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Cantonese Opera ArmourN1.683 a

Black armour robe with slender sleeves, epaulets and a side opening with brass frog fasteners. Below the waist, the armour divides into one front panel and three back panels. On the front are fu dog, butterfly, cash, sun and prunus motifs in silver, green, pink, red, purple and orange on a black ground. The collar band has butterfly motifs in silver, pink, yellow, green and white. The sleeves have butterfly, peony, prunus, and swastika motifs in silver, pink, white, blue, purple and green. On the back are bat, fish, endless knot, peony, prunus and chrysanthemum motifs in silver, pink, purple, green, blue and orange on a black ground. On each of the large back panels there are five tassels in yellow, green, orange, light and dark pink. On the front are three large tassels in orange, yellow and pink. There are green glass eyes, tin reflectors, white fur and hexagonal mirrors on the front and back. The inside lining is white cotton.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, rabbit skin, glass, brass metal, paste adhesive, paper, silver metal, gold metal and dye
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt1646/11

Narrow belt of wide white band with pink and green geometric shapes, building and bird. Thin pink and green strips on either side, and a green and pink band with white squares runs along both selvedges. Fringe at one end. Strings attached at either end.

Culture
Quechua
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shirt964/3

Loose fitting shirt or tunic made from densely embroidered white-on-white textile and embellished with panels of multi-coloured silk embroidery at the shoulder yoke (front and back) and wrists. The textile used to construct the shirt has been embroidered overall with matching light weight yarns in a variegated vertical stripe pattern, using a counted thread technique, before the garment was cut and sewn. The panels of embroidery on the shoulders and wrists are worked in multi-coloured silk thread, using a satin stitch, to form geometric patterns that are predominantly red, outlined with black or green. The simple round neck and front slit opening are trimmed with black cotton textile, piped with red and embellished with decorative machine stitching. There is a small ball button and loop at the neck. The sleeves are wide and straight. The garment hangs loosely from the shoulders and is A-line in shape. The hem is piped with red cotton textile; there are two side slits at the hemline.

Culture
Hazara ?
Material
cotton fibre, dye, silk fibre and wool fibre ?
Made in
Northwest Frontier, Pakistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RobeEdz1771

Ecru robe with wide sleeves, side slits and centre opening. Bird, tree peony and chrysanthemum motifs on the front and back, in blue, green and silver on ecru ground. Neck band with bird, butterfly and peony motifs in blue and green on mauve ground. Sleeve and border bands with lotus motif and characters in pink, silver, blue and green on ecru ground. There are mirrors, green glass eyes, tin reflectors and white fur on the front and back. The inside lining is natural-coloured linen.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, metal, skin and cotton fibre ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TunicCa35 a

White tunic that goes with trousers, shawl, and vest (Ca35 b-d) to form a suit. The tunic is white, opens on the sides and reaches mid-calf in length. The collar has a metal hook and clasp. There are two buttons beneath the collar on the front. The sleeves are long with three buttons on each cuff. There is a front pocket to one side with a button.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
cotton fibre, plastic and metal
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LeggingEdz1810

Ecru leg panels attached across the top by a wide linen band with two long ties. On the front are peony, prunus, bat, vase and fu dog motifs in silver, blue, green and pink on an ecru ground. Beneath the vase motif are yellow, green, pink, tourquoise and orange tassels. There are green glass eyes, tin reflectors, bells and white fur on the panels. The backside lining is white cotton.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, metal and skin
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RobeK2.179

Yellow-white robe with embroidery. The robe is made of plain weave cotton cloth, with wide strips sewn together to give desired width. The front and back panels are sewn together along shoulder line, leaving an angled opening for the neck. One strip is not sewn across the top, creating a large pocket. The panels are also sewn at the bottom corners, narrowing the leg opening. The front and back are embroidered in yellow-white cotton. The first design is of two downward pointing needles with a square motif. The second design is a pair of spiral circles enclosing a complex rounded motif. The back of the robe is embroidered with only the pair of spiral circles enclosing a complex rounded motif.

Culture
Hausa
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Sudan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CoverN1.13 a-b

Velvet covers with metal applique and fringe (part a-b). The cover has a velvet centre panel and surrounding border. The panel is maroon with a green centre and corners. Both the oval-shaped centre and corners have scalloped edges. The border is multicoloured with red, green, blue and purple sections; the majority of sections being red and green. Metal decorations are sewn over the surface of the panel and border. The decorations include birds, crabs, dragons, butterflies, peonies, chrysanthemums and narcissus as well as gold thread and sequins. Along all four sides is a metal chain-link fringe, in the shape of flowers and leaves. Part (a) and (b) are the same.

Culture
Chinese
Material
metal, cotton fibre ? and fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Apron1493/1

Beaded apron with fringe. The apron has three bands of beadwork within a woven orange frame. The top band has rows of white, blue and orange above and below a row of white triangles on an orange background. The centre band is white. The bottom band is rows of white, blue and orange above and below a double row of interlocking white triangles on an orange background. Below the last band is an orange fringe, longer at the ends. Attached to each end of the top woven edge are two thin string ties.

Culture
Lower Amazon
Material
cotton fibre and glass
Made in
Roraima, Brazil ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament1376/4 a-b

Beaded crosses with circular designs (part a-b). The cross is a blue and white diamond pattern with a multicoloured border. The border is made up of maroon, orange, purple and green thread and blue and white beads. At the end of each arm and in the centre is a raised circle. The circles have brown fabric on the outside, then rings of blue and white beads, followed by a maroon fabric ring around a clear plastic centre. The circle in the centre of the cross is larger than the circles in the arms. Part (a) and (b) are the same, except part (a) has some yellow and green beads in one arm of the border.

Culture
Afghan
Material
cotton fibre ?, fibre, glass and plastic
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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