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Panel1556/7

Striped textile panel with a wide border. On a black background, the orange stripes are composed of small motifs of triangles, flowers and an animal with a large tail. Details of the motifs are blue, yellow and purple. The stripes are three different widths and repeat along a pattern. The border is divided into six squares with a thin multicoloured band along the top and bottom. Inside each square is a red double circle with a small figure inside. In each corner of the is a red pinwheel motif. There is one salvage edge and three cut edges to the textile.

Culture
Miao
Material
dye, cotton fibre and silk fibre ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VestEdz1752

Purple damask silk vest with black borders. The vest has a short standing collar, top and side openings with elaborate frog closures. There is a black endless knot appliqué, with green and pink detail, on the upper centre front. There is a wide black border with a thin floral trim around the collar, armholes and bottom hem. There are front, back and side slits. The purple damask is woven containing prunus and bamboo motifs. The inner lining is blue silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BadgeEdz1734 d

Octagonal piece of light blue silk backed with white cotton, bound by checkered pink and grey ribbon, and trimmed with white fur. A large character is embroidered in metallic gold thread in the centre. Four metal snaps are sewn onto the back.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, skin, cotton fibre, metal and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BadgeEdz1734 a

Octagonal piece of light blue silk backed with white cotton, bound by checkered pink and grey ribbon, and trimmed with white fur. A large character is embroidered in metallic gold thread in the centre. Four metal snaps are sewn onto the back.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, metal, skin, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileEd5.2918

Silk ,rectangular textile with unfinished edges on the narrow ends; damask fabric with a floral and foliage pattern on a red background. The leafs have a cream, black, pink and green background with cream, black, pink, green and red floral design on top. Beside each leaf are groupings of small, cream, pink and red flowers along with black, curly, branch-like designs.

Culture
Japanese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileEd5.2914

Long, rectangular, damask textile with rectangular shaped sections each displaying different colours and designs; all are separated by a cream line. The panels have burgundy, dark red, red, dark purple, light purple, black, fuchsia, pink, green and turquoise backgrounds with burgundy, dark red, red, dark purple, light purple, black, fuchsia, pink, green and turquoise floral, foliage and geometric designs. The top edge has calligraphy within and on top of the fabric.

Culture
Japanese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress OrnamentEdz1844 a

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, dye and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LeggingEdz1841

Lined, roughly rectangular panel with a curved bottom edge. Surface consists of bands of different coloured fabric sewn together in a chevron pattern, lined with circular metal pieces. A large central figure dominates the panel; a gold, red and green bird executed in metallic embroidery with green glass eyes, trimmed with white fur. Two cloth ties in both the upper and lower corners of one side. Characters written in black and purple on the back lining.

Culture
Chinese
Material
bast fibre, metal, glass, skin, cotton fibre and silk fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera FlagN1.839 e

Flag attached to a curved bamboo staff (part e). The flag has bright pink characters on purple ground, with a wide mauve border. The back is unlined. The bamboo staff terminates in a gold head with pale green fringe at the top.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
gesso ?, paint, bamboo grass, silk fibre, cotton fibre, rayon fibre ?, gold metal and wood ?
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera FlagN1.839 b

Flag attached to a curved bamboo staff (part b). The flag has bright pink characters on purple ground, with a wide mauve border. The back is unlined. The bamboo staff terminates in a gold head with pale green fringe at the top.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
bamboo grass, silk fibre, cotton fibre, rayon fibre ?, gold metal, wood ?, gesso ? and paint
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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