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BasketA8994

Spruce root basket; twined work with twilled pattern. Bands of red/green/red dye, with natural coloured bands above and below. Diagonal twilled pattern running through bands; also a 'self-weave' design.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
dye and spruce root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8992

Open spruce root basket; fine twined work; braided border; embroidered design. Two ribbons of pattern in yellow on black ground bordered by red; in the centre is a stepped design in squares of yellow/green/yellow on a red ground bordered by black.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
dye, swamp grass and spruce root
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8991

Twined spruce root basket; base is mixed twined work (plain twining alternation with plain twining). Sides are plain twined; design is false and true embroidered. Two double rows of diagonal twined work near base in natural and dark brown. Main ribbon of design has the "tattoo" pattern (Emmons, Desing 35) (a sideways "h") in dark brown, and a stepped design in yellow/brown/yellow. Bordered by yellow bands, and all on brown bands. Dark brown rim.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root, grass and dye
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8526 a-b

Spruce basket with lid: twined weave (two strand) with four darker strands woven in and false embroidery in outlined forms. Geometric design.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
dye and spruce root
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Waist BagN3.35

A small flat bag made of dark blue silk damask and yellow silk embroidered on both sides. At the top, the blue silk is sewn with an invisible seam to the white cotton lining. Main body of the bag is shaped like a vertical rectangle with triangular projections on both sides created by folding and holding the folds in place with a circular pink cylindrical cord. The centre front panel is embroidered with a pink peony, and the side points with yellow and pink peach flowers, each with five petals. The rectangular panel on the back is embroidered at the top with pink flowers on stems. The pink cord ends at the front with elaborate knots, culminating in three loops.

Culture
Korean
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClothB150

Strip of folded dark reddish-brown bark cloth with a red fabric border at the ends that has an embroidered off-white star design.

Culture
Sakai
Material
bark, fibre and dye
Made in
Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8521 a-b

Spruce root basket with lid and handle: plain twined weave (two strand) with darker strands woven in and false embroidery over the darker bands. "Arrow-like" design in swamp grass (going opposite directions on lid and sides). Design is woven over band of darker spruce.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
swamp grass, dye and spruce root
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HandkerchiefN3.29

A white square silk piece embroidered with five language characters, four of which are pink at each corner surrounding one blue at the centre. There is a drawn work hem.

Culture
Korean
Material
silk fibre
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileN3.28

Rectangle of light green rayon damask with two small floral motifs embroidered in shades of blue and outlined in metallic thread. Damask is woven in repeating patterns of pomegranates. The mirror image embroidered motifs are in the shape of peonies. Motifs are placed at the midpoint of the fabric, one at the centre of each half. Five Chinese characters written in black ink at one edge.

Culture
Korean
Material
rayon fibre and silk fibre
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ScarfN3.24

Yellow scarf with embroidery. The rectangular scarf has embroidery at each end, separated by a thin line of openwork. At each end are four characters in pink, and two flowers in yellow, orange and green.

Culture
Korean
Material
silk fibre
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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