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VestM5.8 b

Long cream vest with embroidery, fringe and beads. The vest has centre opening with no fasteners. The vest is close-fitting to the waist, then flares by means of triangular inserts in the side seams. The lower front pieces overlap at the centre and the bottom corners are fastened up. There is a small pocket concealed in the lower right front seam. The large embroidery panels are hand sewn and cover the neck, upper front, sides and bottom hem. The panels have a geometric design in red-orange, black and off-white, metal beads and fringe. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Macedonian ?
Material
hemp fibre ?, silk fibre, glass, dye, brass metal, wool fibre and cotton fibre ?
Made in
Bitolj, Macedonia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MirrorN2.612 a-b

Pair of circular bronze mirrors with inset glass; backs have relief patterns of phoenix, mythical animals and clouds. Purple cord and blue ribbon handles are attached to the backs of both mirrors. A paper tag with black and red printed characters on one side and handwritten characters in red pen on the reverse is attached to part a.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bronze metal, glass, fibre and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureM1.119

Head of a young woman sculpted in relief; fibre loop through hole at top of head for hanging; fragment of a larger object.

Culture
Greek
Material
clay and fibre
Made in
Athens, Greece
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chilkat RobeA4454

Chilkat style robe with woven designs and fringe. The design is a three panel distributive. In the centre is an ancestor face surrounded by a diving whale (?) motif. The side panels continue the diving whale motif. The design is yellow, blue and black on natural ground. The two bottom corners have a checkered pattern in black and yellow, associated with the identity of the weaver. There is a long twisted fringe on three sides of mixed wool and cedar bark.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
dye, wolf moss dye ?, wool fibre, cedar bark and mountain goat wool fibre
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BellN4.11

Oval-shaped wooden bell attached at both sides with rope to a small v-shaped yoke; large wooden clapper suspended by rope inside. Bell and tongue-like clapper give a zoomorphic impression; bell's opening is mouth-like and the sides where rope is attached are ear-shaped.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileB716

Textile with an overall design of roosters amongst stylized twisted branches and leaves in brown and blue-black on an off-white ground. Stamped with an inscription on the edge at one end.

Culture
Balinese
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileB715

Oblong, rectangular woven textile covered with elaborate, multicoloured embroidery. Large central red piece of cloth with two smaller rectangular pieces of blue cloth sewn to the ends. All three sections feature bilaterally symmetrical embroidery; two rectangular borders of curvilinear designs surrounding stylized floral designs in green, black, yellow and white with small mirrors sewn on in the centre of the flowers. The blue end pieces feature matching embroidery.

Culture
Kutch
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ScarfB714

Rectangular shaped cotton scarf with a light brown border along the top and bottom. The sides have a floral and geometric design in light brown with black and dark red behind. The centre has a red geometric design with a black and light brown detailing.

Culture
Balinese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileB708

Long, rectangular silk textile with a plaid design in orange, light brown and white.

Culture
Southeast Asia ?
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stringed Musical InstrumentB117

Long strips of bamboo are cut from a bamboo tube and raised by small blocks of wood. An I-shaped slit is cut into the bamboo. There is a decorative tail piece. Red tassels decorate one end of the instrument.

Culture
Saduans
Material
bamboo grass and fibre
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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