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PrintN2.767 a

Rectangular colour print within a white paper frame. There is a red mountain blending into a green hillside against a blue sky with many white clouds. There is a box with Japanese characters in the upper left corner. Stamped on the frame back is "Printed in Japan".

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerK2.336 a-b

Gourd container (parts a-b) with a bulbous base that tapers to a funnel shaped neck (part a). Part b is a semi-spherical shaped lid with a looped leather tie on top. The entire gourd is dark red with a shallow engraved design of various geometric patterns. The central line is painted green along with alternating lines along the bottom of the base. The inside of both pieces is hollow.

Culture
Hausa
Material
gourd fruit, pigment and skin
Made in
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlateK2.341

Woven, palm leaf, coiled, plate consisting of traditional abstract designs in ochre, natural, and black. The centre is red with band of natural followed by a thin stripe of black. Next is a band with small alternating sections of natural and red detailed with black triangles. This decorative band is bordered by a thin stripe of black. The edge is bordered with an inner band of natural and an outer band of red.

Culture
Fulani
Material
palm leaf and dye
Made in
Burkina Faso ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Backstrap LoomE164 a-h

A loom (parts a-g) an unfinished woven wool textile consisting of blue, green, yellow, orange, pink, red and white central stylized geometric designs surrounded by a repeating, multi-coloured square border all on a navy ground. The textile is attached at the top and bottom to a large, cylindrical shaped wooden stick (part a). Intertwined in the multi-coloured warp are two cylindrical shaped heddles, one covered in red and white twine (part g), the other in navy twine; a flat, rectangular batten with triangular, pointed ends (part d); one cylindrical shaped bar with indentations on the ends (part e) and two long cylindrical shaped sticks of various size (parts f and h). Separate to the loom is a hollow cylindrical shaped shed roll (part c) and the rectangular shaped brown, leather back strap (part b) that has large loops of twisted twine ties on either end.

Culture
Quiche
Material
cotton fibre, wood, leather skin and dye
Made in
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LoomE184 a-d

A loom (part a-d) with an unfinished woven wool textile consisting of white striped geometric pattern of circles, ovals and triangles on a dark green ground. The textile is attached to two large, cylindrical shaped wooden sticks (part a). Intertwined in the warp is one cylindrical shaped heddle covered in dark green twine; two bamboo sticks and three flat, rectangular battens with triangular, pointed ends (parts b,c,d).

Culture
Zapotec ?
Material
wool fibre, bamboo grass, wood and dye
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LoomE130 a-e

Loom (part a-e) with an unfinished textile consisting of a zigzag and lozenge pattern in red, orange, purple, blue, green, pink and white with yellow borders on a red ground. The textile is attached to two large, cylindrical shaped wooden sticks; one at each end. Intertwine in the burgundy warp of the textile are seven wooden tools: two heddle rods; one bamboo stick; one flat, rectangular wood piece with triangular, pointed ends (part d) and three long cylindrical sticks of varying size (parts b, c, e).

Culture
Maya
Material
cotton fibre, wood and lacquer
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LoomE129

Loom with an unfinished textile consisting of a floral design of two large pink, red and orange flowers with blue and green leaves on a burgundy ground. The textile is attached to three large, cylindrical shaped wooden sticks; two at the bottom. Intertwine in the cream warp of the textile are seven wooden tools: two are flat and rectangular with triangular, pointed ends; one is cylindrical with notched ends while the remaining four are simply cylindrical.

Culture
Maya
Material
cotton fibre, wood, dye, lacquer and plastic
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatN1.865 c

Diagonal twilled weave grass mat with braided borders, selvage, and fringe on two sides. There is a very faded diagonal pattern parallel to weave.

Culture
Chinese
Material
grass
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatN1.866 c

Diagonal twilled weave grass mat with braided borders, selvage, and fringe on two sides. There is a very faded diagonal pattern parallel to weave.

Culture
Chinese
Material
grass
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rain CapeN2.1014

Rain cape woven from grass and off-white string with a strip of off-white cotton reinforcing the slightly gathered top edge and the top quarter of each side. Fringed at the bottom with two strands of twined purple plant fibre at the top of the fringe.

Culture
Japanese
Material
fibre, grass and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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