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Carrying Cloth3097/10

Rectangular brown cloth with wide patterned bands along the vertical edges. The brown ground has a seam down the centre where the two halves were stitched together with dark brown string. The edging of the cloth is rounded with a pink and white diamond pattern, stitched on with dark brown thread. The patterned bands along the edges are made up of dark red stripes separating three bands containing figures of birds. The bands on the left are black and purple, those on the right are red and pink.

Culture
Quechua and Aymara
Material
alpaca wool fibre and dye
Made in
Potolo, Chuquisaca, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hair Tie3097/62

Fibre hair tie composed of a thin black (and partially green and thicker) cord with several multicoloured fibre pom poms and wrapped tassels on either end. Each end has dark red-brown fibre pom poms with multicoloured undersides, from which extend two multicoloured wrapped tassels. Each tassel has a black pom pom with a multicoloured underside, from which extend two more multicoloured wrapped tassels that end with black pom poms, with multicoloured undersides. Each end has a total of six wrapped tassels and seven pom poms.

Culture
Quechua and Aymara
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hair Tie3097/61

Fibre hair tie composed of a thin orange and grey-green cord with several multicoloured wrapped tassels on either end. Each end has a dark brown pom pom, from which extend four black and dark yellow-brown wrapped tassels. Each tassel has a dark brown fibre pom pom at the bottom, from which extend two long black and light brown wrapped tassels. These tassels have small multicoloured sections 3/4 of the way down and at the bottom. Below the multicoloured sections at the bottom of the tassels are dark brown fibre pom poms, from which extend one or two short multicoloured wrapped tassels (one pom pom has no tassels). One end has a total of 25 tassels and 13 pom poms, while the other end has 26 tassels and 13 pom poms.

Culture
Quechua and Aymara
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3587/44

Tube skirt. The skirt is composed of a rectangular textile stitched together on one edge to form a tube. Overall, the textile has a ground of blue with subtle vertical yellow lines. There is a plain section, followed by a section of alternating stripes of army green, purple, blue-green and grey with lines of repeating embroidered black checks. The lower two-thirds is embroidered with black dashed lines, sqares in diamond formations, and dashes flanked with a square above and below. The edge is finished with a small black and blue checkered patten. Collector's tag sewn to interior.

Culture
Mon
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
“Myanmar: Mon, Mudon” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3587/38

Tube skirt composed of a rectangular textile that is stitched together on one side to form a tube. The fabric is woven with green on a red ground, which is iridescent in appearance. The skirt has an off-white with yellow, purple and blue floral pattern, with a section interspersed with vertical bands. Vertical stripes of silver-blue metallic thread are sewn incorporated in the fabric. A wide black plain-woven band is attached to the top. Collector's tag sewn to interior.

Culture
Intha
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre, dye and metal
Made in
“Myanmar: Shan, Taunggyi” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl3587/16

Shawl-like chest covering. The textile has 5 wide bands of red and dark green alternating on the warp. Stitched overtop in orange are angled lines creating a repeating diamond pattern with each diamond filled with embroidered t-shapes with equal arms in yellow, blue, green and orange. Both ends are embroidered in bright pink. There are wrapped strings extending from three corners. Collector's tag sewn to back.

Culture
Chin: Khumi
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
“Myanmar: Rakhine, Buthidaung” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3097/52

Multicoloured woven belt with fibre cords on either end. The belt is decorated with a multicoloured geometric pattern that extends to one end of the belt; this end has three hot pink cords that connect and attach to a longer, multicoloured cord. The other end of the belt consists of several multicoloured fibre cords stitched together; a long, multicoloured cord extends from this end. The pattern consists of triangles (or diamonds ?) and spirals, alternating between rectangular sections of green and red and red and yellow; opposite order on the other side of the belt. The pattern is bordered above and below by alternating white, red, and dark blue stripes. These stripes are bordered above and below by alternating black and dark purple-brown stripes.

Culture
Quechua and Aymara
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kente Cloth3595/28

Strip of kente cloth composed of eight rectangular sections of blue with red, yellow, black, and white stripes. The blue sections are separated by smaller sections of green, red, yellow, and black stripes. There are also small sections of blue with red, yellow, black, and white stripes, but with yellow and red geometric shapes or lines embroidered on top. Near both ends of the strip are sections of lines composed of red and yellow stripes, and red and yellow checkered boxes. Each section is delineated by thin white lines. The strip is rectangular and has a fringe on the shortest ends.

Culture
Ghanaian
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat3656/20

Large rectangular basketry mat with a plaid pattern done in dark brown; borders formed with wide pieces of cedar bark, central design woven with thinner pieces. Horizontal and vertical checkered bands decorate surface, creating solid rectangles where they connect. Vertical bands, grouped in twos, have angled lines throughout, that mirror that the other band; together they form chevron-like design. Angled lines alternate between pointing upward and downward.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3664/1 a-b

Small, round, lidded basket with frog designs. Basket has inset rim and fitted lid (part b). Basket is made of tightly woven grass with cedar bark rim and base; lid made solely of grass. Dyed grey-green lines border bottom edges of basket and the lid rim; faded frog designs on basket sides and lid surface. All frogs have their front legs stretched forward and back legs bent at their sides; two small natural spots in centre of faces, imitating eyes. Frogs on basket are facing top; frogs on lid facing outer edge. Lid has a central knob handle decorated with a grey-green checked design. All dyed designs are dark purple on the interior surfaces.

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