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String Puppet3129/2 a-b

Puppet of a standing man (Minister character or wun) wearing robes. The figure is made of wood overlaid with an elaborate suit of clothing that includes a light green silk under-tunic and dark green velvet coat edged in a panel of silk heavily embroidered with metallic thread. A canvas sash falls across his torso, embellished with metal sequins and a large jewel at centre. On his head is a rounded hat decorated in velvet, canvas and sequins. Purple pants clothe his legs. The puppet's feet are bare and painted dark brown, as are his hands and head. His face contains inset plastic eyes, a plastic gem earring hanging from the left ear, a moustache of hair, and a moveable chin. Thick string is attached to the hands, elbows, feet, knees and head, leading back to a wooden controller. Part b is a wooden stand with a thick base and decorative post.

Culture
Burmese
Material
paint, wood, silk fibre, cotton fibre, copper alloy metal, hair and plastic
Made in
“Myanmar” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress3098/4

Rigid fabric headdress, from a Hungarian dance costume. Headdress is made of light blue silk covering a rigid support, peaked at centre top, narrowing at the edges where a strip of thin elastic joins the ends together at back. The outer side has looped patterns made of brown metal thread with flecks of gold. Tubular glass beads make a zigzag pattern along the top edge.

Culture
Hungarian
Material
silk fibre, metal, synthetic rubber ? and glass
Made in
Hungary
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3098/1

Short blouse with a wide neckline edged in lace, and short puffed sleeves decorated with lace and an inset light blue ribbon. Bodice is light blue silk, pointed at bottom front and back, embelished with swirled designs in brown metalic thread along the front button closure, hems, and up the back darts. Buttons are gold orbs, and hide hook and eye closures. The blouse is lined with unbleached cotton on the inside of the bodice.

Culture
Hungarian
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, synthetic fibre and metal
Made in
Hungary
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3048/39

Small cream-coloured, "jusi" fabric blouse with embroidered decoration. The blouse has short sleeves with folded cuffs, embroidered with a vine and flower design in white thread. The front of the blouse is similarly embroidered with twisted vines, small leaves and flowers, with small sections of holes scattered throughout the pattern. The front of the blouse is decorated with four groupings of three pearlescent, plastic buttons. The back of the blouse fastens with five metal snaps and a metal hook at the top of the back edge of the collar.

Culture
Filipino
Material
silk fibre, plastic and metal
Made in
Manila, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3048/38

Small cream-coloured, "jusi" fabric blouse with embroidered decoration. The dark cream blouse has elbow-length sleeves with scalloped-edge cuffs, decorated with floral embroidery on the outside edges. The front the blouse is decorated with floral design embroidery in white thread. The design is twisted vines with small leaves and flowers with small sections of holes scattered throughout the pattern, especially inside the larger flower designs. The blouse front also has four groupings of three pearlescent, plastic buttons each. The back of the blouse fastens with five metal snaps and a metal hook at the top of the back edge of the collar.

Culture
Filipino
Material
silk fibre, plastic and metal
Made in
Manila, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3048/37

Small cream-coloured, "jusi" fabric blouse with embroidered decoration. The blouse has short sleeves with scalloped-edge cuffs embroidered with flowers along the edges. The front section of the blouse is also decorated with white floral embroidery and two large flowers sitting in a sun shape, interiors decorated with small holes created by criss-crossed white fibres. This pattern is also scattered across the other sections of embroidery. The front of the blouse is decorated with four groupings of three pearlescent, plastic buttons. The back of the blouse fastens with five metal snaps and a metal hook at the top back of the collar.

Culture
Filipino
Material
silk fibre, plastic and metal
Made in
Manila, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket3048/26

Decorative bolero style wedding jacket. The jacket is ivory in colour with a large cream coloured bow across the front. The jacket has scalloped edges, a large, overlaying collar which tapers down to a u-shape in the back, and flared, elbow-length sleeves. The jacket fastens with four metal snaps and a metal hook. Its interior is lined with synthetic mesh while the exterior is made up of elaborate synthetic lace and floral designs decorated with plastic sequences, translucent and black plastic beads and groupings of plastic pearls at the centre of each lace and sequin flower.

Culture
Filipino
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre, plastic, metal and silk fibre ?
Made in
Manila, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dress3048/25 a-c

Wedding dress with set of detachable trains. The wedding dress (part a) has an undecorated ivory bottom that tapers outwards in the back. The Maria Clara style bodice is covered in floral synthetic lace. These lace flowers are decorated with plastic sequins attached by translucent and black beads and plastic pearls at the centre of each flower. The bodice is lined with cotton fibre while the skirt is unlined and made from synthetic fabric. The bodice closes with a long metal zipper and a single metal hook at the upper hem. The bodice has two long loops for hanging as well as a fabric tag with the phrase ‘Arturo V. Cruz’ sewn onto it with black fibre. The two pieces of the detachable train (parts b and c) have sets of five metal hooks which lock into the fabric loops sewn onto the back of the bodice on either side of the zipper. The trains are slightly pleated at the point of attachment but are otherwise unadorned.

Culture
Filipino
Material
silk fibre, synthetic fibre, cotton fibre, metal and plastic
Made in
Manila, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dress3048/22

Flower girl dress. The lining of the dress is cream coloured satin, the outer layer an opaque cream chiffon with embroidered floral designs in light brown, pink and white scattered across the fabric. The sleeves of the dress are gathered and pleated with small chiffon bows. The pleats of the sleeves are decorated with groupings of two small faux pearls. The back of the dress fastens with a long beige metal zipper and a single metal hook and thread eye at the neckline.

Culture
Filipino
Material
pineapple fibre ?, silk fibre ?, synthetic fibre, plastic and metal
Made in
Manila, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dress3048/8 a-c

Olive green evening gown with detachable butterfly (parts b and c) sleeves. The dress has a short, strapless bodice. The front of is in a sheath style with the right side overlying the left and gathered into three loose pleats. The cut of the front panels is rounded, as is the bottom hem. The back of the gown has a large, rounded, loosely pleated panel of the same fabric sewn along the back midline that extends outwards from the main body of the dress in large folds. The back of the dress fastens with a metal zipper and five metal hooks with thread eyes. The interior of the dress is lined with black satin, while the sleeves are lined with black mesh.

Culture
Filipino
Material
silk fibre ?, synthetic fibre, cotton fibre and metal
Made in
Manila, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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