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Cantonese Opera FlagN1.839 c

Flag attached to a curved bamboo staff (part c). 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 ?, gesso ? and paint
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sarong379/23

Dark green plaid material with white and blue stripes sewn into a large skirt-like tube.

Culture
Southeast Asia ?
Material
rayon fibre ? and dye
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace Doily1712/2

A hand made circular lace doily. The main concentric abstract design is consisting of a central hole surrounded by eight petal-like holes, surrounded by eight crocheted triangles, surrounded by sixteen half circle holes. The outer design is consisting of eight tree-like shapes with inward facing stems. Outer periphery is irregularly circular with protruding crocheting loops, particularly edging the pattern which is between the tree-like designs.

Culture
Northwest Europe ?
Material
cotton fibre ? or rayon fibre ?
Made in
Europe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace Doily1712/1

A hand made circular lace doily. The main concentric abstract design is consisting of a central hole surrounded by eight petal-like holes, surrounded by eight crocheted petal-like shapes with eight five-sided holes at the outer sections of these petals. Then more loosely crocheted design around the outer circumference, which is circular with sixteen crocheted protuberances, each made of three crocheted loops.

Culture
Northwest Europe ?
Material
cotton fibre ? or rayon fibre ?
Made in
Europe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Apron1044/6 a-b

The first piece (part a) is a woman's apron made from a square of multi-coloured textile with yellow stripes and a red jacquard over-design of flowers and leaves on a dark purple background. Gathered onto a waistband made of multi-coloured braid that has a main design consisting of a flower pattern starting with red at the centre, then yellow, and green bordered by a red paired diagonal line and four dot patterned border at either side on a black background. Waistband is unfinished on the ends. Narrow hems at edges. The second piece (part b) is an apron tie made from a length of machine-embroidered rayon ribbon and having a main design consisting of red, blue, purple, and green flowers on an off-white background. Apron tie is unfinished on the ends.

Culture
Swiss
Material
rayon fibre, cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
La Sage, Switzerland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Hoop BeltN1.836 a-c

Wide, ecru three piece hoop belt (part a-c) with sequins. The rectangular pieces are curved and fit together. Part (a) has one straight end and one tabbed end. Part (b) has two straight ends. Part (c) has two tabbed ends. The fabric is fixed over a wooden centre. The blue sequins form flower motifs on an ecru ground. The lining is green with a red and orange geometric pattern.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, rayon fibre ?, bamboo grass, dye, gelatin and paste adhesive ?
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera ArmbandN1.826 a-b

Pair of pink crepe armbands (part a-b) with striped cuffs. At the cuff are three ribbon bands in yellow, red and blue, and a band of woven braid. At the top of the armband are two thin white ties. The inside is lined with navy blue cotton.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre ?, rayon fibre ?, cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pants811/17

White pants tied at the waist with a braided white cord. Has an elastic purple decoration around the bottom of each leg.

Culture
Afghan
Material
rayon fibre ? and dye
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt630/2

A dark blue rayon gathered skirt that has a 12.5 cm. horizontal panel of orange cotton embroidered with cross stitch in geometric designs at the hemline. The horizontal embroidered panel has a design consisting of alternating mint green and dark blue chevrons in an X-shape and yellow and dark blue cross-shapes pattern on an orange background. Waistband and centre back opening. Fastened with a large green plastic button. Patch pocket on left side. Pieced together.

Culture
Russian and Ukrainian
Material
rayon fibre, cotton fibre, plastic and dye
Made in
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse630/1

Woman's blouse made of vertical panels of embroidered fabric alternating with hand-made lace. The embroidered panels are cross stitched with rayon floss in geometric designs on a solid field, blue and orange predominating. The shoulders each have three vertical embroidered panels, from left to right: a design consisting of mint green squares in a zig zags in between red zig zag lines pattern; a design consisting of orange octagons outlined by white and having a blue eight-petalled flower within, each petal of which has a white spot; and a design consisting of diamond shapes outlined by mint green and having a red star-cross shape within over an orange lattice work pattern on a dark blue background. The middle of the shirt has the same three vertical embroidered panels from left to right. Square neckline. Front, and back are identical.

Culture
Russian and Ukrainian
Material
cotton fibre, flax fibre, rayon fibre and dye
Made in
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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