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BasketA17197 a-b

Circular basket with flaring sides (a) and wooden mold (b); mould is sold brown wood with a knob-like handle in the centre. Ten multicoloured figurative images woven into swamp grass. Crossed cedar bark in centre of bottom.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
wood, swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanB630

A closing fan with ten ribs of black tortoise shell each having a panel motif of wayang puppet in gold and black on a white, red, and gold background that has an elaborate lacey effect. There is a rotate-able handle.

Culture
Javanese
Material
tortoise shell and parchment paper
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileB482

Textile with abstract designs and stylized birds in brown and off-white on a navy blue ground. Monograms at each corner inside an eight-pointed star.

Culture
Javanese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileB481

Textile depicting a purwa (shadow puppet) figure in elaborate dress with a stylized floral border in off-white on dark blue.

Culture
Balinese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxN3.76

Rectangular shape box with canted corners. Decorated with flowers bamboo, and a human figure in mother of pearl, on black ground. Bail handles at each end. The interior is red.

Culture
Korean
Material
wood, shell, lacquer and bronze metal
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileB716

Textile with an overall design of roosters amongst stylized twisted branches and leaves in brown and blue-black on an off-white ground. Stamped with an inscription on the edge at one end.

Culture
Balinese
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileB715

Oblong, rectangular woven textile covered with elaborate, multicoloured embroidery. Large central red piece of cloth with two smaller rectangular pieces of blue cloth sewn to the ends. All three sections feature bilaterally symmetrical embroidery; two rectangular borders of curvilinear designs surrounding stylized floral designs in green, black, yellow and white with small mirrors sewn on in the centre of the flowers. The blue end pieces feature matching embroidery.

Culture
Kutch
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileB718

Ikat weaving of geometric patterns in red, yellow, green and black. Plain border. Red plain band at center dividing repeated pattern.

Culture
Cambodian
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
Cambodia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DressB717

Dress with intricately embroidered designs in gold thread on striped cotton. The designs have rosette, diamond, herringbone and pyramid motifs. The stripes are red and black on off-white ground. The dress is rectangular with the ends sewn together creating a tube shape. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Sumatran
Material
fibre, metal, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Sumatra, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kimono JacketN2.1026

Orange and black haori (羽織) or jacket/overcoat. The upper portion has white karajishi (唐獅子, literally ‘Chinese lions’), mythological animals based on lions and keman-mon (毛卍文, lion’s curly hair patterns) motifs as the symbol of the sun on black ground. The lower portion has black peony motifs on a resist-dyed orange and white ground. There is a wide band around the neck and down the centre opening. There are black ties on the inside of the centre opening. The short, wide sleeves have an opening under the arms. The upper inside is lined with orange silk.

Culture
Japanese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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