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TextileK2.150

Textile composed of cotton damask with a geometric pattern of small squares and a mottled light green and dark greenish-blue tie-dyed pattern. The ends are unfinished.

Culture
Mende
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ScarfB655

Long, rectangular cotton textile with magenta, yellow and white dots that form a central, horizontal, geometric pattern of diamonds and circles along with a floral motif. The ends and one side have a repeated, vertical border pattern of curved lines. The designs are on navy background; ends are red.

Culture
North India
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Rajasthan, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.146

Textile composed of two rectangles of cotton cloth tie-dyed with rows of oblong shapes in white on dark indigo blue with a band of dark blue at each end. The panels are loosely stitched together at the centre, with fibre. The ends are unfinished.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
cotton fibre, indigo dye and plant fibre
Made in
Ibadan, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sample: PaperN2.1281 a-d

Four square sheets of handmade paper; dark and light brown circular patterns formed by tie-dye method.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kimono JacketN2.1026

Orange and black haori (羽織) or jacket/overcoat. The upper portion has white karajishi (唐獅子, literally ‘Chinese lions’), mythological animals based on lions and keman-mon (毛卍文, lion’s curly hair patterns) motifs as the symbol of the sun on black ground. The lower portion has black peony motifs on a resist-dyed orange and white ground. There is a wide band around the neck and down the centre opening. There are black ties on the inside of the centre opening. The short, wide sleeves have an opening under the arms. The upper inside is lined with orange silk.

Culture
Japanese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClothN2.65

Rectangular white cloth with dyed designs. There are five vases of various shapes with different floral motifs, include prunus and peony. The motifs are outlined in dark blue and shaded with a lighter blue on white ground. There are two selvage edges and two raw edges.

Culture
Japanese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClothN2.829

Rectangular white cloth with dyed designs. The upper design has a black band with white lettering, red sun and brown mountain motifs, and a band with brown insect, rooster and flower motifs. The lower design has dark blue bands with lines of white cross-hatching. The lower band has a red symbol within a white circle. There are two selvage edges and two raw edges.

Culture
Japanese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClothN2.157

Rectangular cream cloth with orange designs. Towards one corner is a Japanese symbol formed of dots and three origami cranes formed of broken lines. There are two selvage edges and two hemmed edges.

Culture
Japanese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClothN2.145

Rectangular white cloth with dyed designs. In the centre is a red circle made of three comma shapes, flanked by blue Japanese characters. There are also two small brown pinwheel shapes. There are two selvage edges and two raw edges.

Culture
Japanese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClothN2.144

Rectangular white cloth with dyed designs. One corner is gray with a moon and bird in white. In the centre are columns of characters in light blue. The other end has a figure dressed in red robes with a brown hat and a red cloud-like shape with characters. There are two selvage edges and two raw edges.

Culture
Japanese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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