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Textile25/89

Fragment of off-white, loosely-woven cotton with one selvage edge.

Culture
Southwest
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagD2.117

Bag of felt trimmed with red seam binding and embroidered with a large flower at the bottom with a smaller flower stemming upward at either side. The large flower has four heart-shaped petals with the top two being red at the centre and the bottom two being dark green at the centre, all of which are bordered by light green and pink. The two smaller flowers at the top have two petals in profile that are red at the centre bordered by light blue. Fringe is strips of cotton with metal cones on the ends. Strap has cotton trimming decorated with silk ribbons of red and green and a strip of blue wool.

Culture
Plains
Material
wool fibre ?, glass, cotton fibre and tin metal
Made in
Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatM4.54

Multi-coloured, embroidered hat, or skull cap. The crown is slightly conical in shape and is mounted on a straight band. Dense stitchery covers the entire surface, with linear, diagonal, geometric forms arranged in interlocking diamond shapes. The stitchery is worked on several layers of wool and cotton textiles, including a layer of cheese cloth which provides a grid upon which the designs have been worked. Colours used are purple, red, dark yellow, white, green, blue, orange and tan.

Culture
Uzbek
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Uzbekistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress334/1

The headdress, or headband, consists of two narrow orange pieces of fabric attached and decorated with metal discs and beads with a long braided tassel. One piece of fabric is longer than the other; the shorter piece has a red and pink embroidered panel in the centre. The pieces are attached in the centre. Along the outside edges of the larger piece thin metal discs are sewn. Smaller metal discs are sewn all over the shorter piece. Two strands of orange and yellow beads extend from the centre of the headdress, one in either direction. String and fabric loops and one red button extend from the centre piece. Attached to one of the string loops is a black braided tassel that branches into two brown and one orange tassels. The tassels are accented with orange and brown wrapped thread and black and white beadwork.

Culture
Bedouin
Material
cotton fibre ?, metal, glass, wool fibre ? and dye
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket1676/3

Brown woven hanten (袢纏, also written as 半天, 袢天, 半纏) made of sakiori (裂織) textile. The woven fabric consists of brown, blue, purple and red pieces. There is a wide blue band around the neck and partway down the centre opening. The opening and sleeve edges are edged with blue trim. The sleeves are slightly tapered. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Japanese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Toyama, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vest698/9

Dark blue vest with a patterned upper section. The pattern is thin gold and white lines forming a checkered design. The pattern is used on the shoulders and upper back. Around the neck and partway down the centre opening is a wide band with pairs of gold stripes on a dark blue ground. The upper inside of the vest is lined with fabric, thick gold stripes on black ground.

Culture
Japanese
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera HatN1.677 b

The hat is green and rectangular, decorated with silver applique and metal-mirrored discs. The upper sides of the hat are indented and edged with gold fabric. The hat is decorated with silver designs, some outlined in pink. Also covering the hat are metal discs with mirrored centres. The bottom of the hat has a white border with brassl discs and is edged with purple. There are two white ties knotted together. The back of the hat has a wire design on back and is stiffened with cardboard. The front has a narrow segment that folds out when the hat is worn. In the centre of the segment is a white circle with a red border surrounded by white fur. In the centre of the circle is an applique blue and pink bird with green leaves. On either side of the centre circle there are similar bird circles, not visible when the narrow segment lies flat.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, hemp fibre, cotton fibre, rabbit skin, dye, silver metal, gold metal, brass metal, glass, steel metal ?, cardboard paper and paste adhesive
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gambling Game SticksA1641 a-xx

Pouch (part a) made of cloth is relatively square with a very long flap, has a long blue band running along one side, and has a long metal piece engraved with 'MAY 6 1851' attached by a skin strip. Forty nine (parts b-xx) wooden sticks, all of uniform size, some of which are inlaid with abalone shells of different designs: one stick (part b) has two circular abalone shell inlays near the centre; a second stick (part c) has a triangular abalone shell inlay near the centre; a third stick (part d) has one circular abalone shell inlay near the centre; a fourth stick (part e) has a trapezoid-shaped abalone shell inlay near one end; seventeen sticks (parts f-v) are plain; and twenty-eight sticks (parts w-xx) appear to have various decorative lines.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
abalone shell, wood, cotton fibre ?, metal and skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Moccasins1186/14 a-d

The moccasins (part a-b) are white skin with a multicoloured beadwork panel on the top. Each moccasin appears to be made from one piece of skin with a seam at the heel and gathered at the toe, secured under the beadwork panel. The panel motif is a red, green and white flower with a stem and two yellow and brown leaves, outlined in black on a pink background. There are also three borders; black-white, green and pink. The beadwork in done on a black fabric of which a half circle is visible at the top of the panel. A black trim with beadwork (part c). The black fabric is edged along three sides with gray fabric and with brown fur along the fourth. Next to the gray edges are multicoloured, beaded borders that mimic the borders around the panel on the moccasins. There is a pink border, a green, a black-white and another pink border that loops seven times. A black trim with beadwork (part d). Part d is the same as part c, but without the fur edging.

Culture
Inuit
Material
skin, glass, cotton fibre ? and fibre
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Leggings473/17 a-b

The leggings are black with striped designs in black, green, red, pink and yellow and decorated with white seed beads. The first panel has wide vertical stripes in green and red and thin horizontal stripes in yellow, red, blue and pink. The panel is outlined on three of four sides with white beads. The second panel has five horizontal stripes; two thick green stripes and a thin black, red and yellow stripe. The panel is outlined along one edge with spaced white beads and the other sides with red stitching. The bottom panel is a series of horizontal lines of pink, green and red. The bottom cuff is lined with green fabric and white beads.

Culture
Akha
Material
cotton fibre ?, seed and dye
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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