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Rug397/3

Large rectangular rug with woven pattern and fringe. The pattern has solid stripes in orange, yellow, green, maroon and purple interspersed with a decorated stripe. The decorated stripes have a diamond motif in either a solid, outlined or concentric design. On the ends is a long braided fringe in gray and cream.

Culture
Moroccan
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Morocco
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boot Strap397/6 e

Boot strap composed of a woven band with several bands of colour in blue, green, red, dark red, off-white, and cream. Two central bands of blue and green are decorated with a geometric and woven pattern in off-white featuring repeated bands, chevrons, and diamond shapes. The ends are composed of loose threads twisted into strands.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Tibet ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sling397/7

Sling with a diamond shape in the middle and loops at the ends. The sling is composed of black and white fibre in alternating patterns on the straps, and a concentric diamond pattern at the centre with a band of red through it. A band of off-white woven wool feeds through the smaller loop at one end and is knotted to itself.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
fibre, dye and wool fibre ?
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Robe397/6 a

Man’s floor length dark red, A-line robe, with asymmetrical front opening and 5.5 cm wide neckband. Left front overlaps the right front and extends to the right underarm seam. No closures. The robe constructed from long, narrow (18-19cm) strips of hand woven woolen textile that are hand stitched together, edge to edge. The textile is heavy and ‘rustic;’ it is woven from variegated red yarn (ranging from light red to deep red), giving an irregular horizontal striped effect. Long, straight sleeves. Neck area and cuffs are faced with strips of blue-green cotton textile, but the robe is otherwise unlined.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Tibet ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vest397/6 b

Man’s vest, made from narrow vertical strips of hand woven, ‘rustic,’ dark-red wool textile that have been sewn together edge to edge; the strips have been cut and shaped to fit closely at the shoulders and flare out at the hem. The vest (front and back) is overlaid from shoulders to the waist with a patchwork of plain gold-thread textile and gold brocade with floral motifs in red and pink with green foliage. An 11 cm wide strip of a more finely woven dark red wool textile extends from the front edge of each arms eye, continues over the shoulders and down the back of the vest to about waist level. A 23.5 cm wide strip of the same finely woven dark red textile, folded lengthwise in half, has been applied at the centre front edges and extends around the neck to form a high collar; this strip is longer on the right side than on the left. A piece of bright red cotton broadcloth has been loosely tacked over this strip, leaving a section on the lower right uncovered. No closures. Voluminous. Unlined.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
wool fibre, metal, silk fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Tibet ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hanging397/2

A long rectangular fabric piece that has openings through to both ends. The main design, on one side that is off-white-light yellow-brown, is consisting of an alternating pale blue lobed oval (four of these), and pink circle (three of these) pattern, each of which is bordered by gold-coloured thread with a gold-coloured thread design within (the pale blue lobed ovals have the same design while the pink circles have another one), and separated by a gold-coloured thread floral pattern. Above the central pink circle, there is another pale blue lobed oval with a different gold-coloured thread design within. At either side of this pale blue lobed oval, there is a pair of gold-coloured thread cresent shapes that have an eight-petalled-flower-like shape within. In between this row, and the main pattern of pale blue lobed ovals, and pink circles, there is a row that has an alternating pattern of gold-coloured thread flowers, and another design. The lower portion of the piece is bordered by a gold-coloured thread floral pattern. There are six loops along the top. The other side is dark purple.

Culture
Moroccan
Material
silk fibre ? or dye ?
Made in
Morocco
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat397/6 c

Dark red, bonnet-like hat, rectangular in shape with a slightly rounded top. The right and bottom edge are open. There are two black cotton strips for ties.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
wool fibre ?, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Tibet ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Woodblock Print397/5

Rectangular woodblock print on off-white paper. Depicted in black ink is an image of Buddha seated cross-legged on a moon disk and lotus flower. His hands rest in his lap, holding a begging bowl with nectar. He is wearing a robe but his left shoulder and chest are exposed. He is surrounded by clouds, sun and moon.

Culture
Tibetan
Made in
Kathmandu, Nepal ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile397/1

Rectangular embroidered panel with a pink flower and rolling blue hills. In the foreground there is one large complete hill in the centre with a large half hill to each side. The hills are made of teal, blue, purple and pink wavy bands. The centre hill has a large pink flower in the middle and a smaller pink flower above. In the background there are many smaller rounded hills with a checkered pattern in blue, white and teal. The hills in the distance and along the top edge are red with white dots. The top edge of the textile is scalloped to mimic the red and white hills.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sash397/6 d

Sash composed of woven wool with lengthwise bands of orange, dark red, medium red, blue-black, and off-white. The centre band is composed of black with two rows of short vertical stripes. The ends are twisted into strands with a knot near the end of each.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Tibet ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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