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BagNa999

Embroidered off-white cloth bag, curved along the bottow with a top flap that has a loop and button closure. The short strap is made of black and off-white plaid cloth. The raw edges on the bag are finished with fabric with a multicoloured floral pattern on black. The front has an embroidered design depicting a figure on a sailboat, which is framed by a blue border. The other side has a brown airplane-like shape framed with concentric multicoloured borders.

Culture
Arctic America
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre ? and dye
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SarongIb423

Sarong of heavy cotton woven cloth in rectangular shape formed by two pieces sewn together. Striped with supplementary weft with red and brown silk on the weft. Decorated with gold thread in bird, fish, and abstract motifs in between supplementary vertical stripes on the blue cloth. Two multicoloured bands at each end. One end has gold couching with red thread. Embellished with sequins. One edge is unfinished.

Culture
Minangkabau
Material
cotton fibre, paper, metal, synthetic fibre, rayon fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Sumatra, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PillowcaseEa6

A plain woven rectangular cotton pillow cover with four large pink, and gold-coloured wool, tassels. Embroidered with lines, butterflies, and flowers, all in abstract motifs. Gold-coloured thread around the tassles. One side open with copper metallic, and pink embroidered lace on it. Decorated with a few light pink sequins.

Culture
Afghan
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre, copper metal, silk fibre, metal, dye and synthetic fibre
Made in
Kabul, Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseEi39

Two identically cut panels; sleeveless; stitched together at sides; hidden seams; hemmed; v-shaped neck front and back. Red felt trim cut along one side in repeating pattern of peaks. White, yellow, green, and pink lengths of rickrack trim stitched overtop. Trim borders armholes, front and back of neck, and hem, then extends further to form tassels. Embroidered motif of green flower stalk with pink and yellow flowers repeated to follow trim around hem, arm, and neck openings.

Culture
Karen
Material
rayon fibre, synthetic fibre ? and wool fibre ?
Made in
“Myanmar: Bago, Toungoo ?” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtSa237

Skirt made of blue cotton with horizontal bands and stripes in lighter blue. The skirt has both horizontal and vertical seams, each finished with multicoloured decorative plain insertion stitched bands (randa) in cotton and synthetic fibre. The top selvedge edge is folded to the inside (14.5 cm).

Culture
Cakchiquel
Material
dye, cotton fibre and synthetic fibre
Made in
Santa Maria De Jesus, Sacatepequez, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseSa262

Red cotton blouse with embroidery and stripe pattern. The blouse has a square shape with a square neckline and no sleeves. Across the upper front and back are rows of embroidered diamond, animal and bird motifs in dark blue and purple on red ground. The embroidery is 2-faced supplementary weft. The stripe pattern has thin vertical stripes in green overall. Along the bottom hem is a twisted red fringe. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Maya
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre ? and dye
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtSa261

Skirt formed by two pieces of indigo-dyed cotton with two white stripes woven into the fabric every so often. The two pieces are joined together with a hand-embroidered multicoloured band (randas) insertion stitch seam in silk (?) and cotton or synthetic yarn. The ends are sewn together to form a tube.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre ?, silk fibre ? and dye
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat1646/10

Cap of half white separated by narrow lines of blue and orange triangles from half red portion, with bands of geometric shapes, insects, birds and animals. Multi-coloured pom-pom at top.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskAf499

Oval-shaped wood piece with the back hollowed out. Human face. Worn white painted surface with red spots showing through. Dyed blue are the long, incised crescent lines for the eyebrows, the inside of the mouth, and one line from the nose to the mouth. Blue spots in other facial areas. Wood of cheek and eye areas has been cut away. Lozenge-shaped eyes, and mouth open to underside. Mouth at rim of cut-away area is asymmetrical to nose. Two articulated wedge-shaped wood pieces nailed, one at each temple. Drilled holes in head and forehead for feathers now missing. Holes, one on each temple has twisted synthetic cord strung between them. Knotted brown shoelace(?) piece in hole on left.

Culture
Igbo
Material
wood, paint, synthetic fibre, cotton fibre, iron metal and indigo pigment
Made in
Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseSa330

White cotton blouse with woven panel. The blouse has a rectangle shape with a round neck and no sleeves. The front and back are divided into three vertical panels by blue herring bone stitching. Across the upper front and back is a t-shaped woven panel (2-faced, supplementary weft). The panel has large pink and orange flowers and green leaves on brown ground with a multicoloured square border. Around the neck are black triangles and on the shoulders are appliqué black circles. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Quiche
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre, synthetic fibre ?, silk fibre ? and dye
Made in
Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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