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Dress Mat2925/1

Woven, almost square, patterned mat. Woven design is in shades of beige, light brown and black which form wide horizontal and vertical bands, diagonal bands along the edges and a dark and light H pattern in the horizontal bands. There is a thicker border woven over the mat on both sides, about 5 cm from the edges, that runs all the way around the square. The back is similar to the front except much of the black area is done in a light brown weave so the H design is in beige and light brown.

Culture
Marshallese
Material
pandanus leaf, hibiscus leaf ?, dye ? and plant fibre
Made in
Marshall Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wearing BlanketX1178

This wearing blanket has an all over diamond pattern common to the late nineteenth century. Also typical is the fact it has no border, which weavings intended for rug use often have thus it is probably a wearing blanket.Condition: good. In 1880-1881 the Santa Fe Railroad came through Navajo territory bringing new materials and the potential for new customers for Navajo weavings. As soon as the Germantown 4 ply yarns and commercial aniline dyes became available, Navajo weavers employed them to their full potential. Designs changed from simple stripes and conservative diamond patterns to an explosion of innovation in weaving using new colors not available with natural dyes, such as yellow, orange, green and purple. On this wearing blanket a new wedge- weave development created shimmering effects with a complex exchange of background and foregrounds that uses yellow and red synthetic dyes, a white natural yarn, and indigo dyed homespun yarn. For a decade this break away styling was very popular with non-Native clients and such weavings became known as Eye Dazzlers.

Culture
Navajo
Material
wool, natural plant dye and synthetic dye
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Necklace2948/124

Closed necklace made from bamboo and seed ornaments. A section of bamboo is split in two and hangs vertically down the centre of the necklace. Both sections of bamboo are place side by side and maintained together with three small fibre strings tied at the back of the ornament. On each side of the necklace there is a row of ten small, oval, brown seeds. Two fibre strings knotted together close the top of the necklace.

Culture
Asmat
Material
bamboo grass, seed and plant fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament2948/121

White and light green feathers tied to sticks. Tiny plant fibres are wrapped around the feathers on the sticks to hold them in place. Small down-like feathers are at the base of the ornament with larger feathers at the top. There are two long white feathers with black spots at the very top. The sticks holding the feathers are tightly tied in a bundle with a rigid cloth tape.

Culture
Asmat
Material
feather, reed grass ?, plant fibre and tape adhesive
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headband2948/105

Tied headband with a long row of seed ornaments. Small light grey-blue oval-shaped seeds with dark brown spots strung between two woven dark brown strings of plant fibre. A hole has been bored through each seed to allow for a thread to go through and hold them in place. The seeds are roughly of even size and shape and are arranged in a single row. Strings at both ends of the headband are tied in a loop to close the headband.

Culture
Asmat
Material
seed and plant fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2948/91

Open necklace with numerous pendants of teeth. The teeth are secured by a woven grey-brown string, made of some kind of plant fibre. The long brown, yellow, and white teeth, with dark brown spots, are held in place by the string at their pointed ends. The teeth are mostly white on top and mostly yellow on their underside. The teeth ornaments are roughly the same size and are arranged in a row, with the shortest teeth at the ends of the row and longest teeth in the middle. A knot closes the necklace on the left side with a short length of string to tie the necklace around the neck. A small loop on the right side ties to the left string. There are longer plastic threads tied at both ends of the necklace.

Culture
Asmat
Material
tooth, plant fibre and plastic
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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