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HatNi32 b

Hat made of thirty-one black feathers attached to string by folding the base of the quill and creating a loop for the string. The folded portion is wrapped with yellow and purple yarn. String of feathers fits over crown of hat (Ni32 a).

Culture
Huichol
Material
dye, synthetic fibre and feather
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClothAf512

Rectangular cloth with dark indigo blue ground and light blue patterns divided into smaller rectangles by strips of thin parallel lines, repeated three wide by six long. Patterns alternate between birds with prickley greens, and other representational shapes. Two ends have a wide hem, one side has a narrow hem.

Culture
West African
Material
dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Nigeria ? or Sierra Leone ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClothAf511

Cloth composed of 22 strips of dyed fabric sewn together. The cloth has a mottled blue and white pattern, with solid indigo borders on each end. There is also a short (.7 cm) fringe on each end.

Culture
Nigerian ?
Material
indigo dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClothAf510

Rectangular cloth with dark blue ground and a light blue pattern, divided into smaller rectangles, four wide by six long, each separated by three light blue, alternating with three dark blue lines. Designs vary, some are repeated, and include geometric and representational designs of birds, flowers, possibly trees and animals. There are wide hems on both ends, narrow hem on one side.

Culture
West African
Material
dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Nigeria ? or Sierra Leone ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClothAf509

Rectangular cloth with a background pattern of orange and white shapes, overlaid with pattern of allover short horitontal blue bands with open holes, and large repeating graphic map of Sierra Leone, banner overhead, "Sierra Leone Independence 1961", and crossed stems of leaves below. Two selvedges have a border of unprinted cloth with some light blue dye running onto it.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShirtAf504

Striped short sleeve shirt with side pockets. The pattern is of vertical black, blue and white stripes. The shirt is constructed of strips of woven cloth sewn selvedge to selvedge. The shirt is square shaped with a round neck and short, attached sleeves. Extending down from the neck is a reinforced button area with two buttons. There is a pocket on each side, wrapping from the front to back. There are slits up each side, ending at the pockets. There is a thick black hem on the inside of the sleeves, neck and the bottom of the shirt.

Culture
West African
Material
dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Nigeria ? or Sierra Leone ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClothAf503

Cloth composed of a very long strip of woven cloth with black, blue and white stripes that run the length. Two stick segments are attached at one end.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Nigeria ? or Sierra Leone ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoulder BagNi26

Flat square folded bag with cross stitched red and blue diagonal zigzag design; yellow cross knit loop stitch border on top and sides. There are green, orange and red pompoms attached to the lower corner on the left by red and black twisted yarn; green and orange pompom attached with red twisted yarn to lower corner on right. The woven strap is braided at apex; it has two equidistant black bands orange-pink ground, each end sewn with pink yarn to upper corners of bag.

Culture
Huichol
Material
synthetic fibre, cotton fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoulder BagNi42

Flat square folded bag with cross stitch design has woven shoulder strap with ends twisted and tied at apex, other ends stitched to each corner at open end of bag; yellow cross knit loop stitch finish on sides and at open end of bag. Two pompoms, pink and blue, are attached to each lower corner. Design on red ground consists of vertical blue lines with chevrons, alternating direction on each line, and diamonds with yellow crosses. Strap is dark blue with two solid pink vertical lines.

Culture
Huichol
Material
synthetic fibre, cotton fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoulder BagNi33

Small flat square bag with long woven shoulder strap with yellow and red horizontal stripes. The bag consists of one flat piece of material folded in half and stitched together along each side with a cross knit loop stitch, similar stitch used to finish top edges. The design is of repeating interlocking diamonds with interior diamonds bordered by v forms entirely cover material using a continuous running stitch; slight variations occur in colour and pattern with the interior diamonds. Red and green pompoms are tied to each bottom corner. Strap, twisted and tied at apex, ends sewn to each corner at open end of bag; design is a series of horizontal lines bordered on both sides by solid line.

Culture
Huichol
Material
synthetic fibre, cotton fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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