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HatSf1004

A felted beige hat with a large crown and small flat brim. White commercial cloth used as a headband and an edging which is stitched to the brim. The felt is thick and rigid and the surface is smooth.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SashEd5.2928

Wide end of long narrow rectangular sash is a plain weave of yellow silk on one side with two narrow silver stripes near end, and the other side has a supplementary weft of a background of silver squares; chrysanthemums with black and silver centres; and peonies with silver centres and veined green leaves. The wide end is sewn in half at 112 cm, and the pattern continues for 94 cm, then plain yellow weave for 126.3, then pattern on narrow end for 11 cm. White cotton interlining.

Culture
Japanese
Material
silk fibre, dye, silver metal ? and cotton fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MirrorEd1.153

A small circular bronze mirror with ten Chinese (?) character seals on one side of the circumference of the reflecting surface while the other side has a Korean (?) building with a leaf pattern around the edge and three leaves under the building. At the centre of the building, there is hemispheric handle through which there is threaded a knotted white cotton cord.

Culture
Korean
Material
cotton fibre and bronze metal
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Theatre CurtainEdz1220 a-d

Proscenium arch style curtain composed of 3 equal length panels (parts a-c). All panels are polychrome embroidered satin-finish silk backed with canvas. One panel (b) is hung horizontally with left and right vertical panels (a,c) hanging down each side. The horizontal panel has two dragons face-to-face over a ringed circle. The bottom edge is scalloped and decorated by multi-coloured tassels. The vertical panels are identical, but with the designs reversed. They have a dragon's tail and central 6 tiered pagoda. Other designs are all symbols in Chinese cosmos. The curtains are hung by numerous cloth straps (part d) which are looped through metal brads in the top of each curtain.

Culture
Chinese
Material
glass, metal, cotton fibre and silk fibre
Made in
Shanghai, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlanketSf990

Blanket of heavy off-white cloth with six vertical bands composed of alternating black and off-white or brown and off-white striped bands with a portion of one band in alternating bands of off-white and light green. The blanket is composed of a central vertical seam joining two rectangular pieces.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatEf202

Rectangular grass mat of very fine regular weave. There is a thick border along two sides of the mat in light and dark natural-coloured material. The border has three bands. One band has a diamond motif, one has repeated diagonal lines and the other has repeated diamond motif. The ends of the mat have striped bands. One end has a short fringe in yellow, green and orange.

Culture
Bengali
Material
cotton fibre, grass and dye
Made in
Dehati, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatEf201

Rectangular grass mat of very fine regular weave. There is a thick border along two sides of the mat in light and dark natural-coloured material. The border has three bands. One band has a diamond motif, one has repeated diagonal lines and the other has repeated diamond motif. The ends of the mat have striped bands. One end has a short fringe in blue, green and red.

Culture
Bengali
Material
grass, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Midnapur, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatEf200

Rectangular grass mat of fine regular weave. The mat has a large border around all sides in red on a natural-coloured ground. The border has many bands ranging in thickness, some with geometric motifs. The centre is without design. Long weaving threads are long and tied off at one end.

Culture
Bengali
Material
grass, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Dehati, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatEf199

Rectangular grass mat of fine regular weave. The mat has a large border around all sides in purple on a natural-coloured ground. The border has many bands ranging in thickness and motifs. The outer band has a geometric motif. The middle band has a floral motif. The band closest to the centre has a pair of elephants on one end and horses on the other, all facing inwards. The centre is without design. Long weaving threads are tied off at one end.

Culture
Bengali
Material
grass, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Kholaberia, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtAf460

Skirt composed of a rectangle of cloth with 28 rectangular printed designs of flowers, birds and geometric designs in light blue on dark blue.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
indigo dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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