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CapeC1465

Large woven flax cape. Openwork twining is carried in pairs with the pitch in opposite directions on a warp of flax cordage. Parallel lines of red and blue trim the sides and top border, red only on bottom portion of sides and bottom. Fringe of twisted string along edges. Reverse side plain.

Culture
Maori
Material
new zealand flax fibre and dye
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagC1487

The bag is woven with natural coloured fibres in a geometric open weave design. There are three rows of the design with a row of black stitching on the first and third rows. Two twisted string handles are tied to the top edge of the bag in loops. A heavy fringe borders the three other sides of the bag.

Culture
Maori
Material
flax fibre
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Poi BallC1507 a-b

Two pairs of poi balls. The first pair (part a) is decorated with orange and red-purple vertical stripes on a natural light yellow-brown background with a tassel of like colours in between the attached string. The second pair (part b) is decorated with pink and green-blue vertical stripes on a natural light yellow-brown background with a tassel of like colours in between the attached string.

Culture
Maori
Material
new zealand flax fibre and raupo grass
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronK5.99

Dark brown apron with string ties, beadwork and a long string fringe. The rectangular fabric has a white bead border along the top edge. Through the middle section are randomly placed bead crosses in red, white, blue and green. Along the bottom is a broken line border of alternating green and red beaded rectangles. Underneath the lower border is a twisted string fringe interspaced with individual strands of grouped white beads.

Culture
Zulu ?
Material
flax fibre and glass
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DressB160

Rectangular fabric dress made of two identical panels sewn together in the middle with a slit opening in the centre. The design consists of a repeating stripe pattern in brown and white on a navy ground.

Culture
Dusun
Material
fibre, flax fibre ? and dye
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SashM5.8 d

A woman's sash is constructed in three panels: a long embroidered central panel with two woven and beaded end panels. The centre panel of off-white linen fabric is embroidered on each edge in black, rust-red, and dark red diamond- shaped geometric designs in cross-stitch, satin stitch, and chain stitch with brass sequins incorporated into the design. The end panels of orange, dark red, metallic silver, and gold tapestry weave are trimmed with clear and coloured glass beads, metallic gold braid, and silver rickrack. Rust-red and dark red fringes trimmed with glass beads and beads made of brass tubing are added at each end.

Culture
Macedonian ?
Material
wool fibre, glass, dye, brass metal, gold metal ?, silver metal ?, cotton fibre and flax fibre
Made in
Bitolj, Macedonia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileM3.277

The textile fragment is irregularly shaped with a pattern in red, yellow and black on a black background. The pattern repeats two large animalistic figures, alternating red and yellow. One figure is red and circular, surrounded with small yellow circles and rectangles. The other figure is yellow with three prong limbs. There is one selvedge.

Culture
Egyptian
Material
wool fibre, flax fibre and dye
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileM3.276

The textile fragment is rectangular with three circles in a brown corner square. Two of the three circles show crouching animal figures on the dark brown background. The third circle shows a woman’s head on an orange background. At one end red wool is added to the textile’s warp and pulled out at regular intervals, creating rows of a fringe on the backside.

Culture
Egyptian
Material
wool fibre, flax fibre and dye
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileM3.275

The textile fragment is irregularly shaped with a design in red and green on a gold background. The design is a series of thick, red double curves connected through the middle with a red line and bordered by a green line.

Culture
Egyptian
Material
wool fibre, flax fibre and dye
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: TextileM3.78

The textile fragment is brown and square with an orange circle in the centre. The circle shows a woman’s head in brown and her features created with a light brown thread.

Culture
Egyptian
Material
wool fibre, flax fibre and dye
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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