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Jacket3464/1

Handmade, indigo dyed jacket. The exterior is black, the interior is lined with dark blue cloth. Jacket has a front centre opening, with finely woven bands attached to either side. Bands have a central design of curved lines on a solid background, trimmed by plain and dotted lines. Designs are done in different shades of purple. Identically coloured bands are along the halfway point of the sleeves. Bands have alternating, diagonal rows of swastikas and meander-like designs. They are framed with straight lines and rhombuses. Sides of bands, closest to the cuffs, are trimmed with white and dark brown stitches. Identical stitching along shoulders. Back of jacket has a central panel of vertical stripes, done in shades of blue and brown. Overtop, below the neckline, is an additional decorative panel made of tin embroidery, done in meander-like designs. Panel has long strands of fringe along the bottom edge. Front of jacket has a patch on one side, and another piece is inset around the neck.

Culture
Miao
Material
cotton fibre, tin metal, indigo dye and dye
Made in
Jianhe, Guizhou, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoes867/7 a-b

White cloth shoes (part a-b) with a long upper portion and embroidered soles. There is a dark blue band around the bottom of the shoe with white stitching and a black patch over the toes and heel. There are four pink dots in a row on the tongue. The bottom of the soles have an outside border of green and pink outlined interlocking triangles. The green triangles are filled in with cross-hatched stitching. In the middle of the sole is a square with four purple leaves in the centre. The green stitching of the square continues over the leaves in an 'X'. The rest of the sole is covered with tiny black stitches.

Culture
Kam
Material
fibre, dye and cotton fibre ?
Made in
Guizhou, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat867/8

Hat made of polished black cotton fibre (?) with two small rounded flaps at the sides with a pink synthetic fibre (?) edging, a silk fibre (?) ribbon border around the bottom edge of the hat with bands of blue, green and pink and white geometric patterns, and an overall domed shape. At the front edge of the hat is a row of metal domed ornaments with a shorter row of metal figures in relief, three of which have protruding three-lobed headdresses. There are five metal medallions with floral motifs and toothed edges. Three of the medallions have bells and other ornaments attached with chain, and one has two flower-like metal protrusions with green and pink fibre at the centre and a butterfly-like metal protrusion. There is a pink fabric pompom at the peak of the hat.

Culture
Kam
Material
cotton fibre ?, dye, synthetic fibre ?, silk fibre ? and silver alloy metal ?
Made in
Guizhou, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pants867/10

Small black cotton pants with a wide waistband and straight-cut wide pant legs. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Kam
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Guizhou, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket867/9

Small black glazed cotton facket with a rounded neck, long sleeves and a side opening with frog closures. The lower hem flares out and curves upwards at the sides. The inside lining is natural-coloured, loosely woven cotton.

Culture
Kam
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Guizhou, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoes867/6 a-b

Pair of black children's slipper-like shoes. Made from a black oilcloth-like fabric with white, stitched cotton soles and lining. a short ankle strap is stitched to the shoe with white thread. Shoes are sewn together at one point along their adjacent sides with white thread.

Culture
Kam
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Guizhou, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CoinEdz2096

Round coin with a four-sided hole in the centre, and a rim around the outer edge and the centre hole. The obverse has four characters, and the reverse has two characters. Yongzheng tongbao (top-bottom right-left) in Chinese characters are on the obverse; boo kiyan left, right in Manchu (mintmark) are on the reverse. Extra metal on the bottom; missing metal on the left; rim flaws/pits; centre hole is not square.

Culture
Chinese
Material
brass metal
Made in
Guiyang, Guizhou, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CoinEdz2206

Round coin with a four-sided hole in the centre, and a rim around the outer edge and the centre hole. The obverse has four characters, and the reverse has two characters. Jiaqing tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters are on the obverse; boo kiyan left-right (mintmark) in Manchu are on the reverse. Inner rim is uneven; flaws on the outer rim; raised fields on the reverse top and bottom.

Culture
Chinese
Material
metal and brass metal
Made in
Guiyang, Guizhou, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CoinEdz2204

Round coin with a four-sided hole in the centre, and a rim around the outer edge and the centre hole. The obverse has four characters, and the reverse has two characters. Jiaqing tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters are on the obverse; boo kiyan left-right (mintmark) in Manchu are on the reverse. Outer rim is uneven; extra metal is on the inner rim; slight crack on the right; upper fields are rough on the obverse and reverse.

Culture
Chinese
Material
metal and brass metal
Made in
Guiyang, Guizhou, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CoinEdz2205

Round coin with a four-sided hole in the centre, and a rim around the outer edge and the centre hole. The obverse has four characters, and the reverse has two characters. Jiaqing tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters are on the obverse; boo kiyan left-right (mintmark) in Manchu are on the reverse. Extra metal is in the centre hole; rough surfaces.

Culture
Chinese
Material
metal and brass metal
Made in
Guiyang, Guizhou, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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