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Textile1284/11

Shoulder cloth. Long red and white batik textile with large zigzag pattern filled with images of animals, fish, flowers and leaves, and alternating bands of floral patterns within other zigzags. Near ends are horizontal band and band of triangles, both with designs inside. Red ground with white flowers at ends.

Culture
Javanese
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Lassem, Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileB676

Long, rectangular textile with stylized flowers and geometric design in black on a cream background. There is a black geometric border that runs along the top and bottom with two stripes on either side. There are two differing, floral patterns in between each line of border. The centre has a black lozenge pattern. The ends are raw.

Culture
North India
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Rajasthan, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtB660

Rectangular shaped pink skirt with red and light blue horizontal stripes. In the centre is a vertical wool strip with a yellow, red, black and white zigzag pattern. The textile has a dark green and blue and white border.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Kathiawar, Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile973/3

Rectangular shaped fabric textile with a red border around a dark brown background and a central figure. The figure is wearing red leggings, a striped garment and an orange top. In its left hand is a torch and the right has a rooster. The eyes are large, the tongue is protruding and the hair is sticking out.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile548/29

Square textile consisting of sewn patchwork layered. The edges have a triangular patterned repeated in different layers and colours; from red, grey and beige. The central design is red with cream cutout shapes creating a floral motif. Around the centre are beige, yellow, blue and red birds cutout in profile.

Culture
North India
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Rajasthan, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ceremonial Panel1559/2

Rectangular embroidered and appliquéd textile panel, decorated with mirrors and edged with closely-spaced cowrie shells on three sides; the top edge is has a fibre loop attachment at the left corner. The design in the centre of the panel consists of two square motifs, embellished with rows of mirrors on a red and dark yellow background. A border design of embroidered and appliquéd bands and mirrors surrounds the central motifs. There are three 'tassels' made of clusters of bell-shaped pompoms of fine cotton thread and suspended from twisted fibre cords, evenly spaced on the 'bottom' edge; the tassels are trimmed with cowrie shells and metal beads.

Culture
Banjara
Material
cotton fibre, glass, cowrie shell, lead metal ?, silk fibre ?, silver alloy metal ? and dye
Made in
Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stomach CoverEdz4315

Cream cover with embroidery. The cover is diamond shaped with a scooped top and curved bottom. There is a stitched border outline around the edges in blue and green with meander, endless knot, bird and floral motifs. There are two smaller pieces outlined in the centre with bird and floral motifs. There is a large embroidered patch at the bottom, concealing a pocket. The patch has a stitched outline in blue and green with meander, endless knot, bird, vase and floral motifs. The back is lined with cream cotton.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre ?, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stomach CoverEdz4314

White cover with embroidery. The cover is diamond shaped with a scooped top and curved bottom. There is a green stitched border outline around the edge with a floral motif. There are two small pieces in the centre with green stitched outlines and a bird motif. There is a large embroidered patch at the bottom, concealing a pocket. The patch has a green stitched outline and floral, bird and butterfly motifs. The back is lined with white cotton.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SashH1.91 a-b

Part (a) Long sash with three red stripes with short vertical lines separating geometric shapes of an animal down the center and sawthooth patterns along the edges, on blue ground. Thin lines of orange, blue and white separate red stripes, and black on edges. Fringe at one end. Part (b) Shorter sash than (a), with three red stripes with short vertical lines separating geometric alternating shapes of humans and animals down the center, and sawthooth patterns along the edges, on blue ground. Thin lines of orange, blue and white separate red stripes, and black on edges. Fringe at one end.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pillowcase946/10

Pillowcase (a) composed of light blue cotton with an opening at the centre of the seam, which runs the length, and oval ends with dark blue silk borders that frame a red centre embroidered with a leaf and flower design in pastel hues. The oval ends are each supported by an oval piece of wood (b-c).

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre, dye and wood
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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