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Blanket3656/11

Off-white wool blanket, or robe, with fringe along bottom edge; two long ties attached to top. Central design of an olive green diamond, with stepped edges and a pink hourglass in the centre; bordered with connected triangles. Lines of connected triangles extend from sides of blanket, towards centre; upper lines end before diamond, lower lines meet to form "V" shape close to bottom edge. Border of repeating hourglass-shapes along top, connected with a horizontal line; bottom edge of blanket trimmed with a checkered pink and solid brown line. Additional triangles underneath upper border; all triangles done in dark brown.

Culture
Coast Salish: Musqueam
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll3097/67

Knitted doll in a brightly coloured dress. The dress is red with purple, green, and yellow details, a yellow and pink skirt, an orange hem, yellow cuffs, and a yellow belt. Yellow and blue yarn strands are looped through the neckline of the dress. Yellow and purple cords of yarn are loosely attached to the top of the neckline. A long green strap is attached to the purple strand and the neckline. The doll has a red hat, blue-black hair in two braids, an orange right shoe, and a pink left shoe. Two smaller humanoid figures are attached to the doll's dress, below the belt. The figure on the doll's right side is wearing an orange shirt, green pants, and a light blue hat with dark blue stitches. The figure on the doll's left side is wearing a red dress with orange details and a green hat with dark blue stitches.

Culture
Quechua and Aymara
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Bolivia ? or Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll3097/69

Knitted doll in a brightly coloured dress. The dress is hot pink with yellow, purple, red, and green details, orange sleeves, and a red belt. Yellow and blue yarn strands are looped through the neckline of the dress. Red and green cords of yarn are loosely attached to the top of the neckline. The green cord extends from the back side of the doll as a long strap. The doll has a yellow hat, pink shoes, and blue-black hair in two braids. Two smaller humanoid figures are attached to the doll's dress, below the belt. The figure on the doll's right side is wearing a red shirt, brown pants with a single pink stitch, and an orange hat with blue stitches. The figure on the doll's left side is wearing a green shirt, a pink skirt with green details, and a yellow hat with blue stitches.

Culture
Quechua and Aymara
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Bolivia ? or Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3656/23

Double-walled basketry hat with root exterior and cedar bark interior; hat is dome-shaped, with an indented top that has a plaited square of cedar bark. Top and bottom edges are trimmed with twined bands; one along top, two along bottom. Three decorative bands across exterior (from top to bottom): alternating purple and yellow diagonal lines, trimmed with alternating yellow and blue vertical lines; yellow steps on a purple ground; and alternating green and yellow diagonal lines. Interior lined with three yellow bands trimmed with dark purple; top band is darker yellow, bottom two are same shade. Hat band woven into interior.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth and Coast Salish
Material
cedar bark, root and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3656/24

Woven hat with interior woven headband. The domed hat has a flat top with a four large squares woven at centre. There are five decorative bands: the top three are purple=grey and off-white on the exterior (faded purple and dark blue), and the lower two are dark brown. Above the rim and lower dark brown band is a large strip of cedar bark woven in.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth and Coast Salish
Material
cedar bark, dye and root
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cape3656/8

Cedar bark cape or skirt. The bark at top is folded and secured with two rows of light yellow plant fibre. Top row ends in tight knot, against edge; plant fibre making up bottom row extends into a tail, tied off at base. Opposite side of band has a long red cloth tie; black, plaid-like pattern across front of tie, back is undecorated.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark, fibre, dye and plant fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Apron3656/9 a-c

Cedar bark apron (part a) and two separate ornaments (parts b-c); apron made up of two panels. Apron's waist band consists of braided cords with fringe inserted in between them at centre; all bound together with red-dyed bark. Braided cords continue into long ties on outer edges; end in bundles of tied off fringe. Panels are bound together at centre with red-dyed bark; short braided cords cross over one another in middle of apron. Ornaments are braided pieces of cedar bark with tied off fringe at base; great, black, and white feathers inserted along length.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark, feather, dye and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headband3656/10

Cedar bark headband with woven central panel; loose strands at ends are bound together with red-dyed bark tie, close to panel. (Headband is folded in half.)

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark, fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3587/26

Tube skirt. Composed of a rectangular handwoven textile, sewn together on the short edge to create a wide tube. The skirt has a black background with bands along both the top and bottom edge. The band has horizontal alternating black and red lines on the outside edge, and a band of vertical alternating black and red lines, with a yellow line separating them from the centre. Supplementary weft patterning in the centre in red, dark green, yellow and white.

Culture
Chin: Mru
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
“Myanmar: Rakhine, Kyauktaw” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3587/24

Woman's blouse. Composed of two long, rectangular woven textiles that are folded in half lengthwise, then partially stitched together with a thick chain stitch down the long edges, creating a v-neck opening for the head, and arm holes. Both pieces have single-sided embroidered designs on a dark grey background. Both sides have two yellow vertical stripes embroidered through horizontal rows of red and white triangles as well as different designs made of diamonds in red, white and orange.

Culture
Chin: Asho ?
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
“Myanmar: Rakhine” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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