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BlouseE177

White garment with striped pattern. The garment has a rectangular shape with a round neck and no sleeves. The neck is edged with red and purple ribbons which hang down. The pattern consists of red and white horizontal stripes with a pattern woven into the centre of the red stripes. The front and back are divided into three vertical panels by red ribbon. The upper centre panel has a dense geometric motif in red, pink, orange, yellow and green. The bottom edge is unhemmed. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Trique
Material
cotton fibre, rayon fibre and dye
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombH2.102

Wooden, five prong comb; three of the prongs are longer. The top, handle, is rectangular in shape with a circular piece on the top middle. There are three vertical incisions. The surrounding area is decorated with an interwoven line design. Back has simple linear decoration. Front is signed ‘R. Rie’. Remnants of blue detailing.

Culture
Surinamese
Material
wood and pigment
Made in
Suriname
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToolH2.100

A dark wood stick piece with the flat decorative handle having a black and red interwoven knot pattern.

Culture
Surinamese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Suriname
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombH2.99

Wooden, four prong comb; one long prong and three short ones. The top, handle, has an elongated diamond shape with an incised outline in the centre. The back has the reversed incised detailing. One of the prongs has broken off.

Culture
Surinamese
Material
wood
Made in
Suriname
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeaterH2.98

Clothing beater. A rectangular-shaped flared wood piece with a flat angled end. Carved at tip of cylindrical-shaped handle with a cross-hatched pattern and painted black and blue. Simple carved linear design on front of beater, painted blue.

Culture
Surinamese
Material
mahogany wood and paint
Made in
Suriname
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Leg: StoolH2.97

Brown wooden board with two tenons at one end and a geometric pattern of circles carved out of the centre. There were brass studs in the centre of each circle-all but one are missing.

Culture
Surinamese
Material
mahogany wood
Made in
Suriname
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonH2.96 a-c

Three gourd fruit spoons with oval shaped bowls that have a different simple linear design inside each. The first piece (part a) is the smallest, the second piece (part b) is the longest, and the third piece (part c) is the widest.

Culture
Surinamese
Material
gourd fruit
Made in
Suriname
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StoolH2.94

Short wooden stool made from three boards, one lying on top of the other two, connected through simple tenon and mortise joints. Half of the top of the stool features a carved, curvilinear pierced design, while the other half has a geometric, crosshatched border; the legs are unadorned.

Culture
Surinamese
Material
mahogany wood and stain ?
Made in
Suriname
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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GraterH2.92

Rectangular wooden slab with a metal grater on top. Symmetrical pierced design in one end of wood. Holes in metal grater randomly made with a sharp instrument (nail); metal from a flattened can. Grater is nailed onto wood. Wood is slightly rounded on one side, flat on the other side and flaring outward slightly at one end where there is a cut out design of inter-laced curves.

Culture
Surinamese
Material
wood and tin alloy metal
Made in
Suriname
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleH2.91

Symmetrical pierced geometric knot-like design carved on both sides of handle. Blade has same painted design in blue, green, red, and white geometric in reverse on both sides of paddle.

Culture
Aukan
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Tabiki, Suriname
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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