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Thorn Carving3446/3

Thorn carving depicting a group of eight musicians. Figures adhered to square particle board base. All are sitting in a circle on cylindrical stools, facing one another. All figures are wearing long, short-sleeved tunics. Figures in corners wearing hats. Four figures are playing different types of drums, two by hand and two with sticks. Drum in bottom left corner has a white and yellow cloth strap and is being played with one curved stick. Other figures are playing a stringed instrument, horn, pot(?) and wood block instrument. Stools, figure outfits, horn, pot(?), drum heads, sticks and square base are light yellow-brown. Figures, the shells of the drums and wood block are dark brown. Donor initials on base.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, egun thorn, adhesive, cotton fibre and wood
Made in
Ibadan, Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pants3295/18 b-d

Man's costume pants (part b) and two sash-like belts (parts c-d). The pants are made of a solid bright red synthetic fabric, with elastic waist and cuffs. Two long sashes (parts c-d) are composed of two rectangular pieces of red cotton sewn together.

Culture
Ukrainian
Material
cotton fibre and polyester fibre
Made in
Ukraine
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lizard Figure3448/16

Very small lizard made of beads. The light teal body is formed by stitching the beads together with black thread. The lizard has a brown stripe down each side, and orange eyes. There is a single teal beaded loop under the neck.

Culture
Huichol
Material
glass and cotton fibre
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Case3448/51

Case composed of a long rectangular woven textile, that has been folded in half and sewn together. The bottom edge is closed with a loop stitch in white. On one side there are eight vertical bands in red, dark olive green, mustard yellow, light blue and light green, each with four V-shaped designs embroidered in different colours. On the opposite side, there is a red rectangle at centre with two large side-by-side embroidered diamond-shaped designs with smaller shapes in the space around them. The space around the rectangle is dark beige, and has the same design embroidered throughout in a single row or column. The interior of the case is brightly coloured, which shows how much the exterior has faded.

Culture
Kurdish
Material
wool fibre ? or cotton fibre ?
Made in
Turkey
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3448/27

Long, thin woven textile that is heavily embroidered on one side. Both short edges have twisted fringe. At centre, a wide band of red embroidered with beige X designs is flanked by two smaller bands of dark blue. On either side, are dark blue-grey panels each with a row of large embroidered cat-like and double X motifs. Along both sides is a smaller dark grey central panel with repeating embroidered X pattern, with even smaller dark grey panels of embroidered beige zigzags with dots within the spaces. These three small panels are divided by thin bands of solid red flanked by bands of solid dark blue.

Culture
Indonesian
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3448/10

Belt with repeating red and white geometric design with vertical stripes and zigzags on either end. Each side has a solid blue, red, and light blue stripe. Six plaited tassels at each end.

Culture
Huichol ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Hat3448/49

Piece of cloth completely embroidered with three rows of repeating geometric shapes in red, black and orange. The bottom edge is finished with a loop stitch in red; the other three sides have cut edges.

Culture
Palestinian ?
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Palestine ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3448/34

Long, thin textile that is heavily embroidered on one side. Both short edges have twisted fringe. At centre, a large human-like figure fills the majority of the textile. Above and below the figure are rectangular grids with four spaces, each containing two asterisk-like shapes. The centre panel is flanked on each side by a band of grey with two red stripes and repeating flower-like designs, with hourglass shapes in a row in each corner.

Culture
Sumbanese
Material
dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Sumba, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl3448/26

Rectangular woven grass green shawl with six rows of embroidered figures, animals, birds, and maize in pastel colours. There are horizontal bands embroidered between each row, with exception to the top two. Each band is composed of stripes of pastels colours. The top short edge of the textile has a short fringe, while the bottom short edge has long fringe.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3448/17

Wrap-around skirt composed of two textiles stitched together along the long edge. Featuring alternating light blue and dark blue bands with light blue and orange stripes. The light blue bands are embroidered with multicoloured animal and flower motifs. The largest panel features two spotted golden cats facing one another, with three birds each with a purple snake in its mouth, spaced around them. Hemmed with light blue ribbon.

Culture
Mexican
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Guerrero, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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