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Bag3080/1

Embroidered rectangular bag with long handle. Bag is made of several long strips of cloth sewn together vertically; one side is heavily embroidered with black linear designs surrounded by red and gold decoration, and the other is a printed maze-like motif. Bag’s handle is a thin piece of grey-green cotton hemmed with black thread, sewn to the top corners of the bag. Interior is lined partway down one side with light denim.

Culture
Hmong
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Lao Cai, Vietnam
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Collar3080/11

Collar flap from back of women’s jacket. Front has a top panel of faded brown silk, under which is sewn a panel decorated in dark blue and tan diamond and x-shaped patterns, small triangles in light pink, and small squares in tan-grey. Around the panels is an edging of faded pink silk. Back panel is made of blue cotton with white dots, edged in silk showing its original dark pink/red colour. Flap has been removed from a larger garment and has black threads hanging loose along the top edge.

Culture
Hmong
Material
cotton fibre and silk fibre
Made in
Muang Sing, Louangnamtha, Laos
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Collar3080/10

Collar flap from back of women’s jacket. Front has a top panel of dark brown cotton fibre, under which is sewn a panel decorated in a dark blue, tan and green crisscross pattern, embellished with fine tan-coloured stitching. Around the panels is an edging of faded pink silk. Back panel is made of red cotton, undecorated, with the silk edging showing its original pink colour. Flap has been removed from a larger garment and has red threads hanging loose along the top edge.

Culture
Hmong
Material
cotton fibre and silk fibre
Made in
Muang Sing, Louangnamtha, Laos
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3295/16

Heavily pleated indigo-dyed skirt with single tie at waist. Skirt is composed of several layers of fabric, which have hand-stamped(?) and painted designs, applique and cross-stitching. Fabric and patterns starting from the waist down: solid light blue, dark blue with painted white lines and dots, dark blue with bands of cross-stitching in gold, green and burgundy bordering a section of painted designs with red, beige or blue applique overtop.

Culture
Hmong ?
Material
paint, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3080/87

Hat is small and round in shape. The exterior is a dark navy blue, and at the crown there is a small loop of fabric. The front brim is decorated with thick brown and orange wool embroidery in a geometric pattern.

Culture
Hmong
Material
cotton fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Lao Cai, Vietnam
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket3080/27

Short jacket. Open front with long sleeves and wide blue cuffs. A square panel hangs from collar at back, blue at top, and heavily embroidered at bottom with diamond shapes in pink, blue, white and purple. At centre back is sewn a small patch in an animal shape, coloured light tan, with head at top and feet splayed out to the sides. Fabric has a slight shine. Interior of jacket is lined in black cotton, with a small pocket on the left side.

Culture
Hmong
Material
synthetic fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Muang Sing, Louangnamtha, Laos
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Story Cloth3063/1

Embroidered cloth depicting scenes of civilian experience during a war. The piece is a small square of blue cotton cloth with bright, detailed embroidery of three situations depicted in horizontal strips across the fabric. The top strip shows a group of people attempting to escape from two soldiers. A man and woman in traditional garb with bags on their backs run away from two soldiers dressed in green and carrying guns. A woman lies dead between the two parties, her living child beneath her crying. One solider grasps another child by the ankles and bangs his head against a rock, drawing blood. In the central strip, four people attempt escape down a river that has been embroidered in white thread. In the bottom scene, a soldier in green stands with a paper and pen in front of a line of civilians, each with a backpack, some weeping. Every scene is surrounded by flowers and greenery.

Culture
Hmong
Material
cotton fibre and wool fibre ?
Made in
Thailand ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck Ring2878/24

Neck ring, hollow cast silver, open on one side. One surface of the ring has a design etched into it and the other side is smooth. On either side of the opening the metal is bent back on itself, and the bent portion is in the shape of an elongated triangle with several protrusions around the outside edge. There are two lengths of silver chain link (made of thin silver wire) attached across the open side of the neck ring, one longer than the other so that it hangs below the other. At the centre of each length of chain is attached a separately cast silver “mithun” or “buffalo head” ornament.

Culture
Hmong
Material
silver metal and copper metal ?
Made in
Xiangkhoang, Laos
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket2902/128

Short black jacket with colourful striped applique and embroidery covering almost entire length of sleeves. Left flap of jacket folds over the right side. There is an upside-down "L" shaped striped applique on the top of the left flap.

Culture
Hmong ?
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Laos
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck Ring2902/12

Large, silver, open-ended, circular neck ring with twisted braid design. Either end of the neck ring has a flat triangular piece with a wing/feather design. Metal chains are attached to the open ends which hang down the wearer's back. Each chain has a triangular piece on the end with engraved designs. Two larger pendants with engraved designs hang from thicker chains, one larger than the other. Both pendants are flat and rectangular with circular handles which meet in the centre with two swirls.

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