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BeltSa256

Belt in vivid blue with a red and yellow border along the edges and a braided tie at each end. The belt is embellished with multicoloured brocade featuring birds, geometric and anthropomorphic (?) elements.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtSa252

Skirt made of two rectangles of blue cotton with an embroidered, insertion stitched yellow, pink and white band (randa) running horizontally along the centre. The blue fabric is interrupted every so often with two white stripes running vertically. The ends of the fabric are joined together with a vertical French seam.

Culture
Cakchiquel
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Solola, Solola, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseSa212

Blouse or huipil consisting of two rectangular, red, cotton, woven pieces hand sewn together using an overcast stitch of purple thread. It is decorated with various sizes of diamond-shaped brocaded patterns of purple, orange and green on the red ground. The huipil hangs longer in the back than in the front. The middle has a vertical slit opening.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
San Martin Sacatepequez, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseSa188

Red hand-woven blouse with stripe pattern and embroidery. The blouse has a gathered collar, v-neck and short up-turned sleeves. The stripe pattern has thin black and green lines, thick purple and blue lines and black lines with white dots on red ground. The embroidery on the upper front and back has abstract shapes in red, yellow, blue, green and burgundy. The bottom edge is unfinished. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Cakchiquel
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Solola, Solola, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltSa189

Black plastic(?) belt with a silver metal buckle and brown leather backing. The belt is decorated with silver metal eye holes which have a metallic yellow foil centre. Belt has been cut and re-joined with black twine.

Culture
Quiche
Material
fibre, leather skin, metal and plastic ?
Made in
Nahuala, Solola, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileSa306

Rectangular textile of woven cotton; striped fabric sample with pinked edges. Pattern consists of sets of stripes on a red ground. Interspersed with double thin yellow stripes are: turquoise floating weft diamonds with purple and white ikat floating weft purple and white ikat stripes; two blue bands with turquoise supplementary weft squares; white diamond pattern with yellow and turquoise stripes and detail. White adhesive tag has '30A' written in black pen.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileSa305

Rectangular textile of woven cotton, striped fabric sample with pinked edges. Stripes vary in width. Repeating sets of stripes; red with white and wider brown to either side; yellow with thinner black and orange to either side; purple with several orange and black to either side. White adhesive tag reads '18'.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileSa276

Rectangular textile of woven cotton; striped fabric sample with pinked edges. Repeating stripes of same width; black, yellow, purple and red. Red weft runs through all (plain weave). White adhesive tag has '7' written in black felt.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileSa271

Rectangular textile of woven cotton; striped fabric sample with pinked edges. Stripes vary in width. Repeating sets of three black and orange stripes on a red ground. White adhesive tag has '2' written in black felt.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileSa270

Rectangular textile of woven cotton; striped fabric sample with pinked edges. Stripes vary in width. Repeating sets of stripes on red ground; green with yellow on either side of blue and white checkered stripe; blue on either side of blue and white checkered; blue and orange on either side of blue and white checkered and solid orange on either side of yellow and green checkered. White adhesive tag has '1' written in black felt.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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