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Bag3305/9

Black embroidered bag with wide strap and fringe attached to bottom corners. Bag front has central design of white-green crisscross pattern with pink, orange, green and dark blue triangles and diamonds inside of it. Above central design is a band with a Greek key pattern done in dark blue, light blue, white, pink, light green, orange, dark green, dark yellow, black, red and white. Band trimmed with white-green and pink stripes on top and dark yellow and dark blue stripes on bottom. Bottom of bag front embroidered with pink, dark blue and white lines. Bag back has five rows of diamonds done in pink, light blue, white, dark green, dark yellow, light green, white-green and red. Top of bag back has panel of dark blue fabric. Panel trimmed with light green and pink lines on bottom. Bottom of bag back embroidered with dark green, dark yellow and dark blue lines. Both bag sides have diamonds made of red, pink, white and light blue triangles near the bottom corners. Bottom left side bordered with red and dark blue lines. Bottom right side bordered with dark yellow and dark blue lines. Black fringe in bottom right corner has pink and red strands and fringe in bottom left has light blue strand. Bag is hemmed and has interior lining.

Culture
Bhutanese
Material
cotton fibre ?
Made in
Bhutan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3305/8

Orange embroidered bag with strap and fringe attached to bottom corners. Bag front has central design of diamond pattern made up of pink, light blue, dark blue, dark purple, dark green, neon green, dark yellow, black, white and red triangles. Above central design is a band with a Greek key pattern done in pink and dark blue. Band trimmed with white, black and light green stripes on top and light blue and yellow stripes on bottom. Bottom of bag front embroidered with dark green, pink and dark blue lines. Bag back has three rows of geometric shapes done in black, dark green, red, light blue, pink, dark blue and neon green. Top of bag back bordered with red, yellow and light blue lines. Bottom of bag back bordered with pink, black and neon green lines. Both bag sides have small groupings of three stripes. First grouping on right side done in pink, black and yellow. Second grouping done in dark blue, pink and light blue. Third grouping done in black, light green and pink. Fourth grouping done in light blue, pink and dark blue. Bottom grouping done in light green, white and pink. First grouping on left side done in pink, black and yellow. Second grouping done in dark blue, pink and light blue. Third grouping done in black, yellow and dark green. Fourth grouping done in pink, light green and dark blue. Bottom grouping done in pink and white. Bag is hemmed and has interior lining.

Culture
Bhutanese
Material
cotton fibre ?
Made in
Bhutan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3332/46

Fabric bag composed of a piece of burgundy fabric, folded and then sewn together along two edges, leaving an opening at the top. The front is embroidered in white, black and yellow repeating geometric designs and small square patterns. There is a single clasp at centre of opening. The interior is lined with a purple floral fabric. There is a long, thin twisted burgundy strap extending from the top edge. The bottom edge is finished with a bright purple.

Culture
Pashtun ?
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3314/10

Square beaded bag with flap folding over the top opening and coming to a point at the front's centre. A teal-coloured plastic star-shaped bead, with an acrylic gemstone in the centre, closes the purse at the flap's point. Four gold-coloured lines down the front and four orange-coloured lines down the back of the bag. In between the lines there are red, blue and white geometric designs. The left and right edges of the bag, and the edges of the flap, are black.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
plastic and fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3289/92

Small barkcloth bag. Composed of a single rectangular piece of cloth, folded, and then loop-stitched along both sides. A small rounded flap hangs over the open end. A long barkcloth strap is attached to loops on either side of the bag.

Culture
Maya: Lacandon
Material
fig bark, plant fibre and fibre
Made in
Chiapas, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3289/91

Large barkcloth bag. Composed of a single rectangular piece of cloth, folded, and then loop-stitched along both sides. A small rounded flap hangs over the open end. A long barkcloth strap is attached to loops on either side of the bag. There are a few single stitches of orange thread throughout.

Culture
Maya: Lacandon
Material
fig bark, plant fibre and fibre
Made in
Chiapas, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3289/43

Woven plant fibre bag. Bag is rectangular in shape, fanning out on the open end. The open edge is decorated with a double-layer woven band of pink, purple, red and blue zigzags, which is wider than the bag, leaving loops on either side. Four strings of twisted coloured fibres hang from the one end.

Culture
Maya
Material
plant fibre and dye
Made in
Aldama, Chiapas, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3289/44

Small woven plant fibre bag. Bag is rectangular in shape, fanning out on the open end. The open edge is decorated with a double-layer woven band of pink, purple, and blue zigzags, which is wider than the bag, leaving loops on either side. Four strings of twisted coloured fibres hang from the one end.

Culture
Maya
Material
plant fibre and dye
Made in
Aldama, Chiapas, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3080/36

Cotton bag with print. Bright yellow bag is rectangular with a single handle at top. Patterning is in line drawing form, black and red, showing on one side a goddess at centre standing inside a flower. Chinese lettering surrounds figure on all sides, and dots and squares create a border around her. Other side shows a town scene with Chinese symbols and Latin lettering.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3080/5

Embroidered bag. Fabric pouch is square, made of two cloth panels sewn together, one at middle and one that creates both end pieces and extends into a wide, looped handle. Body of bag is heavily embroidered with horizontal lines of colourful crosses interspersed with small triangles. Interior is lined with brown fabric.

Culture
Hmong
Material
dye, wool fibre, cotton fibre and silk fibre
Made in
Vietnam
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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