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Blanket3600/7

Heavy white rectangular blanket consisting of six woven strips, stitched together along the long edges. Five decorative columns run across centre section of blanket; all made up of black geometric designs with brown, yellow, and white highlights throughout. Designs consist of triangles, diamonds, checkers, plain and dotted lines, and zigzags. Central section bordered by wide brown bands, with white and black diamonds through middles, trimmed with black; white dots along black borders. Additional geometric motifs on outer edges of brown bands. Left and right edges of blanket bordered with black bands; two braided tassels extend from either side, in centre.

Culture
Fulani
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sandals3600/10 a-b

Pair of leather and rubber sandals with ankle and toe loop straps; straps threaded through cuts in insoles and nailed down. Soles are flat, rounded at toes and heels; “X”’s incised along edges of rounded sections of insoles. Straps are beige leather and have patterned bands across surfaces. Patterns consist of: triangles and zigzags, thin and thick stripes, checkered bands, and diagonal stripes. Designs done in dark blue, gold, white, dark red, and green.

Culture
Ghanaian
Material
leather skin, rubber, fibre, metal and dye
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3600/8

Red dome-shaped hat with blue decorative band around sides. Pattern along band has central design of a vertical line with a square in the centre, framed on either side by alternating rectangles. Designs in rectangles alternate between stripes and vertical arrows with horizontal bars. Designs on band are done in red; interior of hat is unlined.

Culture
Ghanaian
Material
dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl3596/2

Elongated rectangular wedding shawl made of pale gold wild tussar silk. Faint dark grey-brown bands across length at varying intervals and of differing widths. Left and right sides are trimmed with openwork and tightly woven bands; short pieces of fringe on edges. Top and bottom edges are finished.

Culture
Indian
Material
silk fibre
Made in
Odisha, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lyre3577/8

Lyre with a wooden sound chamber covered in leather skin; skin secured with wire. Triangular wood frame extends from top of sound chamber, made up of two arms inserted through the leather and connected at the top by a crossbar. The crossbar is rectangular on either end, with notches that the arms are inserted into, and a cylindrical centre where the strings are attached. Three strings are fastened to three wooden pegs and lashed around the crossbar. The strings are fastened across the front of the sound box to a wire loop. All components of lyre are darkened to dark brown with the exception of the strings.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
intestine ?, wood, fibre and rawhide hide
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tunic3577/4 a

Long-sleeved tunic. Standing collar with two buttons. Shirt flares out with two side slits - one on each side. Chest pocket on left side of chest. Fabric has subtle raised stripes and zigzags in the material. Patch in centre of chest, which is below but part of the area with two buttons. Three buttons at cuffs.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
cotton fibre ? and plastic
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hand Plough3577/19

Wooden hand plough. Two long pieces of wood are inserted through a round centre piece. One end, the handle, is lashed together with plant fibre near the end, and another twisted plant fibre midway down, and the opposite ends are inserted into two metal blades. A third piece of wood, that is slightly S-shaped, is inserted through the round centre piece at an angle. This piece of wood is further attached by a length of skin which is tied to the other two pieces of wood.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
wood, metal, plant fibre and skin
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shield3577/15

Round red fabric and metal shield. Domed form covered with red velvet and thin metal plaques of open form scrolling that are attached with domed pins. There are two horizontal bands of metal, with repeating gourd-shaped pieces attached between, connecting the two bands. The rim has repeating rectangular strips of metal spaced around it. At the centre of the dome, is a circular metal piece, with a projecting part at centre that has been bent inwards. Between the centre and first band are rectangular and circular pieces of metal attached in pairs. The reverse is lined with light orange fabric with hard U-shaped hand grip at centre.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
metal and fibre
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Container3577/13

Gourd container. Round bottom, slender neck, somewhat oval upper section and opening. Twisted fibre.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
gourd fruit and fibre
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fly Whisk3577/11

Fly whisk. The handle is a short and relatively straight stick covered with woven back and yellow fibre, held together by orange stitching. At upper end is a long, thick hank of white horse hair, attached by a tightly woven panel fibre. Hair thins toward end of whisk.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
fibre, horse hair ?, wood and plastic fibre
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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