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Wrap Skirt1473/2

Rectangular, ceremonial skirt, or apron. The main body of the piece is made of black cotton textile which is bordered at the top with a yellow horizontal stripe and on each side with a narrow, geometrically patterned stripe. The lower third of the garment consists of a finely-woven, horizontally striped, multicoloured textile, with many woven geometric motifs. A horizontal row of closely-spaced pairs of plastic buttons is affixed to the apron just above this patterned textile and extends almost all the way across the width of the garment. Many long (38 cm) strands of dark red glass and metallic cylindrical beads, interspersed with white seeds, are attached in pairs below this row of buttons and hang freely to the bottom of the garment. Each strand of beads is finished with a tuft of wool, resembling a small tassel.

Culture
Ch'in
Material
cotton fibre, jacob's tear seed ?, tin metal, glass, wool fibre, plastic and dye
Made in
Nagaland, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament2668/24

Rhinestone hair ornament in the shape of a flower. Flower has five petals and a leaf shape protruding from one side. Silver cording is looped around the bottom of the flower. Flower is attached to a metal pin.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
glass, fibre, metal and plastic
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress2668/20

Oval ring shaped headdress with a mesh frame backing that is decorated with flower clusters and hanging tassels. They are embellished with white, silver, gold, plastic(?) pearl-like beads, rhinestone and cording. One side of the headdress has a larger cluster of flowers than the other. Two black ties are on either side of the headdress for attachment.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
synthetic fibre ?, plastic ?, metal and glass
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress1498/1

A woman’s headdress made from coarsely woven dark brown wool textile. Consisting of a headband and an attached narrow “tail” or streamer that hangs down the back. Lavishly decorated with cowrie shells, red, and white glass beads, buttons, and embroidery. The headband is embellished with two rows of cowrie shells separated by a row of red glass beads. The bottom edge of the headband is finished with multi-coloured embroidery resembling a braid. The “tail” is trimmed with many buttons, red, and white glass beads, and cowrie shells forming floral and geometric shapes. The bottom is fringed (about 13.5 cm) and the side edges are finished with red, blue, and yellow-green embroidery resembling a braid. The textile used to construct the headband is woven in plain weave while the streamer is made from warp yarns which have been braided and loosely woven together to form a fabric.

Culture
Kalash
Material
wool fibre, goat hair fibre ?, cotton fibre ?, cowrie shell, glass, plastic and dye
Made in
Chitral, Northwest Frontier, Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureH1.304

Carved rubber (natural latex) figure: two monkeys pulling the tail of a snake that is curled around the upper trunk of a coconut tree. Situated next to the tree and monkeys is a large, jar-like container with a circular lid flanked by two branch-like protrusions. The entire figure is painted red, green, yellow and gold,and is mounted on a square rubber base with a black, carved border.

Culture
Interior Amazonia ?
Material
rubber and paint ?
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskH1.305

An elliptical, plaque-like rubber carving of a man's face--man is wearing an elaborate headdress and necklace. Object is three dimensional on the front and flat on the back; a loop for hanging is attached at the top. Entire figure is coloured brown, red, gold, green and purple.

Culture
Interior Amazonia ?
Material
rubber and paint ?
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureH1.299

Two carved rubber (natural latex) figures wearing headdresses, paddling a small boat with a shelter in the centre--both the stern and bow are curved sharply upwards. The entire figure is coloured red, green, yellow, brown, and gold--the rubber itself is coloured.

Culture
Interior Amazonia ?
Material
rubber and paint ?
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wrap Skirt1473/8

Rectangular, ceremonial skirt, or apron. The main body of the piece is made of black cotton textile which is bordered at the top with a narrow, brown and gray horizontal stripe. The lower third of the garment consists of a finely-woven, horizontally striped, multicoloured textile, with many woven geometric motifs. A horizontal row of closely-spaced small clam shells is affixed to the apron just above this patterned textile and extends almost all the way across the width of the garment. Many long strands of dark red glass and metallic cylindrical beads, interspersed with white seeds, are attached below this row of shells and hang freely to the bottom of the garment. Each strand of beads is finished with a tuft of wool, resembling a small tassel.

Culture
Ch'in
Material
cotton fibre, clam shell, jacob's tear seed ?, tin metal, glass, plastic, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Nagaland, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dress873/3

Tan dress with embroidery. The dress has a rounded neck, sleeveless bodice and gathered skirt. There is a centre back partial opening with matching plastic buttons above the waist and metal snaps below the waist. Embroidered above the bottom hem is a running blanket stitch in red and a heart motif in red, blue and green. Large tucks have been taken in at the sides of the bodice for fitting. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Moravian ? or Czech ?
Material
flax fibre, cotton fibre, plastic, metal and dye
Made in
Kyjov, Moravia, Czech Republic
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vest873/1

Woman's sleeveless, heavily ornamented vest, constructed from wide panels of red-orange jacquard ribbon and panels of black satin. The ribbon is pleated to conform to the curves of the armhole and around the inverted heart shaped neckline. Appliqued with several kinds of decorative silver, yellow, green and off-white braid; beaded with clear glass beads and coloured sequins; floral designs embroidered on back. Centre front opening has five silver filigree buttons. Lined with blue and white checked cotton. Embroidered floral medallions on inside back lining. All hand sewn.

Culture
Moravian ? or Czech ?
Material
cotton fibre, rayon fibre, glass, dye, metal and plastic ?
Made in
Kyjov, Moravia, Czech Republic
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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