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Shawl334/3

A large, rectangular black fabric piece. Main design is consisting of a flower design at each corner. The central flower is red with either a dark blue or a dark purple centre and has pink stems radiating from it for smaller peripheral red flowers with yellow centres, and green leaves. The edges have a zig zag line of red, light pink, dark pink, white, dark blue, and green.

Culture
Bedouin
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cuff1201/11

A densely embroidered, multi-coloured cuff, consisting of a wide band (13.4 cm) joined to form a cylindrical shape. Embroidered designs in the form of large X’s and asterisk-shapes, worked in red floss outlined in light gray-white on brown cotton textile, alternate in the central design field, and there are bands of red, orange and light gray-white embroidered geometric designs at the edges. There are two large pompoms, one orange and one red, sewn to the seam where the two ends of the band are joined.

Culture
Nuristani ?
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Nuristan, Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoes592/1 a-b

Pair of blue mary jane style shoes. Blue cotton with bright, multicoloured floral embroidery with a rooster extending from each toe. Green plastic button with a moulded design at the end of the strap. White, stitched cotton sole. Multicoloured floral pattern cotton lining.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre, plastic and dye
Made in
Kunming, Yunnan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coat578/1

Blue coat with embroidery. The coat has a round neck, wide sleeves, side slits and centre opening with brass frog closures. The border around the neck, cuffs and edges has bands of light blue tendrils on cream ground and white zigzags on blue ground. On the centre front and back is a large dragon motif within a large roundel in blue, white, gold and brown on blue ground. Also on the front and back are mountain and cloud motifs in blue, white and gold. The inner lining is blue silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and cotton fibre ?
Made in
China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket820/1

Long sleeve cotton jacket woven with vertical bands of colour and design in blue, red-orange, yellow and gold. Jacket is lined with white cotton. Exterior decorated: front openings embroidered with maroon and white, small, mirror-like reflective insets; area around neck opening decorated with white shells sewn on to red and green cotton print cloth. Shells border the central blue and gold diamond design panel on back of garment.

Culture
Sumatran
Material
cotton fibre, shell, glass ? and dye
Made in
Sumatra, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile784/1

Heirloom cloth with supplementary weft of gold thread. Gold metallic embroidery of flowers and various surrounding areas of repeated geometric shapes, on red ground. Centre of flowers are coloured in blue, orange, brown, or pink.

Culture
Sumatran
Material
cotton fibre, gold metal ? and dye
Made in
Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile772/5

Textile with diagonal bands of four repeated geometric patterns in dark blue, light greyish-brown and off-white.

Culture
Javanese ?
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Java, Indonesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile772/4

Textile depicting bird and snake-like figures on backgrounds of varying patterns, all in off-white, brown, dark blue and black.

Culture
Javanese ?
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Java, Indonesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl772/2

Shawl composed of black fabric with bands of dark red running the length near the edges. The shawl is embroidered with multicoloured vertical bands of floral and geometric designs as well as humanoid figures and bird figures. There is also an inset band of multicoloured woven losenge designs near each end, and each end is finished with a fringe.

Culture
Sumatran ?
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Sumatra, Indonesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pillowcase456/7

A coarsely woven square off-white cotton pillowcase with bands of red and black geometric designs embroidered in counted cross stitch, in stylized snowflake, chevron, and flower patterns. The back is made of plain off-white cotton broadcloth with a slit for inserting the pillow.

Culture
Hutsul
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Ukraine
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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