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Headdress949/14

A headdress consisting of a rigid crown covered with blue cotton twill on the inside and red cotton on the outside. The outside is decorated with horizontal embroidered bands consisting of a pattern of red and blue diamond shapes. There is also a horizontal row of gold-coloured sequins, above which, there is a short horizontal row of silver-coloured flowers. Along the bottom edge, there is a red fringe. There are five vertical decorative elements consisting of a wool red, white, and green pompom at the top and dangling pendants of beads, tassels, bells, buttons, and shells. Another vertical element os a black cotton band with a cross stitch design which is attached across the inside of the crown and hangs down on the outside.

Culture
Yi
Material
cotton fibre, shell, wool fibre ?, dye and metal
Made in
Yunnan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby Carrier867/15 a

Black baby carrier (part a) with applique. The carrier is rectangular with a small opening on one side. In the centre is a square with floral, vase and butterfly motifs on red ground, with surrounding pink square and green floral borders. Around the squares are floral, vase and butterfly motifs on black ground. The back is lined with black fabric.

Culture
Yi
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Kunming, Yunnan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile867/19

Square blue textile with appliqué pattern. The pattern is made of rows of a diamond motif in red, green and blue, outlined with white fabric on blue ground. There are small dark blue circles over where the diamonds meet. Around the outside is a yellow border with white overcast stitching around the edges. The back is unlined.

Culture
Yi
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Yunnan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile867/18

Square white textile with embroidery and appliqué. The large centre design has an appliqué green square, surrounded by red ovals, followed by circles of curved blue and then black rectangles with scalloped outer edges. Embroidered on the pieces are lotus, bird, fish, floral and figure motifs. In the corners are black appliqué pieces in a ruyi design with embroidered floral motifs. The back is unlined.

Culture
Yi
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Yunnan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby Carrier867/16

Black baby carrier with embroidery. The carrier is rectangular with a long tie sewn onto the front. The tie is red, edged with black and ending in twisted tassels. In the centre is an embroidered square with star and geometric motifs on white ground. The back is lined with pink fabric.

Culture
Yi
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Yunnan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt949/16

Long wide black belt with embroidery. The belt ends are pointed with a black and white geometric pattern, edged with pink embroidery and trim. On the ends, the pattern wraps around onto the back of the belt over pink cotton lining.

Culture
Yi
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Yunnan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress949/13

Headdress with embroidery and tassels. The headdress has dark blue rectangular pieces sewn to the ends of a long plaid band. The abstract pattern embroidered on the pieces is predominantly pink, red and white on dark blue ground. Attached to the ends are multicoloured tassels decorated with beads.

Culture
Yi
Material
cotton fibre, dye and glass
Made in
Yunnan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt949/7

Black skirt with embroidery and appliqué. The skirt is pleated into a wide natural coloured waistband, held closed by thin blue string ties. The upper skirt is black. There are three bands of trim with floral motifs around the mid section. The lower skirt is natural coloured with large embroidered floral motifs in black. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Yi
Material
cotton fibre, hemp fibre ? and dye
Made in
Yunnan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Leggings949/6 a-b

Natural coloured leggings (part a-b) with embroidery and appliqué. The leggings are rectangular with long ties sewn to one end. At the same end are embroidered abstract motifs in pink, red and black on natural ground, surrounded on two sides by a black appliqué border with endless knot motifs. The other long side has three groups of brown lines. The backside is unlined.

Culture
Yi
Material
hemp fibre ?, dye and cotton fibre ?
Made in
Yunnan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pants949/4

Natural coloured pants with dark blue stitching. The pants have no waistband, centre gusset and wide straight pant legs. There is a double row of dark blue stitching down the centre, midline and inseam. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Yi
Material
hemp fibre ? and dye
Made in
Yunnan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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