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Hat3080/102

Hat is tall and round with four large side panels. The sides alternate in colour, two are an orange-yellow, and the other sides are a dark-purple. Each side is decorated with fine embroidered lines in a linear pattern. Each side panel has a small hole lined with a metal ring. The brim and seams are lined with a black velvet. Interior is lined with a strip of dark red velvet and a lighter red silk. Attached to the crown is a small tassel with three beads.

Culture
Kyrgyz
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre, plastic and metal
Made in
Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vest3080/8

Vest. Collarless and unlined cotton garment in dark blue-black. Embroidered panels attached at open front edges, done in navy, light grey and maroon lines and squares. Four silver buttons are evenly placed along the front, corresponding to loops opposite. Back of vest incorporates a strip of the same embroidered fabric vertically at centre.

Culture
Kyrgyz
Material
dye, cotton fibre, wool fibre and metal
Made in
Kyrgyzstan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3080/85

Hat is small and square-shaped with four sides meeting at a shallow-pointed crown. The exterior is a dark blue velvet and the brim is lined with black velvet. Gold stitching runs horizontally around the hat until the hat’s midpoint, from this point the gold stiches run vertically in a triangular pattern. The lower half is interspersed with pink and silver sequins, while the upper half is decorated with pink and silver flower-shaped sequins with pink and brown beads sewn within the design. The interior is lined with a red cotton fabric.

Culture
Taiwanese
Material
silk fibre, metal, cotton fibre and plastic
Made in
Taiwan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3080/72

Circular sheep’s wool hat. Brim and lining are light white-grey wool. Wool is longer on interior. Crown is dark green velvet with cross-shaped embroidered dark green and gold cord.

Culture
Central Asian
Material
sheep skin, silk fibre and metal
Made in
Xinjiang, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3080/61

Four-sided green silk embroidered hat with pointed crown. Square brim lined with black velvet. White and black embroidery covers green silk in fine crisscross pattern. White embroidery runs vertically down centre of each side to brim; from mid centre horizontally curving downwards; and from bottom centre horizontally curving upwards. White branch-like embroidery ending with burgundy on opposite sides of intersecting lines.

Culture
Uyghur
Material
silk fibre, wool fibre and metal
Made in
Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3080/47

Long skirt in a tube construction, with a seam up the back and another encircling. Garment is rectangular in shape, burgundy in colour with a wide plaid pattern. Overlaid is metallic fibre designs in triangles and lines in a variety of thicknesses. Hem has a dense pattern of metallic fibre.

Culture
Burmese
Material
cotton fibre, metal and dye
Made in
“Myanmar: Mandalay, Kalaw ?” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Money3274/36

Part of an opalescent clam shell, cut in a pentagonal shape with two long sides. A short length of twisted fibre is attached through a drilled hole with looped wire.

Culture
Yapese
Material
clam shell, coconut fibre and copper metal
Made in
Woleai, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knuckleduster3274/31

Oval-shaped wire frame wound with sennit twine, and then three rows of shark's teeth affixed with wire.

Culture
Yapese
Material
shark tooth, metal and coconut husk fibre
Made in
Lamotrek, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coconut Grater3274/13 a-b

Breadfruit wood seat (part a) with serrated metal grater (part b). The seat is animal-shaped, with four legs, a tail, and a head where the grater attaches. The back is u-shaped. The grater is a flat piece of metal that has a slightly raised head, with a hole at centre, and teeth around the outside.

Culture
Yapese
Material
breadfruit wood and metal
Made in
Lamotrek, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishing Hook3274/8

Large barbed turtle shell hook on short twisted cord. The cord is tied around the end of the hook and held in place by a small metal tie.

Culture
Yapese
Material
turtle shell, fibre and metal
Made in
Woleai, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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