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Bag486/9

Square wool bag with a long thin braided twine strap in brown, orange, red and pink. The bag has a central red, green, purple, pink, white and brown geometric design of zigzags and circles on a checkered ground. Bordering each side are red, orange, white, green and brown stripes of varying width. There is a slit opening and loose fabric on the bottom creating a threaded fringe. Both sides are identical. Hanging from the bottom are two twisted threaded strands with four small tassels.

Culture
Quechua
Material
sheep wool fibre and aniline dye
Made in
Potosi, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseSa236

Short multicoloured blouse with embroidery. The blouse is made from three panels, creating a rectangular shape with a square neck and no sleeves. The neck is edged with yellow thread. On the front and back the embroidery repeats a cross, diamond and zigzag motif in rows on black ground. Around the bottom hem is a black border. The inside is unlined and the numerous supplementary wefts are left untrimmed.

Culture
Cakchiquel
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Santa Maria De Jesus, Sacatepequez, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClothSa235

Cloth made of two red brocaded cotton panels stitched together lengthwise. Each has lengthwise bands in red, blue, pink, violet and green. Bordered with bands of multicoloured diamonds at the shorter ends. The remainder of the cloth has bands of multicoloured flowers, birds, and deer in green, blue,purple and pink with white and yellow. Wrong side supplementary wefts worked into weaving.

Culture
Cakchiquel
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Santa Maria De Jesus, Sacatepequez, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpindleSa234

Spindle consisting of a wooden shaft that tapers to a point with a spherical whorl positioned near one end of stick. Both pieces are covered in dark brown deposit. Spun and unspun white cotton fibre is wrapped around the centre of the stick.

Culture
Tzutuhil
Material
clay, cotton fibre and wood
Made in
Santiago Atitlan, Solola, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpindleSa233

Spindle with pointed wood stick at top end attached to shaft with clay knob (4.5cm from bottom end). Spun cotton yarn from knob towards top end and bit of light brown cotton attached. Dark brown substance (wax ?) on knob and at bottom end.

Culture
Tzutuhil
Material
wood, cotton fibre, wax ? and clay
Made in
Santiago Atitlan, Solola, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketSa345

Round, flat-bottomed basket. Strips of narrow bamboo are woven around wide vertical bamboo slats in wicker work. Palm leaf strips are wrapped around edge to form a rim. Natural bamboo colour.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
bamboo grass and palm leaf
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SashSa211

Long woven red sash with embroidered pattern on ends of fish, birds, and cats in blue, purple, dark red, white, orange, yellow, dark pink and green. Twisted fringe at both ends.

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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HeaddressSa210

Cotton headdress made from two rectangular lengths of woven material hand stitched together lengthwise. Warp ends form twisted fringe at one end. Textile is red with series of thin white and orange stripes down centre of each length of fabric.

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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Rod PuppetIb389 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid figure (part a); large head (part b) and jointed arms attached to controlling rods. There is a single controling rod that is pointed (part c). Cream coloured face positioned downwards with straight pointed nose, closed red lips. Hair, eyebrows, facial features, and eyes outlined in black. Red crown (mahkota) headdress with four-tiered diadem in gold, green, white, and black. Decorated with karawista, sumping, small Garuda Mungkur with siyung jawi and dawala in same colours. Long black hair falls in seven curls with gold highlights. Gold neck and torso; arms have green, white and red ornaments at wrists and biceps. Hands are held flat and bent back at wrist. Black chest covering and apron with white wavy trim, sequins, beads, and wound wire in cross shaped patterns. Apron has black waistband, long yellow fringe at bottom. Batik skirt: beige with brown and lavender. Hand controlling rods are painted black.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
cotton fibre, paint, fibre and wood
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb388 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid figure (part a); large head (part b) and jointed arms attached to controlling rods. One single rod is pointed (part c). White face positioned downwards, with very straight pointed nose, red lips, white teeth. Hair, facial details, eyes outlined in black. Upswept curl (gelung supit urang) headdress in black, with gold diadem and lungsen defining frontal area. Large gold sumping on curl. Red and green decorations. Gold neck; black upper torso and arms, each with green, white, red and orange ornaments at wrist and bicep. Hands held flat and bent back at wrist. Black chest covering and apron with white wavy trim, and wrapped wire and sequins decorations patterned as a cross. Apron has black waistband and long yellow fringe at bottom. Long batik skirt in beige, blue, red, lavender, and orange.

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