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SkirtSf456

Skirt, woman's, in a two-tiered style with wide pleats at the waist. A band of off-white cotton at the top closes at the side with a drawstring. The rest of the skirt is sewn from commercially woven wool with a piled finish on the outside. A thin band of polished cotton machine embroidered with yellow and red undulating lines sits above a thicker band of the same material at the hem that is machine embroidered with a blue, white, green, and yellow abrstract pattern.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, synthetic fibre ?, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Huaraz, Ancash, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RobeN1.60

Dark blue robe with rounded neck, wide sleeves, side slits and centre opening with frog closures. On the front, back and sleeves are moth, vase, orchid, peony and chrysanthemum motifs in pink, yellow, blue and green on dark blue ground. The neck, centre opening, sides and hem have borders with a prunus motif in gold, blue and white with a white floral trim. The sleeves have a border made of three bands; a garden scene on cream ground, a zigzag pattern and a floral motif on cream ground. The inside lining is light blue silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, fibre and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarrierEdz937

Red cotton carrier with a white heart motif print. The carrier is square with long straps attached at each corner. The square has a white cotton centre panel with red embroidery in floral motifs and Chinese characters. Two straps have panels of multicoloured embroidery on loosely woven white fabric. The panels and the top edge of the square are edged with green braid.

Culture
Chinese
Material
synthetic fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Macau
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Root BasketA3136

Central band - "meander" pattern in purple bordered by red. Handle is natural and purple in a 1:1 ratio. Plain twined work; braided border; overcast handle; false embroidery.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root, swamp grass and aniline dye
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3149

Two darker bands woven in with horizontal alternating bands and triangles, chevron figures between bands in orange and white "false embroidery". Twined weave with "false embroidery" (overlaid twined weave).

Culture
Tlingit
Material
swamp grass, dye and spruce root
Made in
Skagway, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3173

Basket with curved sides and two horizontal bands of concentric rectangles in red/yellow and yellow/red (alternating) on horizontal bands of black/red/black/red/black. Base - mixed twined work (plain twined alternating with wicker weave). Sides are plain twined. False and true embroidery.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root, grass and aniline dye
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3177 a-b

Twined grass basket with lid. Decorated with ambiguous figures, perhaps flowers, in grid pattern along the sides and lid. Divided warp twined weave (also called hemstitching) with wool yarn overlay. Colours: pale blue, green, orange, red, brown.

Culture
Aleut
Material
sea grass and wool fibre
Made in
Unalaska, Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5102

Plain twined work with false and true embroidered design; braided rim. Design is called: "shark's teeth," "salmon berry," and "fish tail." they are discrete elements in natural and brown on 2 wide brown stripes and bordered by 2 narrow brown stripes.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
maidenhair fern, spruce root and dye
Made in
Sitka, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5103

Base - various twined weaves - mixed and plain. Sides are plain twined work with embroidered and false embroidered design. Upper and lower bands of "meander" pattern in yellow on 3 bands of red. Central row of yellow hourglass shapes which, when connected, give a diamond effect. Central band on a red/green/red ground.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root, grass and aniline dye
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5119

Plain twined weaving with overlaid twined weaving (false embroidery). Two bands of divided diamonds and split diamonds alternated with horizontal crossed line patterns with band of striped pattern in between.

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