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Dress Panel Textile1201/30

Densely embroidered square textile, stitched overall with meandering patterns worked in orange thread in chain stitch on a background of purple silk or cotton textile. The design field is divided into four equally sized squares, separated from one another with rows of narrow gold metallic braid. The textile is embellished with five large (4 cm) ornamental discs, made from several layers of black cotton textile, topped with a layer of red cotton textile and embellished with white cowrie shells, blue glass beads and white shell buttons; one of these discs is located at the centre of each of the four sides of the textile, and there is one in the centre. The textile is edged with blue and white glass beading on all four sides. The embroidery is backed with a layer of dark red cotton textile.

Culture
Pashtun
Material
glass, cotton fibre, dye, silk fibre, shell, metal and cowrie shell
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt Panel1458/42 i

Turquoise panel with embroidery. The panel is thin and rectangular with one end flared and pointed. On the front are embroidered bat and cloud motifs. On the pointed end are floral, endless knot and meander motifs. There is a thin pink and gold border around the edges. A red tassel hangs off each side of the pointed end. The back is lined with fuchsia pink silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, fibre, metal, dye and glass
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt Panel1458/42 f

Green panel with embroidery. The panel is thin and rectangular with one end flared and pointed. On the front are embroidered crane and cloud motifs. On the pointed end are endless knot and meander motifs. There is a thin black and gold border around the edges. An orange tassel hangs off each side of the pointed end. The back is lined with fuchsia pink silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, dye, glass, metal and fibre
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt Panel1458/42 d

Purple panel with embroidery. The panel is thin and rectangular with one end flared and pointed. On the front are embroidered bat and coin motifs on purple ground. On the pointed end are floral, endless knot and meander motifs. There is a thin green and gold border around the edges. A yellow tassel hangs off each side of the pointed end. The back is lined with fuchsia pink silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, fibre, glass, dye and metal
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt Panel1458/42 c

Yellow panel with embroidery. The panel is thin and rectangular with one end flared and pointed. On the front are embroidered butterfly and plant motifs on yellow ground. On the pointed end are endless knot and meander motifs. There is a thin purple and gold border around the edges. A green tassel hangs off each side of the pointed end. The back is lined with fuchsia pink silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, fibre, dye, glass and metal
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentEdz1605 b

Beaded ornament consisting of long beaded yellow, green and red striped strand tassels attached to red, green and white beads that are woven in a lozenge pattern around a cylindrical piece of wood? Attached is a hemispherical shaped, brown glass bead with small beads that create a knot and end in a loop.

Culture
Chinese
Material
fibre, glass and wood ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hair Bag811/18

Long, flat, tapered, embroidered bag made of black cotton textile, embellished on one side with clusters of flowers, leaves and stems. The wide end of the bag is open and there is a 37 cm narrow loop of the same black cotton textile attached at either end of the opening. The closed, narrow end of the bag is embellished with bands of embroidery, sequins, glass beads and cotton fringe.

Culture
Pashtun ?
Material
cotton fibre, dye, metal, glass and silk fibre
Made in
Ghazni, Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Purse811/12

Embroidered and beaded wallet-style purse, long and narrow in shape, with a triangular flap at one end. The outside is embellished with panels of predominantly red embroidery representing flowers, leaves and vines, worked on a green fibre broadcloth background and edged with couched silver metallic threads. The wallet is edged with multi-coloured glass beads. The inside of the wallet is divided into two compartments, each closed with a flap, plus one long inner compartment that extends the full length of the purse. The embroidery on the inside is the same style as on the outside. The flaps are edged with multi-coloured embroidery. The compartments are lined with machine-printed textiles.

Culture
Pashtun ?
Material
cotton fibre ?, rayon fibre ?, dye, wool fibre ?, metal, glass and silk fibre ?
Made in
Ghazni, Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1201/25

Small, flat, rectangular, embroidered bag, with beaded edges. Made by folding an embroidered piece in half and seaming two edges, leaving the fourth edge open. Three edges are trimmed with small multicoloured glass beads, while the opening is trimmed with small blue beads. The embroidery is worked in horizontal bands, separated by rows of silver braid and rickrack. The sides of the bag are virtually identical. The embroidery is backed with faded pink cotton textile.

Culture
Pashtun
Material
silk fibre, dye, glass, cotton fibre and metal
Made in
Ghazni, Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1046/1

Small, flat, pouch style, drawstring bag made from a red and yellow silk/cotton ikat textile, trimmed with beaded silk tassels, which are attached along the outside edges and beneath the drawstring casing. The seam along the outside edge of the pouch is trimmed with multi-coloured piping. Drawstrings are made of braided silk fibre (one is yellow and black, one is red and white), and the ends are trimmed with beaded silk tassels. The top edge is trimmed with a narrow strip to multi-coloured braid (tablet-woven?). Both sides of the bag are identical in construction; the textile on one side is predominantly red, with only a very small amount of yellow and off-white, while the other side has a bold yellow circle on a red background. The bag is lined with tan twill weave cotton textile. A short red and black braided cord is attached at the upper edge, serving as a handle.

Culture
Turkmen
Material
silk fibre, dye, cotton fibre and glass
Made in
Turkmenistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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