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TextileSa314

Rectangular textile of woven cotton; striped fabric sample with pinked edges. Repeating pattern consisting of evenly spaced bands of red and white alternating with green and yellow checkered band, two orange stripes along with yellow and green bands. White adhesive tag has '36' written in black felt.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseSa262

Red cotton blouse with embroidery and stripe pattern. The blouse has a square shape with a square neckline and no sleeves. Across the upper front and back are rows of embroidered diamond, animal and bird motifs in dark blue and purple on red ground. The embroidery is 2-faced supplementary weft. The stripe pattern has thin vertical stripes in green overall. Along the bottom hem is a twisted red fringe. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Maya
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre ? and dye
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtSa261

Skirt formed by two pieces of indigo-dyed cotton with two white stripes woven into the fabric every so often. The two pieces are joined together with a hand-embroidered multicoloured band (randas) insertion stitch seam in silk (?) and cotton or synthetic yarn. The ends are sewn together to form a tube.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre ?, silk fibre ? and dye
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceSa260

Silver necklace; numerous inter-locked circles form a spiralling circle chain. Each circle is 2 twisted wires, flattened and soldered after inter-linking.

Culture
Maya: Kekchi
Material
silver metal
Made in
Coban, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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YarnSa259

Skein of two-ply s-twist fine commercial red cotton yarn. Several threads have been knotted together and used to tie the skein together at one end.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToySa258 a-b

Top. Turned, natural wood, teardrop-shape top (part a) with cylindrical metal point implanted at pointed end. The top is bulbous at the middle with three brown grooves encircling. Top end has raised section which tapers to nipple. There is a cut, straight edged rubber 'cord' (part b).

Culture
Guatemalan
Material
wood, rubber, paint ? and steel metal
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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YarnSa348

Ball of three-ply s-twist fine red commercial cotton yarn. Two threads have been knotted together tied around a number of threads, then passed through the ball to secure it.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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YarnSa347

Skein of three-ply, s-twist fine commercial red cotton yarn. Several threads have been knotted together and are wrapped around several sets of threads at one end of the skein.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PantsSa209

Pants made of off-white fabric with vertical red pinstripes, a square piece of material sewn in at the crotch, and a drawstring at the top. A multicoloured diamond design is brocaded at the cuffs.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
San Martin Sacatepequez, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShirtSa208

Long white shirt with strip pattern, embroidery and fringe. The shirt has a v-neck and long sleeves. The back of the neck is gathered with red stitching. The front and back have a thin red stripe pattern on white ground. The sleeves are embroidered with geometric and bird motifs in purple, blue, green, pink and orange. The fringe is only on the back bottom hem, created from warp ends. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
San Martin Sacatepequez, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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