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River Blanket3590/4

White wool weaving with long fringe attached to sides and bottom edge. The fringe is predominantly white, with pairs of long dark brown fringe spaced evenly throughout. Six rows of designs across entire surface; done in dark brown. From top to bottom, the designs are: plain thin line, wide line trimmed with thin ones on either side, wide vertical zigzags, checkered pattern with rectangles throughout, wide vertical zigzags, and wide vertical zigzags. Bottom edge bordered with band filled with chevrons.

Culture
Coast Salish: Musqueam
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Musqueam, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blanket3588/1

Large red blanket with black tassels extending from each corner; geometric and cross-like designs woven across surface. Main design consists of two columns of connected, irregularly-shaped diamonds. Diamonds made up of of stripes done in black, cream, dark purple, and red; columns bordered on either side with lines of connected squares, done in dark purple. Negative space between designs creates columns of red diamonds; black cross-like designs in their centres. Corners of each bar are tipped with squares. Top and bottom edge of blanket are bordered with dark purple bands.

Culture
Navajo
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blanket3522/98

Heavy white rectangular blanket consisting of six woven strips, stitched together along the long edges. Entire blanket is covered in black geometric designs with brown, yellow and white highlights throughout. Designs consist of diamonds, rectangles, triangles, plain and dotted lines, zigzags, squares and dot motifs. Two wide black bands run through centre of blanket with alternating triangle and diamond motif; trimmed with squares and an infinity symbol-like design. Sides have wide brown bands with white and black diamonds throughout, trimmed in black. There are seven tassels on each side; top and bottom edges are trimmed with black.

Culture
Fulani
Material
wool fibre and dye
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blanket3522/99

Heavy white rectangular blanket consisting of two panels stitched together in the centre, along the long edge; each panel is made up of three woven horizontal strips. Band decorates section where two panels meet; band is brown with a yellow line through the centre, rows of white squares on either side. Entire blanket is covered in black geometric designs with brown, yellow and white highlights throughout. Designs consist of diamonds, triangles, rectangles, "X" shapes, squares and dot motifs. Sides have wide brown bands, trimmed in black. There are seven sets of two tassels on each side; top and bottom edges are trimmed with black. (Cotton strip sewn onto back, for hanging purposes).

Culture
Fulani
Material
wool fibre and dye
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blanket3522/101

Off-white blanket consisting of nine woven strips, attached along the long edges. Each strip has an identical horizontal stripe pattern (from top to bottom): wide dark blue, thin light blue trimmed with dark blue dots, wide light blue, and thin dark blue. Top and bottom edges are finished, sides have short fringe.

Culture
Mende ?
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blanket3469/1

Chief's blanket, or robe, of woven wool. Rectangular weaving with off-white fringes attached to three sides. Horizontal designs in grey-brown, off-white, dark orange, gold, and dark brown, creating rows (top to bottom) of stripes, triangles, a large zigzag, a checkered pattern, a flying bird pattern(?), then diagonal stripes. Two orange and white braided ties attached to top edge.

Culture
Coast Salish: Musqueam
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Musqueam, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blanket3382/6

Square-shaped woven blanket with tassels in each corner. Made of horizontal bands of bright rose pink, orange, dark green, light purple-grey, grey and burgundy. Both top and bottom edges finished with a loop(?) stitch. Three of the bands - two bright rose pink, and one orange (across the middle) contain a checkerboard pattern within.

Culture
Mapuche
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Chile
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Blanket1768/54

A small, square fragment of weaving. Light brown background with alternating dark brown and red-brown designs on each side.

Culture
Coast Salish: Lyackson
Material
wool fibre, hair ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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