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Sarong1520/5

Red woven cloth sewn into a skirt-like tube. Blue and white patterning with multi-coloured striped edges.

Culture
Iban
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Borneo, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Non-Representational1602/17

A red and black circular design that has ovoids and figures within consisting of a small yellow-white crescent within a small black circle outlined by black, a yellow-white oval outlined by black, the head of a figure with teeth, a fin-tail-like shape, a black outline of a circle shape within a swirl shape, an eye, a fin-tail-like shape, a large ovoid, and a fin-tail-like shape. Skin-like background. Pencil inscription along the bottom edge reads 'A/P I/VIII J. David - 91'. The print is on a square, yellow-white paper piece.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Tla-o-qui-aht
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vest1515/2

Vest with rectangular shape and woven design of vertical bands of geometric design in red and black. Bands of yellow, red, off-white and brown on the sides, and a band of black, yellow, red and purple embroidered geometric pattern along the bottom edge on the reverse. Fringe along bottom edge.

Culture
Iban
Material
cotton fibre ?, wool fibre ? and dye
Made in
Kapit, Sarawak, Malaysia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sarong1520/11

Sarong made of two pieces of fabric sewn together to form a tube. Bands of woven geometric patterns, mostly in red, grey and off-white, are separated by red and yellow lines, and there are threee bands of rectangular designs on black separated near the ends.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
West Timor, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat1444/18

Hat composed of a piece of dark red fabric with metallic embroidery wrapped into a headband shape.

Culture
Balinese
Material
cotton fibre, metal and dye
Made in
Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt810/1

Skirt with two bands of an appliquéd fabric geometric pattern in red, blue, green and light blue on dark blue fabric with a light blue batik pattern and two bands of pink and white embroidery with a scroll design and appliqué rectangular pieces of multicoloured floral and geometric print fabric on a dark blue cotton background. Gathered at the waist.

Culture
Thai
Material
cotton fibre ?, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Weget1355/5

Square design of human/raven transformation. Standing frontal figure in black and red has black eyes outlined by red extending into the nose and mouth, a four-pointed star shape in a black ovoid chest, outstretched wings, a body with an upside down red split u, upside down black u forms with cross hatching within, a tail that has four red u forms with cross hatching within, and three digit red protrusions (claws?). The wings have an upside down red split u and a sideways blank t-shape with a black ovoid at the end. Underneath the former two shapes, there is a red and black split u. Underneath the latter black ovoid at the end, there are red u forms surrounded by a larger black one and three feathers. There is a black hat-like shape on top of the head. At either side of the head, there are upside down red split u's that have cross hatching within and red u forms. Above the figure, there are black u forms, black u forms that have cross hatching within, black split u's that have a circle at either side within, red hand-like shapes, upside down red and black split u's, and upside down red double-notched split u's. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads '36/75 15/8/77 WEGET Roy Henry Vickers TSIMSIAN TRIBE KITKATLA B.C.'. There is an embossing on the lower right corner for 'NORTH WEST COAST INDIAN ARTISTS GUILD member' with a salmon-trout head at the centre. The print is on a relatively square, light brown paper piece.

Culture
Tsimshian
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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The Weget Legend1355/6

Black rectangle divided into four quadrants. Each quadrant consists of a separate stylized image. Across the top, there are two figures underneath a red gable roof. Above, there are black diagonal lines on the left side and a notched black line following the roof to the right side. Frontal figure on the left side has arms raised beside the head. A red three digit hand on the right side holds a red split u in a black u form while the black hand on the left side has five digits. Has a black ovoid head with black eyes, and the other features are red. The shes has two red split u's in black u forms with a red line at the centre with rib-like red lines below. Large black ovoid in ovoid below with red legs bent up to the sides ending in round black feet with a single digit appendage. Large figure at the top right has arms raised to either side of the head. A five digit black hand is on the left side while a three digit black hand is on the right side. Black outlined hat over black ovoid head, black eyes with the other features in red. Series of black split u's, red u fomrs, and black u forms give a robe appearance to the body with large black ovoid in ovoids at the knees. Bottom right has a red circle with radiating red lines to the quadrant edges and an elongated salmon-trout ovoid across the centre. Bottom left has a diagonal frontal frog-like face with three digit limbs to either side and a crosshatched triangle filled lower half of quadrant. Divided from the frog, top right to bottom left, by notched red band, there are circles and split bands on the right and the bottom. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads '36/75 15/8/77 THE WEGET LEGEND Roy Henry Vickers TSIMSIAN TRIBE KITKATLA B.C.'. There is an embossing on the lower right corner for 'NORTH WEST COAST INDIAN ARTISTS GUILD member' with a salmon-trout head at the centre. The print is on a relatively square, light brown paper piece.

Culture
Tsimshian
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pattern1416/23

Two thin strips of wood with lustrous thread wound tightly around it in bands of highly saturated colour; magenta, royal blue, teal, orange, eggplant, and white.

Culture
Philippines
Material
fibre, dye and wood
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Saddle Blanket1376/12

Multi-coloured saddle cover constructed of wool cut pile textile and decorated with complex geometric forms representing plants and animals. Roughly square in shape, but with two adjacent corners cut off at 45-degree angles to accommodate the shape of the back of the saddle. There is a 10 cm slit at the opposite end, close to the edge. Side edges are selvage; front and back edges are turned once and secured with a coarse running stitch.

Culture
Uzbek ?
Material
wool fibre, dye and jute fibre ?
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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