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BraceletK4.287 a-e

Set of five bracelets or arm ornaments with wrap-around weave and geometric designs on the outside. Part a is orange-yellow with a checkered dark brown diamond motif overall, part b is orange-yellow with a checkered diamond, chevron, triangle and diagonal line motif, part c is off-white with a checkered diamond motif in dark brown, and parts d and e are both dark brown with an orange-yellow checkered diamond motif.

Culture
Southern African
Material
plant fibre
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatK4.203

A long rectangular woven piece that has a main design consisting of light brown and grey-brown triangular, diamond, and geometric shapes with horizontal bands of light brown, dark red-brown, and green-brown.

Culture
Barotse
Material
sisal fibre and dye ?
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BroomK4.202

Broom with red and natural colour string woven in diamond patterns and bound around top. Small looped handle on side at top.

Culture
Barotse
Material
reed grass, dye ? and fibre ?
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry BowlK5.26

Bowl-shaped woven basket with lacquered surface. The abstract design has been incised into the lacquer to reveal the red undercoat underneath the black topcoat of lacquer.

Culture
Zimbabwean
Material
fibre and lacquer
Made in
Bulowayo, Zimbabwe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketK4.94

A woven circular basket with sides that flare upward at a low angle, creating a deep bowl effect. Design consists of simple horizontal bands of dark brown, orange, and dark brown near the base with a dark brown circle at the centre of the base.

Culture
East African
Material
root
Made in
Uganda
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanK4.91

Plain woven fan that has a triangular shape. Stems placed together. Leaves split and woven together. Has a wood stick handle.

Culture
East African
Material
dun palm leaf
Made in
East Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagK4.90

Rectangular woven bag that is slightly wider at the bottom than the top. Woven in an interlocking chevron pattern with a leather handle. The bag is stiffened with two sticks at either side.

Culture
East African
Material
palm leaf and leather skin
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SnowshoesA2.329 a-b

Model snow shoes of skin cross-woven over a wooden frame; frame is elliptical with one pointed end, one rounded end, and three cross-bars bridging the width in the centre.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
wood and caribou skin
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA17197 a-b

Circular basket with flaring sides (a) and wooden mold (b); mould is sold brown wood with a knob-like handle in the centre. Ten multicoloured figurative images woven into swamp grass. Crossed cedar bark in centre of bottom.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
wood, swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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GarmentE214

Garment or huipil consisting of three rectangular, cotton, woven pieces hand sewn together with red thread. The panels are decorated in bands of chevron and lozenge patterns in pink, green, blue, maroon, yellow, white, purple, dark blue and red on a red ground with white vertical stripes. The bottom has a thick red and white border. The sides of the huipil are sewn with the exception of arm holes and the middle has a small, scoop neck opening.

Culture
Quiche
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Santa Catarina Palopo, Solola, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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