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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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BeltCe352

Woman's straight tie belt with woven white, yellow, gold and silver geometric motif on a dark red ground. Fringed at ends.

Culture
Romanian
Material
wool fibre, dye, metal and plastic
Made in
Wallachia, Romania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadbandEdz1590

Head band with embroidery. The band has an upper rectangular shape leading to a flared and curved base. The band is folded and sewn together at the back of the base. Embroidered on the front are peony and vase motifs on gold ground. Around the edges is a black border. The back is lined with maroon silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
China
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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Open-top HoodEd1.292

Open-top hood made of black silk damask with long ear flaps to which are attached long ribbons of the same fabric. The damask is patterned with peony flowers. The hood is constructed of two halves sewn together at the centre of the forehead and centre back, but with an opening at the top edged with black piping ending with a short slit at the back. The hood is cut straight across the forehead with a convex curved edge along each side edged with black piping on each side. The long ear flaps project forward from the points where the forehead joins the sides. The hood is edged entirely with two layers of skin with black fur, one facing inside and the other facing outside. A flat purple silk cord crosses the opening from front to back, ending at the back in an elaborate knot made of dark pink cord, partially detached and crumpled, below which are five dark pink tassels wrapped in gold thread. At the front there an elaborate double knot of gold and pink cord, below which are seven dark pink tassels wrapped in gold thread. The hood is lined with bright blue rayon fabric, most of which is covered with white fibrous paper which is attached with long running stitches.

Culture
Korean
Material
silk fibre, rayon fibre, raccoon skin ?, dye, gold metal and paper
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Open-top HoodEd1.290

Open-top hood made of black silk damask. The damask is patterned with peony flowers. The hood is constructed of two halves sewn together at the centre of the forehead and centre back, but with an opening at the top edged with black piping ending with a short slit at the back. The hood is cut straight across the forehead with two deep scallops edged with black piping on each side. It is edged entirely two layers of skin with black fur, one facing inside and the other facing outside. A flat pink silk cord crosses the opening from front to back, ending at the back in an elaborate knot made of pink cord, below which are three dark pink tassels wrapped in gold thread. At the front there an elaborate double knot of gold and pink cord, below which are seven dark pink tassels wrapped in gold thread. The hood is lined with dull green cotton flannel.

Culture
Korean
Material
silk fibre, raccoon skin ?, dye and gold metal
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hanging1228/6

Long rectangular hanging constructed of wool cut pile textile. The top edge of the hanging is concave, while the bottom edge is straight and is finished with very long red and black fringes that are overlaid with a netting of brown and white braided fibre. Five large diamond-shaped designs, which are embellished with many smaller geometric motifs, are prominently displayed in the design field. The designs are worked in black and off-white on a dark red background.

Culture
Turkmen ?
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rug1228/5

Very heavy brown and orange, flat weave wool textile. Eight horizontal stripes of varying widths are embroidered with geometric motifs onto the surface of one side of the textile; some of the embroidered motifs are very densely worked and closely stitched, while others are simple and more open. Embroidered motifs are worked in black, dark blue, green, brown and off white wool yarn. Hemmed at top and bottom. The back side of the textile is a darker shade of orange than the face of the textile.

Culture
Turkmen ?
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1228/3

A flat, rectangular bag constructed from very heavy, flat-weave, patterned wool textile and decorated with twisted fringe, tassels and a wide band of braided latticework. The bag is predominantly brown, with several horizontal bands of light yellowish brown geometric motifs, consisting of arrangements of diamonds and triangles. The horizontal bands are trimmed with brown, black and dark orange twisted fringe. The wide decorative latticework band at the bottom of the bag is comprised of thick strands of braided fibre that are interlocked with one another and trimmed with white glass beads. A 4.5 cm wide woven wool shoulder strap is attached to the top of the bag. Its design and weave differ from the textile of the body of the bag.

Culture
Uzbek ?
Material
wool fibre, dye, yak wool fibre ?, glass and goat fibre ?
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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