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Blouse3515/9

Sleeveless blouse with neck and arm openings lined with red velvet. Top portion of blouse is made up of a decorative panel, bottom half is undyed cotton. Panel is indigo with plain black stripes and white dashes throughout; multicoloured stripes and black bands are woven overtop. Stripes are done in green, pink, light purple-pink and light orange; bands are black with white geometric motifs throughout.

Culture
Mexican
Material
fibre, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wall Hanging3497/1

Applique wall hanging of three men and two women on a dark brown background. All have white faces, with oval-shaped eyes, long lashes, thin lines for mouths, and black hair. Men’s hair is cropped short, women have braids. Women are wearing long parkas and boots; men have short parkas, pants and boots. Parkas are orange, light purple-grey, and dark yellow, with dark purple, black, orange and pink trim. Pants and boots are dark yellow and light purple-grey, with black trim and light purple-grey trim. One of the men is in the background with a bow and arrow pointed at five bears and wolves. Animals are orange, dark blue and light purple-grey. The other humans are in the foreground, with their arms raised. Edges of hanging are rolled, secured with white and yellow whipstitching. (Velcro strip sewn on back, for hanging purposes).

Culture
Inuit
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada ? or Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scarf3511/8

Maroon scarf (selendang) with fringe on ends. Eleven decorated bands across length. Centre band is dark red, trimmed with white stripes, with dark orange dashes through centre. From each side of centre band the patterns are identical. From centre outward bands are: maroon with repeating dark orange crosses, sun-like motifs, butterfly-like motifs, geometric and linear motifs; dark red, trimmed with dark blue stripes, with dark orange dashes through centre; dark orange triangles on maroon, trimmed with yellow stripe; dark red, trimmed with black stripes, with dark orange dashes through centre; and dark purple with dark blue vertical stripes. Fringe along left side is twisted; fringe along right is loose.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian
Material
fibre and vegetable dye
Made in
Flores, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scarf3511/9

Dark red scarf (selendang) with fringe on ends. Top and bottom edges of scarf have a dark maroon border, with light orange dashes throughout. Repeating pattern of pointed ovals, filled with floral and linear motifs, through centre of scarf. Ovals are connected by dots. Negative space, between ovals and border, filled with identical floral and linear designs. Border on both ends, consisting of three vertical bands. Outer and inner bands have a dot motif; centre band has a repeating triangle motif. All designs are done in red-brown and dark orange. Fringe on ends are tied into bundles with plant fibre; six bundles on left edge, five on right.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian
Material
fibre, dye and plant fibre
Made in
Flores, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lyre3526/2

Seven-stringed lyre with a wooden sound chamber covered in leather skin; skin secured with nails. Triangular wood frame extends from top of sound chamber, made up of two vertical rods inserted through the leather and connected at the top by a third horizontal rod. Third rod has raised decorations on the sides and a cone-shaped protrusion on the left edge. Seven bands of braided plant fibre are tied across the horizontal rod. Oval-shaped hole towards bottom of skin cover; seven strings inserted through it and are wound around horizontal rod, overtop the braided bands. Strings are stretched over a small rectangular soundboard, adhered to centre of leather cover. Two-tiered circular decoration on back centre of sound chamber. All components of lyre are darkened to dark brown; strings are black.

Culture
Luo
Material
wood, plant fibre, fibre, dye, leather skin and metal
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA3664

Tamer's headdress. Cedar bark headdress in the form of a rounded beak: two semi-circular flaps at front representing a beak with two long oval shapes that sit on top of beak, a hooked nose that projects out over the beak. Bunched cedar strips are attached at the top of the headdress frame with thick white string, and white string is wrapped around the base of the frame at the back. (Photos show the mask without the nose piece in 2009; nose repaired in 2021.)

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, wood and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Applique3479/1

Applique textile (arpillera) depicting people in a market scene. Figures and merchandise are three-dimensional and stitched to the larger white cloth. Foreground of cloth is white-brown; middle ground is light green, orange, white and patterned; background is light blue-purple. Entire edge of cloth is trimmed with braided blue yarn. Brown and grey mountains in background, with sun rising in between them. White and blue striped house, with an orange roof, in middle ground towards left side, large tree towards right side. Green embroidery, imitating grass, across the middle. Figures are attached to the middle and foreground. All are white-pink and have black hair. They are wearing various outfits, including skirts, pants, brimmed hats, and short sleeved shirts. Some shirts and skirts have geometric designs, but most are unadorned. The vendors are all kneeling in the foreground with woven plant fibre baskets, full of produce, in front of them. Other people, carrying baskets or cloth bags, walk throughout. The word “Mercado” is embroidered in the top left corner. Textile is adhered to a foam board.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
synthetic wool fibre, cotton fibre and plant fibre
Made in
Peru
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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