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ContainerEf251

Small double woven cane basketry carrying case. Inside has wide woven cane strips. The opening is folded over and is crimped at the sides in a rectangular shape. The outer woven style is of natural cane giving horizontal herringbone effect. There are two cane handles that are attached to each side of the opening. There is also a long loop type fastener attached to one side and a small woven loop on the other side of the opening.

Culture
Indian
Material
stem ?
Made in
Puri, Odisha, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry BagEf250 a-b

Part a: double-woven cane basketry. Interior is twill woven of natural-coloured cane fillets. Outer layer is patterned with natural-coloured and magenta-dyed cane fillets. Design is vertical twill-woven zigzag. Natural-coloured twill woven cane strip is banded over top and fastened at intervals by a running stitch of cane. Cane strip handles, one on each end, are covered with cane fillets and lashed down with cane. Fasteners for each are composed of four loops, two pairs, one set of which slips through the other. Part b: Piece of cane, pointed at one end slips through the loops to close the valise. Valise's two bottom corners have been damaged in shipping.

Culture
Indian
Material
dye and stem ?
Made in
Puri, Odisha, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShawlAf457

Rectangular green silk shawl with red and yellow geometric designs and green silk fringe at both ends. Warp is silk, weft is cotton and silk. Warp-faced plain weave overall with supplementary weft patterns created by continuous pattern wefts laid in with background wefts. Four alternating red and yellow stripes at each end. Patterns are in alternate blocks of similar dimensions. Yellow block has three rows of linear geometric design, the centre one is narrower than the two outer rows. Red block has two rows of elongated geometric designs.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Okene, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltEdz1338

White belt embroidered with dark blue thread. Horizontal bands of geometric flowers. Seam at center of belt. Three sides embroided with zig-zag blanket stitch. One side hemmed to reverse side.

Culture
Chinese
Material
indigo dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileEdz1337

Rectangular, brocade textile of cream fabric with a dark blue design. The wide variegated border has band of octagons and squares with flowers; narrow rinceau flower border above and below. Lower segment, wave and pondweed design. Lower edge hemmed with triangular design. Upper edge selvage, side edges unfinished.

Culture
Chinese
Material
indigo dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileEdz1336

Rectangular, brocade textile of red fabric with black detailing. Selvage on one side and hemmed on the other in joo-i design; the ends are raw. Three patterned bands run along the hem. The first band consists of a stylized pondweed, lotus and waves. The second band has a key and floral pattern, while the third band is wider than others and has a diaper pattern with flowered diamonds.

Culture
Chinese
Material
dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileEdz1335

Plain white textile with black embroidery; eighteen motifs of lotus, pear and a stylized flower. Motifs are arranged in rows of three alternating with rows of two with a butterfly at each end. Selvages, raw ends.

Culture
Chinese
Material
indigo dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtSf957

Skirt made of red fabric and gathered at the waist with brilliant yellow piping at the hem and a multicoloured striped band for a waistband. There is an opening at the top of one seam with ties extending from the waistband. Two horizontal pleats 18 cm above the hem.

Culture
Quechua
Material
cotton fibre ? and synthetic fibre
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb3.1322

Shallow, almost square basket with various weaving styles. Horizontal rows of thin looped bands and thick pieces of cedar bands secured with vertical sets of three thin bands.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketryNb3.1321

Small, circular basket foundation woven in a spiral fashion. Loose ends of the cedar bark strips have been left roughly worked.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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