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Cantonese Opera ShoesN1.747 a-b

Pair of Cantonese opera shoes with leather soles and pink silk uppers. On the sides are circles of coiled wire with domed brass ornaments at the centre, domed brass ornaments at the shoe edge, and on a fabric flap on the heel. On the pointed tongue are domed brass ornaments, an orange and green pompom and a dark pink pompom. On the toe is attached a grey silk (?) thread tassel. Just above the sole is a layer of blue fabric. Cotton lining and insole. Off-white fabric edging.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, leather skin, brass metal, dye and silver metal
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat1444/18

Hat composed of a piece of dark red fabric with metallic embroidery wrapped into a headband shape.

Culture
Balinese
Material
cotton fibre, metal and dye
Made in
Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shirt473/11

Shirt made of red fabric with yellow, green, black, and white vertical stripes overall and horizontal ribbing as well as multicoloured horizontal stripes on the bottom half. The neck of the shirt is a vertical slit in the material, and it is finished with braided multicoloured string, as are the armholes. Several strands of string grouped in coils hang from the sides of the shirt on the bottom half.

Culture
Karen
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag473/12

Bag made of red fabric with fine yellow, green, blue and white vertical stripes, a wide strap, and four red string tassels a the bottom edge. The top edges of the mouth are finished with braided blue, white and red string with the ends hanging loose.

Culture
Karen
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt810/1

Skirt with two bands of an appliquéd fabric geometric pattern in red, blue, green and light blue on dark blue fabric with a light blue batik pattern and two bands of pink and white embroidery with a scroll design and appliqué rectangular pieces of multicoloured floral and geometric print fabric on a dark blue cotton background. Gathered at the waist.

Culture
Thai
Material
cotton fibre ?, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace Doily1712/9

A hand made circular lace doily. The main concentric abstract design is consisting of a central six-petalled flower, surrounded by a very airy design of elongated flower-like shapes, surrounded by a solid star-shaped band leading into six scalloped shapes where this band becomes a star around each of the six six-petalled flowers, which are each surrounded by a very airy five-petalled petal-like design.

Culture
Swedish ?
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Sweden ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace Doily1712/7

A hand made circular lace doily. The main concentric abstract design is consisting of a central six-petalled flower, surrounded by a very airy design of elongated flower-like shapes, surrounded by a solid star-shaped band leading into six scalloped shapes where this band becomes a star around each of the six six-petalled flowers, which are each surrounded by a very airy five-petalled petal-like design.

Culture
Swedish ?
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Sweden ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace Doily1712/5

A hand made circular lace doily. The main concentric abstract design is consisting of a central hole surrounded by five petal-like shapes, surrounded by a narrow two-row band of crocheted small holes, surrounded by three inward facing butterflies with a leaf in between each, surrounded by an outer scalloped edge of twelve scallops. Raised design as dots on butterflies.

Culture
Northwest Europe ?
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Europe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace Doily1712/4

A hand made circular lace doily. The main concentric abstract design is consisting of a central hole surrounded by six petal-like shapes, surrounded by a two-row band of crocheted small holes, surrounded by four inward facing butterflies, surrounded by an outer scalloped edge of twelve scallops. Raised design as dots on butterflies.

Culture
Northwest Europe ?
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Europe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace Doily1712/2

A hand made circular lace doily. The main concentric abstract design is consisting of a central hole surrounded by eight petal-like holes, surrounded by eight crocheted triangles, surrounded by sixteen half circle holes. The outer design is consisting of eight tree-like shapes with inward facing stems. Outer periphery is irregularly circular with protruding crocheting loops, particularly edging the pattern which is between the tree-like designs.

Culture
Northwest Europe ?
Material
cotton fibre ? or rayon fibre ?
Made in
Europe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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