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Sarong764/4

Brown textile with five series of parallel bands of brown stripes with mirrors, alternating with four wide bands of embroidered white and red zig-zag and scroll desgins with mirrors. Narrow strips of red and green with mirrors, and single red stripes are inbetween larger ones.

Culture
Sumatran
Material
cotton fibre ?, silk fibre ?, dye and glass ?
Made in
Sumatra, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile722/1

Centre beaded square in white, divided into 9 smaller squares by yellow, blue and red lines. Yellow and green animals around centre symbol, possibly a flower. Border of yellow and green triangles surround square with an outer beaded border in blue, white and red. Beaded square framed with different bands of fabric, in red with white circles, orange with green corners, red with gold pattern and orange corners and outer border of gold metal embroidered ribbon. Reverse lining in red.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
fibre, dye, glass ? and silk fibre ?
Made in
Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CaseEdz1597

Rectangular shaped case with a rounded top and a slit opening; embroidered with silk threads. Depicted on both sides is a gold meander pattern running along the sides and bottom; the top has a gold ruyi pattern. Each side has two sections of gold calligraphy with a variety of coloured backgrounds. Behind all of the detailing is a blue and grey swastika pattern. Attached at the opening is a blue piece of silk twine.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CaseEdz1596

Rectangular shaped case with a rounded top and a slit opening; embroidered with silk threads on a blue background. Depicted on both sides is a repeating geometric and floral pattern in blue, cream, light orange, green and dark red. Attached at the opening is a black piece of orange silk twine.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CaseEdz1595

Rectangular shaped case with a rounded top and a slit opening; embroidered with silk threads on a light brown background. Depicted on both sides are cream coloured grapes ? on grey, brown and cream leaves with navy and brown vines throughout. The top has a blue and navy ruyi pattern. Attached at the opening is a black piece of twisted silk twine.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Panel706/3

Cream silk panel with embroidery and brown damask silk frame. The panel has goldfish, lotus and butterfly motifs on cream ground. The back is lined with tan cotton.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat706/2

Hat composed of a band of fabric with a point at the front bottom centre, a lobe along the bottom of each side, a strip of skin (?) at the vertical front seam, and a panel at the back with five points along the bottom. Hat is made of dark blue silk with a black border and an embroidered floral design with bird figures as well as water. Light blue silk lining with a woven floral pattern.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, dye and skin ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressEdz1591

Headdress with embroidery. The headdress has an upper rectangular shape leading to a flared and curved base. Embroidered on the front is a pink peony motif agains a blue key-fret background on red ground. Around the edges is a black border with blue trim. The back is lined with blue silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Leggings579/3 a-b

Pair of red felt leggings; two roughly rectangular pieces with ties attached to the upper corners and a set of five buttons at the bottom to secure the top and bottom around the leg. Multicoloured, patterned appliqué border around the bottom and two sides. White beads sewn along the sides and bottom edges. White band of felt across the top. Protruding, pointed pieces of felt hang behind the row of bottoms at the bottom; yarn pompoms attached to the tips of the points.

Culture
Sioux ?
Material
wool fibre, glass, silk fibre ?, metal and dye
Made in
Missouri, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament698/26

Dark purple ornament made of braided silk fibre with a long looped end that connects to a tightly woven endless knot. In the centre is a circular metal design with a gold and white leaf pattern on a black background with a white border. The back of the knot has a black piece of plastic attached.

Culture
Japanese
Material
silk fibre ?, dye, metal, paint and plastic
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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