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CapeEe65

Woman’s unlined, untanned goat hide cape (raw hide on one side, and coarse, long, off-white, slightly wavy hair on the reverse side). The body of the cape is roughly U-shaped, with unfinished edges; on each side edge, the cape is pieced with small rectangular strips. The top edge of the cape is slightly curved, and a triangular flap of goat hide is attached at each upper corner. A length of brown braided cord connects the two flaps, and there is a piece of twisted brown and off-white wool fibre loosely looped over this cord. On the hide side, three narrow strips of hide are sewn to the top edge, with the hair side facing outward.

Culture
Ladakhi
Material
wool fibre and goat skin
Made in
Leh, Jammu-Kashmir, India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronEe31

Plain weave, cotton apron; tightly woven with a firm texture. Three pieces of fabric are joined by two machine stitched seams. Long self-covered ties on each side. Lined with green sized mill cotton, printed with floral pattern. The design of the fabric is narrow horizontal stripes of identical width in deep shades of green, reds and blue, sewn together to offset stripes of centre panel.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileEe30

Tightly woven cotton (?) textile with width-wise stripes in multi-colours of green, blue, purple, grey and maroon, along with black and white, are of varying degrees of thinness.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerEe29

Bamboo section which has been cut above the nodes at each end; one side has been drilled with a 1cm. Wide hole through the node. Around the top and bottom edges, holes have been drilled through which strands of split cane dyed purple, green and natural colours. Strands have been woven and plaited around the bamboo in a twill weave.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
stem ?, bamboo grass and dye
Made in
Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeEe26

A light yellow pipe in two parts: a cylindrical bowl made of a segment of bamboo and a stem of narrow bamboo pierced through the centre. The stem is slotted into a hole halfway up the pipe bowl. Several strands of blue cotton thread are wrapped around the stem of the pipe and extend to the loop around the small wooden protrusion on the base of the bowl.

Culture
Apa Tani
Material
bamboo grass and cotton fibre
Made in
Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagEe25

A black cotton bag made of one piece of material. Wewn together along the bottom and one side. Seamed along opening edges with a green twine cord running through. Near the bottom, encircling the bag, there is a horizontal geometric design consisting of a patterned row made of a central white square that has four red squares around it, one near each corner and bordered by a band that has two central white lines surrounded by a red line at either side. Has a black cotton fringe at the bottom.

Culture
Tangsa
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RopeSa265

Loom rope consisting of an agave fibre ? strand made of two twisted pieces of twine with small knotted loops at the ends. Rope is tied near the bottom to form a large loop at the opposite end.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
agave fibre ?
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb390 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid figure (part a); large head (part b) and jointed arms attached to controlling rods. There is a single controlling rod that is pointed (part c). Pink face positioned slightly downwards, bulging white eyes with red irises cast forward. Large curved nose, open red lips and exposed white teeth. Large moustache, beard, hair, and facial details in black. Large black curl (gelung supit urang) with Garuda in yellow and white, long sumping in gold, red, and white and five large hair curls. Gold neck and torso; arms with red and green ornaments at wrist and bicep. Hands held flat, bent back at wrist. Black chest covering with yellow trim, beads and sequins. Red apron with red waistband, brown trim, and sequins and beads. Batik skirt with green and brown on beige.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, fibre, paint and cotton fibre
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpindleSa152 a-b

Roughly carved spindle. Stick with flat, rotating wooden weight. The handle (part a) is a rounded stick, larger at one end, which serves as an axle. The flat paddle (part b) has a notch at the top and is pointed for attaching maguey strands to prevent slipping. Handle inserted through hole below notch. Natural brown wood colour with a patina from use.

Culture
Tzutuhil
Material
wood
Made in
San Pablo La Laguna, Solola, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagSa151

Long, rectangular open-mesh fibre bag. Bottom formed by drawing loops together at one end. Top closes by drawstring threaded through upper part of loops. Natural fibre colour.

Culture
Tzutuhil
Material
maguey fibre
Made in
San Pablo La Laguna, Solola, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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