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VestD2.167

Light blue vest with beadwork. The vest has a centre opening with thin leather ties. The beadwork covers the entire outer surface. The front has a flower shapes with star and ovoid centres connected by straight lines, in pink, yellow, blue and green on light blue ground. The back has thick red and burgundy beads strung in a crisscross pattern over black velvet ground. The inner lining is burgundy cotton with a light brown vine pattern.

Culture
Plains
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre, glass and skin
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2691/2

Beaded necklace with wide, flat band to go around neck that meets at front at a wider area. To this area are attached long, multicoloured tassels. The band has three blue and red arrows around back of neck area. The sides areas have mirrored designs of an eagle eating a snake and a sisiutl. The wide area at the front shows a bird (eagle ?) in flight. Each tassel, from top to bottom, is light blue, orange, indigo, red, green, dark orange, black, and an iridescent white.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentAb350

Long, beaded bridal train, rectangular in shape. The body of the object has a white beaded background with dark blue, green, purple, aqua and red geometric designs outlined in black. The bottom tapers to an end with three white beaded shapes decreasing in size: square, rectangle and triangle. The top is edged with large orange beads that attach to a large, two stringed, ring of black, dark blue, aqua, purple and orange beads displayed in a repeating pattern.

Culture
Ndebele
Material
fibre, glass and plastic
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket757/1

Green velvet jacket with embroidery and beadwork. The jacket has a square neck, long cuffed sleeves, centre opening with hook and eye closures and scalloped bottom hem. The collar and centre front panel have half circles and alternating bands of swirl and zigzag motifs in cream thread and white beads. Around the centre panel are floral and bird motifs. On the front sides are two small pocket flaps with floral motifs. The back has a triangular panel with floral motifs in cream thread and white beads. The cuffs have narrow bands with a zigzag motif in cream thread with white beads. The inner lining is cream cotton.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre ?, glass, metal and dye
Made in
Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket757/2

Red velvet jacket with embroidery and beadwork. The jacket has a square neck, long cuffed sleeves, centre opening with hook and eye closures and scalloped bottom hem. The collar and centre front panel have alternating bands of swirl and zigzag motifs in pink thread and white beads with some gold details. Around the centre panel are floral and bird motifs. On the front sides are two small pocket flaps with floral motifs. The back has a triangular panel with floral motifs in pink thread and white beads with gold details. The cuffs have narrow bands with a zigzag motif in pink thread with white beads. The inner lining is pink cotton.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre ?, glass, metal and dye
Made in
Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hanging1017/5

Long narrow hanging with embroidery and beadwork. The hanging is tapered at the top and pointed at the bottom. There are five pieces connected with strands of white beads. The first piece has goldfish, lotus motifs and the second has bird, bat motifs, both on cream ground. The third piece is the shape of a butterfly with an orchid motif and patterns. The fourth piece has butterfly motifs and figures. The last piece has figures in a garden scene. The back lining is brown silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, dye and glass
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hanging1017/4

Long narrow hanging with embroidery and beadwork. The hanging is tapered at the top and pointed at the bottom. There are five pieces connected with strands of white beads. The first piece has goldfish, lotus motifs and the second has bird, bat motifs, both on cream ground. The third piece is the shape of a butterfly with an orchid motif and patterns. The fourth piece has butterfly motifs and figures. The last piece has figures in a garden scene. The back lining is brown silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, dye and glass
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mirror706/41

Mirror covered on the back with black fabric that has a repeated pattern of gold and grey circular characters and the edge is covered with a border of blue and white ribbon with a red line at the outside. A decorative yellow silk knot and two yellow silk tassels with metallic thread covering the top of each.

Culture
Chinese
Material
glass, silk fibre, dye and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MirrorEdz1617

Square shaped mirror with a brown silk border and backing, embroidered with small white triangles along the edges. Hanging from the bottom of the mirror is a white, thread tassel. There is a square, brown silk cover that slides over the mirror. Embroidered on the cover is a child wearing light green clothing, sitting on a brown chair surround by a large pink and purple flower with green leaves. The reverse has pink, green and white flowers with a white and black bird sitting on a large green leaf. The edges are bordered with small, white triangles.

Culture
Chinese
Material
glass, silk fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag348/1 a

Black fabric bag with cross-stitch embroidery (tatreez تطريز). Embroidery is mainly red with some multicoloured areas. The sides of the bag are finished in red, pink and blue twisted yarn, and the bottom edge is ornamented with a row of multicoloured beads as well as six tassels alternating between neon red and camel, white and dark purple. A second row of multicoloured beads and six tassels, alternating between neon red and neon green, camel and dark purple, are attached midway up the body on the front, and twisted pink and red yarn strands extend from the tip of the bag's flap.

Culture
Bedouin
Material
cotton fibre ?, dye, glass and wool fibre ?
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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