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GlovesA2.89 a-b

Gloves, or gauntlets, with rose design embroidered in orange, brown, red, green, gold and pink on outside. Red and green stripes on top of hand. Yellow-green satin damask lining. Machine sewn.

Culture
Dakelhne ?
Material
rawhide skin, silk fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MoccasinsA2.80 a-b

Pair of light tan-coloured moccasins with a floral design on the tongue in yellow, pink, red and green embroidery.

Culture
Cree
Material
silk fibre, skin and dye
Made in
Norway House, Manitoba, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PurseA17211

Embroidered pouch style bag with floral patterned embroidery on skin on the outside and cloth lining inside. Florals are in yellow, red, green, mauve, and black. Braided red and black wool cord handle. Machine sewn (convent style).

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
silk fibre, wool fibre, cotton fibre, skin and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseE224

Woman's garment consisting of three rectangular, cotton, woven pieces hand sewn together. The panels are decorated with alternating patterns of undecorated cream bands with varying bands of green and orange geometric design. The decorative bands are wide near the neck then taper in width as they go down the garment. The neck is edged with red and yellow ribbons in a triangular design, long strips of ribbon that hang down the front. There is a thick band of red silk along the bottom. There are large open sections along the sides.

Culture
Mixtec
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Yucunicoco, Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseE201

Blouse or huipil consisting of three rectangular, cotton, woven pieces hand sewn together. The panels are decorated with alternating patterns of undecorated cream bands with varying bands of green and orange geometric design. There are two solid black stripes that run vertically between the woven pieces. The neck is edged with pink and yellow ribbons that hang down the front. There is a thick band of red silk along the bottom. The sides are not sewn.

Culture
Mixtec
Material
silk fibre, wool fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Yucunicoco, Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BroomN3.42

A grass broom with a silk-covered handle that has a multi-coloured horizontal line design embroidered with various shapes. The broom fans out from mid-way along the handle. At the end of the handle, there is an orange-red fabric looped tassel embroidered with flowers.

Culture
Korean
Material
grass, silk fibre and fibre
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorative CordN3.41

A long white cylindrical silk cord that has a form at the centre created into an elaborate knot with five projecting loops. Below the loops, the knots form a cylinder with two side extensions.

Culture
Korean
Material
silk fibre
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tassel OrnamentN3.39

An ornament made of an elaborately knotted pink cord with a round silver box that has a swiveling lid and two tassels attached. Above the box, there is a loop, below which, there is a flat knotted lozenge shape. Below the box, there is a smaller looped pattern. The box is attached with an elaborate winged loop of silver. The box is inlaid with enamel in floral patterns of blue, blue-green, yellow, and purple with a coral bead inset on each side. Two tassels are attached below the second knotted design. They have multicoloured strands, and are wrapped at the top with gold thread that has a pattern picked out of the tassels’ strands on the surface of each wrapped area.

Culture
Korean
Material
silver metal, enamel, silk fibre, dye, gold metal and paper
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tassel OrnamentN3.38

An ornament made of two elaborately knotted pink, green, and gold silk cords with two large tassels attached to each, all of which are suspended from two pink cords. Below the cords, there is an elaborate knotted design in pink, green, and gold, below which, there is a larger lozenge-shaped flat knotted shape. The tassels have strands grouped according to their colours: red, dark pink, yellow-green, yellow, and dark blue-purple which also show at the top of each tassel. Each is wrapped at the top with gold thread that has a pattern picked out of the tassels’ strands on the surface of each wrapped area.

Culture
Korean
Material
silk fibre, dye, gold metal and paper
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Waist BagN3.35

A small flat bag made of dark blue silk damask and yellow silk embroidered on both sides. At the top, the blue silk is sewn with an invisible seam to the white cotton lining. Main body of the bag is shaped like a vertical rectangle with triangular projections on both sides created by folding and holding the folds in place with a circular pink cylindrical cord. The centre front panel is embroidered with a pink peony, and the side points with yellow and pink peach flowers, each with five petals. The rectangular panel on the back is embroidered at the top with pink flowers on stems. The pink cord ends at the front with elaborate knots, culminating in three loops.

Culture
Korean
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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