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Blouse2902/91

Black square shaped blouse with slit arm holes and neck line. Arms and neck have off-white trim with string tassles. Bottom half of blouse has red, yellow, and orange embroidery embellished with long tube shaped white beads made of Job's tears seeds. Bottom sides and centre have tassles, predominantly red.

Culture
Karen
Material
cotton fibre, job's tear seed and silk fibre
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat2902/88

Small round black hat with colourful striped applique covering the front side. Domed metal ornaments stitched with purple thread form three vertical lines at the top of the hat. The two outside lines have a silver bell hanging from them and the centre line has a round silver coin hanging from it with embossed characters and grass (?) design. Below are two vertical lines of white beads with two metal domes, two cowrie shells, and one metal piece in between. Underneath are three flowers composed of white tube-shaped beads for petals and silver domes for the centres. A row of small white round beads lines the bottom edge of the hat. Three strands of white beads with alternating brown bean-shaped beads hang from either side of the hat, forming a loop under the wearer's chin. The top of the hat also features these loops of beads with alternating brown flat beads, which hang down the back of the hat. The top of the hat is covered in purple-pink feathers.

Culture
Akha
Material
cotton fibre, aluminium metal, cowrie shell, seed, nickel metal and feather
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse2902/98

Black square shaped blouse with slit arm holes and neck line. Arms and neck have off-white trim with string tassles. Entire blouse is has red border with green and yellow stitching. Bottom half of blouse has red and yellow embroidery embellished with long tube shaped white beads made of seeds. Bottom sides and centre have wool tassles, predominantly red in colour.

Culture
Karen
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and job's tear seed
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket2902/90

Dark blue jacket with colourful embroidered back and black sleeves that have squares of embroidery on front and back. Embroidery consists of multi-coloured geometric patterns in line formation. Back of jacket has red trim and is embellished with a border of round white beads. The left arm seam is red, and the right arm seam is blue. The jacket sleeves have red trim. The sides of the jacket have small slits and the front of the jacket is open.

Culture
Akha
Material
cotton fibre and seed
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket2902/66

Dark blue jacket with open front. Sleeves are black and have appliqued patch with geometric embroidery. Cuffs have blue trim and arm seams have red trim. A thin rectangular piece of fabric forms the collar with a strip of red on the bottom of the right side. Bottom of jacket is trimmed in red with round white beads decorating the edges. There are thin lines of embroidery along the bottom, embellished with three vertical rows of colourful buttons on either side. This pattern continues on the bottom of the back of the jacket also. There are slits in the sides of the jacket with a loop of round white beads and a tuft of red fur (?) with a tassle on the end hanging from the top of the slit. The right tassle is multi-coloured and the left tassle is white. Back of jacket is covered in horizontal lines of colourful embroidery embellished with four rows of white buttons. Bottom edges are lined in round white beads.

Culture
Akha
Material
cotton fibre, acrylic fibre, plastic and seed
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle2814/28

Rattle made from a dark brown gourd with carved designs of square patterns and lines. Gourd is round and long, and tapers towards the top. A thin wooden stick goes through the length of the gourd, forming the handle. Braided palm twine is tied at the top of the handle at the base of the gourd and goes around the rattle, secured in a knot at the top end of the stick. There are two slits made on either side of the gourd, and the rattle is filled with seeds to make noise.

Culture
Makuna
Material
gourd fruit, wood, seed and tucum palm fibre
Made in
Vaupes, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ankle Rattle2814/27

String of braided twine with attached seeds to form an ankle rattle. Seeds are large, hollow, and triangular shaped with rounded sides. Each seed has a hole in the top with twine fed through that attaches them to a long braid of twine.

Culture
Makuna
Material
tucum palm fibre and seed
Made in
Vaupes, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Body Paint Container2814/38 a-b

Black body paint container in the shape of a teardrop, made from a palm seed. Geometric designs are carved into the seed. There are two circular indents on the bottom half of the seed, and one circular hole on the other side into which part b fits. There is a line around the middle of the seed, bissecting it, suggesting that these two parts once could come apart. Part b is a small wood stopper with red pigment on one half. Coloured part inserts into the hole in part a.

Culture
Makuna
Material
palm seed and pigment
Made in
Vaupes, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff Tube2814/31

Egret bone tube that is y-shaped with two balls of resin on the tips of the bone and holes in the tops. Resin also near the base, where the two pieces of bone split off. Two prongs are tied with cumare string.

Culture
Makuna
Material
egret bone, resin, palm seed and tucum palm fibre
Made in
Vaupes, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy2814/36

Toy made of a light, hollow spherical gourd. A wooden stick goes through the gourd and comes out the bottom to form a handle. Circular hole is at the centre of the gourd, and there are two circular indentations on the other side.

Culture
Makuna
Material
palm seed and wood
Made in
Vaupes, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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