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Blouse3048/12

Embroidered shirt with belt. The blouse has a short, unfolded stand-up collar with brown scalloped embroidery in a flower, leaf and vine pattern around its edge. This pattern is repeated along the front shirt edge and sleeve edges. The garment closes at front with pearlescent plastic buttons. The right side of the shirt lies overtop of the left and extends out at an angle near the base of the collar. This extension is decorated with the same floral embroidery, with similar over the left breast as well as three large embroidered flowers. The left front side of the shirt is gathered into five darts. Paper tags are attached to the left sleeve and to the back of the collar. A belt of the same fabric is attached at the waist by two loops.

Culture
Filipino
Material
silk fibre ?, plastic and pineapple fibre ?
Made in
Manila, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3048/11

White, thin (jusi fabric), sleeveless top with embroidered lace design. The embroidery is a simple pattern of interlocking groups of three or four leaf-shapes, which creates a scalloped effect around the open edges. It decorates the collar, sleeve holes and bottom.

Culture
Filipino
Material
pineapple fibre ? or silk fibre ?
Made in
Manila, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3048/10

Fabric square with embroidered design in the form of a collar piece with a circular double chain of brown loops and a curved, lace section extending from one half of the chain loop. This section is decorated with brown embroidered floral patterns and a brown border around the white lace background. The central design pattern consists of two embroidered abstract leaf shapes surrounded on three sides by small groups of triangular leaves on vines.

Culture
Filipino
Material
pineapple fibre ? and silk fibre
Made in
Manila, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scarf3048/9 e

Plaid scarf. The scarf is short and rectangular in shape with a plaid pattern consisting of overlapping stripes of bright pink, dark purple, yellow-orange and medium green colours. At the edges the stripe of green is twice the width as the others, as is the middle pink stripe.

Culture
Filipino
Material
abaca fibre ? and cotton fibre
Made in
Manila, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3048/9 c-d

Plaid two-part skirt. The skirt consists of two similarly sized rectangular strips of plaid fabric. The plaid pattern is made up of alternating and overlapping stripes of pink, purple, yellow-orange and green.

Culture
Filipino
Material
abaca fibre ? and cotton fibre
Made in
Manila, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3048/9 a-b

Plaid blouse with detached sleeve. The blouse (part a) has a short bodice with one semi-attached long puff sleeve. The other sleeve (part b) is detached from the blouse. The plaid fabric consists of overlapping stripes of pink, purple, green and yellow-orange. The fabric is loosely woven and sheer. The bodice of the blouse is lined with pink cotton fabric, while the sleeves are unlined. The back of the blouse fastens with five silver metal snaps and one metal hook and eye attachment at the bottom of the flap.

Culture
Filipino
Material
abaca fibre ? and cotton fibre
Made in
Manila, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dress3048/8 a-c

Olive green evening gown with detachable butterfly (parts b and c) sleeves. The dress has a short, strapless bodice. The front of is in a sheath style with the right side overlying the left and gathered into three loose pleats. The cut of the front panels is rounded, as is the bottom hem. The back of the gown has a large, rounded, loosely pleated panel of the same fabric sewn along the back midline that extends outwards from the main body of the dress in large folds. The back of the dress fastens with a metal zipper and five metal hooks with thread eyes. The interior of the dress is lined with black satin, while the sleeves are lined with black mesh.

Culture
Filipino
Material
silk fibre ?, synthetic fibre, cotton fibre and metal
Made in
Manila, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl3048/7 d

Square of black velvet fabric (same fabric as dress, train and bow--parts a-c).

Culture
Filipino
Material
synthetic fibre
Made in
Manila, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dress3048/7 a-c

Black velvet evening gown with detachable train and bow; and piece of scrap velvet fabric. The dress (part a) has puff sleeves lined with mesh and elastic sewn inside the upper hems, and the bodice is gathered slightly in the front. The lower half of the gown is decorated with a curled, beaded vine pattern made with red beads and pink plastic leaves that extends around the back of the dress as well. The back is gathered slightly at the lower back, and the zipper that fastens the gown is visible in the back. The detachable train (part b) is triangular in shape and made from undecorated black velvet, as is the detachable flat bow (part c).

Culture
Filipino
Material
synthetic fibre, cotton fibre, plastic and metal
Made in
Manila, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dress3048/6 a-c

Green evening gown with two small decorative green fabric strips. The dress (part a) is made from shiny green fabric and flares out at the bottom. The dress is lined with yellow-brown synthetic fabric. The semi-detached puff sleeves are large and stiff due to the mesh lining. The bodice and sleeves are decorated with looped rows of faux pearls, pearlescent white plastic sequins, and dark brown and translucent beads. The back of the dress fastens with a long metal zipper and a hook and eye. The two small strips (parts b and c) of green fabric are decorated with circular groupings of faux pearls.

Culture
Filipino
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre, plastic and metal
Made in
Manila, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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