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ApronEdz928

Small apron of glazed brown cotton. The narrow bib curves outwards to a rectangular skirt. There are loops on the top corners of both the bib and skirt. Across the bib are fabric stripes in pink, red and ricrac in yellow. The back is unlined.

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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ApronEdz927

Small apron of glazed brown cotton. The narrow bib curves outwards to a rectangular skirt. There are loops on the top corners of both the bib and skirt. The top of the bib and curved sides are edged with blue trim. Beneath the loops are fabric flowers in blue, white and pink. Across the bib are fabric stripes in yellow, green and red. The back is unlined.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka ?
Material
synthetic fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Yuen Long, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronAa3

Dark and light tan apron of animal hide. Smooth in the centre; the sides are covered with fur.

Culture
Yeyi
Material
skin
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronAa5

Light hide apron with a fringe and beadwork. The upper corners extend outwards and have thin hide ties attached on the back. A darker, fringed piece of tanned hide is sewn down the centre. Amongst the fringe are strings of black and white beads. At the bottom are two clusters of small trade beads. The back is tanned.

Culture
Yeyi
Material
glass, ostrich egg, impala skin and sinew
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronAa4

Light hide apron with a fringe and multicoloured beads. The upper corners extend outwards and have thin hide ties attached on the backside. A darker, fringed piece of hide is sewn down the centre. Amongst the fringe are bunches of multicoloured beads, one in the centre and one on the bottom edge. The bottom edge is scalloped.

Culture
Yeyi
Material
ostrich egg, impala skin, glass and sinew
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronD2.22 a

Cream-coloured hide apron with long ties, a fringe around the edge, and beaded floral designs in red, green, blue, yellow and orange.

Culture
Blackfeet
Material
skin, glass, metal, plastic ? and fibre
Made in
Browning, Montana, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronH2.24

Hatchet shaped beaded apron with a cream, twisted fibre fringe along the bottom. Plain beaded turquoise ground - the top has a red beaded border and the bottom has a red and white beaded border. The neck band is composed of cream, fibre tassels and strings of blue beads.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
glass and cotton fibre
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronH2.25

Hatchet shaped beaded apron with a cream, twisted fibre fringe along the bottom. Red, white, blue and turquoise beaded linear border at the bottom. The main design is of white beaded wavy lines on a turquoise beaded ground. Along the top edge is a tasseled, fibre cord where the neck band, composed mainly of turquoise beads, is attached.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
glass and cotton fibre
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronH2.27

Hatchet shaped beaded apron with a cream, twisted, fibre fringe and white, red and blue beaded saw-tooth border along the bottom. The top has the same tooth and line border. The main colour is white. The neck band is composed of strands of red beads and has fibre tassels.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
cotton fibre and glass
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chilkat ApronA4184

Square apron with woven design and long fringes. Across the top edge is a dark blue band, the ends of which become long ties. The design is in the Chilkat style with an ancestor face in the upper centre and half ancestor faces in the lower corners. Other possible motifs include a bird and whale. The design is in yellow, green and black on natural ground. There is a long twisted fringe on three sides. The apron is made from commercial and hand spun wool and wool flannel.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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