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Blouse3080/31

Jacket style blouse. Blouse is short in the torso, with long sleeves, and made of dark blue fabric with a patterned weave. Garment is open at front with a light purple collar. Thin lines of embroidery in orange, pink, green, red and white encircle the wrists, shoulders and hems, and fill the back near hem. Interior is unlined.

Culture
Burmese
Material
synthetic fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
“Myanmar: Mandalay, Kalaw” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pants3080/25

Pants. Short garment is made of denim with an added panel between the legs to create a low crotch. Loose waistband is of black synthetic fabric. Legs are heavily embroidered with circle and star motifs in white and shades of pink.

Culture
Hmong
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Muang Sing, Louangnamtha, Laos
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3080/69

Hat is small and square-shaped with a pointed top. The exterior is a maroon coloured velvet and the bottom is lined with a strip of black velvet. The hat is short with black embroidered stitches running horizontally until a seam at the hat’s mid-point, then stitches run vertically to the crown, giving the hat a bumpy appearance. The interior is lined with a blue cotton fabric.

Culture
Uyghur
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3274/81

Carved standing male figure wearing loincloth. Figure has arms down to his sides, with hands on his hips. The hair, eyebrows and eyes are painted black. The base is rounded and uneven. The feet and hands are outlined in pencil, but were not completely carved out.

Culture
Yapese
Material
paint, breadfruit wood, cotton fibre and charcoal pigment
Made in
Lamotrek, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kachina Figure3255/3

Large kachina doll. Carved from wood, figure has a square head, rounded, with feathers attached to top and left side, and a single ear emerging from the right. On a base of brown, face is painted orange, blue, black and yellow around the black slit eyes. The figure has a long round nose, painted blue and orange. A thin cotton string is wrapped around the neck. Head sits directly on the shoulders, with carved arms held close to body and fists at stomach. Torso is painted blue, orange and yellow, with a ‘v’ shaped chest decoration in white. A long skirt with black, orange and blue stepped patterning down the right side covers most of the legs, with large feet emerging below and attached to a square base.

Culture
Hopi
Material
cottonwood wood, feather, paint and cotton fibre
Made in
New Mexico, USA and Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Collar3080/13

Collar flap from back of women’s jacket. Front has a top panel of dark brown synthetic fibre, under which is sewn a panel decorated in dark yellow and blue step patterning with white stitching. Around the panels is an edging of faded pink silk. Back panel is made of cotton fabric and the silk edging shows the original bright pink colour. Flap has been removed from a larger garment and has black thread hanging loose along the top edge.

Culture
Hmong
Material
synthetic fibre, silk fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Muang Sing, Louangnamtha, Laos
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wall Hanging3331/3

Square woven textile panel with pattern of various solid lines and bands with geometric shapes. Composed of two rectangular sections of fabric, stitched together on their long edge to create a larger rectangular textile. Edged with a deep burgundy fabric.

Culture
Romanian
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Romania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wall Hanging3331/2

Small woven textile panel with various solid lines and bands with geometric shapes. Composed of two rectangular sections of fabric, stitched together on their long edge to create a larger rectangular textile. The piece is edged with a deep burgundy fabric, which is wider and decorated with a thin plaited cord on three sides. Two corners have been folded under and sewn in place. Backed with pink fabric.

Culture
Romanian
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Romania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3331/1

Long blouse composed of multiple pieces of off-white fabric sewn together. The shoulders and neck have pink, brown and yellow-green embroidery, embellished with metal thread and metal sequins. Below each shoulder are bands of yellow-green embroidery with geometric designs. Collar embroidered with a band of repeating diamonds. The neck opening has a short plaited tie on either side. The upper back is pleated. Tiny repeating floral embroidery extends down the length of the blouse - two lines in the front, and four on the back. The sleeves are silk and cinch at the cuff, where an elastic band is sewn inside. There are a few designs stitched along the seam below the left arm.

Culture
Romanian
Material
cotton fibre, metal and silk fibre ?
Made in
Romania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3080/1

Embroidered rectangular bag with long handle. Bag is made of several long strips of cloth sewn together vertically; one side is heavily embroidered with black linear designs surrounded by red and gold decoration, and the other is a printed maze-like motif. Bag’s handle is a thin piece of grey-green cotton hemmed with black thread, sewn to the top corners of the bag. Interior is lined partway down one side with light denim.

Culture
Hmong
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Lao Cai, Vietnam
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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