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ShirtE176 a

White shirt (part a) with collar, long cuffed sleeves and centre opening with plastic oval buttons. There are three pleats on each side of the opening. There is a small pocket on the upper left. Blue instructional lines are visible near some seams. The inside is unlined. The shirt is machine sewn from unbleached cotton.

Culture
Mexican
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SandalsE176 c-d

Brown, woven, leather sandals (parts c-d) with an open toe and a high back. The tops are detailed with a woven geometric lozenge pattern. The heals are made of pieces of leather, nailed together. Each sole has a number "2" written in pencil.

Culture
Central Mexico
Material
leather skin, fibre and metal
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtE179 b

Square shaped skirt made with two different pieces of cotton fabric joined in the centre to form a rectangular tube. The detailing consists of a cream, undecorated piece of fabric stitched to a fabric detailed with repeating stripes of blue, pink, yellow and green on a red ground.

Culture
Chinantec
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Ojitlan, Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtE181 b

Large rectangular skirt (part b) with a brown and white striped pattern.

Culture
Zapotec
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Yalalag, Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SandalsE181 c-d

Brown leather sandals (parts c-d) with a strap across the toes, top and back. The top has a pierced bird decoration with red and green velvet underlay. There are two buckle fastenings on the side. Slight tooling around the edges of the sole. The soles are nailed. Written in pencil on the sole of part d is the number ‘25’.

Culture
Zapotec
Material
brass metal, cotton fibre, leather skin, fibre and metal
Made in
Yalalag, Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressE181 e

Headdress made of a coiffure-like arrangement of thick black yarn wrapped around loose strands, which hang from each end. The sides are tied together near the top.

Culture
Zapotec
Material
wool fibre
Made in
Yalalag, Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentE181 f

Three, decorative, metal crosses attached to three metal balls that hang from a larger cross which is suspended on a narrow blue ribbon.

Culture
Zapotec
Material
brass metal, silver metal and silk fibre
Made in
Yalalag, Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LoomE183 a-c

A loom (part a-c) with an unfinished woven textile consisting of pink, green, yellow, orange and blue stripes of geometric patterns on a purple ground. The textile is attached at the top and bottom to cylindrical shaped wooden sticks (part a). Intertwine in the multi-coloured warp is a cylindrical shaped heddle covered in purple twine; two cylindrical wooden tools and two flat, rectangular battens with triangular, pointed ends (parts b and c).

Culture
Zapotec ?
Material
cotton fibre, wood and dye
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketE185 a-b

Part (a) Tall plain cylindrical basket with two handles and a lid, part (b).

Culture
Central Mexico
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtE204 b

Skirt formed by a piece of red poplin fabric sewn together at the ends to form a tube.

Culture
Zapotec
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
San Antonio, Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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