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BasketA8783

Swamp grass basket (a) with fitted lid (b). Side of lid and bottom rim of basket have a ribbon of purple/orange/green/orange/purple. Central portion of side of basket has slanted rectangles in purple with yellow zigzags; lid has same pattern with central blue dot. Base: plaited origin with plain twined work (over varying number of warp strands). Sides and lid: twisted twined work. Slightly indented flange on basket.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, dye and swamp grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8782 a-b

Miniature, cylindrical swamp grass basket (a) with a fitted lid (b). Bottom rim of basket and side of lid have a purple/green/purple band. Side of basket has discrete designs in purple. Lid: staggered shapes in purple. Base: plaited origin and plain twined (over several warp strands). Sides: twisted twined work. Indented flange on basket holds lid in place.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, dye and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SandalsE198 a-b

Brown, leather sandals (parts a-b) with straps that run across the instep and around the heel. There is a central, decorative, circular pattern. Very simple tooled pattern around the soles. Underneath part b, printed in pencil is "Traje to Tortuga". Both sandals have ‘7’ written in pencil on the top of the sole.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
leather skin
Made in
Chiapas, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseE182

White garment with a rectangular shape, round neck and no sleeves. The neck is edged with orange and pink ribbons which hang down the back. The front and back are divided into three vertical panels by green ribbon. The lower centre and outside panels have rows of geometric shapes in red, orange, yellow and blue. The upper centre panel has a dense geometric motif in red, pink, orange and yellow. The bottom edge is unhemmed. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Trique
Material
cotton fibre, rayon fibre and dye
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseE179 a

Garment (huipil), predominantly red, constructed of panels of off-white cotton with rows of drawn work brocaded with multicoloured bird figures, bands of multicoloured stripes, panels of brocade work featuring multicoloured zigzag and diamond patterns, and panels of geometric brocade work. The garment is divided vertically by vertical bands formed by horizontal multicoloured bands. The sleeve openings are edged with violet ribbon and coarse machine-made white lace with a green edge. The neck is emphasized by several appliqued green triangles.

Culture
Chinantec
Material
cotton fibre, rayon fibre and dye
Made in
Ojitlan, Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OfferingB537 m

Offering composed of a rectangular off-white piece of paper with two rectangular pieces of silver foil at opposite ends of the paper, and one has been painted over with an orange wash.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, silver metal and paint
Made in
Cambodia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OfferingB537 l

Offering consisting of a rectangular piece of paper with a rectangular piece of silver foil at one end that has been roughly washed over with orange paint to make the foil appear gold.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silver metal, paper and paint
Made in
Cambodia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OfferingB537 k

Offering consisting of a movie program with Chinese script, illustrations and photographs printed in red on off-white paper. Folded in three.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper and ink
Made in
Cambodia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OfferingB537 i

Offering consisting of a small orange-red paper envelope with stamped gold text as well as images of flowers and horned animals on the front. A folded bill for twenty riels from the National Bank of Cambodia folds up to fit inside the envelope. The bill is brown ink on white paper and has an image of a building with "BANQUE NATIONALE DU CAMBODGE," "VINGT RIELS," "20," and other characters on one face, and on the reverse shows two cartouches, one empty, the other with an image of three men on a piece of farming equipment, with characters at the centre and corners.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper and ink
Made in
Cambodia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OfferingB537 g

Offering of paper ornament with an open cut geometric and floral design. The bottom segment of the offering is made of off-white paper that has a toothed edge. This piece is joined to the top segment, which is made of pink metallic paper on one face, and gold metallic paper on the reverse. The top tapers to a point where a small loop of twisted paper string is attached, likely for hanging.

Culture
Chinese
Material
metal, paper and adhesive
Made in
Cambodia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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