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Rug456/17

Large rectangular, multi-coloured woven wool rug with horizontal stripes of solid colour, bands of geometric designs, zigzag designs, etc., in varying widths. Ends tightly bound with dark red yarn. Cotton or linen warp; wool weft.

Culture
Hutsul
Material
wool fibre, flax fibre ?, cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Ukraine
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Band1350/33

Rectangular strip of fabric consists of two layers of fabric (1 grey, 1 white), stitched together at the edges, turned, pressed and edgestitched. The white layer is pieced.

Culture
English
Material
dye and cotton fibre
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace-making Thread1350/32

Machine-wound ball of very fine white linen thread. White hand-lettered label attached to free end with steel pin.

Culture
English
Material
linen fibre
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoes1128/10 a-b

Ankle-high shoes with moccasin style soles and turned-up, pointed toes. Loose tops are held close to the ankle by multi-coloured woven straps ending in narrow braided red and tan cords. Unlined, machine stitching.

Culture
Sami
Material
reindeer skin, wool fibre, cotton fibre ?, linen fibre ? and dye
Made in
Sweden ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtCe351

A woman's wrap-around skirt consisting of a straight rectangular length of dark red wool textile. The main geometric design of gold and silver threads is consisting of a wide triple band (35 cm.) of border design at the bottom edge, and along one vertical edge that has a dense pattern of lozenges and a pattern of large diamond motifs (14 x 14 cm) on the body of the garment.

Culture
Romanian
Material
wool fibre, gold metal and silver metal
Made in
Wallachia, Romania ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentEd1.338 d

Four ribbons in beige, pale green, blue-green, and pale green silk gauze, attached to a tab at the top.

Culture
Korean
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
Seoul, Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltCe352

Woman's straight tie belt with woven white, yellow, gold and silver geometric motif on a dark red ground. Fringed at ends.

Culture
Romanian
Material
wool fibre, dye, metal and plastic
Made in
Wallachia, Romania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollN3.61

Doll representing a male figure carved out of wood with articulated shoulders and ankles. His face and hands are painted white with hair, eyebrows and eyes painted in black, and a mouth painted in pink. A braid hangs down his back, tied at the top with a long black ribbon on one half of which are adhered four square gold decorative elements. He wears a very pale blue hip-length silk jacket lined in white, lapped to his right and tied at the waist with a separate pink sash tied in a single-loop bow. The sleeves of the jacket are made of parallel bands of various bright colours. The jacket has a self-facing at the neck and a narrower white facing. Under it is a white cotton jacket that is slightly shorter. The figure wears full white cotton pants tucked into ankle wrappings which extend over white socks.

Culture
Korean
Material
wood, paint, fibre, silk fibre, cotton fibre, dye, horse hair ?, paste adhesive and paper
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Socks858/7 a-b

A pair of blue and off-white, hand-knitted anklet socks. The tops are made with off-white plain stockinette stitch, finished with four rows of garter stitch at the cuff; extending about 16 cm. above the ankle. The feet are bright blue worked in stockinette stitch with horizontal patches of fair isle pattern in off-white.

Culture
Bosnian
Material
dye and wool fibre
Made in
“Bosnia-Herzegovina: Bjelavici” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gimp Thread524/5 b

Skein (part b) containing approximately 27 meters of two-ply off-white linen thread called gimp.

Culture
English
Material
linen fibre
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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