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ShawlCa36 b

Matching shawl for cotton dress (Ca36 a). The shawl is white and rectangular, with a black oda tree motif arranged in a staggered double row on both ends.

Culture
Oromo ?
Material
dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TunicCa35 a

White tunic that goes with trousers, shawl, and vest (Ca35 b-d) to form a suit. The tunic is white, opens on the sides and reaches mid-calf in length. The collar has a metal hook and clasp. There are two buttons beneath the collar on the front. The sleeves are long with three buttons on each cuff. There is a front pocket to one side with a button.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
cotton fibre, plastic and metal
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VestCa35 d

White vest made of a woven synthetic fibre, with a v-neck.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
polyester fibre
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShawlCa35 c

Large shawl that goes with tunic, trousers, and vest (Ca35 a-b, d) to form a suit. The shawl is made of two pieces of white gauze and hand sewn together. There is a woven lime green and white geometric border and short white fringe along both ends.

Culture
Amhara
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PantsCa35 b

Trousers that go with that goes with tunic, shawl, and vest (Ca35 a, c-d) to form a suit. The trousers are white and lined with narrow legs. There are two side pockets, a watch pocket and two back pockets. There is a five-button fly and seven belt loops.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
cotton fibre and plastic
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb303 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The body has jointed arms, each with a long controlling rod attached. The figure's face is glossy pink with black moustache, sideburns and caste mark. White eyeballs with black pupils; four gold teeth exposed. Yellow neck; black backswept hair outlined in gold. Light pink, green, red, and gold crowns; same colours repeated in elaborate headdress which rises at back to a form resembling a bird with a lolling green tongue. Upper row of jagged teeth . Figure wears black jacket, pink upright collar, edged with red on front; wide green band around waist, narrow red belt. Jacket sleeves have inserts above the cuffs decorated with red braid. Red cord at back of neck forming epaulettes. Orange shoulder sash; white vest, small yellow piece of fabric at neck line. Long batik skirt, coloured cream, brown and black. Hands yellow.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, paint, cotton fibre, synthetic fibre ? and silk fibre ?
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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UnderwearEd1.301

Padded under-trousers of fine white cotton fabric, lined with coarser off-white fabric. Pants are angled out from the pleated waistband to the ankles. Waistband opening at the back, attached to narrower long ties. Pleats face towards centre seams, front and back. Flared panels are attached to each side of the back opening, which is carried on in the open inner leg seam, sewed together just above the ankle. Dark blue ribbons of shiny silk are attached to each inner leg seam at the bottom. There is a horizontal seam in the outer white fabric at about knee level.

Culture
Korean
Material
cotton fibre, ramie fibre, dye, paste adhesive ? and silk fibre
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby CarrierNbz800 a-b

Coiled cedar root basketry cradle (part a) with slat foundation and sides. Cradle is rounded at the higher, wider proximal end and is tapered and narrow at the distal end. Fully beaded overcast rim. Remainder of the cradle is plain on the inside and decorated with beading and imbrication on the outside. Rim pattern has mainly canary grass with several repeats of alternating cherry bark and grass. There are seven side coiled rows. First two rows repeat a pattern of closely spaced grass chevrons alternating with wider spaced red or dark brown cherry bark chevrons. Rows three and four repeat above pattern in alternating areas. Rows five and six feature three vertical red cherry bark lines alternating with a darker diamond or x-shaped pattern. Row seven is undecorated. No foot. Plain coiled bottom. Tumpline or carrying strap (part b) with wool wefts and multiple element warps is weft-faced plain weave in a light white-brown and red zigzag pattern. On each end of the strap, there is a machine-stitched, hide backed strip of plaid material which has a shell button on the strap end and a button hole at the other. Each end is buttoned over a strip of hide which is tied on each side of the cradle just below the rim with small strips of hide. There is a small piece of cordage tied to one side.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cedar wood, cedar bark, canary grass, skin, shell, fibre, wool fibre, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
Harrison Lake, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatEg54

Peaked hat has a wide band with four triangular pieces sewn together to form the peak. White rickrack and yellow braid in zigzag design on back of hat. On front is a blue flower like object and two other symbol like forms are appliqued in cloth and braid.

Culture
South India
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Short PantsEg56

Shorts have a drawstring waist with an orange band around the waist and legs. The back is decorated with starburst and flower shapes with horseshoe shapes on each side. Front is decorated with horseshoe motif and male figure outlined in white braid inside. Around waist are rows of fine yellow braid, sewn by machine.

Culture
South India
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Tamil Nadu, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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