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Cantonese Opera Shoes2701/5 a-b

A pair of flat-soled shoes made of dark blue-green fabric decorated with white sequins in a geometric Greek key design. Over the toes are long tassels of shiny white thread, one of which is bound with red thread.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
synthetic fibre ?, leather skin, plastic, cotton fibre and paint
Made in
Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Shoes2701/3 a-b

A pair of shoes made of shiny white fabric with large padded bulbous protrusions over the toes and slightly elevated soles. The shoes are decorated with lines of purple and gold sequins ending in curlicues at the front.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
synthetic fibre ?, leather skin, plastic, cotton fibre, paint and adhesive
Made in
Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Boots2701/1 a-b

A pair of boots high enough to cover the wearer’s calf, with very thick white soles curved upwards at the front. They are solidly covered with sequins that have been sewn onto the surface cloth. The foot is demarcated from the calf with red piping, and there are vertical lines of piping at the front at back. The sequins are patterned in radiating stripes on the foot portion of the boots, while above the piping there is a dragon curling towards the bottom of the boot and then facing upwards towards a red disc. The sequins are multi-coloured against a background of rich blue-green.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
leather skin, paint, plastic, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Bed Curtain2701/14

Curtain of pink synthetic fabric sewn to form an arch-shape with horizontal upper edge of white synthetic fabric to which seven orange-pink Chinese characters are applied with sequins. There is a layer of filmy pink synthetic fabric over this. At the centre of the curtain set are appliquéd three discs of pink silk, each with a Chinese character in black cloth. The lower edge of the arch-shaped curtain has a row of dark pink fringe. Behind the arch is a rectangular panel, and there are curved vertical panels with cotton backing attached to the sides. All are decorated with phoenixes, executed in dark pink, gold, and silver sequins.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
synthetic fibre, plastic, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stencil2694/5

Part of a set of 5 stencils that overall represents a diving whale. This stencil appears to be unused ad includes unfinished elements of the final design. The design is comprised of a combination of cutout and drawn elements. The mouth of the whale is visible as is one half of its eye and the top of its head. The dorsal fin is also visible but is upside down on the page and is not detailed.

Culture
Haida
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stencil2694/3

Part of a set of 5 stencils representing a diving whale. The stencil depicts a dorsal fin with a head inside its lower half and a larger head that points down and away from the fin. The larger head has a front-facing eagle head in its eye. The stencil has a combination of cutout, and stenciled (using 2694/2 a-b) areas. The cutout areas have been used as a stencil with red paint. Both sides have been used.

Culture
Haida
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stencil2694/1 a-b

Part of a set of 5 stencils representing a diving whale. The stencils depicts a dorsal fin with a head inside its lower half and a larger head that points down and away from the fin. The larger head has a front-facing eagle head in its eye. The stencil has a combination of cutout, painted, and drawn areas. Only one area (the upper left corner) appears to have been used as a stencil. Both sides of this area have been used.

Culture
Haida
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Funerary Hair Pin682/3

Flower shaped hair ornaments consisting of strands of blue wool grouped together in loops and tied in the centre to the top of a black coated metal, folded hair pin.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wool fibre, paint, metal and dye
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Funerary Hair Pin682/6

Flower shaped hair ornaments consisting of strands of green wool grouped together in loops and tied in the centre to the top of a black coated metal, folded hair pin.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wool fibre, dye, paint and metal
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet2695/4

Silver bracelet carved with a double raven design. In the middle is a large, joint tail feather followed by the raven’s heads facing in opposite direction, the body, wing and talon are situated near the end of the open bracelet. There are two thin cut out rectangles for a clasp which is broken. Fine crosshatching in negative space. Artist inscription inside.

Culture
Haida
Material
silver metal
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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