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Boots1337/1 a-b

Pair of moccasin-boots with brown rabbit fur trim around the upper and front edges. Floral beadwork in blue, orange, white, green and red. Tie closures on either side of the upper ankle.

Culture
Cree
Material
rawhide skin, glass, fibre and rabbit skin
Made in
Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Garment1376/11

Long, gray striped robe with large pointed hood. The robe alternates solid gray stripes with white-brown and light brown-dark brown stripes. The robe is floor length with small openings up the sides. It is made from several woven pieces sewn together. All the seams are masked with dark green stitching. The green stitching forms three button holes on one edge of the hood, without any corresponding buttons. The bottom edge is unfinished. There is black lining around the inside edges of the hood and sleeves.

Culture
Moroccan
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Morocco
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Saddle Blanket1376/10

Large, multi-coloured, decorative saddle blanket made from rough wool warp-faced textile and backed with a thick layer of felted wool fleece. It is rectangular in shape, with a deep squared-off indentation (37 cm x 53 cm) at the forward end of the blanket. Cords made of braided wool fibre (72 cm long) are attached at the inside top corners of the indentation. Loops made of brown braided wool fibre are sewn near the bottom inside corners of the indentation. Two long, narrow triangular pieces are sewn at the outside edge of the back end of the blanket, making the back end of the blanket wider than the front end. The predominant colours are dark red and black, and the textile is woven in stripes that run lengthwise to the body of the horse; solid coloured stripes alternate with patterned stripes that are embellished with geometric forms. All outside edges are finished with patterned braid and long (16 cm) multi-coloured twisted fibre fringe. The heavy layer of brown felted fleece that is used as a backing over the entire underside of the blanket is quilted to the top layer with running stitches.

Culture
Turkmen ? or Uzbek ?
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1376/5

A textile bag. Hand pressed felt quilted to a cotton(?) woven backing. Main design is consisting of a geometric embroidered design of dark brown swirls on a red background. Has a slit opening along one side edged with plied wools. The bottom tapers to a rounded point where there are four black tassels surrounding a central red tassel.

Culture
Central Asian
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Strap1376/2

Very long, narrow, black and grey textile, decorated with many horizontal rows of resist-dyed or painted red disks that are overprinted or stamped with black cross-shaped motifs, like petals of a flower. Sections woven with wool or goat hair yarns alternate with sections woven with cotton yarns. Long black fringes at each end are made by tightly twisting the warp yarns.

Culture
North India ?
Material
wool fibre ?, goat hair fibre ?, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Jammu-Kashmir, India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tent Band1375/2

A long thin woven fabric band. Main design is consisting of red dashes along a thin central black line that has various light brown intervalled geometric patterns at either side on a red background. Long skips of supplementary warp on the other side. The ends are consisting of two braids.

Culture
Afghan ?
Material
wool fibre ? and dye
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoes1404/38 a-b

Pair of small shoes made from woven palm leaf. The base of the shoe is made from interwoven leaves, and the upper part of the shoe is made from leaves woven into a chevron pattern with the ends of the leaves on the inside of each shoe.

Culture
Taiwanese
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Taiwan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coconut Fibre1404/35

Brown, matted, fibrous plant material with several thicker pieces.

Culture
Taiwanese
Material
coconut husk fibre
Made in
Taiwan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat1404/32

Hat with overall bell shape and strips of stem woven over lengths of plant stem at the top of the crown. The flared brim is composed of strips of plant stem coiled around lenths of plant stem secured in rows with thin strips of plant stem that run vertically down the sides of the brim. One short segment of the brim edge is indented slightly by one and a half rows. The edge of the brim is finished with braided strips of stem. Twined plant fibre strap inside.

Culture
Taiwanese
Material
stem ? and plant fibre
Made in
Taiwan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1404/31

A knotted mesh plant fibre bag with rope cording.

Culture
Taiwanese
Material
plant fibre
Made in
Taiwan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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