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Hat473/19

Hat with black dome-shaped cotton (?) base that has domed metal ornaments, off-white buttons, and white glass beads sewn to the base. Hanging from the top front are several strands of multicoloured beads, strung seeds, pompoms, tufts of bright red feathers, and off-white and red tufts of hair.

Culture
Akha
Material
cotton fibre ?, glass ?, feather, silver metal ?, dye, hair and seed ?
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse473/9

Black blouse with embroidery. The blouse has a v-neck and no sleeves with braided yellow and pink yarn around the openings. On the lower front and back are several horizontal rows of embroidery. The majority of rows have squares with red triangle motifs and long white seeds on black ground. The other rows have geometric motifs in yellow, pink, blue and green yarn on black ground. Extra yarn hangs from the centre and side seams like tassels. Near the bottom is a solid red appliqué band. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Karen
Material
cotton fibre ?, seed and dye
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShawlCh288

A woman's square dark red shawl printed with pink, blue, and yellow flowers with a green floral design in a square pattern with a flower of the same in each inner corner. Wool net-like knotted fringe attached on all four edges.

Culture
Polish
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Lowicz, Poland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boots1324/1 a-b

Pair of women's fur boots. Band of ecru-coloured material trimmed with red cloth and covered with multicoloured floral embroidery around top of boot. Bottoms of boots made of bearded seal skin. Cord and skin ties attached at either side of the heel run across the front of the ankle.

Culture
Siberian ?
Material
reindeer skin ?, fibre, dye and bearded seal skin
Made in
Russia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Garment1376/11

Long, gray striped robe with large pointed hood. The robe alternates solid gray stripes with white-brown and light brown-dark brown stripes. The robe is floor length with small openings up the sides. It is made from several woven pieces sewn together. All the seams are masked with dark green stitching. The green stitching forms three button holes on one edge of the hood, without any corresponding buttons. The bottom edge is unfinished. There is black lining around the inside edges of the hood and sleeves.

Culture
Moroccan
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Morocco
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Saddle Blanket1376/10

Large, multi-coloured, decorative saddle blanket made from rough wool warp-faced textile and backed with a thick layer of felted wool fleece. It is rectangular in shape, with a deep squared-off indentation (37 cm x 53 cm) at the forward end of the blanket. Cords made of braided wool fibre (72 cm long) are attached at the inside top corners of the indentation. Loops made of brown braided wool fibre are sewn near the bottom inside corners of the indentation. Two long, narrow triangular pieces are sewn at the outside edge of the back end of the blanket, making the back end of the blanket wider than the front end. The predominant colours are dark red and black, and the textile is woven in stripes that run lengthwise to the body of the horse; solid coloured stripes alternate with patterned stripes that are embellished with geometric forms. All outside edges are finished with patterned braid and long (16 cm) multi-coloured twisted fibre fringe. The heavy layer of brown felted fleece that is used as a backing over the entire underside of the blanket is quilted to the top layer with running stitches.

Culture
Turkmen ? or Uzbek ?
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rug456/17

Large rectangular, multi-coloured woven wool rug with horizontal stripes of solid colour, bands of geometric designs, zigzag designs, etc., in varying widths. Ends tightly bound with dark red yarn. Cotton or linen warp; wool weft.

Culture
Hutsul
Material
wool fibre, flax fibre ?, cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Ukraine
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt Panel453/2 c

Yellow damask silk skirt fragment (part c). The skirt has no waistband. The pleats have black edging and embroidery. On each pleat are butterfly and prunus motifs in blue on black ground. Between the pleats are peony, chrysanthemum and lotus motifs in blue on yellow ground. Along the bottom hem is a black border with peony and prunus motifs. The back is unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile453/1 b

Red silk textile with alternating diagonal rows of black, green and white embroidered flowers. Borders at one edge, embroidered white floral border above, and black and white embroidered flowers between two thin green strips. Gold coloured fabric on reverse.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian ? or Indian: Central Indian ?
Material
silk fibre ?, rayon fibre ? and dye
Made in
Gujarat, India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1376/5

A textile bag. Hand pressed felt quilted to a cotton(?) woven backing. Main design is consisting of a geometric embroidered design of dark brown swirls on a red background. Has a slit opening along one side edged with plied wools. The bottom tapers to a rounded point where there are four black tassels surrounding a central red tassel.

Culture
Central Asian
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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