Cantonese Opera Tunic

Item number 2967/7 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Opera costume tunic for woman worker role. Garment top is blue cotton, with long sleeves that taper slightly toward the wrist. The neck is small and rounded. Front closure is cross-body, fastened under the right arm, at neck, and to right side of the neck with fabric rosette buttons that fit into sewn on loops. A pocket with rounded bottom sits on the front of the tunic top hidden by the cross-body panel. The lower/skirt part of the tunic is sewn to the blue upper part with white thread. The lower part is a light tan fabric with a light imprinted design of leaves and seeds over fine horizontal lines. It closes with rosette buttons on the right side. Both sides have a high slide-slit.