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Skirt814/9

Girl's pulpul of silk and wool twisted strands atached to cords of plant fibre? The hanging strands are blue and white and are in two distinct sections from the waist cord.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
silk fibre, wool fibre, plant fibre and dye
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseAf456 a

Blouse that together with a skirt (Af456 b) and head-tie (Af456 c) forms an outfit. The blouse has short sleeves, rounded neck, and is composed of narrow black cotton strips sewn together; decorated with four vertical rows of gold metallic thread per strip and three horizontal rows repeated within each strip but not aligned between strips. A linear, solid geometric pattern occurs randomly, in gold, silk thread.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
cotton fibre, metal, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Ibadan, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress OrnamentEdz1844 b

Headdress ornament composed of an embroidered floral design in pink, green and off-white framed by an ovoid of paper that has been painted gold. A short coil and stem emerges from the narrower end of the ovoid.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, silk fibre, metal, paint and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera HatEdz1843

Opera Hat in black silk composed of a skull cap with a bulbous, wire covered in gathered silk with two arms just below a stuffed protrusion that sits at the top of the crown. A piece of oval white plastic (?) is sewn to the front centre of the skull cap, and the bottom edge is finished with green cord. A strip of fabric is attached to the back of the skull cap and folded to form two loops and two arms that extend below the bottom of the hat. The strip is attached with a series of plastic (?) off-white beads. Lined with off-white cotton. Two off-white cotton ties are attached at the bottom back.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, plastic ?, metal, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileN2.35

Textile made of a rectangle of off-white silk folded in half and sewn together to form a square.

Culture
Japanese
Material
silk fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile1013/1

Woven textile with designs. The rectangular textile is cut on three sides and hemmed on one. The design has a five-toed dragon surrounded by cloud, fire, pearl, bat, coral, peach, narcissus, mountain and wave motifs in red, white, blue and green on brown ground. The back is unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, paint and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat811/19

Woman’s embroidered hat or headdress, consisting of a skull cap with a long, wide ‘tail’ or extension in the back. The skull cap is made of black cotton textile, which is gathered at the top to fit the shape of the head, and there is an elaborate embroidered, crown-like topknot in the centre. The ‘tail’ or extension is attached to the back of the cap from approximately ear to ear and tapers to a narrow, squared-off end at the wearer’s waist. There is a triangular embroidered motif at the centre back where the extension meets the cap at the base of the skull. On the extension, triangular and diamond-shaped embroidered motifs are worked in bright pink and red silk floss, with small accents of green and yellow, and are arranged horizontally in narrow rows down the length of the extension. The embroidery stitches are so densely worked that very little of the background textile is visible. The extension is backed with a coarsely woven textile made of a bast fibre, perhaps jute. There is a small amount of silver thread embroidery on the crown.

Culture
Kyrgyz
Material
silk fibre ?, cotton fibre, dye, jute fibre ?, metal and rayon fibre ?
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask971/4

Gray animal mask with fabric over metal and wood frame. The animal has striped horns, cone-shaped ears, sculpted eyes and protruding snout with open nostrils and mouth. The details, (such as striped horns, beige eyes, red mouth) are added with paint. The inside is unpainted.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre ?, paint, metal and wood
Made in
Shanghai, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatEdz1846

Hat in pillbox style made of black silk. The hat is oval as viewed from the top, and the top is ridged. An extra flap of fabric folds against the front and sides. The flap finishes in rounded ends on the sides, which are held up with dark purple ties that are tied at the top of the hat, and a point at the centre over a mottled green bead attached near the rim. Lined with blue fabric, which is painted with an inscription in chinese characters at the centre.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, glass and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Robe1022/1

Lavishly embellished robe, made from light beige heavy silk brocade fabric, woven with silver and gold metallic threads, incorporating floral motifs and roundels. The brocade has been cut and pieced to create a symmetrical placement of the motifs. The robe has long, straight sleeves and mandarin collar. The robe closes asymmetrically in the front (left over right), with buttons and loops at the neck at centre front, at the upper chest on the right side, under the right sleeve and at the waist side seam. All edges (neck, front, hem and cuffs) are trimmed with brightly coloured, finely embroidered and soft brown fur. Two rows of brightly coloured, finely embroidered bands encircle the robe at hip level. The robe is very heavy, long and voluminous. Lined with bright blue and turquoise silk damask textiles.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
silk fibre, metal, animal skin and dye
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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