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Mittens527/30 a-b

Pair of brown moosehide mittens attached to each other via a braided green, red, white and grey woolen cord with tassels. Dark brown beaver fur trim around tops. Light brown band of fur in middle of mittens. Area between the bands of fur on the top sides of the mittens are covered with black, blue, red, orange and grey fabric and beaded with multicoloured hearts and stars. Cut hide fringe down one side of each mitten. Hudson's Bay blanket used for lining.

Culture
Arctic America
Material
glass ?, wool fibre ?, moose skin, fibre and beaver skin
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mittens527/27 a-b

Pair of hide mittens attached to each other with a long braided cord; cord is green, maroon, navy, and red-orange and has several pompom-like tassels along it. Mittens are trimmed with beaver fur around the top and have a band of white rabbit fur around the centre.

Culture
Dene-thah
Material
skin, wool fibre, rabbit skin and beaver skin
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatSf440

Women's hat with black synthetic cloth on top, over a straw circle frame. Orange fringe and brim. Bottom covered in dark red cloth with black and light brown cloth at the centre. Woven chin strap trimmed with white beads.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre, plant fibre, glass, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Pisac, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JacketSf435

Jacket, child's, with multi-coloured patchwork and appliqué trim, with machine and hand-stitched embroidery. The jacket has been enlarged at the centre back where two pieces of red fabric have been inserted to make it wider.

Culture
Quechua
Material
sheep wool fibre, dye and synthetic fibre ?
Made in
Pisac, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag486/11

Rectangular wool bag with a long thin braided twine strap in beige, orange and navy. The bag has a central blue, yellow, red, pink and green geometric design of chevrons, rectangles and horizontal stripes in between green, orange and blue solid stripes. Bordering each side is a red stripe. There is a slit opening and loose fabric on the bottom. Both sides are identical. Hanging from the bottom are three twisted threaded strands with eighteen small tassels.

Culture
Quechua
Material
sheep wool fibre and aniline dye
Made in
Potosi, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sash486/6

Long, rectangular sash consisting of numerous rectangular sections of orange, green, beige and red stripes. Each section has a different design. Detailed are animals, plants and birds. There are pieces of red wool attached at each end; one is longer then the other.

Culture
Quechua
Material
sheep wool fibre and aniline dye
Made in
Potosi, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltCe352

Woman's straight tie belt with woven white, yellow, gold and silver geometric motif on a dark red ground. Fringed at ends.

Culture
Romanian
Material
wool fibre, dye, metal and plastic
Made in
Wallachia, Romania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hanging1228/6

Long rectangular hanging constructed of wool cut pile textile. The top edge of the hanging is concave, while the bottom edge is straight and is finished with very long red and black fringes that are overlaid with a netting of brown and white braided fibre. Five large diamond-shaped designs, which are embellished with many smaller geometric motifs, are prominently displayed in the design field. The designs are worked in black and off-white on a dark red background.

Culture
Turkmen ?
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rug1228/5

Very heavy brown and orange, flat weave wool textile. Eight horizontal stripes of varying widths are embroidered with geometric motifs onto the surface of one side of the textile; some of the embroidered motifs are very densely worked and closely stitched, while others are simple and more open. Embroidered motifs are worked in black, dark blue, green, brown and off white wool yarn. Hemmed at top and bottom. The back side of the textile is a darker shade of orange than the face of the textile.

Culture
Turkmen ?
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1228/3

A flat, rectangular bag constructed from very heavy, flat-weave, patterned wool textile and decorated with twisted fringe, tassels and a wide band of braided latticework. The bag is predominantly brown, with several horizontal bands of light yellowish brown geometric motifs, consisting of arrangements of diamonds and triangles. The horizontal bands are trimmed with brown, black and dark orange twisted fringe. The wide decorative latticework band at the bottom of the bag is comprised of thick strands of braided fibre that are interlocked with one another and trimmed with white glass beads. A 4.5 cm wide woven wool shoulder strap is attached to the top of the bag. Its design and weave differ from the textile of the body of the bag.

Culture
Uzbek ?
Material
wool fibre, dye, yak wool fibre ?, glass and goat fibre ?
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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