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Apron456/6 d

An apron made from a rectangular panel of heavy cotton textile. Has woven horizontal multi-coloured bands with geometric designs on a brown background. The main design is consisting of a pattern with four narrow bands interspersed between three wide bands and two more narrow bands near the end where the tie are located. The narrow bands have a design consisting of a central red and black line outlined by yellow, green, and red, and bordered by black squares. The wide bands have a main design consisting of a central four-stepped or a Y-shaped interconnected coloured pieces band with the colours of orange, green, red, and yellow outlined by black, yellow, green, red, and bordered by a yellow and green chain-link-like pattern on a black background. Brown fringe at the bottom with a hem at the top. Brown cotton cord is fed through the top hem with allowance to form ties, each of which at the end, has a tassel.

Culture
Hutsul
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Ukraine
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beaded PanelD2.24 a-b

Pair of matching rectangular panels of hide covered with cotton fabric overlaid with beading and rectangular strips of red flannel; colours used are green, orange, yellow, navy, red, and light blue.

Culture
Blackfoot
Material
glass, cotton fibre ?, skin and dye
Made in
Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt1128/12

A woman's multi-coloured woven belt with repeated geometric designs of red, green, and off-white predominating. Lined and stiffened with light weight white cotton duck. Fastened with a small brass buckle attached with a leather tab while the opposite end has a narrower strip that has a deisgn consisting or a red zig zag along the middle on an off-white background surrounded by a blue dotted line at either side and outlined with a horizontal red band.

Culture
Sami
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre, dye, brass metal ? and skin
Made in
Sweden ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera JacketN1.711

Pink silk jacket with mandarin collar, side slit and centre opening with brass frog closures. The collar, sleeves, sides and hem have purple and gold braid. The inside lining is natural-coloured linen.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, hemp fibre, dye, brass metal and silver metal
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress949/14

A headdress consisting of a rigid crown covered with blue cotton twill on the inside and red cotton on the outside. The outside is decorated with horizontal embroidered bands consisting of a pattern of red and blue diamond shapes. There is also a horizontal row of gold-coloured sequins, above which, there is a short horizontal row of silver-coloured flowers. Along the bottom edge, there is a red fringe. There are five vertical decorative elements consisting of a wool red, white, and green pompom at the top and dangling pendants of beads, tassels, bells, buttons, and shells. Another vertical element os a black cotton band with a cross stitch design which is attached across the inside of the crown and hangs down on the outside.

Culture
Yi
Material
cotton fibre, shell, wool fibre ?, dye and metal
Made in
Yunnan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltAb338

Beaded band sewn onto a printed cloth backing. The background of the band is made up of brown and white beads. There are a series of dark green diamonds down the centre of the band. Long tassels with beads are attached to each end of the band and are tied together in a loose knot.

Culture
Zulu ?
Material
glass, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
South Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera JacketN1.732

Black cotton jacket with white appliqué. The jacket has a standing collar, slender cuffed sleeves and centre opening with metal snap fasteners. The collar, cuffs and banding down the centre opening are white appliqué. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
cotton fibre, dye and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClothEe37

A slightly elongated square red cotton cloth with embroidered bands in yellow and white near all four edges. Embroidered bands have a main design consisting of snowflake-like shapes that each have a vertical strip down along their middle. The pair of bands along the hemmed ends are bordered by three dotted lines at either side. The pair of bands along the raw ends are bordered by a central thick dotted line that is outlined by a thin continuous line at either side. Hemmed along the top and bottom with raw side edges

Culture
Himalayas
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SashEe96

A long wide rectangular fabric piece made of woven cotton with a basic yellow colour. Has a geometric red, blue, green, pink, and gold-coloured patterned design consisting of solid diamond shapes, X-shapes, and star-like shapes woven in wool in larger portion along the end that has four bundled fringes. The unfinished end has a smaller portioned design consisting of same coloured horizontal bands.

Culture
Bhutanese
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Bhutan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JacketEe17

A black cotton jacket with a one piece body, a vertical slit in front, and sleeves attached. Machine sewn seams. Weft overlay designs in red, yellow, white, and green woven in bands around the hem, bodice, and the sides of the front opening, and in three short horizontal bands in a row down the centre back. Main design along the hem is consisting of red centred yellow diamond shapes outlined by black and bordered by white and red link-like shapes. Main design along the bodice is consisting of a horizontal band of a zig zag line that is red along the upper portion while white along the lower portion and bordered by two white and red chain link patterns on each side. Main design along the sides of the front opening is consisting of a zig zag band of interconnected diamond shapes in white and red blocks. Main design of the three short horizontal bands in a row down the centre back, starting from top to bottom, is consisting of: an elongated yellow, red, white, and green X-like shape bordered by one white and red chain link pattern on each side with a triple white vertical band at each end; a zig zag line with red triangles on one side while white triangles are on the other side, and bordered by one white and red chain link pattern on each side; an elongated green, yellow, red, and white X-like shape bordered by two white and red chain link patterns on each side with a triple red vertical band at each end. Yellow, red, white, and blue warp design bands at sleeve edges.

Culture
Adi
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Siang, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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