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GarmentE131

Garment woven with bands of geometric design in red, blue, green, and purple on white. The garment has a slit opening at the top centre at both the front and back, and openings at the top of each side.

Culture
Maya
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Horse Ornament649/2

Beaded ornament for a horse. Composed of a long, wide band of dark green velvet decorated with a multicoloured floral beadwork design, and backed with off-white fabric. The ornament also has a fringe of white, off-white, and green cylindrical glass beads on strips of skin with metal bells tied to the ends of some of the beaded strips. Two pieces of branch are attached along the short ends with strips of striped brown and blue fabric ties at one corner on each end.

Culture
Plains ?
Material
fibre, glass, dye, metal, skin and wood
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TrayA1134

Divided tray, or box. Square as viewed from above, with sides that angle outwards towards the top edge and upright walls that divide the box into four sections. Both upright walls have curved edges, but one is much more pronounced and higher than the other. Distributive design in black and red, overall. The top edges are painted black and the outside edges of the base are painted red.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
lacquer, metal, paint, cedar wood and yellow cedar wood
Made in
Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada and 'Qvuqvai, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thunderbird1768/91

Blue ink drawing of a thunderbird head in profile facing to the right side on cardboard. Has a circle in circle eye surrounded by a sideways split u that has dashes within. The brow has a star shape at the centre. There is a triangular crest on top of the head that ends in an ovoid curl at the back that has a cross shape within. The beak has an upside down u form design with four upside down u forms along the top that each have long, central, tapering protrusions. The open mouth shows a four-pointed barbed tongue. There is an elongated, sideways, u form behind the mouth with an ovoid at the centre. There is a split v below the mouth. Therre are three tapering points along the lower jaw line. The back side of the head has four sideways u forms that each have long, central, tapering protrusions and four dashes within. The top left corner reads 'QUATSINO BC', the top right corner reads 'THUNDER BIRD', and the bottom right corner reads ' BY JOSEPH TERENCE JOHNNY QUATSINO B.C.'. Blue mat. Back has been drawn on in ink and then scribbled over.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
Quatsino, British Columbia, Canada and Xwatis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse964/4

Woman's choli panel; consists of front panel with sleeves. Made of red light-weight silk which is heavily covered with intricate embroidery and round, inset mirrors. While the panel has roughly cut edges, the bottom and ends of sleeves are neatly finished with embroidery. There is heavy, coarse, brown fabric at the neck. The embroidery is executed in silk thread, predominantly gold-coloured with pale rose, grey-green and black. The size of the circular mirrored pieces ranges in size from roughly 3 mm to 2 cm.

Culture
Indian
Material
silk fibre, dye, glass and cotton fibre ?
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentK5.74

Long white beaded band with interspersed sections of light blue, orange, dark blue, and maroon beads. To rectangular panels hang from one side. Each are marked with an X; one is black and one is red. There is a metal bead at one end of the band and a loop at the other end of the band.

Culture
Nguni
Material
glass, brass metal and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonK5.5

Spoon with ovoid bowl and flat rim that is parallel to the cylindrical handle. The edge of the bowl rim has been burnt to a dark brown finish. An off-white string has been tied near the end of the handle for hanging.

Culture
Zulu
Material
wood
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonK5.6

Wooden spoon with shallow, elongated ovoid bowl that merges into a slightly tapering handle that is roughly semicirclular in cross-section. The edge of the bowl, the neck of the handle, and the end of the handle are burnt to a dark brown finish. There is a hole pierced through the end of the handle. There is what looks to be a "2" carved into the handle near the bowl. An inscription in ink on the bottom of the handle says, "UNKOMAASS EASTER 1?76 / SOUTH AFRICA."

Culture
Zulu
Material
wood
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlateK5.37

Oval-shaped plate with four feet on the underside of each of the four corners. An additional triangular piece with a hole in the centre is attached to the underside for hanging. Plate flares slightly at the top.

Culture
Zulu
Material
wood
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch1590/198

Heart-shaped brooch with heart-shaped centre cutout and cross pin. Three-eared top, possibly representing a crown. Zigzag and leaf engraving. Hallmark on pin.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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