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Belt949/11

Belt with embroidery, hanging panel and tassels. The belt front is rectangular with cross-stitched embroidery in an abstract geometric pattern, predominantly pink, red and white on dark blue ground. There are two yellow ties at either end. Attached to one end of the belt front is a long, natural-coloured band with horizontal blank lines. Midway along the band is a hanging panel with a pointed top and two lower strips. The lower strips have a geometric pattern on dark blue and multicoloured tassels with beads.

Culture
Yi
Material
hemp fibre ?, synthetic fibre ?, dye, cotton fibre and glass
Made in
Yunnan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag579/1

Bag made of skin with drawstring neck, a geometric design in light blue, dark blue, red, green and pink on one side, and a dark and light blue beaded fringe at the bottom.

Culture
Sioux ?
Material
skin and glass
Made in
Missouri, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pubic Apron705/50

Small, rectangular shaped beaded pubic apron with twisted fibre edging and ties along with beaded fringe on each side with circular metal discs attached at the ends. The design on the apron consists of small red, green, navy and blue beads in a geometric pattern of arrows, rectangles, diamonds and lines on a white background.

Culture
Kamba
Material
glass, fibre and metal
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pubic Apron705/51

Small, rectangular shaped beaded pubic apron with twisted fibre edging and ties along with a braided metal fringe. The design on the apron consists of small red, green, navy and blue beads in a geometric pattern of squares, arrows, rectangles and zigzags on a beaded white background.

Culture
Kamba
Material
glass, brass metal ? and fibre
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hood1434/2

Purple damask silk hood with embroidery. The hood has four long silk ties, purple netting, tin reflectors and green tassels attached to the lower front edges. The blue border around the lower edges has butterfly and floral motifs in white, green and purple. The cream border above the facial opening has mirrors and peacock, crane, butterfly, pine, floral motifs. The embroidery overall has the civil rank motifs (crane, golden pheasant, peacock, wild goose, silver pheasant, egret, mandarin duck, quail, paradise flycatcher), mountain, wave, coral, swastika and floral motifs. The inside lining is red silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
glass, silk fibre and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fan492/1

Rattan ? fan covered in small beads and edged with blue and yellow silk fabric. The fan has a semi-circular body with a curved indentation at the back to form a rectangular shaped stem that attaches to a long cylindrical shaped, wooden handle. The handle is painted red and green. The centre of the fan has a multi-coloured bead plant motif in with dark green, orange, yellow, navy and pink on a white background. Around the outer edge are dark green, white and red stripes. The back of the fan is covered in dark pink, cotton cloth. The back has a small rectangular adhesive tag that reads ‘Made in India’.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
cotton fibre ?, paint, dye, wood, glass, rattan ?, metal and silk fibre
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fan758/2

Rattan and bamboo(?) fan covered in small beads with dark green, yellow, blue, red, light green and navy designs on a white background. The fan has a semi-circular body that indents at the back to form a rectangular shaped stem that attaches to the cylindrical shaped handle. Around the outer edge of the fan are multi-coloured birds followed by stripes. The centre holds a large plant surrounded by peacocks and lions. The handle is decorated with multi-coloured stripes. The back of the fan is covered in pink, cotton cloth.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
glass, rattan ?, bamboo grass ?, dye and fibre
Made in
Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile705/52

Square, cream, cotton textile detailed with purple, red, orange, yellow, green and pink geometric patterns. The central motif forms a square with small circular mirrors in the centre and around the outer edge. The border of the textile is black with a green, red, blue and white triangular, beaded fringe. At each point of the triangles is a thin, circular piece of metal. The corner sections have larger beads and small sections of purple fringe.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
cotton fibre, dye, glass and metal
Made in
Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fan758/3

Fully beaded u-shaped fan over woven rattan or grass (?). Birds and bushes in blue, yellow, red, green, and orange on white background, multi-coloured handle and looped fringe at bottom. Reverse side is pink fabric.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
glass, rattan ?, bamboo grass ?, dye, fibre and wood
Made in
Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt1458/42 a

Multicoloured skirt with embroidery, hanging panels and tassels. Across the top is a wide green waistband with two red ties and phoenix, dragon and cloud motifs. Below the waistband are hanging panels. The centre front panel has a pink peony on black and cream grounds. The centre back panel has a dragon motif on pink ground. The smaller panels are thin and rectangular with one end flared and pointed. On the front are embroidered different motifs on different coloured grounds. Each hanging panel has two tassels. The tassels are decorated with beads and bells. The back is lined with fuchsia silk.

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