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MatN1.866 c

Diagonal twilled weave grass mat with braided borders, selvage, and fringe on two sides. There is a very faded diagonal pattern parallel to weave.

Culture
Chinese
Material
grass
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt949/5

Belt with embroidery and tassels. The belt front is rectangular with a geometric pattern embroidered on dark blue ground. At each end of the front are multicoloured tassels decorated with beads. At one end the dark blue band continues on past the front piece. The band has a geometric trim in red and green and end with a natural coloured fabric square.

Culture
Yi
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre ?, dye, synthetic fibre ? and glass
Made in
Yunnan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt949/11

Belt with embroidery, hanging panel and tassels. The belt front is rectangular with cross-stitched embroidery in an abstract geometric pattern, predominantly pink, red and white on dark blue ground. There are two yellow ties at either end. Attached to one end of the belt front is a long, natural-coloured band with horizontal blank lines. Midway along the band is a hanging panel with a pointed top and two lower strips. The lower strips have a geometric pattern on dark blue and multicoloured tassels with beads.

Culture
Yi
Material
hemp fibre ?, synthetic fibre ?, dye, cotton fibre and glass
Made in
Yunnan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Panel1556/11

Black rectangular panel with an inset rectangular panel of dense embroidery. There is a diamond pattern in dark blue with centre dots in red and yellow. The back is unlined.

Culture
Miao
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Panel1556/6 a-b

Two rectangular panels with embroidery and attached borders (part a-b). The identical panels have multicoloured stripes in a geometric pattern, predominantly purple on black ground. Flanking the stripes are embroidered and attached borders. Along one edge is an embroidered border with a bird motif within blocks. Along the opposite edge is an attached border with large bird and butterfly motifs, predominantly purple with multicoloured detail. Part (b) also has a paper cover sewn over the attached border. The back is unlined.

Culture
Miao
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre ?, dye and paper
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtN1.24

Gray damask silk skirt with no waistband. The skirt has pleated and embroidered panels edged with black trim. The lower sections have butterfly and floral motifs in gold, white and blue on gray ground. Around the sides and bottom hem are thick black borders with floral motifs in white and blue. The damask is woven with geometric and floral motifs. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
metal, fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hood1434/2

Purple damask silk hood with embroidery. The hood has four long silk ties, purple netting, tin reflectors and green tassels attached to the lower front edges. The blue border around the lower edges has butterfly and floral motifs in white, green and purple. The cream border above the facial opening has mirrors and peacock, crane, butterfly, pine, floral motifs. The embroidery overall has the civil rank motifs (crane, golden pheasant, peacock, wild goose, silver pheasant, egret, mandarin duck, quail, paradise flycatcher), mountain, wave, coral, swastika and floral motifs. The inside lining is red silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
glass, silk fibre and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pants1205/3

Small blue-green silk pants with cotton waistband. The waistband is wide with a large printed floral and leaf pattern in maroon and green on cream ground. There are two maroon ties. The legs are straight with a partially open inseam. Embroidered on the sides is a lotus motif in white, pink and purple. There is pink trim around the bottom edges. The inner lining is cream cotton with a printed floral and leaf pattern.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatbandEdz3120 a-b

Two narrow bands (part a-b) with woven pattern and tassels. The woven bands are of white cotton and black warp, with white cotton weft. The pattern repeats black geometric shapes within blocks on white ground. One end is left unwoven and a cotton cord tassel attached, inserted through warp.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Tai Po, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BandEdz1064

Cylindrical woven band with spiral pattern in red, yellow, blue, white, and green. Tassels, predominantly red, at each end. Brown plastic buttons sewed at the top of each tassel.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
cotton fibre ?, dye, silk fibre ? and plastic
Made in
Chik Wai Koon, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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