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TextileK2.163

Textile made of cotton damask featuring a flower and leaf design that is tie-dyed with indigo in a "diamond" pattern. The shorter edges have machine-stitched hems, and one edge is also folded over.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.162

Textile composed of two pieces of cotton damask with a leaf pattern sewn together. The cotton textile is tie-dyed with indigo and orange-brown dye to form a mottled pattern at the centre and bands of dark greenish-blue at the ends. The ends are unfinished.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre, dye and indigo dye
Made in
Sierra Leone ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wrap3587/13

Body wrap or body cloth. Composed of three panels stitched together on the long edge. The seams have thin black bands on either side, which come together to create two distinctive black bands. The two outer panels have vertical bands of red and black lines in various thicknesses close to the outer edge. There is horizontal embroidery of three dashed lines of red and some pink in both the upper and lower portion of the textile, creating a frame with the vertical panels of the central embroidery of repeating raised lines in the same tone as the background. The short edges have folded hems.

Culture
Chin: Haka
Material
cotton fibre, dye and indigo dye ?
Made in
“Myanmar: Chin, Haka” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot3522/22

Small wooden bowl with a raised foot. Opening has a wide lip that flares outward; inner walls are steep. Indigo pigment(?) stains across interior; rest of bowl is undecorated. Base of foot is concave.

Culture
Krahn
Material
wood and indigo pigment ?
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Costume3473/2 a-b

Two-piece mask (part a) and tunic (part b) costume. Mask consists of a rounded basketry headpiece, crowned with ten horns, and a rectangular panel hanging from the front. Headpiece is covered in thick braids, made of hair, which wrap around the bases of the horns. The braids then extend downward, draping over the chest and back of the wearer. Braids have red cloth tied at intervals along their length with cowrie shells hanging from their bottoms. The mask panel is covered entirely in cowrie shells with stuffed red fabric in the centre, imitating eyes and a nose. Additional cowrie shells and red fabric decorate the horns. The tunic is sleeveless and indigo-dyed, with off-white designs throughout. Designs are inside rectangular blocks across surface. Designs include: interlocking abstract “X” shapes, dots, concentric diamonds, and propeller-like shapes. Fringe decorates bottom edges and slits are cut underneath arm openings. Black cloth lining around neck opening and slits.

Culture
Bamileke
Material
cotton fibre, indigo dye, hair fibre, dye, horn, cowrie shell, wood ? and plant fibre
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Indigo Pigment1374/73

Pigment of dark blue powder in a clear plastic bag which is closed by wrapping its end around itself. It is wrapped in newspaper and put in a plastic bag.

Culture
Javanese
Material
indigo pigment, paper, plastic and ink
Made in
Surakarta, Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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