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Apron3627/1 c

Black apron, or back skirt ribbon, consisting of two rectangular panels stitched together in the top inner corners; long dark blue ties on either side of apron. Panels are decorated with different types of embroidered flowers with stems and leaves; done in pink, yellow, red, white, purple, blue, green, and beige. Panels are trimmed with metal discs with glass buttons at their centres; white ribbon looped around sides of discs.

Culture
Czech
Material
fibre, metal, glass and dye
Made in
Moravia, Czech Republic
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Apron3560/1

Beaded hide apron with straight top edge and five scalloped panels hanging along the bottom edge. Top half consists of a plain hide band, trimmed with white beading, above a larger rectangular panel; long hide ties extend from either side of band. Bottom half decorated with white beads with geometric, linear, and V-shaped motifs throughout; done in dark blue, dark green, dark yellow, red, black, and light purple beading. All scallop edges are trimmed with dark green beads. Back of apron is undecorated.

Culture
Ndebele
Material
animal skin, glass and cotton fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Apron3558/2

Black dance apron with leather fringe extending from the bottom edge. Apron has two long black ties on either side; two copper designs on front centre, done in red felt. Coppers have a bear design on the top half and "T"-like design on the bottom. White buttons are stitched across the red felt. Leather fringe alternates between plain and beaded pieces; additional antler decoration on fringe with beads. Beads consist of black, red and white circular beads and alternating black and white tube beads. Back of apron is undecorated.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
synthetic fibre, wool fibre, skin, plastic, antler and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Apron3559/67

Dark red rectangular apron with an elongated hexagon-shaped waistband and long pink fringe along bottom edge; back is plain black. Beige decorative panels are attached to waistband and form four columns down middle of main body of apron. Panels all have black curvilinear and linear designs; multicoloured triangles and diamonds throughout. Patterned beige, triangular patches extend from bottom edge of waistband, over top upper section of apron. Upper half of apron has green, yellow and purple stripes; remains of yellow, green and blue stripes below beige columns. Wide blue band borders bottom edge of apron, above pink fringe.

Culture
Hmong ?
Material
dye and fibre
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Apron3559/66

Dark blue rectangular apron panel with applique and embroidered decorations across surface; back is plain black. Central design of a helical-like shape, made up of diamonds; diamonds alternate between white with pink and green triangles, and white with pink and orange triangles; negative space and edges of shape are bordered by pink diamonds with multicoloured flowers in their centres. Sides and bottom edge of panel are bordered with floral motifs, a pink band and white triangles; floral motifs are made up of multicoloured diamonds and triangles. Top edge of panel is undecorated.

Culture
Hmong
Material
dye and fibre
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Apron3559/65

Red rectangular apron panel with embroidered decorations across surface; back is black with red trim along edges. Embroidered front has central black rectangle bordered with plain red, gold and black lines; exterior border of panel is red. Red elongated hexagons, diamonds and triangles fill entire interior of rectangle; hexagons surround sides of diamonds, triangles fill the negative spaces. Flowers embroidered on hexagons; done in white, pink and gold. Diamonds and linear motifs on diamonds and triangles respectively; done in gold thread.

Culture
Hmong ?
Material
fibre
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Apron3534/2

Small beaded apron with feather fringe along sides. Beads are made of seeds threaded onto a woven cream-coloured, cotton frame; cotton creates fringe along the bottom edge. Apron is light brown with dark brown meander patterns along the top and bottom edges. Feather fringe is a mix of black, red and yellow. Small ties along the top edge, on either side.

Culture
Wai-Wai
Material
seed, cotton fibre and feather
Made in
Guyana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Apron1922.983

A skin apron decorated with bird quills and deer hooves strung in three rows on leather thongs. Together with two other smaller pieces of skin decorated in a similar manner, which are possibly an arm or leg band, and a chest piece.; Poor.

Culture
Makah ? or Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
leather, hoof and quill
Made in
Nootka Sound, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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