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ShawlE205 b

Red shawl with fringe. The shawl is long and narrow. The ends have a fringe with threads woven through the ends.

Culture
Mixtec
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShawlE212

Square cream cotton cape with two rectangular shaped extending sides of equal strips of red flannel. Below the flannel is a stitched band of stylized flowers (peyote blossom ?) in yellow, red, blue, green and pink. That band is bordered by a green, orange and cream circular design. On top is a repeating bird pattern in red, green, black and yellow; two black birds are different. In the top centre is a purple, yellow and pink butterfly while the bottom corner has a red crane and flower.

Culture
Huichol
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
San Andreas, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShawlB454

Red textile with Mishmi multiple diamond-within-diamond pattern inside rectangle at each end, with series of horizontal borders. Two outer black stripes and three white lines with black shapes run between either rectangle. Red fringe at each end except for under rectangle, which has white fringe.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian ? or Indian: Central Indian ?
Material
plant fibre and dye
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShawlB694

Red silk background with border on all sides of geometric patterns in silver. The metallic thread is called zari.

Culture
Indian
Material
silk fibre, metal and fibre
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShawlB678

Wide paisley (kalka) border in red, green, blue, yellow and black on red background. "Jamiar" work. Plain red square at center with one paisley at each corner. Fringe on two sides.

Culture
Kashmiri
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Jammu-Kashmir, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShawlB719

A very thin and delicate knitted shawl that has flame-like patterns in rows of brown, blue, orange, yellow, beige, and red. Fringe sewn on all four sides.

Culture
North India
Material
silk fibre and dye ?
Made in
Delhi, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl3097/8

Woman's mantle. Colourful, patterned, woven wool shawl. The outside vertical thirds are bright patterned panels, the centre third is black with a seam down the centre where the two halves were stitched together. The colourful panels have similar patterns in different colours. The patterns are primarily pink, orange, and red, made up of vertical stripes of varying widths, some of which are patterned with vertical swirls, horizontal zigzags, wave motifs, and checkers. The widest stripe on each panel has a checkered background and a pattern of diamonds with swirls inside. Collector label sewn on the back of the bottom left corner.

Culture
Quechua and Aymara
Material
dye and alpaca wool fibre
Made in
Macha, Potosi, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl3097/7

Woman's mantle. Colourful, patterned, woven wool shawl. The outside vertical thirds are bright patterned panels, the centre third is dark brown with a seam down the centre where the two halves were stitched together. The colourful panels have matching patterns in different colours. The patterns are made up of red vertical stripes of varying widths, some of which are patterned with vertical swirls, horizontal zigzags, wave motifs, and checkers in other colours.

Culture
Quechua and Aymara
Material
alpaca wool fibre and aniline dye
Made in
Macha, Potosi, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl3486/155

Woman’s shoulder shawl (lliklla) composed of two fabric widths that are cut from a single, 4-selvedge cloth. It has maroon fields flanked by a rainbow progression of stripes along the sides and the central seam. The central seam is stitched with an arrowhead pattern in figure-8 stitch in a rainbow series of colours. The orange ribete that edges the lliklla has a diamond pattern.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Candelaria, Chuquisaca, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl3486/147

Woman’s shawl (lliklla) composed of two panels of 4-selvedge cloth that are sewn together on a long edge; tubular woven edging. Shawl is plain brown with multiple patterned bands along the central edge and seam; other side of brown field, along edge of garment, has a series of colourful stripes. Patterned bands depict a human on a horse, zigzags, and floral motifs; hooks against a background of squares are also present.

Culture
Aymara
Material
camelid wool fibre and dye
Made in
Pocoata, Potosi, Bolivia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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