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BagK2.282

Bag composed of a pouch that fits into a cover. The pouch has three leather tassels at the bottom and a front flap, and it has a leather strap attached at the top corners that feeds through the top corners of the cover. The leather is dyed red and green and painted with linear designs in black ink.

Culture
Hausa
Material
goat skin, dye and ink
Made in
Zaria, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagK2.274

Bag composed of two pockets with rounded sides and a flat top. Two pieces of leather extend up beyond the top of the bag to form the base for a handle of twined leather. The leather is dyed red and painted with black carbon ink in geometric patterns. There are four rings of leather in red, green and yellow securing the bases of the handle.

Culture
Hausa
Material
leather skin, dye and ink
Made in
Zaria, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatK2.263

Conical, woven grass hat with flat brim and a braided leather chin strap. Grass is natural in colour with red, yellow, and black dyed accents woven into stripes of colour. Raw grass ends stick out on outer side as decoration. Round knob at apex. Tassel at end of chin strap.

Culture
Asante ?
Material
grass, leather skin and dye
Made in
Kumasi, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Block-Printed TextileK2.307

Textile with block print pattern of a repeated simple flower design in off-white on an orange-brown ground. The textile is unfinished at the ends.

Culture
Dioula
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Block-Printed TextileK2.308

Block printed textile with repeated squares of a pattern composed of dots in the shape of a square with lines radiating outwards from each side. The fabric is dyed with orange-brown kola dye and indigo dye combined to produce a khaki green. Two of the edges are unfinished.

Culture
Dioula
Material
cotton fibre, dye and indigo dye
Made in
Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelK2.305

Panel with tie-dyed bands of herringbone pattern, which alternate directions, in white to light blue on indigo. The panel is made of damask with a leaf design. Two opposing ends are unfinished. Some short segments of the heavy cotton thread used to hand-stitch the design prior to dyeing are still attached.

Culture
Dioula
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelK2.304

Panel with tie-dyed rows of larger and smaller circles in light blue on indigo. The panel is made of damask with a leaf and flower design. Two opposing ends are finished with machine stitching.

Culture
Dioula
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelK2.303

Panel composed of two pieces of cotton damask with a geometric pattern sewn together and dyed with bands of multiple wavy stripes in white on a dark indigo ground. The ends each have a machine-stitched seam.

Culture
Dioula
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishK2.242

Woven, grass dish consisting of an orange and black design of concentric circles. The rim has is a natural colour band with alternating orange and black overlapping triangles.

Culture
Fulani
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Sudan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.175

Small, rectangular textile with a slightly rounded side. The design consists of wide bands of geometric patterns of stripes, chevrons, honeycombs, triangles, zigzags in red, green, white, orange, blue on a dark red ground. Surface thread embroidered. The ends have twisted, thread fringe.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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