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Adire Cloth1774/7

Adire (indigo dyed) cloth. Composed of two panels, each made from squares with resist-dyed indigo designs. The designs are composed mainly of light blue bands composed of short lines and small circles with a band of small circles at two opposing edges. Small bits of palm leaf raffia are still found stitched along the pattern lines.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
cotton fibre, palm leaf and indigo dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sash1774/6

Long, narrow, coarsely woven wool sash. Cloth is predominantly red, which is patterned at each end with large, off-white round symbols. The symbols have been applied to the textile using a clamp-resist dyeing technique. There is a dark grey-black border (about 14 cm) at each end, and the ends are trimmed with very long twisted fringes of various lengths (the longest being c. 82.5 cm), some grey-black, some red, some off-white; the fringe strands are embellished at regular intervals with small tufts of wool, made into tassels.

Culture
Tibetan ?
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Tibet ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl1774/3

Indigo woven textile with black tassels at each end, and zigzag pattern with circles and rows of humanoid motifs woven in white.

Culture
Maya
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shirt1774/2

Resist-dyed indigo short-sleeved shirt with embroidered neck hole and belly pocket with two embroidered access slits. The sleeves are square with bottom bells to the sides. The pattern consists of clearly defined white vertical stripes, light blue to white stripes with fuzzy edges and thin wavering blue-white lines.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Ghana ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Adinkra Cloth1774/1

Adinkra (stamped design) cloth composed of seven strips of white cloth joined lengthwise with bands of kente weaving. Afe (comb lines) and kente divide the cloth into fifty-six squares; squares are decorated with gourd stamp patterns, as well as hatching and cross-hatching; designs done in dark brown. In between two sets of afe are ahoma/nnonoma - "double dono drums" symbols. There are two large light-blue textile company stamps on the reverse.

Culture
Asante
Material
cotton fibre, ink ? and dye
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd601

Two handled basket with simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches). Decorated with partial imbrication using red and black cherry bark and tule reed. Parallel slat base construction on the coil worked handles. Design consists of a pattern of a spear-like floral motif radiating from a central stem with three sets of three on each long side and two sets of three on each short end.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root and cherry bark
Made in
Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry2684/1

Cylindrical metal jar with basketry woven over the entire exterior surface. The sides have two designs - one of a whale with an thunderbird on its back and the other a geometric pattern with the word 'TOBACCO' beneath it. The lid (stuck to the base) has a swirling design in red and black; the base has a thin band of green near its edge.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
grass, cedar bark, dye and metal
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beer Pot3620/1

Round, burnished, black pot with pattern around the shoulders. The form is globular, tapering to a flat circular base. The pot has a wide circular mouth. The pattern features repeating arches with pointed ends, flanked by diamonds and triangles in the v's and under the arches. The pattern is filled with engraved angled lines, with the raised lines divided with indentations. One of the areas under the arch appears unfinished as the design is engraved, but not raised like the other parts.

Culture
Zulu
Material
clay
Made in
Natal, South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beer Pot3620/2

Round, burnished, black pot with a snake-like pattern around the shoulders. The design is outlined by raised welts and is filled with vertical incised lines. The form is globular, tapering to a flat circular base. The pot has a wide circular mouth.

Culture
Zulu
Material
clay
Made in
Natal, South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot3523/1

Grey-brown pot with an oval-shaped body, topped with a human-like head; spout opening doubles as mouth of figure. Face has a pronounced brow, incised circular eyes, a wide nose with large nostrils, and semi-circular ears; mouth opening is flared. Two raised bands decorate head, extending from brow to back of neck, and connect with a notched band that circles the figure's neck. Four panels, consisting of four notched bands, stretch from neck towards bottom of body. Long arms. with thin fingers, extend from neck, down front centre of body; designs are raised. Large panel runs down centre of chest, consisting of three lines with two columns of raised circles. Raised nipples are on either side of front panel; genitals underneath panel. Two curved bands connect side panels on back and arms; bands are notched. The rest of vessel is undecorated.

Culture
Nupe
Material
clay and ochre pigment
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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