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Bag3080/36

Cotton bag with print. Bright yellow bag is rectangular with a single handle at top. Patterning is in line drawing form, black and red, showing on one side a goddess at centre standing inside a flower. Chinese lettering surrounds figure on all sides, and dots and squares create a border around her. Other side shows a town scene with Chinese symbols and Latin lettering.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3080/34

Textile panel made of several pieces of fabric sewn together. Front has backing of brown silk on one side, and brown cotton on the other connected by a layered appliqué panel at centre in stripes of orange, green, and blue. On the silk is sewn a green rectangle holding two orange squares, all with patterned embroidery. On the cotton backing is a large square embroidered like those on the silk, and surrounded by a boarder of layered applique lines in several colours. The square panels all hold some transparent sequence with small beads.

Culture
Miao
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre, plastic and dye
Made in
Yunnan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Waist Band3080/32

Band, worn around the waist. A light blue rectangular panel with black stripes and backside hangs from the middle of a long band made of blue and bright pink fabric. Blue portion holds vibrant embroidery in Hmong style, showing squares that each hold a stepped pattern in orange, yellow and white.

Culture
Hmong
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Muang Sing, Louangnamtha, Laos
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby Carrier3080/30

Embroidered fabric carrier with ties. Panel is rectangular with cutouts at top corners. Embroidered pattern in Hmong style sits in middle of panel and takes the same outer shape. Its patterning divided into squares, each with similar swirl motifs in colours of red, orange, blue and green, with an outer border of layered applique stripes of green, white, pink and blue. Two long ties attached to the top of the carrier, made up of strips of fabric in blue and purple. These are sewn into a tube, released below the midpoint to create long thick tassels.

Culture
Mien
Material
dye, cotton fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Muang Sing, Louangnamtha, Laos
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby Carrier3080/26

Baby carrier. Garment resembles an apron with a long skirt at front, thick waistband, and the remnants of ties for wrapping around the waist. Skirt is made of black cotton, edged with thin red and white stripes, and embroidered at waist with inverted triangles decorated in green, red, and yellow. Across front are two large embroidered diamonds with several small star shapes around them. Waistband is blue fabric with many evenly placed broken threads, indicating beading or other former decoration.

Culture
Mien
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Muang Sing, Louangnamtha, Laos
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coat3080/3

Long coat. Long-sleeved, soft cotton garment. Open front, reaching the lower leg at hem, and with long slits at each side. Red piping lines the edges of cuffs, slits, hem and front opening. A narrow panel of embroidery surrounds collar with short pink tassels and multicoloured plastic beads along its inside edge. At back, a group of pink tassels falls from the collar to the shoulders. Garment heavily embroidered on back from waist to hem in tan, blue and pink. A rectangle of pink embroidery decorates the back between the shoulders.

Culture
Vietnamese
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre, plastic and dye
Made in
Lao Cai, Vietnam
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3080/70

Cotton and silk fibre hat with geometric embroidered brow. Brim extends on either side to cover wearer's ears. Cotton cord attaches to either side. Lining is grey cotton with multicolour floral print. Exterior crown and sides are light and dark grey-white damask silk. Cotton embroidery runs horizontally along seem at crown and sideband. Lining and exterior are quilted with grey-white thread.

Culture
Tajik
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and metal
Made in
Xinjiang, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3080/66

Four-sided hat with gold and burgundy woven floral design. Crown comes to a point at centre. Brim is lined with horizontal black velvet. Woven pattern features red and blue interspersed throughout design. Orange embroidery moves vertically towards crown and dark orange horizontally along sideband. Lining is red with orange, dark orange, and black embroidery.

Culture
Uyghur
Material
silk fibre, metal and cotton fibre
Made in
Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3080/64

Four-sided hat with gold and purple woven floral design and rounded crown. Woven pattern features alternating green and red circles with orange embroidery vertically towards the crown and horizontally along the sideband. Lining is red with orange embroidery. Horizontal black velvet along brim.

Culture
Uyghur
Material
cotton fibre, metal and silk fibre
Made in
Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3080/62

Circular white cotton hat with flat crown. Hat is embroidered with white and yellow thread, in alternating horizontal pattern on the sideband, and a circular pattern at the crown.

Culture
Uyghur
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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