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Waist Band3080/32

Band, worn around the waist. A light blue rectangular panel with black stripes and backside hangs from the middle of a long band made of blue and bright pink fabric. Blue portion holds vibrant embroidery in Hmong style, showing squares that each hold a stepped pattern in orange, yellow and white.

Culture
Hmong
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Muang Sing, Louangnamtha, Laos
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carrying Band3295/51

Rectangular woven textile with two braided ties extending out on either side. The textile is composed of multiple pieces of weaving, stitched together. The two main rectangular pieces are attached along the edges with loop-stitching, leaving a small opening at the centre along a long edge. One side is solid brown except for stripes of red and dark blue running horizontal. The reverse side is three embroidered squares with geometric patterns, divided by solid bands of red.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arm Band3295/40 a-b

Two matching arm bands (parts a-b). The bands are composed of woven dark blue fabric. Circling each end are bands of red, blue and grey triangles, and bordered by finely plaited cords of beige, red and green. Front centre has embroidered squares and diamonds using finely plaited cord in blue, green, red and burgundy. Five flowers of beads (four white beads with red bead at centre), one in each corner and one in the centre. Back centre has two side-by-side embroidered triangles with three flowers of beads.

Culture
Georgian
Material
cotton fibre and glass
Made in
Georgia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck Band3239/7

Beaded neck band. Strung on a grid of fine cotton thread, band is made up of small white glass beads, with two blue crosses to either side of a central red cross, also beaded.

Culture
Kainai
Material
glass and cotton fibre
Made in
Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Band2990/928

Fragment of textile band, possibly from the border of a garment. Black weft camelid wool threads and red-brown, yellow-brown and black dyed camelid wool warp threads. Top band is 2x2 (weft and warp) and is red-brown; middle part is 1x1, yellow-brown, and has a semi-translucent effect; the lower part is 1x2, with black warp and weft camelid threads. Plain weave technique and "S" torsion; band is edged in brown. Incomplete.

Culture
Nasca
Material
camelid wool fibre and dye
Made in
Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Band2990/926

Red textile band with net decoration as a fringe. Band in plain weave technique (1x1) and decorated with two bands of grey-blue and yellow-brown dyed camelid threads in "S" torsion; band is edged in brown. Network has an arrangement of intersecting and twisted horizontal and vertical brown camelid wool threads in "S" torsion. Incomplete.

Culture
Nasca ?
Material
cotton fibre ?, camelid wool fibre and dye
Made in
Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Band2990/925

Fragments of a textile band, with loose yellow-white feathers and cord. Black threads form geometric imagery and are knotted on one side. Plain weave textile technique (1x1) and "S" torsion. Incomplete.

Culture
Nasca
Material
cotton fibre, camelid wool fibre, feather and dye
Made in
Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Band2990/914

Woven textile band fragment. Geometric wave motifs in red-brown, cream and brown camelid wool yarns; squares are outlined with black wool. Open tapestry technique between squares, where sections of warp are left unwoven to give a semi-translucent effect. One edge has been sewn with red cotton thread as part of its restoration. Incomplete.

Culture
Chancay ?
Material
dye and camelid wool fibre
Made in
Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Band2990/913

Embroidery band fragment with four birds in profile, looking in diferent directions. In green and blue dyed wool threads, on a red-brown ground. Incomplete and worn.

Culture
Nasca
Material
dye, cotton fibre and camelid wool fibre
Made in
Cordero Alto, Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Band2990/912

Textile band embroidery fragment, with dyed wool threads in green-brown, yellow-brown and blue.

Culture
Paracas
Material
dye, camelid wool fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Cordero Alto, Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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