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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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Mask16/1412 D
Goggles3274/2

Carved wood goggles composed of two separate wood pieces. Both pieces are contoured on the side for the face. Glass lens inset at centre with a lined paper insert. The eyepieces are attached at the bridge of the nose by a thin strand of black-blue twisted fibre, which is tied through two metal loops. The strap is a long twisted cord, which is knotted through holes carved on the side of each eyepiece.

Culture
Yapese
Material
breadfruit wood, fibre, paper, glass, dye and metal
Made in
Woleai, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3274/29

White cowrie shells strung on a red plaited pandanus fibre. Two decorative pandanus fibre and shell rosettes hang off the bottom.

Culture
Marshallese
Material
cowrie shell, pandanus leaf, dye and metal
Made in
Marshall Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3331/1

Long blouse composed of multiple pieces of off-white fabric sewn together. The shoulders and neck have pink, brown and yellow-green embroidery, embellished with metal thread and metal sequins. Below each shoulder are bands of yellow-green embroidery with geometric designs. Collar embroidered with a band of repeating diamonds. The neck opening has a short plaited tie on either side. The upper back is pleated. Tiny repeating floral embroidery extends down the length of the blouse - two lines in the front, and four on the back. The sleeves are silk and cinch at the cuff, where an elastic band is sewn inside. There are a few designs stitched along the seam below the left arm.

Culture
Romanian
Material
cotton fibre, metal and silk fibre ?
Made in
Romania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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