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BandEdz1533 a-b

Green silk cloth embroidered with flowers, leaves, tree branches, birds and peacocks in green, brown, blue, white, pink, purple and metallic thread, on bottom half of cloth strip.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, metal and dye
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kimono1024/1

White silk uchikake (打掛) with long sleeve panels and a centre opening. The white silk has a weave pattern in the shape of chrysanthemum known as kikubishi (菊菱) within overlapping circles. The front, back and sleeves are embroidered with rows of pine tree leaves on branches in red, orange, gold, bronze and silver. The inside lining is red silk. The bottom hem is padded.

Culture
Japanese
Material
silk fibre, dye and metal
Made in
Yokohama, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dress1014/1

Woman’s long, sleeveless, A-line dress made of purple silk damask that is patterned over-all with small coin-like motifs and larger roundels enclosing images of dragons and an auspicious symbol. The neckline has a high collar that extends diagonally from centre front, across the chest from left to right and fastens under the right armhole with a loop and metal ball-shaped button. The edges are faced with strips of blue silk or rayon crepe that is patterned with black and white ribbon-like streamers and pink, red and green floral motifs. The garment is lined with gray cotton with an over-all printed pattern of red, green, white and dark blue ovoid shapes.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
silk fibre, dye, metal, cotton fibre and rayon fibre ?
Made in
Tibet ? or India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head ClothEf469

A long, rectangular, sheer, very pale light green fabric with woven horizontal bands consisting of an alternating pattern between flowers and shell-like bow-tie-like shapes. Edged with orange and gold-coloured threads.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
silk fibre ?, metal and dye
Made in
Madhya Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Backless Blouse1187/10

Woman’s backless blouse with plain bodice, pieced from blue, yellow and red cotton broadcloth, and decorative elbow length sleeves, pieced from panels of embroidery and jacquard-woven ribbon. It has a V neckline in the front and ties at the centre back neck and at the waist with self-fabric ties. The embroidered panels on the sleeves are embellished with metal sequins and mirrors. There is a small pocket on the lower right side of the blouse.

Culture
South Asian
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, glass, silver alloy metal and dye
Made in
India ? or Pakistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coat1185/1

Maroon velvet surcoat heavily ornamented with gold. The woman’s coat has a fitted bodice and full, calf-length skirt. The bodice and skirt are almost entirely covered with scrollwork embroidery, worked with metallic gold cord and metallic gold thread, except for a plain panel on each side of the bodice front and at the centre of the bodice back. The bodice is sleeveless in the front; there are long, flat panels that suggest sleeves, attached at the shoulders and back arms; these are worn crossed and fastened with hook and eye at the centre back below the waist. The edges of the bodice meet at centre front; although there are eight decorative buttons on each side of the centre front opening of the bodice, there is no provision for fastening. Buttons are made of metallic gold thread wrapped around a wooden core, trimmed with small coral beads. Smaller buttons at the bottom edge of "sleeves." There are pockets on each side of the skirt, just below the waist. All edges are bound with patterned silver ribbon and five rows of heavy gold cord. The garment, which is very stiff and heavy, is entirely interlined with animal skin, which supports the weight of the metallic embroidery. Bodice and skirt are lined with orange cotton damask; sleeves are lined with striped black, white and yellow cotton broadcloth.

Culture
Albanian
Material
silver metal ?, coral, wood, goat skin ?, sheep skin ?, gold metal ?, silk fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Albania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Armour1132/2

Armour has two rectangular panels joined at the top by a blue band with long ties. The panels have metal wire within the bottom seam, causing the lower corners to turn upwards. The panels have blue fabric with a brown pattern. The upper portion has a beige band across the front, with a perpendicular band and keyhole opening. The lower portion has five rows of narrow black metal bars overlaying the fabric. The back is lined with coarse blue fabric.

Culture
Japanese
Material
silk fibre ?, bamboo grass, metal, cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Child's RobeEdz1530

Black robe with rounded neck, slender sleeves and centre opening with gold frog closures. There are slits in the sides and back. In the front and back centre is a square badge with a left-facing egret, denoting a sixth civil rank. Also in the square are sun, bat, cloud and wave motifs in gold, pink, white, green and blue on a black ground. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, dye and metal
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BandEdz1512 a-b

Blue silk cloths with gold metallic embroidery of flowers and butterflies. Part (a) has one butterfly embroidered apart from main embroidery.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, metal and dye
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Altar ClothEdz1507

Silk embroidered cloth depicting three vases and flowers. A decorative band of rats, flowers and design elements separates three scenes at top with two people in each, divided by a blue floral motif. Background of gold metallic thread.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, metal, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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