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Dress3696/10

Long-sleeved dark purple silk dress, with brocade panel on back of bodice. Neckline is split, with a high collar; neck opening and split are bordered with an embroidered band. Band has alternating geometric designs on an orange ground; designs done in black, green, purple, and red. Matching bands around cuffs; all bands are trimmed with metallic thread. Brocade panel done on dark purple ground, with intertwining dark gold floral motifs across surface. Skirt of dress made of six panels; seams decorated with light purple and white stripes. Bodice and sleeves lined with orange fabric; skirt is unlined.

Culture
Uzbek
Material
silk fibre, dye and metal
Made in
Uzbekistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Robe3696/2

Light green, silk gauze robe with wide sleeves, round neck, and right side opening; secured with metal frog closures. Cuffs, collar, and side opening bordered with embroidered black band. Embroidery design is of white birds flying through blue and white clouds; clouds made up of curvilinear motifs. Thin white ribbon trims band, with alternating floral and butterfly designs. Silk gauze ground has medallion designs woven throughout; sleeves are lined and embroidered. Embroidery on lining has designs of flying birds, flowers, and curvilinear motifs.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, fibre, dye and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dress3692/7 a-b

Two piece dress- blouse (part a) and skirt (part b). Blouse has short bell sleeves, and square neckline; neckline lower in back than front. Two pleats run down front and back; giving top a flared waist. Zipper running up from bottom edge, on back; stops shortly before neckline. Skirt has hook and bar fastening on left side of waist, with zipper beneath. Skirt flares from waist, with long pleat along right side; pleat gives back of skirt two layers of fabric. Blouse, front of skirt and middle of skirt pleat are mixed red and olive green, appearing brown from a distance; columns of alternating dark brown and dark pink flower-like designs. Back of skirt, and interior of pleat, made up vertical stripe pattern; primarily done in red and orange, with thin white, black, and green stripes throughout. Bottom edges, cuffs and waist are bordered with patterned bands; bands trimmed with green, white, yellow, and red stripes. Bands are embroidered with red butterflies; flowers and scallops throughout butterflies. Interior of blouse and skirt are lined.

Culture
Nigerian
Material
fibre, dye and metal
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3698/3

Long-sleeved woman's blouse (baju mesirat) with a split neckline and front centre opening; secured with metal snap closures. Tall collar, opening, and cuffs embroidered with geometric bands; all designs done in yellow, green, red, and white. Bands along upper half of opening curves outward, forming lapel-like designs. Shoulders have rectangular border, with floral motifs inside. Flowers are connected on a diamond-shaped grid; leaves in between flowers on the horizontal lines. Curved triangle extends from bottom centre of shoulder section, onto blouse's back, with additional linear designs along bottom edge; identical geometric motifs border triangle. Rest of blouse embroidered with floral motifs, with X's through them. Additional fabric added to underarms. Ground of blouse is black, with dark green tint; interior is unlined. Collector's tag sewn to interior of blouse.

Culture
Gayo
Material
cotton fibre, dye and metal
Made in
Aceh, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coat3696/1

Yellow silk robe with wide sleeves, round neck, and right side opening; secured with knotted frog closures. Cuffs, side opening, and bottom edge bordered with black band; decorated with embroidered blue and white floral motifs, and gold scrollwork. Scrollwork done in metallic thread. Additional white bands on cuffs, with flowers in vases; done in blue and gold. White ribbon, with pink and blue flowers, and green geometric designs, trim black band along bottom edge, neckline, and opening. Butterflies and floral motifs, both alone and in vases, embroidered across robe; gold ground has flower designs woven across surface. Lined with natural cloth. Square tag attached at collar, and characters stamped to inner edge of jacket opening; done in red.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, fibre, dye and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance DrumA6901 a-b

Circular, handheld drum made from hide stretched over a wooden frame. Drum has four lengths of wire across the back with cloth covering the centre juncture, forming a handle. Drumstick (part b): head of drumstick covered with black cloth; small section next to head painted green.

Culture
Coast Salish: Songhees ?
Material
deer skin, metal, fibre and wood
Made in
Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head Cloth3587/52

Woman's head cloth composed of three distinct fabrics with each side ending with very long tassels. The middle section of black fabric is folded and partially stitched on the sides, creating a section that unfolds and expands. There is a section of dark teal fabric on one side, and a brightly coloured patterned fabric on the opposite side that has a line of silver sequins stitched on with bright pink thread. Extending from the fabric are long red and yellow tassels that are decorated with Job's tears seed pods.

Culture
Palaung: Palé
Material
cotton fibre, dye, job's tear seed and metal
Made in
“Myanmar: Shan, Taunggyi” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet3640/2

Gold bracelet with engraved motif in the style of an American eagle, with foliate.

Culture
Haida: Kaigani
Material
gold metal
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet3640/1

Gold bracelet with engraved motif of deer and foliate.

Culture
Haida: Kaigani
Material
gold metal
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Loom3621/2 a-c

Old wooden loom with two upright support posts (parts a-b) and one rolling bar (part c). The support posts are rectangular in shape with one tapered end. Each post has two rectangular cutout holes near each end. On one post (part a), there is a small rectangular piece of wood nailed across the lower cutout hole near the tapered end. The cylindrical bar (part c) has been painted.

Culture
Coast Salish: Tseycum ?
Material
wood, metal and paint
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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