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TextileAf489

Textile composed of a long and narrow strip of woven cotton with an indigo horizontal weft. The warp has a stripes of varying width of different shades of blue. An indigo stripe flanked on both sides by thin yellow and red stripes runs lengthwise along the centre. One side is not tightly woven, and the ends are unfinished.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre, dye and indigo dye
Made in
Ibadan, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileAf488

Textile strip of woven cotton with an indigo horizontal weft and a warp with stripes of varying widths in different shades of indigo. The ends are unfinished.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Ibadan, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileAf486

Narrow strip of woven cotton: indigo horizontal weft; warp has stripes of varying width in different shades of blue: indigo, navy, light blue.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Ibadan, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SarongIb379

Rectangular cotton batik with blue pattern on white ground. Two patterns, one a third of textile. Pattern near one end has wide band of blue diamonds and triangles with flowers in them, bordered on two sides by maple leaf and cock motifs. The other pattern is of leaves and vines and smaller flowers on vines. Entire textile is bordered with vine motif.

Culture
Javanese
Material
indigo dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Lassem, Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtSa194

Skirt, child's, dyed indigo blue. The raw edges are sewn together to form a tube.

Culture
Cakchiquel
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Santa Catarina Palopo, Solola, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketK4.336

A shallow coiled oval tray with two handles woven on the ends. Design consists of an alternating green and light brown diamond shapes on a natural coloured background.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
plant fibre and indigo dye ?
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.146

Textile composed of two rectangles of cotton cloth tie-dyed with rows of oblong shapes in white on dark indigo blue with a band of dark blue at each end. The panels are loosely stitched together at the centre, with fibre. The ends are unfinished.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
cotton fibre, indigo dye and plant fibre
Made in
Ibadan, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera TunicN1.731

Black cotton tunic with mandarin collar, slender sleeves, side slits and side opening with frog closures. The black cotton is sized. There is a pocket on the right inner flap. The inside lining is light blue cotton.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
cotton fibre, indigo dye and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.171

Textile composed of off-white cotton damask with a floral design dyed with indigo and brown in lighter mottled bands alternating with bands of thin stripes at the centre and solid mottled bands at the ends. The ends are machine-stitched.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre, dye and indigo dye
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelK2.302 a

Panel with a tie-dyed concentric circle pattern in dotted white to light blue lines on an indigo ground. One end is unfinished, and the opposite end has a machine-stitched hem with strands of indigo dyed thread sewn along it at equal intervals. The panel is made of damask with a geometric design.

Culture
Dioula
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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