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VestEd5.3393

Multicoloured woven panel vest. The panels are woven from gray fabric with white, black, red, orange, blue, green and brown pieces. The vest is made of four woven panels, stitched together at the sides and top. The front is left open and a wide gray band is sewn around the neck and partway down the front. The front edges and side slits are edged with thin black and navy trim. There is a strip of Velcro along the front edge. An opening is left between the upper sides of the panels for the arms.

Culture
Japanese
Material
dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TunicEdz1061

Wide, flared tunic with a rounded lower edge, made of cotton fabric dyed with heavy purple dye. Round neck with low upright collar. Fastens at side with frog closings. Black trim on neck band, at upper edge of closing, and the ends of the sleeves. Pocket inside the front closing where it overlaps.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Chik Wai Koon, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseEdz4125

Blue blouse with Mandarin collar, slender sleeves, side slits and a side opening with black frog closures. The edges are edged with a thin, black trim. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseEdz4123

Blue blouse with Mandarin collar, slender sleeves, side slits and a side opening with elaborate frog closures. The edges are edged with a thin, gray flower-diamond trim. There is a small pocket on the right inner flap. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtN1.79

Multicoloured damask skirt with pleats. Across the top is a wide cotton waistband with two loops. The various damask panels are woven with Buddhist and Taoist symbols good fortune. The borders around the edges and skirt panels are striped in blue, purple, green, gold and black. On the rectangular front panel are pheasant and floral motifs in gold, blue, green, white, brown and black on a cream ground. The inside is lined with blue silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt406/8

Red silk skirt with pleats and embroidery. Across the top is a wide cotton waistband with two loops. On the edges of the skirt are thick black borders with phoenix, lotus and peony motifs in white, dark and light blue. On the edges of the pleats are thin black borders with a gold floral trim. Between the pleats are panels with phoenix, dragon, bat, rectangular gold ornament and wave motifs in red, orange, yellow, blue, green and white on red ground. On the main front panel are dragon, swastika, bat, pair of rectangular and circular gold ornaments, scroll and musical stone motifs and the eight Buddhist symbols of good fortune. The inside is lined with pink silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, dye, metal and cotton fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA7479

Carved wooden, crooked beak headdress, or mask. The beak has large red, triangular shaped nostrils outlined with a black and white s-form. Running from the brow is a small central black frill that protrudes outward and curves inward to the centre tip of the beak and back into itself; decorated with white semi-circles. The mouth is red, flat and protruding. The bottom parts of the beaks are hinged with rectangular pieces of leather. The face is black with white detailing. The eyes are black and large, outlined in white and red on a white ovoid shaped ground; brow is black. The underside of the beak is black. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of a piece of fibre twine that helped articulate the beak. Attached to the top edge is a twist rope of red and white fabric. The top has many bundles of small stripes of cedar bark. Hanging from the back and bottom edges are long strips of cedar that would cover the wearer. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, cotton fibre, cedar bark, paint, leather skin and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt1458/49

Red skirt with pleats and embroidery. Across the top is a wide pink cotton waistband with three white buttons. A thin white tie is attached to a loop on the waistband. On the edges of the skirt and pleats are ecru borders, some with a wave pattern. Scattered on the front and back panels are peony and leaf motifs in pink, white, turquoise, purple, gray and black. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, dye, cotton fibre ?, plastic and metal
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket1676/4

Blue hanten (袢纏, also written as 半天, 袢天, 半纏) with dyed designs. The designs feature a floral and a double circle motif in white on a blue ground. There is a wide green velvet band around the neck and partway down the centre opening. The tapered sleeves have a zigzag and dot pattern in brown on a white ground. The upper inside is lined with blue fabric.

Culture
Japanese
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Kyoto, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vest698/13

Blue panel vest. The panels are woven from predominantly blue fabric with white and gray pieces. The vest is made of four woven panels, stitched together at the back, sides and top. An opening is left between the upper panel sides for the arms. The front is left open. The edges are edged with dark blue fabric. The inside upper back is made wider by a dark blue fabric square, decorated with white stitching in a zigzag motif.

Culture
Japanese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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