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TextileSf820 a-b

Two cut fragments (part a and b) of brown cotton weave of approximately the same size. Each rectangular piece has two brocaded composite motifs with bird, serpentine and humanoid characteristics. One edge on each piece has a tubular woven border with fish motifs.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre and alpaca wool fibre ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtSf456

Skirt, woman's, in a two-tiered style with wide pleats at the waist. A band of off-white cotton at the top closes at the side with a drawstring. The rest of the skirt is sewn from commercially woven wool with a piled finish on the outside. A thin band of polished cotton machine embroidered with yellow and red undulating lines sits above a thicker band of the same material at the hem that is machine embroidered with a blue, white, green, and yellow abrstract pattern.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, synthetic fibre ?, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Huaraz, Ancash, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BorderSf819 a-b

A fragment of a 3-dimensional border consisting of 6 yellow flowers branching from a green stalk. The lower flowers are shown as undeveloped buds while the top blooms are fully mature with enlarged red pistils and four petals. One lower bud has broken off but is preserved. Worked in cross-knit looping; z-spun, 2 plied s yarns.

Culture
Andes
Material
alpaca wool fibre ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh34

Mask depicting Pandam Paliya ("the torch-bearing apparition") with a humanoid face that is squarish in shape. The mask has bulbous eyes and nose with a wide mouth stretching across whole face. Each feature (eyes, cheeks, forehead, and nose) is a separate piece of wood wired together. Cloth covered wire outlines the back of the eyes and the bottom of left cheek. Oval mouth of red stuffed fabric wired at intervals around lips. White plastic teeth, two large protruding fangs on top row. Under nose and around mouth is a beard of black wool strands. Nose and cheeks are flesh-toned. Protruding eyes are carved on circular backgrounds with red, yellow and black petal designs on the lids. The black pupils are outlined in red. The brown wool eyebrows are knotted, tied and wired to the eyes. A label on the reverse reads, "PANDAM PALIYA: The torch-bearing appartition" in typed letters, and also a circled "7" in pencil.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
metal, fibre, paint, plastic, wool fibre and wood
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh41

Mask depicting Salu Paliya ("the shawl-clad apparition"). The mask has a fringe of dark brown hair around the top of the head, a black wool beard , and a moustache made of black knit fabric. The facial plane is rubber with eye holes cut in the cheeks, just below the eyes, and is painted black. The eyes and nose are made of wood and are nailed to the rubber. The lips are made from red cloth and tied to the rubber. The lower jaw is moveable. The separate white plastic teeth are sewn into the lips. The prominent nose is curved and painted orange-pink with a yellow and red stripe across the tip. The nostrils are flared, and the crease between the nose and nostril is defined with a black line. The eyes are discs and crescent-shaped with red and yellow eyelids that have radiating black lines. Strips of rubber are tied around centre of each lip and also serve as ties.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
metal, hair, plastic, wool fibre, fibre, rubber, wood and paint
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordCc2 a-c

Sword (part a) with scabbard (part b) and cord (part c). Sword has a double-edged blade with two crescents on either side at the hilt end. Hilt is covered with brown leather decorated on each side with a star of four intersecting lines on one side and two n's on other side. Pommel is decorated with brass and steel caps superimposed on each other. Grip is covered with black leather. Scabbard is brown leather stretched and sewn over a wood frame with two brown leather rectangular straps. There are two tin bands at either end wrapped around and decorated with excised star and punched dots to make a stippled line around all edges. Chape of scabbard is tan leather and edged with tin. Cord of red and green wool with a tassel at either end is braided over a central core and knotted to the straps.

Culture
Nupe ?
Material
steel metal, leather skin, wool fibre and wood
Made in
Kano, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh95

Mask depicting a humanoid face painted with glossy enamel in a medium yellow with orange, red, black, white and green lines decorating the face. There are crescent-shaped slits under each eye. Ears painted same colours as face, also decorated with lines. The beard and sideburns are of grey wool. Two upper teeth are loosely attached to the upper lip, and a hinged lower jaw is made of wire covered in red fabric. A label on the reverse reads, "Tabele Paliya."

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wool fibre, wood, paint and cotton fibre ?
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3177 a-b

Twined grass basket with lid. Decorated with ambiguous figures, perhaps flowers, in grid pattern along the sides and lid. Divided warp twined weave (also called hemstitching) with wool yarn overlay. Colours: pale blue, green, orange, red, brown.

Culture
Aleut
Material
sea grass and wool fibre
Made in
Unalaska, Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh129

Small, wooden humanoid mask painted in glossy dark green. Rounded forehead, black painted eyebrows. Large white painted eyes outlined in red with large black pupils; the plane of the eye socket slopes sharply backward and the eyes are bulging out of their sunken sockets. Slits for vision under the eyes, small bulbous nose with red nostrils; black beard and moustache of applied fabric, possibly wool. Open, downturned mouth with red lips; applied upper teeth cut from a single piece of plastic tacked to back of mask with the words "Perfumed Talc 100 gm" printed on back. The jaw is movable and affixed on either side with wire and red cord threaded through small holes. A fabric cord of red and dirty white is tied through each eye slit to attach mask to head of wearer. The mask appears to have an undercoat of orange paint. At the rear of the mask at the top is written in pencil, "abata undness".

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
plastic, metal, wool fibre ?, cotton fibre, paint and wood
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2.593

Cylindrical basket with wool yarn embroidery. Sea grass (probably wild barley or wild pea) split into finer strands; pink, green, pale green, and pale purple yarn. Two bands of checker work pattern. Plain twine weave and crossed warp weave openwork with embroidery in yarn.

Culture
Aleut
Material
grass, wool fibre ? and dye
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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