in a modified chevron pattern design. Images of rolling waves with embroidered whitecaps, flowers of various sizes and colours (some with embroidered centres), fan motifs, lanterns, colour blocks and geometric patterning. Kimono is long, open at the front, with short hanging panels on the sleeves that are open toward the body. Small openings for the wrists sit at outside top. The interior torso, sleeves and lapels of the garment are lined in red silk, while the bottom has a lining of heavily patterned purple.

Culture
Japanese
Material
silk fibre, dye, gold metal, silver metal and mulberry paper
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kimono3141/11

Kimono made of light grey silk in the Iro tomesode (色留袖) style, hand-painted around the bottom with an image of flowing blue water and waterfalls amongst grey rocks that support pines and other trees. At back is a small enclosed carriage. Tiny flecks of gold embroidery can be seen amongst the stones and foliage. The scene continues on the interior bottom of the kimono. There are five family crests or kamon (家紋) of creeping woodsorrel in a circle known as Kagehoso chūkage katabami (陰輪細中陰片喰) on the front and back of both shoulders and the back of the neck. The kimono is open at the front, and sleeves have short trailing panels with openings for the wrists at top outer corner. The garment is lined with red fabric, and is padded around the hem known as fuki (袘).

Culture
Japanese
Material
silk fibre, paint, gold metal and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kimono3141/10

Black kimono made of Yūzen (友禅) double-layered silk. On top with cherry blossom branches at midpoint, and below the waist a wrap-around image of women in kimonos on a background of mottled green. There are three family crests or kamon (家紋) of creeping woodsorrel known as katabami (片喰) in a light tan colour decorate the back at neck and along arms. The kimono is long, open at the front, with long double lapels. Sleeves have short trailing panels below the wrists. The kimono is lined with light cream fabric around the shoulders and torso, red fabric inside the sleeves, and a second layer of the printed fabric on bottom.

Culture
Japanese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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