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Wedding Basket3595/1 a-b

Wedding basket made of woven and coiled plant fibre. Dyed fibres woven together to make a zigzagging pattern. The goblet-shaped base (part a) has a red rim, four straps stitched vertically, each with three lines of cowrie shells, and four tassels with cowries hanging from each strap. The foot of the base is lined with skin with a single row of cowries stitched on, and incorporates teal and purple into the design. The lid (part b) is conical with a cylindrical upper section and a red rim.

Culture
Amhara
Material
plant fibre, dye, cowrie shell and skin
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blanket3577/1

Thin, woven blanket or shawl in off-white gauze. Thin panels of dark blue with white chevron pattern and short white fringe down the short side edges. Four-layered textile composed of four long panels sewn together 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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Scarf3577/2 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

White gauze scarf, consisting of two panels sewn along the long edge, 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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Scarf3188/11 a-c

Three pieces (parts a-c) of finely woven, gauze cotton of different lengths and widths. Each piece has panels of embroidery in white and green, with diamond-shaped and floral motifs in yellow, pink, blue and red. Part ‘a’ is very long and thin, with an embroidered panel at each end and two near midpoint. Part ‘b’ is shorter and wider, made of two pieces of white cotton delicately sewn together in a long centre seam. Panels at each end. Part ‘c’ is the smallest and roughly square, with a single panel at one end.

Culture
Amhara
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2960/32 a-b

Large woven basket has a relatively short bulbous body (part a), angling sharply in and upwards at the base. The round pedestal foot sits inside the body perimeter, only partially visible in profile. It is decorated with a single ring of cowrie shells. To the basket are attached four strips of hide, each with three rows of cowrie shells attached. The strips are long and thin, holding the lid (part b) to the body of the basket. The lid is round and wide, with an inset lip allowing it to sit snugly on top of the basket body. The lid rises to a high centre protrusion. Body and lid are decorated with dyed dark brown and red zigzags and concentric upsidedown Vs.

Culture
Amhara ?
Material
grass, cowrie shell, skin and dye
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShawlCa35 c

Large shawl that goes with tunic, trousers, and vest (Ca35 a-b, d) to form a suit. The shawl is made of two pieces of white gauze and hand sewn together. There is a woven lime green and white geometric border and short white fringe along both ends.

Culture
Amhara
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BraceletCa54

Bracelet composed of nine strands of giraffe hair bound and held in place by six red beads at each end.

Culture
Amhara
Material
glass and giraffe hair
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentCa51

Ornament in the form of a cone-shaped, hollow brass (?) cylinder with both ends open. The ornament is completely covered with one plain, coiling design.

Culture
Amhara
Material
brass metal ?
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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