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Wool Fibre3413/2 a-c

Two skeins of heavy off-white wool (parts a-b), and some smaller pieces of wool (part c).

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
mountain goat hair fibre
Made in
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fibre3274/76

Large skein of twisted coconut fibre. The fibre is loosely coiled, and then tightly wound in a spiral across the length. The fibre is tied to create a loop on one end.

Culture
Yapese
Material
coconut fibre
Made in
Lamotrek, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fibre3274/75

Large skein of twisted coconut fibre. The fibre is loosely coiled, and then tightly wound in a spiral across the length. The fibre is tied to create a loop on one end.

Culture
Yapese
Material
coconut fibre
Made in
Lamotrek, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Burial Shroud, Fragment or Stick with Coarse Fiber on it, Fragment64.114.10

Gift of Adelaide Goan

Culture
Chancay
Material
camelid fibre
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Nettle Fibre (Bundle)16.1/1746
Fiber | Bundle2.5E558
Spun FibreEe69 a-b

Thin brown wool bundled together in a loose knot.

Culture
Ladakhi
Material
sheep wool fibre
Made in
Leh, Jammu-Kashmir, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FibreSf1165

Skein of mixed off-white, brown and orange-brown fibre.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre and wool fibre ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FibreSf1164

Tangled bundle of twisted fibres. There are two different twine, one light brown, one dark brown. The dark brown is interspersed with the light which is loosely twisted. The top has a large knot in it.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre and wool fibre ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FibreSf1168

Two-ply skein of light brown cotton fibre, slightly flattened round shape.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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