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HeadbandSe140

Faded rectangular band of woven cotton with geometric pattern of brown diamonds in supplementary weft; edges are woven in five bands of tan, red, brown, blue, and yellow. Ends bound together with strands from weaving. Excess binding is braided and strung with large seeds and metallic bells at each end. The bottom of the band has numerous strands of transparent beads of blue and red, along the entire length.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
cotton fibre, glass, metal, seed and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadbandSf868 a-c

Long narrow band of red-brown bast fibre. Braided areas alternate with tapestry woven step blocks and step frets in red, green and yellow alpaca yarns. The dark outlining of the tapestry designs is almost completely deteriorated. The braided areas are three part. Part a is the large braided band, part b is a brown braided fragment, and c is a smaller brown braided fragment. The band is broken and very fragile.

Culture
Andes
Material
alpaca wool fibre ? and fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadbandSf862

Red tapestry headband with five frontal male figures woven with camelid (alpaca ?) wefts on cotton warps. Yellow, green, white, black, brown and two shades of blue are used to define the angular figures who wear headdresses and hold staffs. The headband has cut wefts at the selvedges which are reinforced with stitched seams to retard fraying. Worn areas are mended with ancient thread. Z-spun, two ply s (alpaca) yarns; z-spun, two ply s, re-ply z (cotton).

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre and alpaca wool fibre ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadbandNe204

Woven beadwork headband; using cotton thread, white, dark blue, light blue, yellow and red plastic beads. Double arrow design with diamond and triangular shapes. Beaded rosette with border at front centre, sewn on with thread. Rosette; complete circles of blue and white beads sewn on leather circle by spot-stitch, triangle and circle design.

Culture
Cree
Material
leather skin, cotton fibre and plastic
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadbandSf877

The woven headband is narrow with a long fringe at both ends. The central section of the band repeats double headed serpents twelve times in gold, green and two shades of red. The band narrows to sections of oblique twining and weft faced plain weave on grouped warps at both ends. The warps then become long fringes. Z-spun, two plied s yarns.

Culture
Andes
Material
alpaca wool fibre ? and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadbandSf876

A fragmentary tubular band with yellow meandering serpent design against a background of brown and green; looped over a core of red, white and blue threads; made up of two sections sewn together. One outside end is complete, the other is incomplete. Z-spun, 2 ply s yarns; core yarns are spun z, 2 ply s and 4 ply z. Blue yarn used in modern mend.

Culture
Andes
Material
alpaca wool fibre ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadbandAa163

Nineteen rows of ostrich eggshell beads strung on sinew and tightly interwoven into a cylindrical band. Rough and discoloured, the beads are circular in shape with a hole drilled in the middle. Strung on an unbroken band.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
ostrich egg and sinew
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadbandC969

Woven band made from a long strip of palm leaf, with two shades of material inter-woven into a geometric pattern.

Culture
Maori
Material
palm leaf
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadbandA9034

Beadwork headband: repeated black shapes of killer whale, bear and eagle on yellow ground with red eyes. Small piece of elastic sewn in at back.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cotton fibre and glass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadbandC1387

A band covered with spondula shells and tapering at both ends. A patch of fur is at each end. Plain ties around the back.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
skin, fibre and spondula shell
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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