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Funerary Hair Pin682/5

Flower shaped hair ornaments consisting of strands of red wool grouped together in loops and tied in the centre to the top of a black coated metal, folded hair pin.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wool fibre, paint, dye and metal
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hair Pin682/4

Funerary hair pin. Flower shaped hair ornament consisting of strands of white wool grouped together in loops and tied in the centre to the top of a black coated metal, folded hair pin.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wool fibre, metal, dye and paint
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress949/12

Headdress composed of a strip of grey, red, yellow and black fabric with two rows of green sequins attached at the centre in between two sets of two pendants. Each pendant is cmposed of three multicoloured yarn pompoms and a string of glass silver and blue-green beads with a metal and bead tassel at the end.

Culture
Yi
Material
cotton fibre ?, dye, wool fibre ?, fibre, metal, glass and plastic
Made in
Yunnan, China
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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HatSf389

A black lenticular-shaped hat with a wide flat brim and a small crown. Top brim surface is decorated with four embroidered flowers that have leaves and stems arranged in reflective symmetry in each quarter. Two brightly coloured tassels are attached to the junction of the brim and crown on opposite sides. The underside of the brim is covered with bright pink cloth surrounded by purple cloth. The brim is stiffened with an inner form of bound grass and an outer form of wire. A pink cord is attached to the underside as a chin tie.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, synthetic fibre, grass and metal
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PinSf1016

Pair of metal, spoon-shaped pins with pointed shafts. The metal has a yellowish cast; bowl of both spoons has a simple repousse design of three arched lines repeated in reflective symmetry. The throat of the pin is decorated with reverse curve strips of metal soldered to each side. Twine joins the pins together and is attached through one loop of the reverse curve.

Culture
Quechua
Material
metal and wool fibre
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PantsSf968

Trousers made of black wool with belt loops attached at the waistband, and inset side pockets made of the same synthetic beige fabric as the waistband lining. The front placket is held with a safety pin.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, metal and synthetic fibre
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SnowshoesNa716 a-b

Pair of adult snowshoes; bent wood frames with (moose ?) hide lacing (untanned). Mid-section wider weave than front and back section. Front cross-baton holds heavier lashing for front toe hold. Back baton also holds lashing. Hide strips wound around sides at mid-section hitch made from 1 inch lamp wick. Back section of shoe frames are nailed together. Tufts of red wool attached to front and sides as decorative elements. Traces of white paint at the front tips of the shoes.

Culture
Ojibwa
Material
metal, wool fibre, cotton fibre, wood, skin and paint
Made in
Manitoba, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Unfinished HatSf944

Partially finished cap on knitting needles, with two colours of yarn attached. The knitting is mounted on four needles and the circular fabric is folded in half. The needles, including the fifth for transferring stitches, are lined up parallel and bound together with the unused yarn. Rows of geometric patterns in white, blue, and green, divided by thin blue lines. Checker effect of blue, red and white along edge.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, metal, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PurseCh21

Purse with wide black bands and narrow red and green stripes in a plaid pattern as well as black and white concentric diamonds in bands. A silver metallic thread runs crosswise over the bag at intervals. The front of the bag has orange, green, yellow, burgundy, black, red, blue, and silver pompoms attached in a symmetrical pattern. The strap, with parallel bands of black, red, blue, orange, yellow, green, pink, silver, and burgundy, is sewn to the sides of the bag from the base where the ends are left unfinished for a length.

Culture
Hutsul
Material
wool fibre, metal, cotton fibre, dye and plastic
Made in
Ukraine
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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