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VestSf402

Vest, man's, made from a piece of handspun, hand-woven bayeta (burlap) covered with hot pink castilla cloth of machine-woven wool on the front. The vest is adorned with bright green and blue cotton bands, and white and yellow rickrack. Machine embroidery, dominated by floral designs, decorate the pockets and edges. A large flower is embroidered above each pocket. A stand-up collar is formed by a flap of embroidered castilla at the back centre.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Tinta, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chilkat RobeA8041

Nuxalk style robe with woven designs. The design is like a three panel distributive, without the panels. The designs are red, yellow and black on natural ground. There are three eagle representations and two thunderbird heads in the centre, a human figure (?) near the top edge and killer whale motifs on the sides. The checkered border along the bottom edge is a raven’s tail design. There is a velvet band sewn along the top edge.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wool fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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