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BagSa455

Red, rectangular shaped, cotton bag with multi-coloured brocading, a thick red handle and twisted and tied fringe. The bag is detailed with four patterned bands in blue, orange, green, yellow, red and purple. Two bands have a floral motive, one a bird design and the other butterfly-like design. Both sides are decorated.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Ixtahuacan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tortilla ClothSa454

Small, square shaped multi-coloured tortilla cloth with vertical stripes, fringed ends and an embroidered center design. The design consists of orange, yellow and red stripes intermixed with bands of blue. The central motif has an embroidered stylized x-pattern in between a checkered band in green, pink, yellow, purple, black, orange and red.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Ixtahuacan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceSa453

A short necklace consisting of white and blue striped beads strung on fibre twine; small knot at the top.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
Ixtahuacan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceSa452

A short necklace consisting of clear and clear light blue beads strung on a black string. Clear beads are spherical in shape, blue beads are cylindrical with tapered ends; one blue bead is diamond shaped.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
glass and synthetic fibre
Made in
Ixtahuacan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShawlSa451

Long, rectangular, woman's shawl detailed with multi-coloured stripe pattern and fringe ends that are twisted and tied. The stripes are yellow, green, pink, purple, blue, white, red and maroon.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
San Sebastian, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Incomplete LoomSa456 a-f

A partial set of backstrap loom pieces (parts a-f), consisting of a permanent bar (part a), two end bars (parts b and c), a dark brown pointed batten (part d), a heddle (part e) and a shed roll (part f). There is a purple string tied to the end of part a.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
bamboo grass, cotton fibre and wood
Made in
Colotenango, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Backstrap LoomSa449 a-g

A loom (parts a-g) with an unfinished woven wool textile consisting of burgundy, orange, blue, pink, green and yellow 8-forms on a burgundy and white striped ground. The textile is attached to two large, cylindrical shaped wooden sticks (part a); one at each end. Intertwine in the multi-coloured warp is a cylindrical shaped heddle covered in white twine (part c); a flat, rectangular batten with triangular, pointed ends (part d); two shed rolls (parts e-f) and a permanent bar (part g). Part b is a rectangular shaped, brown woven backstrape with brown and green twine ties at each end.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre ?, plant fibre, wood, plastic, bamboo grass and dye
Made in
Colotenango, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hair OrnamentEdz1078

Small symmetrical copper object with pointed ends--both ends feature raised floral designs.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
copper metal ?
Made in
Macau ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hair OrnamentEdz1076

Elongated, rectangular metal ornament, with rounded corners. Ornament has raised images of flowers, birds, and geometric designs on the front--two pinholes at far ends.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
copper metal ?
Made in
Macau ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Card1742/6

Rectangular, pink card with eight columns and four rows of Chinese characters in black ink.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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