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TextileB656

Cotton and silk textile consisting of a central, silk panel with a multi-coloured bird and flower pattern on a red background. Surrounding the centre is a brown cotton border with white, red and dots repeated in a diagonal line.

Culture
North India
Material
cotton fibre and silk fibre
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RobeK2.151

Large, rectangular green woven fabric with orange, blue, and yellow surface embroidery in geometric patterns. Overall robe is made from several individual strips of the same material hand-sewn together. Fringe at either end.

Culture
Asante ?
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.149

Small, rectangular shaped textile. This is a small sample of Khente cloth, which is normally five or six yards long and two yards wide, worn draped around the body and over one arm. Label reads, A.E. Asare and Co. Dento Mills Nsawan, Ghana. Green background with geometric and striped designs in red, orange, yellow; fringed at both ends.

Culture
Ewe
Material
silk fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileB654

Rectangular silk textile with a small, repeated, geometric and stylized floral design in gold, white and red on purple ground. The sides have a solid orange border while the ends have a purple stripe and small fringe.

Culture
North India
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileB653

Rectangular shape silk textile consisting of leaves and flowers in green, purple and beige on black ground. Composed of ten strips sew together. Repeat pattern. Edges are raw.

Culture
North India
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileB652

Rectangular shaped silk textile with a brown, green and peach floral patterns on black ground. Composed of twelve strips sewn together. Repeat pattern.

Culture
North India
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileB651

Rectangular shaped silk textile consisting of birds and flowers in light brown on a black ground. Composed of six strips sewn together. Repeat pattern.

Culture
North India
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileB650

Rectangular shaped silk textile with a cream and light purple floral patterns on black ground. Composed of seven strips sewn together. Repeat pattern. Ends are raw.

Culture
North India
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.138

Long, rectangular cotton textile made of woven narrow strips, sewn together and embroidered. The decoration consists of a grey ground with geometric designs embroidered in red, black and brown intermixed and overlapping with stripes of red, black and blue. There is one section with a repeating blue elephant design.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Ilorin, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Book CoverN1.17

Panel, roughly square, composed of imperial yellow silk with a metallic brocade design featuring two dragon figures at the centre, floral motifs at the corners, and a border of and a floral design lined in yellow. Lined with yellow silk. Stamped in red ink at one corner.

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