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PanelK2.302 a

Panel with a tie-dyed concentric circle pattern in dotted white to light blue lines on an indigo ground. One end is unfinished, and the opposite end has a machine-stitched hem with strands of indigo dyed thread sewn along it at equal intervals. The panel is made of damask with a geometric design.

Culture
Dioula
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelK2.301 b

Panel of off-white, undyed damask fabric with a geometric pattern gathered and sewn with palm leaf raffia thread and wrapped in two places with rubber banding. One edge is machine-stitched with dark blue thread and strands of dark blue thread are attached at regular intervals along the same edge.

Culture
Dioula
Material
cotton fibre, palm leaf and rubber
Made in
Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelK2.301 a

Panel with a tie-dyed concentric diamond pattern in dotted lines, solid indigo bands, and solid white bands. One end is unfinished, and the opposite end has a machine-stitched hem with strands of indigo dyed thread sewn along it at equal intervals. The panel is made of damask with a geometric design.

Culture
Dioula
Material
cotton fibre, rubber, palm leaf and dye
Made in
Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelK2.300

Panel tie-dyed in squares of orange-brown on white. Two edges are unfinished.

Culture
Ghanaian
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Kumasi, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelK2.299

Panel of cloth tie-dyed in blue, green, and brown on white with a circle design. Two edges are unfinished.

Culture
Ghanaian
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Kumasi, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RobeK2.287

Large cream robe with embroidery. The cotton is woven into strips which are then sewn together to make a wide robe. The neck and shoulder area is hand embroidered with local silk in a traditional Hausa pattern with hand spun cotton and locally produced silk. The pattern features circles and two downward pointing needles.

Culture
Hausa
Material
cotton fibre and silk fibre
Made in
Kano, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.286

Rectangular textile consisting of three long rectangular pieces hand sewn together in the top corners. The design consists of a repeating pattern of yellow bands with various geometric designs. All of the panels are similar.

Culture
Igbira
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
Okene, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BottleK2.283

Skin bottle with bulbous base and long tubular lid. Leather straps are attached to the sides and extend to the top of the tubular lid to form a looped strap. Black zigzag line painted on the side of the lid. Green band at the top of the lid.

Culture
Hausa
Material
skin, leather skin, fibre and dye
Made in
Zaria, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ScalesK2.309

A scale consisting of a metal rod with a metal pan hanging from each end with three lines of thread. Incised circles and scallop design on topside of scale pans.

Culture
Akan
Material
brass metal and cotton fibre
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Block-Printed TextileK2.307

Textile with block print pattern of a repeated simple flower design in off-white on an orange-brown ground. The textile is unfinished at the ends.

Culture
Dioula
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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