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Button Blanket3089/1

Felted wool button blanket with large central design. Edges are red, scalloped on the inside border, with a narrow strip of white, also scalloped, and a black interior panel. On this panel sits the emblem of an eagle, wings spread, head to the side, atop a whale in profile, tail up. Over 2200 buttons in shell and abalone outline the crest and borders of the blanket. A half circle is cut out of the top edge to fit around the wearer’s neck. A strip of black felt sits to the side, to be fastened around the neck.

Culture
Nuxalk and Heiltsuk
Material
wool fibre, shell, abalone shell, fibre and plastic
Made in
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Loincloth3059/1

Loin cloth made of strung seeds. Unbleached cotton fibres make a grid for the oblong grey and brown tururri seeds to be tightly strung onto, in vertical rows. Woven fibre borders hold the grid together, and a short, thick fringe of the same material hangs from the bottom. Long twisted ties dangle from the corners of the cloth, and small red and brown feathers are attached to the short sides by red and white beaded strands.

Culture
Wai-Wai
Material
tururri seed, cotton fibre, feather and plastic
Made in
Guyana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3052/28

Leather studded belt (part of a man's costume with 3052/25-32). The belt is wide, made of stiffened brown leather covered in silver plastic studs in several shapes: triangular, circular, flower and ovoid that make up a set of repeating patterns. A large rectangular buckle is attached to the belt. It has a silver plate at centre engraved with short lines that make up a pattern of concentric designs. Interspersed are circles of red and green and small dots of orange and blue. The underside of the belt is undecorated white leather, with a brown flap at end opposite the buckle that contains two rows of holes.

Culture
Ukrainian
Material
leather skin, aluminium metal, metal and plastic
Made in
Ukraine
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3052/17

Beaded necklace (part of a woman’s costume with 3052/9-16). Necklace is short, "choker" style, worn at the throat. On light grey thread are woven beads in several colours, creating ‘x’ and diamond shaped patterns. Thread extends beyond the beads, twisted to create ties.

Culture
Ukrainian
Material
cotton fibre ? and plastic
Made in
Ukraine
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boots3052/8 a-b

Red leather boots, (part of a girl’s or woman's costume, 3052/1-7 or 3052/9-17). Boot shaft rises to mid-shin, where a decorative cuff is sewn to the collar. Boot is otherwise undecorated. Sole is of black rubber and heel is low.

Culture
Ukrainian
Material
leather skin, rubber, plastic and fibre
Made in
Ukraine
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3052/7

Beaded necklace (part of a girl’s costume, with 3052/1-8). Strung on black thread are small plastic beads in red and black. From a neckband of alternating red and black hang small beaded tassels. At midpoint of necklace is a net of woven red beads with further tassels hang from its edges. The necklace closes with a silver lobster style clasp.

Culture
Ukrainian
Material
plastic and metal
Made in
Ukraine
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3048/39

Small cream-coloured, "jusi" fabric blouse with embroidered decoration. The blouse has short sleeves with folded cuffs, embroidered with a vine and flower design in white thread. The front of the blouse is similarly embroidered with twisted vines, small leaves and flowers, with small sections of holes scattered throughout the pattern. The front of the blouse is decorated with four groupings of three pearlescent, plastic buttons. The back of the blouse fastens with five metal snaps and a metal hook at the top of the back edge of the collar.

Culture
Filipino
Material
silk fibre, plastic and metal
Made in
Manila, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3048/38

Small cream-coloured, "jusi" fabric blouse with embroidered decoration. The dark cream blouse has elbow-length sleeves with scalloped-edge cuffs, decorated with floral embroidery on the outside edges. The front the blouse is decorated with floral design embroidery in white thread. The design is twisted vines with small leaves and flowers with small sections of holes scattered throughout the pattern, especially inside the larger flower designs. The blouse front also has four groupings of three pearlescent, plastic buttons each. The back of the blouse fastens with five metal snaps and a metal hook at the top of the back edge of the collar.

Culture
Filipino
Material
silk fibre, plastic and metal
Made in
Manila, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3048/37

Small cream-coloured, "jusi" fabric blouse with embroidered decoration. The blouse has short sleeves with scalloped-edge cuffs embroidered with flowers along the edges. The front section of the blouse is also decorated with white floral embroidery and two large flowers sitting in a sun shape, interiors decorated with small holes created by criss-crossed white fibres. This pattern is also scattered across the other sections of embroidery. The front of the blouse is decorated with four groupings of three pearlescent, plastic buttons. The back of the blouse fastens with five metal snaps and a metal hook at the top back of the collar.

Culture
Filipino
Material
silk fibre, plastic and metal
Made in
Manila, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bouquet Holder3048/32

White plastic wedding bouquet holder. The holder consists of a plastic handle connected to a foam mount which is decorated with synthetic white ribbons, tulle and light green paper vines with white synthetic leaves. The vines and leaves extend from the holder and are wrapped in white tulle.

Culture
Filipino
Material
synthetic fibre, plastic, paper, metal and wood
Made in
Manila, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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