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Blanket3587/3

Blanket woven with dyed dog hair. Composed of four small panels stitched together on the long edge. Off-white ground weave with dark grey-green dots, a mismatched column of X's, and two columns of zigzags on either side. Some of the dots have either red, blue, or pink included. Each end has bands filled with alternating zigzags of dark grey-green with colours like pink, yellow, blue, green and red. The short edges are uneven with some fringe.

Culture
Rawang
Material
hemp fibre, cotton fibre, dog hair and dye
Made in
“Myanmar: Kachin” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wrap Dress3587/2

Woman's wrap-around dress (kira). The dress is composed of three woven panels stitched together on the long edge to create a rectangular textile. Each panel is finished with three split stitches in blue and white or pink and green. Alternate yellow warp bands with plain weave brown-red ground. Small, brightly coloured designs are woven throughout the brown-red ground in pink, red, dark green, purple, white, leaving a larger spacing of red ground down the centre. Both long edges have solid green-brown bands which have two rows of one large brown-red band flanked by two thin brown-red bands through it. Fringe along short edge.

Culture
Bhutanese
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Bhutan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blanket3587/7

Blanket or body-wrap composed of two panels stitched together on the long edge. Alternating pattern of a horizontal band with two smaller white bands on a dark grey ground weave. The bands are embroidered with repeating designs in red or black. Thin lines of white flanked by dotted lines separates the bands. There are two vertical bands, each with three red lines on a yellow zigzag ground weave. The yellow embroidery pulls on the textile resulting in uneven edges. The short edges have a folded hem.

Culture
Chin: Thado
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
“Myanmar: Chin” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl3097/13

Rectangular brown shawl with a wide striped band along the left edge and a wide stripe along the right edge. The brown ground has a seam in the centre where the two halves are stitched together with brown thread. The left two thirds of the bottom edge, the left edge, and the left third of the top edge are finished with orange and light brown diamond shaped edging, while the other areas are un edged. The wide band along the left edge is striped with alternating orange, red, and purple-grey. A thick stripe towards the left edge is made of alternating blocks of pink and light tan, patterned with swirls, and with thin red, pink, and purple stripes along the edges with wave motifs. The stripe along the right edge is a light brown band with thin stripes of light tan, orange, and grey along the edges.

Culture
Quechua and Aymara
Material
alpaca wool fibre, dye and aniline dye
Made in
Bolivar, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl3097/9

Colourful, patterned, woven wool shawl. The left and right edges have a 5 cm vertical band of thin stripes. The outside vertical thirds, inside the stripes, are brown panels, the centre third is colourful and patterned with a seam down the centre where the two halves were stitched together with orange thread. The patterns in the centre panel are made up of vertical dark red, yellow, orange, and green stripes, along with thin checkered stripes and thicker stripes made of rectangles with bi-colour animal figures on a white ground.

Culture
Quechua and Aymara
Material
alpaca wool fibre, dye and aniline dye
Made in
Potolo, Chuquisaca, Bolivia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Embroidered Textile3624/2

Rectangular black cotton cloth with an abstract pattern of applique and embroidery in white red and orange, with some green and yellow stitching.

Culture
Ainu
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Shiraoi, Hokkaido, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3619/1 c

Part of a three piece gbariye (also see 3619/1 a-b). Hat has a circular top and straight sides that flare out slightly towards base. Background is white, with dark blue-purple diagonal lines overtop. Darker and wider diagonal lines cross others throughout; blue-purple thread is metallic. White and dark gold embroidery across top of hat, and around opening. Embroidery on top consists of central sun-like design with concentric circles around it; scallops and loops along edges of circles. Border design around opening consists of alternating knot and sun-like design. Interior of hat is lined with white cotton.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pants3619/1 b

Part of a three piece gbariye (also see 3619/1 a and c). White pants with wide waistline that taper to narrow legs; made up of strips of cloth stitched together along the long edges. Background of strips is white, with silver and dark blue stripes overtop; threads are metallic. Openwork bands, made up of repeating crosses, along lengths of strips at varying distances. Heavy dark grey embroidery around leg openings, and along lower half of outer seam. Designs are an assortment of curvilinear, circular, and geometric motifs; together they form a crown-like pattern. Seam pockets on either side of waist, along front of pants. Small opening at front centre of waistline, for fastening and tightening pants.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Robe3619/1 a

Part of a three piece gbariye (also see 3619/1 b-c). Sleeveless white robe with large arm openings; robe flares out underneath the arms. Robe consists of strips of cloth stitched together along the long edges. Background of strips is white, with silver and dark blue stripes overtop; threads are metallic. Openwork bands, made up of repeating crosses, along lengths of strips at varying distances. Heavy embroidery around neck opening and across chest; done in pink and grey. Circular neck opening, with split, is trimmed with wide border made up of bands of swirls; edges of border are scalloped. Three flower-like designs frame bottom edge of neck opening on front; diamond, made up of swirls, frames bottom edge of neck opening on back. Two slits cut into either side of the chest; surrounded by identical borders and flower-like designs. Interior of robe is unlined.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
synthetic fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chief's Blanket3621/1

Off-white woven goat wool blanket with herringbone twill weave and dark red trade cloth woven in along the top edge. Feathers and cedar bark are included in the weave. Fringe along one side.

Culture
Coast Salish: Songhees ? or Coast Salish: Pauquachin ?
Material
mountain goat wool fibre, wool fibre, cedar bark and feather
Made in
Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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