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Wedding Tunic1786/1

Multi-coloured woman’s tunic that is lavishly embellished with panels and bands of embroidery on both the front and the back, incorporating several styles of stitching. The garment is very stiff and heavy. On the front, there is a large embroidered panel from shoulder to hip, and the upper edge of this panel extends over the shoulders to form a narrow yoke on the back. The embroidery on this panel is so elaborately detailed and so densely worked that none of the background textile is visible. Design elements in this embroidered panel include circular and diamond shaped motifs and many small mirrors. Below the densely embroidered panel on the front are three horizontal bands decorated with triangular motifs, rickrack, sequins and metallic braid embroidery. The back of the tunic has a centre-back neckline slit (37 cm). Pouches made of yellow and red textile which is embellished with an X made of black braid are sewn into the top of the neck edge on both sides of the neckline slit. The pouches contain small amounts of dried plant material. Below the back shoulder yoke are horizontal bands of navy blue and silver brocade. A panel of orange textile, embroidered with oval and square shapes, extends to the hem of the garment. The sides of the garment are formed from vertical strips of bright pink, green and gold satin textile. The bottoms of the elbow-length sleeves are finished with several rows of diamond-shaped motifs.

Culture
Lohana ?
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre, glass, metal and dye
Made in
Thando Bula Khan, Sindh, Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Earrings811/4 a-b

Silver coloured metal pieces with hooks. Suspended from a large flower-shaped pendant with central red bead, are a series of layered chains and tear-drop shaped metal charms. Part a has three square pendants attached to the bottom of the chains, each with a central blue bead. Part b has three similar pendants attached to bottom except one of the squares has a red bead instead of a blue bead in its centre.

Culture
Afghan
Material
metal and glass
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch1590/134

Oval brooch with cross-pin inserted in an oval cutout. Two-thirds of the edge is serrated, and the remaining third has zigzag engraving. There are stars and branches engraved around a set-in red brown stone. Maker’s mark stamped above the oval cutout.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal and glass
Made in
Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollN3.63

Doll figure carved out of wood with articulated shoulders and ankles. The face and hands are painted white, with the eyes and eyebrows painted in black, and the mouth painted in pink. The hair is painted black on the crown of the head with a braid of stiff black hair attached to the back of the head. The hair is braided with a strip of blue-green silk, and the braid is tied at the top with a band of burgundy silk doubled over so that there are no raw edges. The figure is dressed in a pink long-sleeved silk robe with a white neckband, over which is a long gored blue silk vest fastened with a single round glass button and secured with a burgundy silk cord at underarm height. The figure wears pink shoes with black ornamentation, white leg wrappers, and long white underpants with a white loincloth, above which is a short white under-jacket.

Culture
Korean
Material
wood, paint, silk fibre, glass, cotton fibre, dye, horse hair ?, paper and paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2655/192

A reddish-brown deer mask with silver antlers attached that are decorated with a red quadrangle which has a mirror in the centre tied by a yellow band with black and faded red tassels at either ends. The deer is painted black along the middle of the face to around the mouth. The ears are nailed on.

Culture
Guatemalan
Material
wood, paint, glass and fibre
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2655/187

Human-faced mask with pink-red ears and face. Head hair, eyebrows and mustache are carved with deep grooves and are gold in colour. The eyes are inset with glass and painted black and blue and there are two holes on either side of the top of nose. Fibre cording is attached to a hole just above each ear and is tied behind the mask.

Culture
Guatemalan
Material
wood, paint, glass and fibre
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bear Mask2655/181

Bear mask. Fuzzy white animal mask with large pink ears, bulbous pink eyes made from old light bulbs, and teeth made from pieces of mirror.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
fibre ?, sheep skin, glass and paint
Made in
Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch1590/132

Heart-shaped brooch with four points on top. Centre heart-shaped cutout, and zigzag line engraved around edge of inner cutout. Green and white mottled glass stone set at top of brooch. Cross-pin bent around brooch side in notched band. Maker’s mark stamped in rectangular cartouche.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal and glass
Made in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch1590/131

Heart-shaped brooch with cutout in centre. Zigzag engraving around the cutout and top. Top set with pointed round brown glass. Cross-pin secured through hole on left. Maker’s mark at lower left.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal and glass
Made in
Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch1590/130

Brooch with heart-shaped centre cutout under decorative top with pointed, round, black glass stone inset. Fine zigzag engraving around edge of centre cutout and around edge of top of brooch. Cross-pin turned and inserted through small circular cutout on side of heart. Hallmark in cartouche on front and on back of brooch.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal and glass
Made in
Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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