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Vest873/1

Woman's sleeveless, heavily ornamented vest, constructed from wide panels of red-orange jacquard ribbon and panels of black satin. The ribbon is pleated to conform to the curves of the armhole and around the inverted heart shaped neckline. Appliqued with several kinds of decorative silver, yellow, green and off-white braid; beaded with clear glass beads and coloured sequins; floral designs embroidered on back. Centre front opening has five silver filigree buttons. Lined with blue and white checked cotton. Embroidered floral medallions on inside back lining. All hand sewn.

Culture
Moravian ? or Czech ?
Material
cotton fibre, rayon fibre, glass, dye, metal and plastic ?
Made in
Kyjov, Moravia, Czech Republic
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2662/1

Beaded circular shaped necklace decorated with diamond shaped beaded designs in alternating colours. Beaded rectangular shape on bottom of circle also decorated with diamond shapes. The necklace has a leather backing and a two pronged metal clasp. Off the sides of the circular part of the necklace are small dangle details. The dangles are made of beaded wire with one metal disk hanging off of it. Found at the midpoint of the circle, on both sides is a larger dangle detail made of beaded wire attached to a small beaded circle and 3 metal disks hanging off. These larger dangles are also present on both sides of the beaded rectangular section.

Culture
Maasai
Material
plastic, metal and leather skin
Made in
Narok, Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat873/7

Bonnet made of off-white jacquard-weave rayon, with a wide band of multi-coloured embroidered ribbon at front, extending from ear to ear. The front of the hat is decorated with a band of multicoloured floral patterned fabric and is beaded with clear glass, silver, gold and coloured glass beads and sequins. There is also a beaded medallion at the back of the crown. The front edge of the hat is trimmed with lace and two straps made of pink and blue striped moire ribbon ar attached at the sides. The lower back edge is gathered in with a drawstring. Lined with off-white cotton.

Culture
Moravian ? or Czech ?
Material
rayon fibre, cotton fibre, glass, plastic, metal and dye
Made in
Kyjov, Moravia, Czech Republic
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeD3.36

Long, horizontal pipe with a wooden stem and brass bowl that ends in an upwards curve. Middle segment of wooden stem is wrapped in black and white snake skin(?), edged with purple, red and yellow ribbon, and has two long skin tassels hanging from it with red and white beaded decorations. Scalloped bottom of curved brass bowl is punctuated with a series of holes, through which strings of beads and strips of leather tied to feathers and ribbon are strung.

Culture
Haudenosaunee
Material
glass, clay, tin metal, plastic ?, brass metal, wood, snake skin ?, skin and feather
Made in
Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy Motorcycle2657/2

Toy motorcycle made of metal wire which coils around for some features. Front steering handles rotate the front wheel. Both wheels are made of wrapped black electrician's tape.

Culture
South African
Material
plastic ?, metal and adhesive
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1719/41

Light brown rectangular woven basket with a flat, fitted lid; lid is hinged at the back with two leather ties and has a single leather strip at the front that wraps around a white plastic button affixed near the top of the basket's front side. Two longer strips of leather are tied near the top of the front and back sides of the basket, creating handles that bridge the basket's lid. Patterned designs in red-brown, black and yellow-white are featured on the lid and all four sides.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar wood, grass, skin, plastic, dye, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lamp1432/1 a-b

A wood lamp carved and painted with a metal light bulb holder (part a) and a lamp shade (part b). The lamp (part a) is black and has an animal with an open mouth at the bottom. The eyebrows are yellow, and the black oval eyes are outlined with green. The lips are red with white fangs and molars. The red nose is outlined with white. Above, in the front middle, there is a long vertical red piece. Above, at each side, there is a green upside down tear-drop-shape outlined with brown and having a white circle outlined with red in the middle. Back, at each side, there is a white feature with yellow, red, and green designs. The lamp shade (part b) is made of orange fabric outlined with a gold-coloured rim along the top and the bottom and has a metal frame which fits onto a light bulb.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood, paper, paint, plastic and metal
Made in
Port Simpson, British Columbia, Canada and Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tunic1128/7

Men's dark blue wool tunic. The tunic has a standing collar and keyhole neckline with a plastic button and leather loop. The tunic hangs straight from the shoulders in front, back is slightly fitted above waist and is flared below the waist by means of triangular gores. There are bands of red and yellow wool, embroidery and rickrack of blue and green at collar, shoulders, neck opening, upper back, cuffs and bottom hem. The bands around the neckline overlap at the bottom. The inner collar is lined with brown, green and tan patterned cotton; the rest is unlined.

Culture
Sami
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre, rayon fibre ?, reindeer skin ?, plastic and dye
Made in
Norway
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Robe2666/16

Pink sequined robe with wide extended sleeves, side slits and side opening with ties. On the front and back are roundels with yellow and white peonies and a white geometric pattern on pink ground. Between the roundels are smaller circles with a yellow and white cross motif. The collar band has yellow and white peonies and a gold-yellow meander pattern. The sleeve and border bands are yellow-gold lines. The inside lining is white, with large lotus motifs embroidered in yellow.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
dye, fibre, cotton fibre, plastic, metal and silk fibre
Made in
Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sleeve2666/2

White blouse-like garment with wide, white sleeves, and sleeve extensions. The sleeves have a rounded neck and snap closures down the centre front and back. Towards the end of each sleeve is a geometric pattern in yellow, gold and silver sequins; also a floral pattern in green, pink and turquoise sequins.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
fibre, plastic and metal
Made in
Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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