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Blouse1376/8

Brown blouse with embroidery. The blouse has a rectangular shape with a square neck and no sleeves. Around the neck is a pointed border in black, edged with red. The front and back are composed of three vertical panels sewn together with brown, green and black stitching The upper centre panel has a large embroidered square with floral and leaf motifs in many colours on maroon ground. The upper side panels have smaller squares with floral and leaf motifs on maroon ground. The bottom edge is unfinished and uneven. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket757/1

Green velvet jacket with embroidery and beadwork. The jacket has a square neck, long cuffed sleeves, centre opening with hook and eye closures and scalloped bottom hem. The collar and centre front panel have half circles and alternating bands of swirl and zigzag motifs in cream thread and white beads. Around the centre panel are floral and bird motifs. On the front sides are two small pocket flaps with floral motifs. The back has a triangular panel with floral motifs in cream thread and white beads. The cuffs have narrow bands with a zigzag motif in cream thread with white beads. The inner lining is cream cotton.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre ?, glass, metal and dye
Made in
Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket757/2

Red velvet jacket with embroidery and beadwork. The jacket has a square neck, long cuffed sleeves, centre opening with hook and eye closures and scalloped bottom hem. The collar and centre front panel have alternating bands of swirl and zigzag motifs in pink thread and white beads with some gold details. Around the centre panel are floral and bird motifs. On the front sides are two small pocket flaps with floral motifs. The back has a triangular panel with floral motifs in pink thread and white beads with gold details. The cuffs have narrow bands with a zigzag motif in pink thread with white beads. The inner lining is pink cotton.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre ?, glass, metal and dye
Made in
Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ValanceEdz1538

Plain white cloth with blue embroidery. five butterflies at center flanked by scene unfinished flowers, leaves and insect. Towards ends are unfinished butterflies and flowers. Border along bottom of insects, moths, butterflies, birds and circles with flowers and butterlies. Embroidered hem on all three sides.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltEdz1075

Narrow, thick, straight-edged belt woven of coarse, off-white cotton thread with a red line running down the centre. Ends are cut off and unfinished.

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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Band949/22

Rectangular shaped band consisting of fuchsia and white embroidered detailing on a navy background. The top section has a geometric, floral motive outlined by sets of triangles. Along the edge is a meander pattern separated on either side by a stripe of fuchsia. The back is folded and sewn together

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt743/1 a-b

Blue damask silk skirt pieces (part a-b) with no waistband. Each piece has thin panels edged with black trim. The lower sections have designs in gold couched thread, including lotus, wheel of law, bat, wave, rhinoceros horn and scroll motifs. The damask is woven with cloud and floral motifs. The inside is lined with pink cotton.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag348/1 a

Black fabric bag with cross-stitch embroidery (tatreez تطريز). Embroidery is mainly red with some multicoloured areas. The sides of the bag are finished in red, pink and blue twisted yarn, and the bottom edge is ornamented with a row of multicoloured beads as well as six tassels alternating between neon red and camel, white and dark purple. A second row of multicoloured beads and six tassels, alternating between neon red and neon green, camel and dark purple, are attached midway up the body on the front, and twisted pink and red yarn strands extend from the tip of the bag's flap.

Culture
Bedouin
Material
cotton fibre ?, dye, glass and wool fibre ?
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dress Panel Textile1201/30

Densely embroidered square textile, stitched overall with meandering patterns worked in orange thread in chain stitch on a background of purple silk or cotton textile. The design field is divided into four equally sized squares, separated from one another with rows of narrow gold metallic braid. The textile is embellished with five large (4 cm) ornamental discs, made from several layers of black cotton textile, topped with a layer of red cotton textile and embellished with white cowrie shells, blue glass beads and white shell buttons; one of these discs is located at the centre of each of the four sides of the textile, and there is one in the centre. The textile is edged with blue and white glass beading on all four sides. The embroidery is backed with a layer of dark red cotton textile.

Culture
Pashtun
Material
glass, cotton fibre, dye, silk fibre, shell, metal and cowrie shell
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket1564/1

Dark grey hanten (袢纏, also written as 半天, 袢天, 半纏) with patterned patches. The hanten has a white square pattern stitched overall. The neck and centre opening are edged with a wide black band. The upper front and back have large patches with different patterns in white on dark blue ground. The sleeves are short and blue with a white abstract pattern. The upper lining is natural coloured fabric.

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