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BasketN2.526 a-b

Set of two nesting baskets, one larger (a) and one smaller (b), with an ovoid shape. Each is woven from thin strips of bamboo with a series of strips of bamboo lashed to the edges.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StandN2.525

Light coloured woven basketry, in a disk shape, with a star-like design in the centre.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatB661

Long, rectangular cotton cloth mat made of white, short pile. Both ends are fringed. Hand loomed.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.155

Long, rectangular cotton textile consisting of seventeen long identical strips sewn together; edges are over crossed and machine sewn. Unfinished on the ends. The textile has a repeating stripe design in cream, black, and brown.

Culture
Mende ? or Vai ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.154

Long rectangular cotton textile made of sixteen identical strips sewn together by hand. The design consists of a repeating pattern of green and blue strips on cream ground. There is a short thread fringe on the ends.

Culture
Vai ? or Mende ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.153

Rectangular shaped cotton textile consisting of hand woven strips with machine sewn bordered ends. The design is alternating red and brown stripes of the same approximate width.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kente GarmentK2.152

Kente garment. Large woven cloth with an orange background, covered with red, green and black geometric designs in a checkerboard pattern.

Culture
Asante
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Nkwataya, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.149

Small, rectangular shaped textile. This is a small sample of Khente cloth, which is normally five or six yards long and two yards wide, worn draped around the body and over one arm. Label reads, A.E. Asare and Co. Dento Mills Nsawan, Ghana. Green background with geometric and striped designs in red, orange, yellow; fringed at both ends.

Culture
Ewe
Material
silk fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.148 a-b

Long, rectangular shaped cotton textile (parts a-b) consisting of a repeated red, green, and black stripe and geometric pattern on a light grey with thin black striped ground. Both ends have a twisted thread fringe.

Culture
Nupe
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Bida, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.147 a-b

Rectangular shaped cotton textile (parts a-b) with one edge that protrudes slightly farther then the rest object. Both parts are detailed black and white thick and thin stripes creating a plaid-like design.

Culture
Gbari
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Abuja, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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