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Ribbon1458/35

Long, rectangular, silk ribbon with an embroidered pattern of purple butterflies, blue birds and green lotuses bordered by a purple, blue, green and black geometric design on a cream background.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ribbon1458/34

Long, rectangular, silk ribbon with an embroidered pattern of fuchsia, pink, yellow, blue and green flowers on a green branch alternating with a yellow, green and pink butterfly on a black background.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera HeaddressEdz1649

A gold-painted paper mache helmet with a visor. Helmet has relief decoration of spirals. Decorated with pink, purple-pink, orange, and grey with blue spotted pom poms. The visor also has pom poms, many of which are similar to the helmet. The visor is decorated with paper cut-outs of butterflies and dragon heads. There is one back panel consisting of white fabric with green fabric attached at the bottom, and with red fabric along each side. There are fourteen circular mirror pieces decorating the back panel.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, metal, paste adhesive ?, dye, silk fibre ?, glass and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck Tie1434/3

Neck tie. Blue silk tie with a slight flare at the pointed, triangular end. Each side is detailed identically with three different types of chrysanthemum in yellow, pink, cream and orange with green and light green leaves. Sewn into the ends of the ties are two circular pieces of metal.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, metal and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hood1434/1

Red silk hood with embroidery. There are butterfly, peony, prunus and leaf motifs on red ground. There is an inside blue-green border with prunus and bamboo motifs. There is an outside blue border with butterfly, peony and prunus motifs around the edges and two long blue ties below the facial opening. Attached to the lower edges is green netting and red, yellow, green tassels. The inner lining is pink silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoes1458/31 a-b

Pair of shoes made of pink silk(?) with two arms that protrude forward from the top of the heel. The front of the shoe is decorated with multicoloured embroidered butterflies. The sole is made from several layers of off-white cotton.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre ?, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Embroidered Applique1458/8

Embroidered floral applique, adhered to a sheet of yellow-white paper. In the centre is a round, blue and white vase, above the vase are many dark blue, blue and white flowers, with a red background. Beneath the vase are blue and white ribbons and a red-blue tassel.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, paper and adhesive
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JacketEdz1729

Small black jacket with high mandarin collar, wide sleeves and side opening with frog closures. There are slits in the sides and back. The inside lining is mauve.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Under SkirtEdz1727

Cream silk underskirt. The skirt has a narrow cotton waistband with two long thin ties. There are two skirt panels gathered at the waistband. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltEdz1725 c

Elongated, rectangular, white silk belt backed with white cotton. Belt is covered with blue sequins, gold sequins, and clear tube-shaped beads arranged in representations of birds. Four large tabs of fabric hang from the belt, two from the bottom and two from the top directly over the lower tabs; tabs feature sequin bird imagery matching that of the main belt. Belt is secured with two metal eye and hook fasteners. Strips of bird skin with white fluffy down line the ends of the belt.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, metal, glass ?, bird skin and cotton fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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