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JacketSf442

Small, red, long sleeved jacket with velvet and cord appliqué on the cuffs and the pink front pockets. Edges are trimmed with light blue and dark blue cord; central design consists of white, floral embroidery. Front hook and eye closing.

Culture
Quechua
Material
sheep wool fibre, synthetic fibre, dye and metal
Made in
Pisac, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FibreSf1169

Tangled bundle of fibres; most process, one piece is raw. There are three different twine, one light brown, one dark brown and one green. The light brown is wrapped with itself the dark brown is wrapped around a bundle of green.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre ? and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SnowshoesA6727 a-b

Pair of elliptically shaped brown wooden snowshoes; both ends are pointed, with the front curving sharply upwards. Three wooden crossbars separate the rawhide mesh-like latticework into three main sections, with the latticework in the central section being of a thicker construction. Two straps made from long strips of cotton are tied to the rawhide in the central section. Small tufts of multicoloured fibres ring the outside of the frame.

Culture
Cree ?
Material
wood, rawhide skin, cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wrap Skirt1473/4

Rectangular, ceremonial skirt, or apron. The main body of the piece is made of black cotton textile which is bordered at the top with a narrow multicoloured horizontal stripe. The lower third of the garment consists of a finely-woven, horizontally striped, multicoloured textile, with many woven geometric motifs. A horizontal row of closely-spaced cowrie shells is affixed to the apron just above this patterned textile and extends almost all the way across the width of the garment. Many long (38 cm) strands of dark red glass and metallic cylindrical beads, interspersed with white seeds, are attached below this row of shells and hang freely to the bottom of the garment. Each strand of beads is finished with a tuft of red wool, resembling a small tassel.

Culture
Ch'in
Material
cotton fibre, cowrie shell, jacob's tear seed ?, tin metal, glass, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Nagaland, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile1471/1

Long rectangular, hanging blue textile with three sets of two white horizontal lines; two sets at the top, one at the bottom. The middle consists of a white triangular shaped design made by rectangles and squares. Twisted fringe at the bottom.

Culture
Canadian
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre, flax fibre and dye
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera HeaddressEdz1626

Tall rhinestone crown-like metal headdress with multicoloured, twined, thread ties at the back. Ten clusters of rhinestones mounted on springs are evenly spaced along the top of the headdress.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
metal, wool fibre, glass and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Camel Bag1463/1

Large, flat, multi-coloured rectangular storage bag made of heavy, coarse wool fibre. One side of the bag is pile-woven, and the other is flat-woven. The centre design field of the pile-woven side is solidly patterned with small orange lozenge-shaped medallions, which are arranged in repeated rows on a dark red background and framed with several rows of black, orange and light brown border designs. The flat-woven side is predominantly red, with bold black, brown and orange horizontal stripes. The two sides are sewn together along three edges with brown yarn, using a blanket stitch, and there are the remains of several braided cords along one edge. There is a short red, black and orange fringe at the bottom. The top of the bag closes with a series of intertwining loops.

Culture
Turkmen ? or Uzbek ?
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Unfinished Shoes1440/3 a-b

Two black wool textile panels, with dense gold embroidery shaped to form the tops and sides of a pair of shoes or slippers. There is a large floral motif centred on the top or toe section of each shoe form, and the panels that comprise the sides of the shoes are decorated with leaf and vine motifs. The embroidery is edged with narrow metallic cording. The black background textile has been trimmed from the edges of one embroidered panel, while the other is uncut.

Culture
Pashtun ?
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre, metal, paper and dye
Made in
Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blanket1265/1

Large brown wool blanket with woven designs and fringe. The designs in the centre band are large and small dark brown geometric crosses on light brown ground. The bands on both sides have a dark brown step pattern on cream ground and a solid dark brown band. There are fringe on all sides.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
wool fibre
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltSf1155

Belt with orange and white geometric desibns and the letter "A" in the centre band. Bordered in purple, yellow, red, green and pink. Braided fringes at each end.

Culture
Quechua
Material
sheep wool fibre and dye
Made in
Cochas, Ancash, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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