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Band573/20

Long thin band with woven pattern. The pattern repeats a diagonal line in yellow and red against short red lines on white ground. The band is joined together by unwoven strands.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Band573/16

Rectangular shaped band consisting of a central orange and white repeated zigzag design. The pattern is on an orange and white striped background with a white border on either side. The end sections are loose creating a threaded fringe. Band is tied together, around the middle, by a piece of yellow thread.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Apron573/4 a-c

White apron with cross-stitched embroidery (part a) and long thin ties (part b-c). The upper half of the apron has fruit and floral motifs and red characters. The lower half has geometric shapes, floral motifs and red characters. The edges have red trim with two top loops and loops on each side. The back is lined with white cotton. The ties (part b-c) are different lengths and white with pink double lines.

Culture
Chinese and Thai
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Bangkok, Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bobbin Lace524/22

Sample of hand made maltese straight bobbin lace edging with a leaf motif and a scalloped edge.

Culture
English
Material
linen fibre ? or cotton fibre ?
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bobbin Lace524/21

Sample of hand made maltese straight bobbin lace edging with a floral motif separated by rectangles, a scalloped edge, and three lobes on each scallop.

Culture
English
Material
linen fibre ? or cotton fibre ?
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollN3.61

Doll representing a male figure carved out of wood with articulated shoulders and ankles. His face and hands are painted white with hair, eyebrows and eyes painted in black, and a mouth painted in pink. A braid hangs down his back, tied at the top with a long black ribbon on one half of which are adhered four square gold decorative elements. He wears a very pale blue hip-length silk jacket lined in white, lapped to his right and tied at the waist with a separate pink sash tied in a single-loop bow. The sleeves of the jacket are made of parallel bands of various bright colours. The jacket has a self-facing at the neck and a narrower white facing. Under it is a white cotton jacket that is slightly shorter. The figure wears full white cotton pants tucked into ankle wrappings which extend over white socks.

Culture
Korean
Material
wood, paint, fibre, silk fibre, cotton fibre, dye, horse hair ?, paste adhesive and paper
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile1225/1

Textile consisting of a woven red strip with evenly spaced rows of nine eyelets. The ends are solid and unfinished.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1201/31

Embroidered, multi-coloured, flat, square envelope style bag or purse made by folding and stitching a square piece so that three of its corners meet in the centre, leaving the fourth corner free to form a flap. The seams are roughly sewn with yellow thread. The geometric embroidered designs are worked in white, black, blue and yellow silk floss on red, loosely-woven cotton textile. In addition to stitchery, the piece is embellished with mirrors.

Culture
Rabari ? or Ahir ?
Material
cotton fibre, dye, glass, metal and silk fibre
Made in
India ? or Pakistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dress Panel Textile1201/28

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
cotton fibre, glass, shell, dye, metal, silk fibre and cowrie shell
Made in
Afghanistan ? or Pakistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Purse1201/26

Rectangular wallet-style purse, heavily embroidered with couched metal-wrapped thread and appliquéd mirrors. The embroidery designs are linear, with rows of mirrors and shiny strips arranged in rows. The metallic thread is silver which is couched with orange thread, making the metallic thread appear to be gold. Decorative embroidery stitches are worked in purple thread. The top and side edges of the wallet are trimmed with multicoloured glass beads. There are two small pockets and one large pocket on the reverse side.

Culture
Pashtun
Material
silk fibre ?, dye, glass, metal, cotton fibre and rayon fibre ?
Made in
Ghazni, Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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