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WaistbandK2.44 c

Colourful circular waistband with yellow, purple, red, and blue palm fringe. Fringe is knotted to a braided band with ties and coiled together twice.

Culture
Efik
Material
palm leaf and dye
Made in
Calabar, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PloughEdz1210

Wooden crossbar with an iron hook attached to the centre. Ropes attached to the wooden bar at either end.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
wood, fibre and iron metal
Made in
Chik Wai Koon, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtC1225 d

Skirt composed of dyed red, orange, and brown knotted grass fringes that hang from a cord waist band.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtC1225 b

Skirt made of grass fringe in different lengths and dyed red, orange, and brown. The knotted fringes hang from a waistband.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtC1225 a

Skirt made of knotted strands of grass hanging from a twined grass waistband. The grass is dyed red, orange, and brown in vertical stripes.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShawlCh288

A woman's square dark red shawl printed with pink, blue, and yellow flowers with a green floral design in a square pattern with a flower of the same in each inner corner. Wool net-like knotted fringe attached on all four edges.

Culture
Polish
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Lowicz, Poland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hanging1228/6

Long rectangular hanging constructed of wool cut pile textile. The top edge of the hanging is concave, while the bottom edge is straight and is finished with very long red and black fringes that are overlaid with a netting of brown and white braided fibre. Five large diamond-shaped designs, which are embellished with many smaller geometric motifs, are prominently displayed in the design field. The designs are worked in black and off-white on a dark red background.

Culture
Turkmen ?
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lashing RopeNb664

Lashing rope made from twined cedar bark tied with 17 knots, which form a rectangular shape.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleNb3.1412

Cylindrical shaped, dark brown wood whistle has three horizontal sections glued and bound together with white cord in three places: at the base of the mouthpiece, at the centre, and at the base of the whistle. Mouthpiece is narrower than the main body and is divided horizontally into two sections: depressed semi-oval areas in front of both semi-circular tone holes, one hole of which is close to the top while the other hole of which is on the reverse close to the centre.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
adhesive, wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snow GogglesNa1157

Wedge-shaped ivory snow goggles with wide slit eye opening and thin, brittle hide strap, tied on either side. Bottom side has half circle indentation for nose.

Culture
Inuit
Material
skin and walrus tusk ?
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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