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Jacket3068/2

Long sleeved jacket made from woven dark red fabric. The front is open, with a short standing collar. Front and back below the shoulders on chest are woven with human and animal figures divided by lines of dots. Below this are circular motifs filled with lines and dots, divided by yellow triangular designs. The bottom hem is finished with a thick fringe. Short side slits are edged in shiny tan fabric and lined on interior with blue.

Culture
Monpa
Material
cotton fibre, eri silk fibre and dye
Made in
Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dress3068/1

Sleeveless dress made from a dark red woven fabric. Vertical lines of white and light green are woven into the fabric, dense at centre, widely spaced toward the edges. There's a line of embroidery near the bottom in a multicoloured triangular motif. The garment is wide and rectangular in shape, with arm holes on the top edges. The skirt part is made up of 4 pieces of fabric sewn together. The neck opening is a short ‘v’, front and back, edged with shiny light grey fabric. The tunic is unlined.

Culture
Monpa
Material
cotton fibre, eri silk fibre and dye
Made in
Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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T-shirt3056/9

Black cotton t-shirt, short sleeved, falling to hip. Bottom and arms are hemmed. Size on tag is stated as extra large (XL). Back is undecorated. On front, in a thick, capitalized font, is stated “A WOMAN’S PLACE IS IN THE STRUGGLE”, and below this in smaller letters, their website.

Culture
Karen
Material
cotton fibre, ink and dye
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat3058/12

Round, woven mat. Designs are woven into the piece: a large brown and red 5-pointed star sits at centre, surrounded by two large standing birds with wings partially spread, and two boats each with three figures inside. The designs are very faded on the top of the mat with some colours no longer visible. Designs and colours are vibrant on the underside.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Estevan Point, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3058/11 a-b

Small woven basket is round, sides flaring slightly toward the inset rim. Design woven into sides is of a fishing boat with three figures harpooning a whale (possibly an orca). Lid is round with short sides that fit snugly onto the basket’s rim. It is decorated with an encircling ring around the rim, and an orange and green flower pattern at top centre. The basket’s coloured designs are very faded on the outside, but bright on the interior.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass ?, dye and cedar root
Made in
Estevan Point, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shell Basketry3058/10

Basketry covered abalone shell. Large abalone shell is iridescent on the interior, with 4 perforations in the bottom under the rim. It is fully covered on the exterior by a piece of tightly woven basketry that closely takes its shape, and fits around the shell’s rim. Images of whales and birds, and concentric lines on rim and at bottom centre are woven into the basketry.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
abalone shell, swamp grass, cedar root and dye
Made in
Estevan Point, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shell Basketry3058/9 a-b

Basketry covered abalone shell. Large abalone shell (part b) is rough on the outside, smooth and iridescent on the inside, with 5 perforations in the bottom under the rim. It is fully covered on the exterior by a piece of tightly woven basketry (part a) that closely takes its shape. Images woven into the basketry include Canadian Plains style headdresses, ducks, and fish. The interior of the basket has many long end remnants resulting from the weaving process.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
abalone shell, grass, dye and cedar root
Made in
Estevan Point, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry3058/8

Basketry covered glass float. Round float is completely covered in finely woven basketry, with a round woven foot of cedar root. Images in the weave are created with dyed grass and include a green pinwheel on top, large two-footed creatures below, the words “Estevan Point 1943” at midpoint, with several floating ducks at bottom.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
glass, swamp grass ?, cedar root and dye
Made in
Estevan Point, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry3058/7

Basketry covered glass float. Round float is completely covered in finely woven basketry, with a flat base. Images in the weave are created with dyed grass and include concentric circles at top, a line of text lower down saying “Estevan Point BC March 1947”, large birds with wings spread interspersed with the outline of a mask and a small boat with three figures inside. Base also has a set of concentric circles.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
glass, swamp grass ?, cedar root and dye
Made in
Estevan Point, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6818 a-b

Cylindrical basket (a) with a fitted lid (b); lid has a raised, knob-like handle in the centre. Encircling bands of purple and orange linear patterning around sides and lid.

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