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Bag1444/20

Small, rectangular shaped bag made of a long piece of fabric folded and sewn along the sides. The opening has a drawstring closure and a braided strap on either side that is tied together at the top. The drawstring has a copper ? coin attached through a circle hole in the metal. The bag is decorated with stripes of embroidered geometric designs in orange, blue, yellow, dark green and beige.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian
Material
cotton fibre, copper metal ? and dye
Made in
West Timor, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse1376/7

Black blouse with embroidery. The blouse has a rectangular shape with a square neck and no sleeves. Around the neck is a pointed border in black, edged with orange. The front and back are composed of three vertical panels sewn together with black stitching The upper centre panel has a large embroidered square with floral and leaf motifs in many colours, some metallic, on maroon ground. The upper side panels have smaller squares with the same floral and leaf motifs. The bottom edge is unfinished and uneven in the back. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse1376/8

Brown blouse with embroidery. The blouse has a rectangular shape with a square neck and no sleeves. Around the neck is a pointed border in black, edged with red. The front and back are composed of three vertical panels sewn together with brown, green and black stitching The upper centre panel has a large embroidered square with floral and leaf motifs in many colours on maroon ground. The upper side panels have smaller squares with floral and leaf motifs on maroon ground. The bottom edge is unfinished and uneven. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dress Panel Textile1201/30

Densely embroidered square textile, stitched overall with meandering patterns worked in orange thread in chain stitch on a background of purple silk or cotton textile. The design field is divided into four equally sized squares, separated from one another with rows of narrow gold metallic braid. The textile is embellished with five large (4 cm) ornamental discs, made from several layers of black cotton textile, topped with a layer of red cotton textile and embellished with white cowrie shells, blue glass beads and white shell buttons; one of these discs is located at the centre of each of the four sides of the textile, and there is one in the centre. The textile is edged with blue and white glass beading on all four sides. The embroidery is backed with a layer of dark red cotton textile.

Culture
Pashtun
Material
glass, cotton fibre, dye, silk fibre, shell, metal and cowrie shell
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cuff1201/10

A densely embroidered, multi-coloured cuff, consisting of a wide band (12.5 cm) joined to form a cylindrical shape. Embroidered designs in the form of large X’s and asterisk-shapes, worked in red floss outlined in light gray-green on brown cotton textile, alternate in the central design field, and there are bands of red, orange and light gray-green embroidered geometric designs at the edges. There are two large pompoms, one orange and one red, sewn to the seam where the two ends of the band are joined.

Culture
Nuristani ?
Material
silk fibre, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Nuristan, Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1201/25

Small, flat, rectangular, embroidered bag, with beaded edges. Made by folding an embroidered piece in half and seaming two edges, leaving the fourth edge open. Three edges are trimmed with small multicoloured glass beads, while the opening is trimmed with small blue beads. The embroidery is worked in horizontal bands, separated by rows of silver braid and rickrack. The sides of the bag are virtually identical. The embroidery is backed with faded pink cotton textile.

Culture
Pashtun
Material
silk fibre, dye, glass, cotton fibre and metal
Made in
Ghazni, Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Purse1201/21

Small embroidered and beaded wallet, made from red cotton textile, embroidered with dark yellow, orange, purple and grey geometric designs. The ‘body’ of the wallet is rectangular in shape which is intended to be folded in thirds, and one short end is extended to form a triangular flap. All edges are trimmed with bright blue and white small glass beads. The inside of the wallet has two compartments, one long and one short. The wallet is lined with red printed cotton and silk textiles.

Culture
Pashtun
Material
silk fibre, glass, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Ghazni, Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1201/24

Small, square, multi-coloured, embroidered bag, made by bringing three corners of a square embroidered textile together, leaving the fourth corner free as a flap, resulting in a flat, square envelope. The main design is a ‘hooked sun symbol,’ surrounded by a few mirrors and bands of embroidered geometric motifs and edged with couched silver threads. The embroidery is worked with multi-coloured threads in chain stitch on purple cotton broadcloth. The stitchery is backed with red cotton broadcloth.

Culture
Pashtun
Material
cotton fibre, dye, metal, glass, silk fibre ? and rayon fibre ?
Made in
Ghazni, Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1201/29

Densely embroidered, multi-coloured, flat, square envelope style bag or purse made by folding and stitching a square piece so that three of its corners meet in the centre, leaving the fourth corner free as a flap. The intricate geometric embroidered designs are worked in silk floss on a cotton textile and are so densely worked that the background textile is almost invisible. In addition to stitchery, the piece is embellished with mirrors and red and black pompoms. The embroidery is backed with blue-green cotton textile.

Culture
Meghwal ?
Material
cotton fibre, dye, glass, metal and silk fibre
Made in
India ? or Pakistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile1201/32

Multi-coloured embroidered and beaded square textile. The embroidery is predominantly orange, with deep pink and purple accents, worked in chain stitch on green silk background; the design field is divided into four identical quadrants, separated by rows of gold metallic braid. In each corner of the textile, and in the centre, are prominent multi-coloured discs (known as ‘dress flowers’); each disc is decorated with glass beads arranged in concentric circles around a small mirror. All edges of the square are trimmed with a short, heavy fringe of white glass beads. The discs are stiffened, probably with light weight cardboard. The piece is backed with red cotton textile.

Culture
Hazara ? or Pashtun ?
Material
cotton fibre, dye, glass, metal, plastic ?, silk fibre and paper
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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