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Cantonese Opera RobeN1.733

Black damask robe with wide sleeves, side slits and side opening with brass frog closures. The damask is woven containing a floral motif. The short standing collar is trimmed with gold braid. The side opening border has embroidered peony, coin and endless knot motifs on a blue ground, edged with gold braid and green floral trim. The inside lining is yellow linen.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, hemp fibre, dye, silver metal, brass metal, paper ? and paste adhesive ?
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA4340

A wooden killer whale with a curved tail. Body is painted black with a red stripe running down its back from behind the head to its tail. The black eyes are surrounded by a dark blue area. Has red nostrils.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and adhesive
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleNb3.1449

A model totem pole model depicting a beaver, a human with a fish, an animal with a frog, and a bird (from bottom to top). All of the figure's black eyes are surrounded by a mint green area with black brows above, except for the fish. The beaver has a birght blue ring going around through its mouth. The human has a black moustache around its closed red mouth with a blue design on each cheek. The human is painted wearing a blue upper garment and a red lower garment. The fish that the human is holding is painted with a blue, yellow, and black decoration. The animal above is painted wtih a red body. The frog that the animal above is holding is painted mint green and yellow with black dots. The bird's outstretched wings each have six feather sections painted mint green and red outlined with black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, metal and adhesive
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Card GameEdz1088

Card game consisting of 38 cards with black and red characters on a white background on the face, and black reverse sides, all wrapped with a piece of off-white paper with an image of two elephants and both English and Chinese text printed in red ink.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, ink and paste adhesive
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Robe2666/18

Pink sequined robe with slender cuffed sleeves, centre slits, side opening with frog fasteners and a rounded neck. On the front and back are roundels with yellow and white peonies and a white geometric pattern on pink ground. Between the roundels are smaller circles with a yellow and white cross motif. The collar and sleeve bands have yellow and white peonies on a white geometric pattern. The large cuffs have been stiffened with adhesive. The border bands are yellow and gold lines. The inside lining is white cotton.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, fibre, cotton fibre, plastic, metal, paste adhesive, paper ? and dye
Made in
Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Offering PaperEdz1111

Paper offering consisting of a wrapped paper parcel with purple and off-white floral patterned and red paper bound with grey synthetic twine. Held by the twine is a rectangular piece of paper with a multicoloured printed image depicting a purse, lipstick, a fan, jewellery, a watch, combs, and a mirror.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, ink, paste adhesive and synthetic fibre
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera RobeN1.636

Red robe with long sleeves, side slits and side opening with a tie. On the lower front is a butterfly motif in orange, red, green, and black on a red ground. The collar and waist border has chrysanthemum and prunus motifs in blue and turquoise on a pink ground. The waist border has a fine blue and white fringe along the lower edge. The sleeve and bottom hem border has a diamond pattern in blue and white. There are tin reflectors on the back and front. The waistband is stiffened with paper and adhesive. The inside lining is natural-coloured cotton.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, rayon fibre ?, dye, brass metal, silver metal, paper ? and paste adhesive ?
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera RobeN1.634

Woman's palace robe (gongzhuang), ecru coloured with wide sleeves, centre front opening, short, standing collar with brass buttons and panel skirt. Butterfly, peony, chrysanthemum, lotus, narcissus and hsi motifs on the front and back in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple on an ecru background. Sleeve bands with a flower and symbol motif in red, orange, yellow, green and blue on ecru ground. There are mirrors on the sleeves. The inside lining is white linen on the upper portion and blue linen on the skirt panels.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
cotton fibre, hemp fibre, silk fibre, gold metal, glass, paste adhesive and brass metal
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OfferingB537 b

Offering composed of a circular piece of red card that has a lip and has gold metallic paper bands at the edges of the sides. There is also a geometric design made from cut out off-white paper with a green floral print, as well as pink and gold metallic paper, which is adhered to the top surface. On the reverse is a flower design made of blue and white plaid patterned paper with a circular gold metallic paper centre and a strip of white paper that has been wound into a circular shape. Strips of red crepe paper wrapped with a band of gold metallic paper is attached to the reverse of the circular part via a piece of twisted white paper that is tied to a strip of pink tissue paper. The pink tissue paper is adhered to the walls of the circular segment.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, dye, adhesive and metal
Made in
Cambodia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OfferingB537 h

Offering consisting of a paper representation of a folded red robe with multicoloured details. Overall nearly square with a protruding gold paper collar surrounded by blue and white mottled paper with a scalloped edge, a painted white border, and metallic four-pointed stars in gold and metallic pink paper. Radiating out from the blue and white paper are four flaring strips of paper with pointed tips and metallic circles at the tips, as well as a vertical strip of white paper with a green floral print that is flanked by two thin strips of gold paper and divided by a thin strip of pink metallic paper and two gold circles of paper. Small loop of twisted paper string at top centre. Two small blue and white mottled paper tabs at top corners.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, adhesive and paint
Made in
Cambodia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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