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Blouse473/9

Black blouse with embroidery. The blouse has a v-neck and no sleeves with braided yellow and pink yarn around the openings. On the lower front and back are several horizontal rows of embroidery. The majority of rows have squares with red triangle motifs and long white seeds on black ground. The other rows have geometric motifs in yellow, pink, blue and green yarn on black ground. Extra yarn hangs from the centre and side seams like tassels. Near the bottom is a solid red appliqué band. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Karen
Material
cotton fibre ?, seed and dye
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bobbin524/6 o

Thin, cylindrical wooden bobbin with beads (part o). There is a knob at one end with a wire loop and five seed beads in brown, gray and white. The other end has a flared tip and a recessed area for thread. The shaft has two thin carved grooves.

Culture
English
Material
wood, metal and seed
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fire-Making Tool550/1 a-c

Black, spherical object with large red seeds (?) pressed into it. From the bottom of the sphere are two cylindrical tubes wrapped together with a brown-yellow plant strip. Two long wooden sticks fit into the tubes.

Culture
Australian
Material
bamboo grass, wood, fibre, seed ? and wax
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Musical Instrument1373/27

A rectangular wood box with a hole in the middle and having a triangular design on the edges. Near to one end, there is a wood row, a cylindrical metal row, and a flat metal row. Curved metal strips of various sizes go over the outer rows and under the middle row.

Culture
Central African
Material
wood, seed ? and metal
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sash473/15

The sash is black with ends elaborately decorated with buttons, beads, coins, shells and fur tassels. The ends are edged in blue, red and yellow fabric. The first panel is outlined in white beads and has a row of three white buttons and a red-blue vertical stripe. Then there is a single metal disc followed by a row of three coins. The next panel has three long vertical lines of white buttons on a multicoloured striped background, with each line ending at a shell. The bottom of each end of the sash has a fringe made of black fibres, white beads and a pink fur tassel.

Culture
Akha
Material
cotton fibre ?, shell, seed, dye, metal, animal hair and plastic
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag473/14

Bag in dark blue with a band of red bordered by off-white along the bottom edge. At the centre front is a multicoloured square with a red border, metal ornamentation, four short strings of beads and shell, two tufts of pink feathers, and tassels made of multicoloured yarn and beadwork. There are also two bunches of multicoloured yarn and pink feathers at the bottom corners. Wide dark blue fabric strap attached at top.

Culture
Akha
Material
metal, shell, feather, plastic ?, cotton fibre ?, dye and seed
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadsCd335

Three beads, one grey-brown seed, a small bone, and a roughly hemispherical dark brown nut shell.

Culture
Egyptian
Material
seed and bone
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PurseEdz1608

Kidney shaped purse with two sets of two long dark green twine with a red seed ? attaching each set. The purse has an embroidered body with a floral motif in light green, lime green, green, pink and yellow on a dark green background. Pictured in the centre is a large, pink peony. The top has a small rectangular opening made of red silk fabric pleated together to make a fan-like shape. Both sides are identical.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, dye and seed ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleIe327 a-e

A rattle made of four tubular seed pods (parts b-e), each about 31 cm. Long with a 2 cm. diameter, dark brown and loosely bound together with coarse plant fibre cord ( part a). The tubes have seeds inside. The end of one tube (part b) is plugged with plant fibre like the cord, the end of the next tube (part c) is plugged with white plant pulp while the end of another tube (part d) is plugged with soft brown paper (?), and the end of the last tube (part e) is plugged with paper(?) at one end and plant fibre or bark at the other.

Culture
Kewa
Material
bark ?, paper ?, plant, seed, plant fibre and pod
Made in
Koiari, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleIe326

A rattle made of four tubular seed pods, each about 13 cm. long with a 2 cm. diameter, tightly bound together with woven rattan in a loosely wrapped pattern. The tubes have seeds inside. The ends of the tubes are plugged with fibrous material.

Culture
Kewa
Material
plant fibre, seed, rattan and pod
Made in
Koiari, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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