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Dress YokeD2.21

Dress yoke with beads sewn onto a backing of brown satin and cotton interfacing. This backing is lined by the same brown satin. The beadwork is in a pattern of horizontal light and dark blue stripes interspersed with clear yellow and greenish-blue bands with several star shapes in clear yellow, dark blue and light greenish-blue. Beaded fringe with cowrie shell ends. Skin ties at sides and neck.

Culture
Cree
Material
silk fibre ?, cotton fibre, cowrie shell, glass, skin and dye
Made in
Regina Beach, Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dress1201/1

Woman’s dress with multicoloured bodice, wrist-length wide sleeves, and very full, closely gathered skirt. The bodice front is embellished with a densely embroidered panel of floral forms and tree of life motifs in orange, white and green in chain stitch on maroon ground; appliquéd over the embroidery are four large, thick discs embellished with silver thread embroidery and mirrors on black ground, two located at the centre front and two over the breasts; the bodice back is made from deep pink and black striped textile. The neck opening is trimmed with silver thread embroidery; there is a button and loop made of twisted fibre at the centre back neckline. The sleeves consist of panels of red and orange cotton textile; wide cuffs are embellished with chain stitch embroidery on black cotton textile. The front of the skirt is made of plain black cotton textile; the back of the skirt is pieced from panels of machine-printed deep pink cotton textile and deep pink plain cotton broadcloth. Where the bodice and skirt join at the high waist, there is a large, red, triangular amulet attached at centre front, embellished with silver thread embroidery and silk or rayon tassels trimmed with cowrie shells and beads. A pocket is located on the left side of the skirt. Lengths of twisted brown cord hang from the sides of the bodice. The bodice is lined with coarsely woven cotton. There is a horizontal tuck in the skirt at hip level, and a there is a large plastic button on each shoulder.

Culture
Pashtun: Kuchi
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre ?, rayon fibre ?, metal, cowrie shell, glass, plastic and dye
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtB684

A flat rectangular panel, which has a hanging stick through one end where the design starts with a horizontal zig zag line of cowrie shells on a black background that has three sets of vertical red lines. Below this, there is a horizontal band of three rows that have vertical cowrie shells. Beneath this, there are two horizontal bands twenty-three and twenty-one rows that have horizontal cowrie shells.

Culture
Assamese ?
Material
fibre, cowrie shell and wood
Made in
Assam, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskC1375

A dark brown-black wood mask carved with geometric linear designs filled with lime, and having black, red, and white colourings. The head tapers upward and is decorated with grooved curvi-linear designs consisting of white inverted u-shapes and red tear-drop shapes. The cowrie shell eyes have a red u-line underneath and high upraised eyebrows above. The cheeks have red dots outlined with white. The face is outlined with a white-gorooved line, below which, there is a red-grooved u-shaped mouth and a pointed chin. There is a grass tassel knotted through the red-outlined nose. The pointed beard is carved with white-grooved curvi-linear lines which swirl around the bottom.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
clay, grass fibre, cowrie shell and wood
Made in
Wabag, Enga, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffK2.239

Wood figure of a man on platform of a staff. Wearing the grass skirt, and tall conical cap of a feticheur and holding a rattle his left hand. Figure has tribal marks on cheeks. There is a stuffed fabric band around the bottom. A string of cowrie shells is attached to the wood loop at the bottom.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood, fibre and cowrie shell
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAf579

Standing wood figure (ibeji) with black beaded waistband. Stylized black hair is slightly oblong, and is accentuated with vertical grooved lines. Three oval grooved marks on the forehead, and on each cheek. Arms are at the sides. Slight breasts, and a naval. Has a blue beaded necklace, and a blue, black, and clear orange-yellow beaded necklace. Its left arm has a string of cowrie shell, and blue, and red beads. Doll has a loin cloth carved with panels and stands straight on a circular pedestal.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood, paint, cowrie shell, glass and fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAf580

Standing wood female figure (ibeji) with a black beaded waistband. Stylized black hair is oblong, and is accentuated with vertical grooved lines, which also elaborate upon the feather-shaped adornments. Three oval grooved marks on the forehead, and on each cheek. Arms are at the sides, left hand holds a string with cowrie shells. Has breasts pointing downward, and outward. Has knees and a naval. Wears a blue beaded necklace. Stands on circular pedestal with diamond pattern carved on base.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood, glass, cowrie shell, fibre and paint
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress1498/2

A woman’s headdress consisting of a crown and a broad panel that hangs down along the back. It is shaped from a piece of coarsely woven dark brown and blue textile and is heavily decorated with cowrie shells, red and white glass beads, and embroidery. The crown portion is embellished with closely-spaced rows of cowrie shells and a central strip of geometric shapes formed from red and white glass beads. There is a large brown and orange pom pom at the centre back. The “tail” is decorated with scattered small buttons of various kinds and small silver diamond-shaped ornaments. A costume jewelry brooch (gold with red and blue stones) is pinned in the centre. There is a strip of embroidered geometric shapes at the end of the “tail", and the bottom edge is finished with a braided fringe formed from the warp threads of the textile.

Culture
Kalash
Material
wool fibre, goat hair fibre ?, cotton fibre, cowrie shell, glass, plastic and dye
Made in
Chitral, Northwest Frontier, Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wrap Skirt1473/3

Rectangular, ceremonial skirt, or apron. The main body of the piece is made of black cotton textile which is bordered at the top with a narrow multicoloured horizontal stripe. The lower third of the garment consists of a finely-woven, horizontally striped, multicoloured textile, with many woven geometric motifs. A horizontal row of cowrie shells (arranged in threes) is affixed to the apron just above this patterned textile and extends almost all the way across the width of the garment. Above the shells are three ‘rosettes’ made of cowrie shells -- one large design in the centre of the skirt and one small design spaced on either side of it. Many long strands of dark red glass and metallic cylindrical beads, interspersed with white seeds, are attached below this row of shells and hang freely to the bottom of the garment. Each strand of beads is finished with a tuft of wool, resembling a small tassel.

Culture
Ch'in
Material
cotton fibre, cowrie shell, jacob's tear seed ?, tin metal, glass, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Nagaland, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress1498/1

A woman’s headdress made from coarsely woven dark brown wool textile. Consisting of a headband and an attached narrow “tail” or streamer that hangs down the back. Lavishly decorated with cowrie shells, red, and white glass beads, buttons, and embroidery. The headband is embellished with two rows of cowrie shells separated by a row of red glass beads. The bottom edge of the headband is finished with multi-coloured embroidery resembling a braid. The “tail” is trimmed with many buttons, red, and white glass beads, and cowrie shells forming floral and geometric shapes. The bottom is fringed (about 13.5 cm) and the side edges are finished with red, blue, and yellow-green embroidery resembling a braid. The textile used to construct the headband is woven in plain weave while the streamer is made from warp yarns which have been braided and loosely woven together to form a fabric.

Culture
Kalash
Material
wool fibre, goat hair fibre ?, cotton fibre ?, cowrie shell, glass, plastic and dye
Made in
Chitral, Northwest Frontier, Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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