The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC is delighted to announce the unveiling of Western Canada’s largest textile collection in an expansive new exhibition, Layers of Influence: Unfolding Cloth Across Cultures on display November 17, 2016 – April 9, 2017. This dynamic exhibition will showcase more than 130 handmade and coveted textiles from around the globe, representing a vast expanse of culturally significant cloths ranging from the hand-dyed batiks of Bali, appliqued button blankets from BC’s Northwest Coast, jaspe weavings of the Mayan people of Guatemala, elaborate ikat creations from India and Indonesia, and much more.
Drawn from a vast collection 90 years in the making, the exhibition will showcase a global range of materials, production techniques and adornments utilized across different cultures and time frames. The impressive collection is a lavish display of many of the world’s most iconic ensembles, indicative of unique rites of passage, cultural celebrations, spiritual ceremonies, as well as everyday functional uses.
The exhibition will transform MOA’s Audain Gallery into a veritable forest grove of textiles, with great swaths of delicate and ornate cloths enveloping visitors in culturally, spiritually, and religiously significant garments. Grouped by geographical area, the textiles will be arranged to facilitate an up-close examination of the sophisticated, time-intensive workmanship involved in each piece, coupled with the creative use of dozens of different materials – from silk, alpaca wool, flax fibre, kiwi feathers, and mulberry bark.
MOA presents Layers of Influence: Unfolding Cloth Across Cultures
Date: November 17, 2016 to April 9, 2017
Opening: November 17, 2016 @ 7pm
Address: Museum of Anthropology University of British Columbia 6393 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC
Website: moa.ubc.ca
