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Hat1343/5

Woman's black hat with flat brim and cylindrical crown with flat top. The crown and the top of the brim are covered in silk(?) fur-like fabric. Three rows of metallic gold cord around the crown; two gold tassels at centre back. Underside of brim is encrusted with gold thread embroidery and black braid on silk fabric. Long, wide black silk ribbons, are attached one on each side of the underside of the hat, and they attach together near the top with hooks and eyes. Lined with light orange fabric.

Culture
Austrian
Material
cotton fibre, gold metal ?, wood, dye, brass metal, silk fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Saalfelden, Salzburg, Austria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fly Whisk1373/71

Ornamented, gold leaf covered handle with a long tail of horse hair attached to it. Top of handle has a flared, circular knob upon which a carved, golden rooster sits. Hair is bound in red fabric with two bands of green string at the juncture with the handle.

Culture
West African
Material
wood, horse hair ?, gold metal and fibre
Made in
West Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Counterfeit ? CoinEd5.3315

Rectangular; design with 2 characters; large signature on other side; both sides enclosed in border of dots. Obverse has panduras leaves top, bottom; top enclosed in 5 sided frame; 2 bu (denomination) in characters right, left. Reverse has signature of mint master.

Culture
Japanese
Material
gold metal ?, silver metal and copper metal
Made in
Tokyo, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Counterfeit ? CoinEd5.3316

Rectangular; design with 2 characters; large signature on other side; both sides enclosed in border of dots. Obverse has panduras leaves top, enclosed in 5 sided frame; 2 shu (denomination) in characters below. Reverse has signature of mint master.

Culture
Japanese
Material
alloy metal and gold metal ?
Made in
Tokyo, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtCe351

A woman's wrap-around skirt consisting of a straight rectangular length of dark red wool textile. The main geometric design of gold and silver threads is consisting of a wide triple band (35 cm.) of border design at the bottom edge, and along one vertical edge that has a dense pattern of lozenges and a pattern of large diamond motifs (14 x 14 cm) on the body of the garment.

Culture
Romanian
Material
wool fibre, gold metal and silver metal
Made in
Wallachia, Romania ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Open-top HoodEd1.292

Open-top hood made of black silk damask with long ear flaps to which are attached long ribbons of the same fabric. The damask is patterned with peony flowers. The hood is constructed of two halves sewn together at the centre of the forehead and centre back, but with an opening at the top edged with black piping ending with a short slit at the back. The hood is cut straight across the forehead with a convex curved edge along each side edged with black piping on each side. The long ear flaps project forward from the points where the forehead joins the sides. The hood is edged entirely with two layers of skin with black fur, one facing inside and the other facing outside. A flat purple silk cord crosses the opening from front to back, ending at the back in an elaborate knot made of dark pink cord, partially detached and crumpled, below which are five dark pink tassels wrapped in gold thread. At the front there an elaborate double knot of gold and pink cord, below which are seven dark pink tassels wrapped in gold thread. The hood is lined with bright blue rayon fabric, most of which is covered with white fibrous paper which is attached with long running stitches.

Culture
Korean
Material
silk fibre, rayon fibre, raccoon skin ?, dye, gold metal and paper
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Open-top HoodEd1.290

Open-top hood made of black silk damask. The damask is patterned with peony flowers. The hood is constructed of two halves sewn together at the centre of the forehead and centre back, but with an opening at the top edged with black piping ending with a short slit at the back. The hood is cut straight across the forehead with two deep scallops edged with black piping on each side. It is edged entirely two layers of skin with black fur, one facing inside and the other facing outside. A flat pink silk cord crosses the opening from front to back, ending at the back in an elaborate knot made of pink cord, below which are three dark pink tassels wrapped in gold thread. At the front there an elaborate double knot of gold and pink cord, below which are seven dark pink tassels wrapped in gold thread. The hood is lined with dull green cotton flannel.

Culture
Korean
Material
silk fibre, raccoon skin ?, dye and gold metal
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile784/1

Heirloom cloth with supplementary weft of gold thread. Gold metallic embroidery of flowers and various surrounding areas of repeated geometric shapes, on red ground. Centre of flowers are coloured in blue, orange, brown, or pink.

Culture
Sumatran
Material
cotton fibre, gold metal ? and dye
Made in
Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure1057/6

Wooden carving of a human figure riding a horse-like animal. Figure wears a hat, long tunic-like garment, loose res pants and golden shoes. Spots of green and red paint and gold leaf(?) remain. Figure and horse stand on a rectangular wooden base.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, paint and gold metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure1057/5

Throned figure wearing a long gold, red and green tunic-like robe. Figure's hands rest on the knees.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, paint and gold metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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