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BandEdz909

Thin band with woven pattern and tassels. The pattern repeats orange geometric shapes within rectangular blocks on black ground with green and red borders. The ends have long tassels of green and orange, made from unwoven thread. Additional three pairs of tassels 15, 14, and 13 cm from each band, are made of green thread. They are inserted through warps 15, 14, and 13 cm long. The tassels with a white button at the top.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
cotton fibre, dye, plastic and silk fibre
Made in
Tai Po, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BandEdz908

Thin band with woven pattern and tassels. The pattern repeats a diamond and zigzag motif within rectangular blocks in white on red ground with red, green and yellow borders. The ends are left unwoven and a pair of red tassels are inserted through the warp.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Tai Po, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BandEdz907

Thin band with woven pattern and tassels. A woven band of white cotton and black warp, with white cotton weft. The pattern repeats black geometric shapes within blocks on white ground. The ends are left unwoven and one pair of cotton cord tassels at each end, inserted through warp.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Tai Po, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseSa173

Blouse composed of two rectangular woven red panels with white and green dots sewn together with an slit left unsewn at the centre to form the neck hole. The blouse is decorated with horizontal bands of multicoloured brocaded geometric designs.

Culture
Cakchiquel
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
San Antonio De Aguas Calientes, Sacatepequez, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SashSa172

Woven belt with multi-coloured varied geometric designs arranged in alternating rectangles and squares, separated by black and white stripes, and on background of black and white yarns. Braided red, white, and black ends, one twice the length of the other.

Culture
Cakchiquel
Material
metal, acrylic fibre, cotton fibre, fibre and dye
Made in
San Antonio De Aguas Calientes, Sacatepequez, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltSa176

Stiff cotton belt with warp threads braided at each end. Weft yarns have been stiffened, creating ribs. Background is red with thin green stripe along each lengthwise edge. Multicoloured single-faced brocade pattern is of geometric designs and one human form, one green quetzal bird, and smaller yellow bird.

Culture
Cakchiquel
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
San Antonio De Aguas Calientes, Sacatepequez, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketryNb11.244 a-b

Small glass bottle (a) covered with a basketry sleeve and cap (b); tightly woven, wrapped twining with brown, orange and green bands of linear patterning around the sides. Lid is natural on the outside and red on the interior.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, cedar bark, glass and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb598

Folded checker work bag with a plain checker work base. On the sides, every fifth row row is open weave. Rim is coiled and twined. Handle is missing.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb599

Folded, twilled bag with a twined handle and a checker work base. Coiled and twined rim. Checker work for four rows below the rim (2 cm.).

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb288 a-c

Three-dimensional male puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with apron and 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 wooden head displays an elaborate gold and black painted headdress of the "shrimp's tongue" style, with gehung supit orang sweeping back and over to touch the top of the head. It is decorated with nine hair curls reaching the siyung jawi, protruding below the Garuda Mungkur with its short utah-utah. A long sumping stretches back from the decorated ear with its small hair curl. A diadem is located above the forehead. The face is cream-coloured with small slit eyes, a thin black moustache and small teeth; the head is bent forward. Red arm ornaments at wrists and biceps, and the fingers extend from each hand at a right angle to the wrists. Torso and arms have remains of gold paint. The figure wears a grey and dark blue-black apron interwoven with blue metallic thread and decorated with silver, red and purple sequins on the chest and collar. The skirt is off-white cotton.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, paint and metal
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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