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Textile770/8

Textile with an overall multicoloured pattern featuring stepped patterns, squares and triangles.

Culture
Philippines
Material
cotton fibre ?, silk fibre ? and dye
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sarong1404/26

Fuschia background with large and small purple geometric paterns overall. Wide border of gold painted patterns on two ends of leaves, flowers, and interlocking diagonal lines. Narrow gold painted border on other ends of scroll shapes, and also down centre of textile, on top of centre seam, of flowers and leaves.

Culture
Western Indonesian
Material
silk fibre ?, paint and dye
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tassel1057/17

Tassel ornament with an embroidered bag from which several tassels, each with a metallic thread base at the top, hang downwards. Two loops of cord feed through an embroidered lotus design cap for the bag.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, dye and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Embroidered Applique1017/10

A square piece of paper with two embroidered appliques adhered to it, depicting pink lotus flowers surrounded by green foliage.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, paper and paste adhesive
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatEf425

White brimless hat, lined, with a circular crown and straight vertical rim. Elaborately embroidered with silver filaments, pearls(?) and silver sequins. Crown is patterned with four teardrop shapes made of looping metallic filaments and pearls(?). Crown bordered by a row of sequins. Rim is embroidered with a row of upright teardrop shapes, pearls and looped filler pattern and is bordered with a band of sequins.

Culture
North India
Material
silk fibre ?, metal and pearl ?
Made in
Jammu-Kashmir, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatEf424

Blue-green brimless cap with a circular crown and straight vertical rim, lined and elaborately embroidered with silver filament, pearls(?) and silver sequins. Crown is patterned with four teardrop shapes made of looping metallic filament and pearls (?), four circular patterns of scrolls and pearls (?), and is bordered by a row of sequins. The rim is embroidered with a row of upright cones, pearls (?), and looped filler pattern and is bordered with a row of sequins.

Culture
North India
Material
pearl ?, metal, silk fibre ? and dye
Made in
Jammu-Kashmir, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CoverEf423

Embroidered green silk square. Circular embroidered pink and purple centre pattern resembling a fanning peacock tail with mirrors framed by multi-coloured embroidered borders. Center is framed by several embroidered square borders, mostly in yellow, white, black and dark red, with circles and mirrors. Outer borders on orange silk ground. Embroidered with untwisted silk(?). Multi-coloured tassels hang off edges, each with two cowrie shells and two red beads. Two yellow chain stitch borders and square border between are incomplete. White-yellow cotton back.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
silver alloy metal, cotton fibre, silk fibre, shell, glass and dye
Made in
Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HangingEf422

Yellow square with embroidered patterns. Centre has eight green, red and brown mirrored and dyed parrots which face each other in pairs. Nine large, stylized, brown flowers with many petals and mirror centres and multi-coloured sprays and cones. Cones are arranged singly or in fan shaped patterns. Brown floral pattern and sprays are repeated in a wide border, defined by an inner and outer narrow border and are banded with red, green and blue. Outer edge is bordered with multi-coloured triangles topped by tridents and there are mirrors between each triangle. White-yellow backing consists of two triangles stitched together; one rectangle has a narrow woven red edge the other in blue. Hanging loops are on each corner. Some embroidery stitches pass through the backing.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
cotton fibre, glass and silk fibre
Made in
Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HangingEf421

Silk square, with a yellow centre and purple border. Centre embroidered with sixteen red, green and white peacocks and mirror-centred flowers it is bordered by mirror-centred flowers and leaves. The pattern is edged with a row of multi-coloured undulating ovoids and chevrons, embroidered with untwisted silk(?); backed with white-yellow cotton and bound with red cotton. Hanging loops present on the two lower corners.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
mica mineral ?, cotton fibre and silk fibre
Made in
Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb7.336

Diagonal plaited basket with a square base and a circular mouth. The walls are decorated with a 11.5 cm wide band of overlay black diagonal stripes. Rim is reinforced with a bundle and secured by wrapping, giving a braided appearance. A machine woven handle, now broken, of dark brown silk is attached to the outside of the basket with unidentified type of black thread.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
dye, silk fibre and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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