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Textile3256/5

Rectangular cloth is constructed in a fine weave, with geometric patterns connected by open-work stitching. Two large zigzagging lines separate the areas of patterning. At bottom is a row of similar stepped motifs. Cloth is coloured shades of brown.

Culture
Chancay
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Chancay, Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3080/87

Hat is small and round in shape. The exterior is a dark navy blue, and at the crown there is a small loop of fabric. The front brim is decorated with thick brown and orange wool embroidery in a geometric pattern.

Culture
Hmong
Material
cotton fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Lao Cai, Vietnam
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3252/3

Knitted cap. Hat is round, brimless, with a tall crown. Above is a thick knitted ridge, and top is slightly rounded. Patterning on crown is three lines in black, top and bottom with a scrolled ‘x’ design, and middle with alternating ‘x’ and diamond shapes. Ridge is white, and top holds a white circle at centre with beams radiating outward into a black background. Interior is unlined.

Culture
Tajik
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kurent Mask3272/1

Large mask. A leatherette form fits over the head, and is covered with a thick pallet of sheep wool, a long red leather face emerging at centre. Face has a trunk-like nose painted with yellow, black and white stripes, and a long red and white tongue hanging below. A moustache of sorghum sits below the nose, with bean teeth attached. Goose feathers serve as large ears along the side of the head, and long black horns emerge above. Wool pompoms and bunches of pheasant feathers top the horns, and a wreath of ribbons and paper flowers span the distance between them.

Culture
Slovenian
Material
sheep skin, goose feather, skin, synthetic fibre, pheasant feather, wool fibre, sorghum grass, paper, bean and metal
Made in
Ptuj, Slovenia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3080/21

Textile. Long cloth is dark brown with thin multi-coloured stripes at even intervals, and wide end stripes of mauve, green, blue and yellow. Ends hold a short warp fringe. Dense embroidery covers the surface in small motifs ranging from joined triangles, X-shapes, and boxes, in a colours such as neon pink, red, blue, green and orange. The backside shows no embroidery other than long, single remnants of thread.

Culture
Bhutanese
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Bhutan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Robe3249/2

Robe made up of many horizontal strips of cloth sewn together into a single piece of fabric. This is folded and sewn to create a tube-like garment. Weave is tight, fabric is thick, with a blue and white checker pattern overall, decorated with flower motifs at the edges. At middle is an area of high patterning, showing diamond shapes and wavy lines set in strips. At each end of the robe is an attached set of twisted tassels.

Culture
West African
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Ghana ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Blanket3260/129 a-b

Dance blanket made of navy blue wool felt with red felt borders. A stylized wolf figure is appliqued in red wool in the centre. Part b is a small rectangular piece of navy blue felt with a button hole, for securing the robe at the neck.

Culture
Haida
Material
wool fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head Ring3259/52

Head ring made of mountain goat wool and cedar bark. Thick strands of wool are wound around a cedar bark core, with four bunches of shredded cedar bark attached around the ring.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark, mountain goat wool fibre, fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Blanket3259/47

Blanket fragment. The textile is woven of thick wool, with lines of fabric plaited vertically- two lines of dark brown on each end and two of magenta at centre. Tassels hang sparsely from one of the narrow ends, while the adjacent edge has been cut, causing the weaving to loosen and fray over time.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
mountain goat wool fibre, dog wool fibre ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wall Hanging3234/1

Rectangular woven wall hanging with a mirrored diamond pattern. Dyes used are made of natural materials. Background is off-white, with brown checked squares along the edges coloured with walnut shells. At centre of weaving is a small light tan diamond coloured with onion skin, surrounded by a thick diamond of dark brown made of red stemmed dock with logwood strips, then two strips of light rust-brown of goldenrod and chrome or copper, light yellow-green of goldenrod and alum, and light brown coloured with lichen. At back are two canvas pockets sewn along the long edges as hanging mechanisms.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Sardis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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