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Fragment: Tunic2990/770

Fragment of an interlocking tapestry tunic. Approximately half of front-left side of a tunic with part of central selvage. Six bands of winged figures alternating with squares of four triangles on seven vertical stripes. Alpaca wool threads (cream, yellow-brown, red-brown, blue, brown, and black) on cotton warps.

Culture
Tiahuanaco
Material
alpaca wool fibre, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knitted Figure2990/727

Needle-knit frog figure, made of cotton and wool. Red, pink and blue threads in body, yellow-brown head and eyes, white belly. Well preserved, complete.

Culture
Chancay
Material
cotton fibre, dye and wool fibre
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cloth2990/723

Cloth. Upper portion has stepped blocks of slit tapestry and plain weave. Repeated geometricised and diagonal reverse bird motif on tapestry. The same motif appears in diagonal bands in border and simplified version is used on yellow tab fringe. Systematic shifts in colour combinations. Multicoloured alpaca wefts on cotton warps in yellow, blue, red-brown, brown and cream. Restored.

Culture
Chincha
Material
cotton fibre, dye and alpaca wool fibre
Made in
Chincha, Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knitted Figure2990/629

Cross-knit, looping, border element for garment. Double faced polychrome figure with fan held in front of face on one side and baton held in other hand. Red-brown, brown, orange, cream, yellow and black coloured thick threads.

Culture
Nasca
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knitted Figure2990/628

Cross-knit, looping, border element for garment. Double faced female figure with baton held in one hand and fan held in other. Hair missing. Light red, yellow, blue, brown, cream, red-brown and green. Incomplete.

Culture
Nasca
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knitted Figure2990/627 a-b

Part a) Cross-knit, looping, border element for garment. Double faced polychrome figure with fan held in front of face on one side and baton held in other hand. Head and torso only; the skirt were part of a continuous band knit separately with legs added below. Light red, black, blue, green, dark green, purple and brown coloured threads. Incomplete. Part b) Cross-knit, looping, border element for garment. Double faced polychrome figure with fan held in front of face on one side and baton held in other hand. Light red, black, blue, green, dark green and purple coloured threads. Head and torso only; the skirt were part of a continuous band knit separately with legs added below. Incomplete.

Culture
Nasca
Material
dye, wool fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bodice3102/2

Woven bodice. The garment is a long piece of intricately patterned woven wool, wide at centre and narrowing toward ends. The patterns are linear and triangular shapes and motifs in red, black, yellow and white. A braid in the same colours is attached at the top to create shoulder straps. The bodice fastens at the back with a strip of velcro. The interior edges are lined with thin strips of a stiff, loose-weave, polyester fabric.

Culture
Maori
Material
wool fibre, nylon fibre and polyester fibre
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headband3089/3

Felt headband with carved wooden frontlet of eagle. Band is made of red felt, with balsa wood carving of an eagle head at centre. Bird has two feathers atop the head, with large eyes rimmed in blue, and an open beak with slightly protruding tongue. Neck is painted with feathers in black. The head is attached to a piece of black leather that is sewn to the band with hide strips. Three shell buttons are sewn to band at both sides of the eagle head.

Culture
Nuxalk and Heiltsuk
Material
balsa wood, wool fibre, shell, duck feather, acrylic paint, fibre and metal
Made in
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Apron3089/2

Small dance apron of red and black felted cloth; the outer edge has a row of large shell buttons, with a row of smaller shell buttons inside. Three horizontal rows of off-white shell buttons top three strips of leather tassels and copper bells sitting on attached leather thongs and scalloped red felt. The waistband extends into ties to secure the apron around the body.

Culture
Nuxalk and Heiltsuk
Material
wool fibre, leather skin, copper metal, shell and fibre
Made in
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Button Blanket3089/1

Felted wool button blanket with large central design. Edges are red, scalloped on the inside border, with a narrow strip of white, also scalloped, and a black interior panel. On this panel sits the emblem of an eagle, wings spread, head to the side, atop a whale in profile, tail up. Over 2200 buttons in shell and abalone outline the crest and borders of the blanket. A half circle is cut out of the top edge to fit around the wearer’s neck. A strip of black felt sits to the side, to be fastened around the neck.

Culture
Nuxalk and Heiltsuk
Material
wool fibre, shell, abalone shell, fibre and plastic
Made in
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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