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Cloth3414/1

Samoan wrap made of printed cloth. Design in black, white and tan on a red-brown background. The hem is wider than the band along the top edge. There are four large ties along the top edge, and two button holes. Spaced evenly with the button holes are slash pockets, which creates a small fold in the cloth.

Culture
Samoan
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Upolu, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3413/6

Traditional medical-style leather bag. Tube-shaped bag with piping on seams. Metal closure extends the length of the bag, with leather handle missing, and lockable brass clasp. Interior is lined with a beige fabric, with one pocket on the side. '16' and '160' impressed into leather on rectangular base. Four round metal feet on bottom.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
leather skin, metal, fibre and brass metal ?
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Raw Material3413/5 a-b

Raw materials (part a), small dried pieces of cephalopod arms, kept in a small off-white cinch bag (part b) with a yellow drawstring.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
octopus arm and fibre
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Raw Material3413/4 a-b

Raw materials (part a), pieces of red ochre and a piece of root(?), wrapped in an orange cloth (part b).

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
ochre mineral, root ? and fibre
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Raw Material3413/3 a-b

Raw materials (part a), possibly root or fungus(?), wrapped in a cloth scarf (part b) with a purple and yellow floral design on beige background and blue border.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
root ? and fibre
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wool Fibre3413/2 a-c

Two skeins of heavy off-white wool (parts a-b), and some smaller pieces of wool (part c).

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
mountain goat hair fibre
Made in
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Parka3415/1 a-b

Large blue fabric parka (part a) with deep front pockets. The pocket openings, hem, and cuffs are lined with two rows of white and red ricrac. Above the hem is a Delta braid. Dark blue wool inner coat (part b), with deep purple fabric lining, and fur trim around hood and hem. Decorated with appliqué polar bears on each patch pocket, and two mirrored appliqué designs of a hunter in a light blue parka and red pants dragging a beluga. The manufacturer label reads, 'Handcrafted in the Canadian Arctic by the Inuvik Sewing Centre". Both inner and outer coats have heavy duty metal zippers down front opening.

Culture
Inuvialuit
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre, metal and wolf skin ?
Made in
Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3404/1

Mola blouse. Body of blouse composed of red cotton with multi-coloured mola panels; upper bodice area and the short sleeves are made of undecorated purple velveteen material, with a red cotton border around the neckline. Both front and back are similar in design. On the front is written,'K SNIJBONEN', and SAN BLAS' down the sides of the panel. There is a tie at the neck.

Culture
Kuna
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Panama
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby Carrier3426/1

Cloth baby carrier (or baby sling). The centre is an H-shape, a combination of five pieces of fabric sewn together with a square at centre. On one side, the square is red, embroidered with flowers, a guardian lion(?), a phoenix and Chinese characters, one in each corner. The fabric is off-white with dark purple-brown flowers, and bright green and orange circles with vine-like swirls. Attached to each corner of the centre section are long, wide strips of fabric for tying in a white, purple and pink plaid with little diamond details.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Kaiping, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3427/5

Large textile composed of two matching pieces stitched together down the length, creating a large, rectangular textile with bilaterally symmetrical imagery. Wide middle panel of solid dark indigo flanked by side panels decorated with numerous narrow stripes, and central bands with intricate motifs in white on indigo. Both ends fringed.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian
Material
cotton fibre, indigo dye and dye
Made in
West Timor, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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