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Lashing RopeNb664

Lashing rope made from twined cedar bark tied with 17 knots, which form a rectangular shape.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RopeSf952

Rope braided from beige and dark brown wool and hair. Partway along, the beige yarns turn to grey and the dark brown yarns to black. The end of the rope is folded at one end, and cut and tied off at the other, leaving a tufted end.

Culture
Quechua
Material
hair ? and wool fibre
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RopeSf951

Rope made of braided beige and dark brown wool and hair. One end of the rope finishes with a short section of off-white only.

Culture
Quechua
Material
hair ? and wool fibre
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RopeSf949

A long braided rope in three naturally occurring colours of llama fibre. Colours are arranged in a herringbone effect. Knot at each end and a few centimeters of plying. Several frayed areas; one section re-braided with an extra white cord; one section has come unbraided where two cords are broken. Badly frayed in four places.

Culture
Quechua
Material
llama wool fibre
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RopeEe46 a-c

A woven goat hair rope (part a) with slits at several places along the rope and a loop at one end. Mixed light natural, brown, and grey tones. There are two handles (parts b-c) with sisal rope.

Culture
Ladakhi
Material
wood, sisal fibre and goat hair
Made in
Jammu-Kashmir, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RopeSa267

Loom rope consisting of an agave fibre ? strand made of two twisted pieces of twine with small knotted loops at the ends. Rope is tied near the top form a loop at the opposite end.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
agave fibre ?
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RopeSa266

Loom rope consisting of an agave fibre ? strand made of two twisted strands with small knotted loops at the ends. Rope is tied in the middle to form a large loop at one side. Brown thread is randomly woven into rope and hangs from the large loop.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
agave fibre ?
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RopeSa265

Loom rope consisting of an agave fibre ? strand made of two twisted pieces of twine with small knotted loops at the ends. Rope is tied near the bottom to form a large loop at the opposite end.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
agave fibre ?
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RopeC584

Yellow-brown coloured braided tabua cord.

Culture
Fijian
Material
plant fibre
Made in
Lau, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RopeC492

Dark brown sennit braided rope bundled up and tied lightly along the middle.

Culture
Fijian
Material
coconut husk fibre
Made in
Viti Levu, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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