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Textile3530/5

Long and thin wool textile with multi-coloured stripes and designs. White fringe on either end; longer on bottom than top. Assortment of horizontal bands along length. Plain stripes throughout done in red, black, orange, blue and white. Patterned bands throughout are: blue with a black line and white dots through centre, blue with multiple black stripes, black with alternating white concentric triangles, blue with white rectangles through centre, and blue with black stripes decorated with white diamonds. The white diamonds in the latter band design have alternating red and black dots in their centres. Colours of band with concentric triangles are inverted on back; white band with black triangles.

Culture
Fulani
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Mali ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Prayer Cloth3530/2

Long white prayer cloth decorated with vertical blue stripes; twisted fringe on either end. Blue stripes are trimmed with black lines. Wide blue band runs along left side of cloth, close to edge, with differently sized black stripes throughout. Edges and centre of blue band are embroidered with gold thread; embroidery forms a checkered pattern.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sweater3500/1

Hand-knitted Cowichan-style pullover sweater, with collar. Design consists of grey bands with alternating dark brown and cream stripes in between. White, horizontal dotted line through grey bands, snowflake-like pattern through dark brown and cream stripes. Collar is plain grey. Cuffs and bottom edge bordered with a wide light brown band, trimmed with diagonal lines. Lines done in cream and dark brown. Brown cord looped through back of neck.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
wool fibre, dye and fibre
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kente Textile3473/5

Kente cloth composed of eighteen hand woven cloth strips. The strips have been stitched together along the long edge and have embroidered designs overtop. Each strip has a repeating stripe pattern; done in dark blue, white, light blue, maroon, yellow, green, and red. The embroidered designs are in the centre of the cloth and consist of rectangular blocks, plain stripes and ladder-like stripes; done in yellow, dark green, blue, orange, blue-grey, green-grey and white. Tag attached to bottom right corner.

Culture
Ewe
Material
cotton fibre, dye and silk fibre
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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T-shirt3483/4

Yellow t-shirt with identical printed design on left breast and back. Design is of a person sitting cross-legged on the ground. Their left hand is covering their face, right is resting against their leg and gesturing to a red plate with a vatu banknote on it. Large red text, in Bislama, is printed to the figure’s right. On the front, the text translates to: “Are you able to eat money?!”. On the back, the text translates to: “Selling land? Think carefully about it…”. Black text underneath the figure, spanning the entire bottom half of the t-shirt, translates to: “Are you able to eat money?!”.

Culture
Ni-Vanuatu
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic dye and plastic ink ?
Made in
Vanuatu
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Parka3496/1

Parka style inner and outer coat set. Both are hooded with front centre openings, secured with zippers. Outer coat is made of light blue synthetic material, unlined. Inner coat made of white wool, lined with dark blue silk-like fabric. Two large pockets, with deeply curved openings, on either side of outer coat. Cuffs and bottom edge are trimmed with Delta Braids. Ribbon is light yellow, bordered with red along the top and brown along the bottom. Repeating pattern of green squares framing a dark purple rectangle throughout centre of yellow band. Repeating pattern of three birds embroidered along cuffs and bottom edge of inner coat. Standing pink and green birds face one another with a purple bird in between, facing forward. Wings and legs are highlighted dark green, red and light green. On the chest, on either side of the centre opening, are standing red birds with dark yellow highlights, facing one another. Cuffs, bottom edge and hood of inner coat are trimmed with white fox fur. Manufacturer's mark stamped to exterior of the inner coat's hood.

Culture
Inuit
Material
synthetic fibre, wool fibre, white fox skin, dye and metal
Made in
Holman, Northwest Territories, Canada and Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Summer Parka3499/1

Summer weight amauti style parka. Made of white cotton with yarn decorations. Thick red and blue, braided tassel, pinned to form scallops, hangs below neck opening. Large red panel covers torso. Decorated with two vertical rectangles, filled with “X” shapes. Motifs done in yellow, white, light blue, and black sparkly ribbons. Green and yellow fringe hangs from bottom edge. Top and bottom edges of sleeves are bordered with embroidered bands. Decorated with multi-coloured “X” and “O” shapes, and geometric motifs. Band along top is dark red, bottom band is white. Extending down from the top band, covering the upper arm, are long strands of multi-coloured fringe. Parka has flaps along the front and back bottom edges; the back one longer than the front. Both are trimmed with bands made up of dark blue, light blue and green diagonal lines. White fringe hangs from edges of both flaps. The hood is decorated with pink, red and blue fringe along the edges. Fringe extends from a multi-coloured embroidered band, made up of linear and geometric motifs. Edges of hood opening are trimmed with dark green bands with birds and floral motifs embroidered across them. Pouch, accessible from interior, bulges out from the back of the parka. Two bunches of multi-coloured fringe hang from bottom edge. Parka is unlined.

Culture
Inuit
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre, plastic and dye
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kente Textile3473/6

Kente cloth composed of twenty-two hand woven cloth strips, forming ten rows. Four strips span the entire length of the textile, six rows consist of three shorter strips. All have embroidered designs overtop. Each strip has a repeating stripe pattern; done in orange, light blue, white, light purple, dark blue, and red. The six shorter strips along the right side are attached to the cloth upside down, causing the pattern to break in the bottom corner. The embroidered designs cover the entire cloth, except the left edge. The designs consist of rectangular blocks, plain stripes and ladder-like stripes; done in shades of yellow, green, red, white, orange, blue, and purple.

Culture
Ewe
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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T-shirt3483/6

Large, light blue t-shirt with printed design on front, and text on the back and sleeves. Design is made up of text, in Bislama, forming a dark green plastic bag. Text translates to “No plastic bags, please!”. Extending from the top of the bag is a long, knotted strap. Small tassels protrude from the bottom corners. Logos for the Vanuatu Climate Action Network and the Oxfam charity organization are printed on the sleeves in black. Across the back of the t-shirt there is dark green text, in Bislama, asking individuals to sign an online petition.

Culture
Ni-Vanuatu
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic dye and plastic ink ?
Made in
Vanuatu
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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T-shirt3483/5

Green t-shirt with identical printed design on left breast and back. Design is of a person sitting cross-legged on the ground. Their left hand is covering their face, the right is resting against their leg and gesturing to a red plate with a vatu banknote on it. Large red text, in Bislama, is printed to the figure’s right. On the front, the text translates to: “Are you able to eat money?!”. On the back, the text translates to: “Selling land? Think carefully about it…”. Black text underneath the figure, spanning the entire bottom half of the t-shirt, translates to: “Are you able to eat money?!”.

Culture
Ni-Vanuatu
Material
cotton fibre, dye and plastic ink ?
Made in
Vanuatu
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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