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Purse1098/3

Flat, rectangular, envelope-style, embroidered purse with triangular flap located on one short end. One side is detailed with densely worked counted-thread gold metallic embroidery and edged with blue beadwork. The design follows the shape of the purse, with a central panel and borders, worked in flat stitches which form various textures. On the reverse side, there are two rectangular panels that form pockets. The two ends fold together with the opening at the triangular flap. Lined with printed plaid cotton flannelette.

Culture
Pashtun ?
Material
cotton fibre, rayon fibre ?, synthetic fibre, glass, metal and dye
Made in
Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Button1060/18

Two large, dome shaped buttons attached to a long braided piece of brown skin. The outer, rounded surfaces of the buttons are decorated with a light brown, woven, geometric pattern; the outer edge has a border of woven stripes alternating black and light brown. The undersides are painted with a black and red floral design; alternating with each petal is a red diamond. Object is tied in a knot.

Culture
West African
Material
skin, stem, fibre, paint and dye ?
Made in
“Gambia” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tassel1057/17

Tassel ornament with an embroidered bag from which several tassels, each with a metallic thread base at the top, hang downwards. Two loops of cord feed through an embroidered lotus design cap for the bag.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, dye and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile1017/2

Thin white textile with dark blue embroidery. The textile has a diagonal pattern with a floral motif in dark blue on white ground. There is one cut, one hemmed and two selvage edges. The back is unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cloth529/2

Various blossoms, wood branches, and bamboo leaves in colour, bordered above and below by identical blue village scene. Both sides hemmed.

Culture
Okinawan
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Okinawa, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Door Hanging529/1

Rectangular hanging with brown edging with a central, rectangular shaped area consisting of a black border and black calligraphy on top of a cream background. On the proper right is a line of black calligraphy, while on the proper left is a cream, elongated house shape with black calligraphy. The hanging is two pieces of fabric sewn partway together.

Culture
Japanese
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb7.329 a-b

Small round twined basket with a lid (part b), wider at the base. Base (part a) radiates from a central point. Reinforced row of stitching demarcates the base from the sides. Walls decorated with two raised rows of wrapped stitches. In between the rows, there are eighteen, two to three, raised stitched segments. Rim has warps bent to the right and secured with a single row of twining. Flat lid with side has a central design that consists of two concentric circles surrounded by nine to ten segments. Reinforced row of stitching demarcates the top of the lid from the sides. Rim of the lid is finished the same as the basket.

Culture
Tsimshian ?
Material
root ?, bark ?, dye and grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb22.86

Round basket with flared walls. Base and walls are decorated. Base has 2 bands of dark brown with the outer most band extending up the wall to an openwork band, with a third brown band above. Ten diagonal design of red and faded pink stitches are on the 2 brown bands on wall. Two re-shaped handles extend upwards from rim. Reinforced rim appears to be braided.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
cedar bark, grass ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb7.328

Twined round basket with a square base and a circular mouth. Base is plaited with four rows of brown twining demarcating the base from the sides. Walls in plain twining are decorated with two rows of red-brown twining and eight geometric designs in the shape of orange and red parallelograms. Rim is folded over and secured with a row of twining.

Culture
Tsimshian ?
Material
grass, dye, palm leaf and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera HatN1.775

The folded opera hat or lotus seed servant's hat is blue and narrow with a red fabric ball on top. The base is rectangular and edged in black. The sides slope inwards to a point with the red ball on top. The sides of the hat each fold inward twice. The inside of the hat is white and stiffened with cardboard. Two wide, white ties are attached.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
cotton fibre, hemp fibre ?, paper, paste adhesive and dye
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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