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SashH1.127

Sash composed of red wool with a dark green wool border at the edges woven over off-white jute fibre. A strand of jute extends from the corner of one end.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
jute fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerH2.19

An oblong gourd fruit container decorated with birds, animals, and a human figure in brown on lighter brown ground. Near the slimmer end is a cane spout or mouthpiece fastened in with resin and orange seeds.

Culture
Interior Amazonia ?
Material
stem ?, orange seed, resin and gourd fruit
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerH2.20

Small spherical brown gourd with a narrow opening at the top--gourd is filled with cotton fibre and has a splint through its bottom.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
gourd fruit, cotton fibre and stem ?
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpindleE144

Dark brown, wooden spindle with a spherical whorl on a cylindrical shaped stick that tapers to a point.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerH2.23

An oblong gourd fruit container decorated with brown animals, birds, human face, and Maltese Cross on light brown ground. At one end a cone-shaped piece of gourd has been fastened on with a simple cord handle and the opening end through which it stoppers has resin and red seeds surrounding it.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
resin, fibre, seed and gourd fruit
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentH2.30

Ornament consisting of a central, light brown disc with dark brown x’s in between diagonal lines. Tied to the top is a looped string of grey and red seeds. Hanging from the bottom are six strings of grey and red seeds with a middle section of bird quill.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
fibre, gourd fruit, bird quill, seed and pigment
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LeggingsD3.150 a-b

Blue wool leggings with white beads and red satin ribbon, around bottom and opening.

Culture
Haudenosaunee
Material
fibre, glass ?, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse PanelE161

Reverse appliqué cotton blouse panel or mola that is precise and finely stitched. The design consists of T-shapes in yellows, orange, green and mauve in the upright or upside down position. The T-shapes are outlined and contained within four larger orange I-shapes. All of the designs are on a red ground. The "T" is apparently copied from an old issue of time magazine. Three edges are raw; one has a thin orange border.

Culture
Kuna
Material
cotton fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
Darien Area, Panama
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse PanelE162

Reverse appliqué cotton blouse panel or mola that is precise and finely stitched. The design consists of a large parrot sitting above an anteater. Bird and animal are black outlined in red and orange. The figures are detailed and surrounded by various geometric shapes in red, green, white, pink, blue, purple and orange all on a black ground. The panel has a red fabric backing. The edges are raw.

Culture
Kuna
Material
cotton fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
Darien Area, Panama
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse PanelE163

Reverse appliqué blouse panel or mola that is precise and finely stitched. The design consists of two ant-eaters, six lizards and other zoomorphic forms outlined in red, orange, pink, green, blue and yellow on a black ground. The remainder of the designs are geometric and free-form. The panel has red backing fabric. The edges are raw.

Culture
Kuna
Material
cotton fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
Darien Area, Panama
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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