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TextileK2.149

Small, rectangular shaped textile. This is a small sample of Khente cloth, which is normally five or six yards long and two yards wide, worn draped around the body and over one arm. Label reads, A.E. Asare and Co. Dento Mills Nsawan, Ghana. Green background with geometric and striped designs in red, orange, yellow; fringed at both ends.

Culture
Ewe
Material
silk fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileB654

Rectangular silk textile with a small, repeated, geometric and stylized floral design in gold, white and red on purple ground. The sides have a solid orange border while the ends have a purple stripe and small fringe.

Culture
North India
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileB653

Rectangular shape silk textile consisting of leaves and flowers in green, purple and beige on black ground. Composed of ten strips sew together. Repeat pattern. Edges are raw.

Culture
North India
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileB652

Rectangular shaped silk textile with a brown, green and peach floral patterns on black ground. Composed of twelve strips sewn together. Repeat pattern.

Culture
North India
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileB651

Rectangular shaped silk textile consisting of birds and flowers in light brown on a black ground. Composed of six strips sewn together. Repeat pattern.

Culture
North India
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileB650

Rectangular shaped silk textile with a cream and light purple floral patterns on black ground. Composed of seven strips sewn together. Repeat pattern. Ends are raw.

Culture
North India
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.138

Long, rectangular cotton textile made of woven narrow strips, sewn together and embroidered. The decoration consists of a grey ground with geometric designs embroidered in red, black and brown intermixed and overlapping with stripes of red, black and blue. There is one section with a repeating blue elephant design.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Ilorin, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Book CoverN1.17

Panel, roughly square, composed of imperial yellow silk with a metallic brocade design featuring two dragon figures at the centre, floral motifs at the corners, and a border of and a floral design lined in yellow. Lined with yellow silk. Stamped in red ink at one corner.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, fibre, metal and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BannerN1.16

Top of banner is plain gold. Gold with ivory pattern background and orange, gold and blue chrysanthemums and blue leaves starts lower half of banner. Orange end of banner has metallic gold embroidery encircled by paper (?) ring. Poket at bottom back of banner. Ties at top of banner.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, metal and fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelN1.15

White embroidery of three dragons at center surrounding a Chinese symbol. Four dragons, one in each corner of a grape vine border, with squirrels (?). Deep rose background. Hemmed at both ends

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