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Robe3249/2

Robe made up of many horizontal strips of cloth sewn together into a single piece of fabric. This is folded and sewn to create a tube-like garment. Weave is tight, fabric is thick, with a blue and white checker pattern overall, decorated with flower motifs at the edges. At middle is an area of high patterning, showing diamond shapes and wavy lines set in strips. At each end of the robe is an attached set of twisted tassels.

Culture
West African
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Ghana ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3249/1

Large textile has a dark blue base with thin white lines running horizontally. Several thicker diagonal lines made of small red and yellow stitched squares cross to make large ‘x’ shapes across the textile. Heavy silk embroidery sits at each end, showing a variety of patterns in evenly spaced blocks: long vertical lines, short horizontal lines, and lines made up of small stitches, all in yellow, red and green.

Culture
West African
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Ghana ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Robe1714/4

Large, rectangular, woven heavy fabric. Fourteen rectangular strips sewn together horizontally, woven in two pieces, joined at centre. Overall pattern of alternating blue and white squares. On either side, five squares of geometric designs in blue, brown, yellow and white. Blue and white checked panels at either end with either white and brown or yellow, brown and blue flowers on them. Fringe along either end.

Culture
Tuareg
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Mali ? or Niger ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Table Mat1712/36

A machine made rectangular cloth piece. Central panel has a main design consisting of a white-on-white design within the weave of the cloth of a central rose, surrounded by two thin oval bands. A design of roses and other flowers (with blue bells ?) fills the space between the second oval band and a rectangular band to which a bouquet of flowers is tied with a bow at each corner of the rectangular band. This is surrounded by a row of square dots. Bordered by a row of holes.

Culture
Northwest Europe ?
Material
cotton fibre ? or flax fibre ?
Made in
Europe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace Doily1712/28

A hand made circular lace doily. The main concentric abstract design is consisting of a central six-petalled flower design, surrounded by a narrow band, surrounded by an airy design like elongated flowers, surrounded by a solid band, and links two-by-two each of the six outer scallops that form the outer perimeter edge. A six-petalled flower in each five-petalled scallop.

Culture
Northwest Europe ?
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Europe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace Doily1712/30

A hand made circular lace doily. The main concentric abstract design is consisting of a central six-petalled flower design, surrounded by a narrow band, surrounded by an airy design like elongated flowers, surrounded by a solid band, and links two-by-two each of the six outer scallops that form the outer perimeter edge. A six-petalled flower in each five-petalled scallop.

Culture
Northwest Europe ?
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Europe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace Doily1712/29

A hand made circular lace doily. The main concentric abstract design is consisting of a central six-petalled flower design, surrounded by a narrow band, surrounded by an airy design like elongated flowers, surrounded by a solid band, and links two-by-two each of the six outer scallops that form the outer perimeter edge. A six-petalled flower in each five-petalled scallop.

Culture
Northwest Europe ?
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Europe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace Doily1712/26

A hand made circular lace doily. The main concentric abstract design is consisting of a central five-petalled rose-like design, surrounded by ten flowers with outward facing pistils, surrounded by a ten-scalloped design, each of which is containing a five-petalled rose-like design, forming the outer perimeter edge.

Culture
Northwest Europe ?
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Europe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace Doily1712/25

A hand made circular lace doily. The main concentric abstract design is consisting of a central five-petalled rose-like design, surrounded by ten flowers with outward facing pistils, surrounded by a ten-scalloped design, each of which is containing a five-petalled rose-like design, forming the outer perimeter edge.

Culture
Northwest Europe ?
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Europe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace Doily1712/24

A hand made oval lace doily. The main concentric abstract design is consisting of a central six-petalled flower, surrounded by a band of two rows of crocheted holes, surrounded by an open lace design, surrounded by another band of two rows of crocheted holes, and six inward facing butterflies with an open lace design of squares between the butterflies, and a twenty-scalloped design around the outer perimeter edge.

Culture
Northwest Europe ?
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Europe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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