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Scarf3486/145

Fiesta scarf (chalina) with three patterned bands with hook designs; the alternating bands are brown. This one is said to be from Lares, Dept. of Cusco, by the vendor.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, alpaca wool fibre and dye
Made in
Lares, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scarf3577/2 a-c

Shemma cloth scarves (parts a-c). Three pieces of finely woven, gauzy cotton of different lengths and widths. Each piece has panels of embroidery in brown and black, with diamond-shaped motifs in pink, white, yellow and red – alternating between patterns of concentric diamonds and a large diamond composed of four smaller diamonds. Scarf or shawl (part a) is composed of two pieces of white gauze, sewn along one long edge, with embroidered panels down the short sides, with short sparse white fringe. Long shawl (part b) of white gauze with wide embroidered panels along short sides as well as two panels near centre. Small shawl (part c) of white gauze with embroidered panel along one long edge.

Culture
Amhara
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scarf3577/3

Scarf of white gauze with cotton borders along the short sides. The borders are woven bands in a bright blue background with concentric triangles around diamond centres. The diamonds are outlined in various colours of white, dark purple-red, orange and yellow. Short white fringe.

Culture
Amhara
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scarf3530/1

White gauze scarf with embroidered borders along either side. Borders are red and trimmed with white bands; bands decorated with black triangles. Three black patterned bands run along length of border. Two outer bands are identical and have four decorative gold stripes. In between stripes are gold and red dashes. Central band has two gold stripes through it, with white dashes in between. White twisted fringe on either end of scarf.

Culture
Amhara
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scarf3305/14

Red-orange woolen scarf with multi-coloured stripes and designs. Twisted dark green fringe on both sides. Right edge has wide white border and left edge has wide orange border. Scarf length has twelve decorated bands, which have alternating red-orange and white backgrounds with stripes between the bands. Stripes are dark blue, light blue, light green, dark green, red, light orange and white. Patterns woven onto bands with a red-orange background done red, light orange, white, light blue, dark blue, dark green, light green and dark brown. Designs are diamonds, zig-zags and flower-like shapes. Patterns woven onto bands with white background done in dark blue, light blue, light orange, dark green and light green. Designs are geometric shapes and flower-like shapes.

Culture
Bhutanese
Material
wool fibre
Made in
Bhutan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scarf3305/15

Brown woolen scarf with multi-coloured designs. Has twisted fringe on left and right sides. Both edges have geometric borders done in orange, dark blue, dark green, white and maroon. Designs woven along entire scarf in repeating rows of three and four. Patterns done in white, light red, orange, dark blue, dark red, light green and maroon. Designs are mix of flowers, diamonds, butterfly-like shapes, star-like shapes and X’s.

Culture
Bhutanese
Material
wool fibre
Made in
Bhutan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scarf3305/13

Off-white woolen scarf with multi-coloured designs. Has twisted fringe along right edge. Both left and right sides have a geometric border woven in maroon, dark green, sky blue, dark blue and dark orange. Designs woven along entire scarf in repeating rows of two and three. Designs are mix of flowers, crosses, diamonds, star-like shapes and butterfly-like shapes. Done in dark green, maroon, dark yellow, neon orange, light green, sky blue, dark blue, dark orange and pale yellow.

Culture
Bhutanese
Material
wool fibre
Made in
Bhutan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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