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Cantonese Opera HeaddressEdz1626

Tall rhinestone crown-like metal headdress with multicoloured, twined, thread ties at the back. Ten clusters of rhinestones mounted on springs are evenly spaced along the top of the headdress.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
metal, wool fibre, glass and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet807/3

Black coloured circular bracelet joined with elaborate knot of brass wire coated with red paint(?).

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
rattan, lacquer and metal
Made in
Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lion Dance Mask807/2

Large mask with bright blue hair, bright pink face, large semi-circular cut-out eyes, large black painted eye brows, bulbous nose, small cut-out mouth with painted red lips and white teeth. A small bamboo rod is attached with metal wire to the inside of mask near the nose.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
paper, bamboo grass, paint and paste adhesive
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera HatN1.775

The folded opera hat or lotus seed servant's hat is blue and narrow with a red fabric ball on top. The base is rectangular and edged in black. The sides slope inwards to a point with the red ball on top. The sides of the hat each fold inward twice. The inside of the hat is white and stiffened with cardboard. Two wide, white ties are attached.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
cotton fibre, hemp fibre ?, paper, paste adhesive and dye
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BandEdz903

Band of glass beads woven on nylon line. The pattern is a row of lozenges along longitudinal axis of the band at centre. There are blue beads at each corner of lozenges with semicircles along edges attached to lateral points of lozenges. Half of the lozenges and semi-circles are red and half are yellow, except for one and one half green diamonds.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
glass and nylon fibre
Made in
Macau
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatEdz902

Round hat with a flat brim that curves down at the edge. The crown is raised and flat on top. Formed of layers of bamboo leaves, enclosed inside and outside by rattan in open hexagonal weave. Top of crown covered in light coloured rattan in a woven pattern. The brim is finished with a double rim of split bamboo, lashed on with woven rattan. Inside the crown is a square of pink paper. The hat is varnished on the outside.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
bamboo leaf, paper, rattan, bamboo grass and lacquer
Made in
Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera HatN1.790

The folded hat is purple and square with two ties. The hat is folded inwards once on the sides. There is a black edging around the bottom of the hat. The inside of the hat is ecru lining, stiffened with cardboard. Two ecru ties are attached.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
cotton fibre, paper, paste adhesive and dye
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera BagN1.885

Unbleached cotton bag. Top has cuff with string running through. Characters on side in blue ink. Colour: off-white.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
cotton fibre and ink
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera BeltN1.876

Blue and black belt with brass hook and bar fasteners. On the front are horizontal stripes; two blue and one black. The belt is stiffened with cardboard and lined with white cotton.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
cotton fibre, dye, paper ?, paste adhesive and brass metal
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Costume ChestN1.867

Cantonese Opera costume chest with curved lid and false bottom. False bottom 3 1/8 in. deep, has 1 1/4 in. holes, 8 1/2 in. from either end, front and back, for insertion of carrying poles. Curved lid is covered with leather (dark brown) secured by hand wrought iron nails. Chest is painted red with large circular floral motif in centre front. Vertical line of characters on green band on either side. Above the floral motif is Arabic numeral "9", which also appears in upper right hand corner. Above the central numeral is printed "Made in" (first line) and "Kum Lon Chang Co. Chong Yuen Fong Street, Canton" (second line). Pair of iron rings on either side of central numeral "9". Two iron handles mounted vertically. Iron rings and handles on back of chest also. Leather and wrought iron braces on corners. A wrought iron handle is mounted horizontally on each end of chest.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
wood, iron metal, leather skin and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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