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HeaddressE192 d

Blue and white lace head cover. The upper part is blue lace; the ends are white lace with silver detailing. The The front pieces are sewn shut.

Culture
Zapotec
Material
rayon fibre, fibre and synthetic fibre
Made in
Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtE191 b

White skirt (part b) with embroidered cross-stitch hem. The skirt has no waistband and an unfinished upper edge. The bottom hem is has an embroidered band with a black triangle motif on dark red ground and edged with blue. Above the band are figure, animal and floral motifs in red and black on white ground. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Mazatec
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre and rayon fibre
Made in
Huautla De Jimenez, Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtE194 b

Pink damask skirt (part b) with lace and green trim. The skirt has a narrow waistband and a full, pleated skirt. The damask is woven with a leaf motif. Around the centre are three thin green bands and one band of white lace. Around the bottom are two thin green bands. The inner edge is lined with a white band.

Culture
Zapotec
Material
rayon fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag915/14

Small, flat embroidered bag made of two identically patterned, rectangular sections which are seamed together on three sides, leaving the fourth side open. The bottom two corners of the bag are angled at 45 degrees. The multi-coloured embroidered designs are composed of densely-worked, geometric, stylized floral motifs which are enclosed with squares, arranged in a grid, separated by geometric border motifs. The top edge is finished with tablet-woven pink and red edging. The bottom edge is trimmed with seven tassels (red, green, blue and dark yellow). A border of diamond shaped motifs is at the top and left edge of each side. A short length of decorative braided fibre is attached to one upper corner of the bag, along with one red tassel. Backed with plain pinkish cotton textile.

Culture
Turkmen
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre ?, rayon fibre ? and dye
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag915/13

Small, flat embroidered bag, made by seaming two identical rectangular sections together on three sides, leaving the fourth side and a side slit open at the top of the bag. The densely worked multi-coloured embroidered designs are composed of geometric, stylized floral motifs enclosed in squares, which are arranged in a grid pattern. The designs are worked on floral printed textile. The top edge and slit are trimmed with red tablet-woven edging. There are remnants of a cord or tassel at the base of the slit.

Culture
Turkmen
Material
silk fibre ?, rayon fibre ?, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag915/11

Bag with a rectangular shape and embroidered with two large v-shaped geometric forms, worked in very fine, dense cross-stitch on both sides of the bag. The sides and opening each have a geometric border. The repeated designs on the bag are identical in shape to each other, but differ in colour. A length of yellow and black decorative braided cord is attached to one corner of the opening; a tassel made of silk cord trimmed with white glass beads is sewn to the end of the cord. Lined with dark red cotton.

Culture
Uzbek: Lakai ?
Material
silk fibre ?, rayon fibre ?, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag915/9

Small, flat embroidered bag made by seaming two identical rectangular pieces together on three sides, leaving the fourth side and a side slit open at the top of the bag. The multi-coloured embroidered designs are composed of closely-spaced square motifs with a strip of alternating red, green and blue diagonal bands. A red and green braided cord is attached at the base of the side slit. Three tassels hang from the end of the cord, and each is trimmed with multicoloured glass beads. The embroidery is worked on a dark purplish-red silk textile and lined with machine printed floral textile.

Culture
Turkmen
Material
silk fibre, rayon fibre ?, cotton fibre, glass and dye
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera HoodN1.817

Yellow hood with embroidery. The hood is sewn down the centre back and curves to a point. There are two ribbon ties sewn below the facial opening. On each side is a purple floral motif with trailing ribbon and crescent shapes. Around the outer edge are black squares with a floral motif. The inner lining is white cotton.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, rayon fibre ?, cotton fibre, dye and starch
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileIa4

Several sections of woven material sewn into a skirt-like tube; alternating horizontal bands of yellow and fuchsia material with two bands of pink material embroidered with geometric designs in white, black, blue, yellow and green thread. Central vertical band of fuchsia material embroidered with geometric patterns in white, black, yellow, blue, green, and orange thread; central band bisects horizontal sections.

Culture
Philippines
Material
rayon fibre ?, cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera FlagN1.839 d

Flag attached to a curved bamboo staff (part d). The flag has bright pink characters on purple ground, with a wide mauve border. The back is unlined. The bamboo staff terminates in a gold head with pale green fringe at the top.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
bamboo grass, silk fibre, cotton fibre, rayon fibre ?, gold metal, wood ? and paint
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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