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Hat2787/29

Hat of handspun, hand loomed black cloth. Embellished with multi-coloured embroidery, white beads, white buttons, silvery metal discs, and red ribbon edging.

Culture
Akha
Material
cotton fibre, metal, plastic and dye
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket473/18

Black jacket with multicoloured fabric strips. Around the neck and centre opening is a black band with pink trim and patterned ends. The long sleeves have appliqué fabric strips of various widths in blue, green, red, white and gray. The lower front and back have rows of mutlitcoloured stitching and are decorated with seeds, buttons, cowrie shells and metal discs. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Akha
Material
cotton fibre ?, dye, shell, metal and seed
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Leggings473/17 a-b

The leggings are black with striped designs in black, green, red, pink and yellow and decorated with white seed beads. The first panel has wide vertical stripes in green and red and thin horizontal stripes in yellow, red, blue and pink. The panel is outlined on three of four sides with white beads. The second panel has five horizontal stripes; two thick green stripes and a thin black, red and yellow stripe. The panel is outlined along one edge with spaced white beads and the other sides with red stitching. The bottom panel is a series of horizontal lines of pink, green and red. The bottom cuff is lined with green fabric and white beads.

Culture
Akha
Material
cotton fibre ?, seed and dye
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beads473/20 b

The beads are strung on 22 strands with fur and round fibre tassels. On four strands, white beads are sewn to both sides of a thin piece of red cloth. On two strands, flat red disc-like beads are alternated with round black beads and each strand has two red fur tassels tied on. There are five strands of white rectangular beads. There are six black strands; the top half are braided and the lower half are loose. On some loose black strands pieces of skin are tied. The bottom of all strands, except the black, have a multicoloured fibre ball. The top ends of the strands are tied together.

Culture
Akha
Material
seed, fibre, skin, animal hair and dye
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Buckle473/23 a-b

Part a is the buckle and part b is the hook of the buckle. The buckle is in the shape of a flower, has ten petals, and is decorated with small lines and circles around a hole in its centre. The hook of the buckle protrudes through the hole in the centre of the buckle. The portion of the hook that extends through the hole and is seen on the front of the buckle consists of two thin bands of metal that protrude to a long edge with a large metal button on the end. The portion of the hook that is on the underside of the buckle consists of two thin bands of metal that fork into two pieces.

Culture
Akha
Material
silver metal ?
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Buckle473/22 a-b

Part a: Round silver buckle with a scalloped edge, round centre hole, and concentric, lower-like designs. Part b: Round silver buckle hook with a y-shaped end.

Culture
Akha
Material
silver metal ?
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Earrings473/33 a-b

Two silvery circular hook earrings with three circles forming a triangle at the top and a downward pointing triangle with a floral design in the middle, from which emanates rows around the top quarter of the earring. There are remnants of a green-blue colour in the central triangle.

Culture
Akha
Material
silver metal ?
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beads473/20 f

Three strands of beads; one entirely white, one entirely white with a single red bead, and one mostly red with a few white beads. Both ends of the brown string they are strung on are tied together, much like a three-strand necklace.

Culture
Akha
Material
glass ? and fibre
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Buckle473/25

Part a: Round silver buckle with a scalloped edge, round centre hole, and concentric designs.

Culture
Akha
Material
silver metal ?
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Buckle473/24 a-b

Part a: Round silver buckle with a scalloped edge, round centre hole, and concentric designs. Part b: Round silver buckle hook with a y-shaped end.

Culture
Akha
Material
silver metal ?
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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