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Pouch1202/2

Pouch with a rounded body and a slightly narrower neck that flares outwards at the mouth. The pouch is finished with brown velvet at the edges, black velvet underneath a beaded floral pattern on both faces, and an off-white silk lining.

Culture
Maliseet ?
Material
cotton fibre ?, glass, dye and silk fibre
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket1458/40

Blue damask silk jacket with embroidery. The jacket has a short standing collar, long wide sleeves and side opening with frog closures. Around the neck, side opening and bottom hem is a scalloped border with scenes of landscape and human figures on cream ground. Alongside the borders are orange and yellow stripes and floral trim. Around the sleeves is a cream band with scenes of landscape and human figures. The damask is woven containing the Taoist symbols of the Eight Immortals. The inside is lined with orange damask silk woven containing cloud and floral motifs.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket1458/41

Short red jacket with embroidery. The jacket has a standing collar, long tapered sleeves and centre opening with frog closures and a metal clasp. Around the neck is a black scalloped border with butterfly, bat, chrysanthemum, bamboo and fruit motifs, edged with white floral trim. On the front and back are peony, butterfly, bat, bamboo, phoenix and prunus motifs on red ground. The bottom hem is edged with green. The sleeves have striped bands in black, blue, purple, cream and green. Embroidered on the front of the bands are butterfly, spider, dragon fly, bat and cricket motifs. On the back of the bands are peaches, pomegranate, ‘Buddha’s hand’ and berry motifs. The inside is lined with green silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, synthetic fibre, dye and metal
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CollarEdz1484

Collar with woven designs. The collar has a double rounded top and frog closure, sloping to pointed sides and a flat bottom. There is a wide gold border with a geometric motif. The central woven design has dragon, pearl, bat, cloud, wave, and scroll motifs on black ground. The back is lined with red silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Collar1458/50

Collar with woven designs and embroidered. The collar has a double rounded top and frog closure, sloping to pointed sides and a flat bottom. There is a wide gold swastika motif border. The central woven design has dragon, pearl, bat, peony, cloud, wave, rhinoceros horn, rectangular and circular ornament motifs on black ground. The back is lined with red damask silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
dye and silk fibre
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament706/37 a-b

Silk embroidered, tasseled ornament (parts a-b). Part a has a triangular shaped body with curved sides in the form of a ruyi design that is embroidered onto the surface in dark blue, blue and light blue. Hanging from the middle is a light blue knot which is in between two silk thread tassels, one blue and one yellow. There is a looped piece of twine attached at the top of the ornament. Part b has an oval-like shaped body with curved sides similar to the ruyi pattern. Hanging from the bottom is a dark green knot, followed by two sets of smaller knots then two long, silk threaded, dark green tassels. Embroidered onto the body is a blue, light blue and dark blue narcissus with two blue and black bats on a green background. Both sides are identical.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Priest's HeaddressEdz1504

Headdress with embroidery and long blue ties. The headdress is made of seven pieces sewn together, creating an outer scalloped edge. The five centre pieces have a seated figure (Buddha?), differing only in colour. The two end pieces have cloud and sun motifs. The back lining is dark blue fabric.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ribbon1458/32

Long, rectangular, silk ribbon with an embroidered alternating pattern of a blue and fuchsia narcissus with a pink and fuchsia peony; each have green leafs. Behind the design is a blue embroidered swastika pattern on a metallic, gold thread ribbon.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and metal
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat961/1 a-b

Hat with embroidery and tassels (part a). The hat is rectangular in shape, folded several times and stitched on the sides. One side is white fabric with a black vertical fabric band and two horizontal bands embroidered with colourful abstract motifs. The long upper tassels and short lower tassels of colourful thread are wrapped with black and white thread. The lower tassels also have silver plastic beads. The other side is fuchsia fabric with a large densely embroidered rectangular panel of abstract designs. There are two inner linings: one purple, the other printed fan motifs in red, orange and yellow on brown ground. Long thin piece of bamboo (part b) tucked into the folds of the hat.

Culture
Yi
Material
cotton fibre, dye, wood, silk fibre and plastic
Made in
Yunnan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pants588/3

Light green damask silk pants. The pants have a wide blue cotton waistband, centre gusset and wide straight pant legs. The bottom of the legs light green trim and stitching in black and white. The damask is woven with a large floral motif. The inner lining is blue cotton.

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