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Carnival Mask2860/1

Vejigante carnival mask of painted paper mache construction. Mask is mainly painted orange, covered in red and gold dots, with cut-out holes at the eyes and mouth. There is an eye-mask like swath of red across the eyes with red and yellow flame-like brow projections above the eye holes. Six long curved horns project out around top and sides, four orange and two red, and each side has red and gold ribbons tied at the side holes with one gold ribbon tied across the inside, for wearing. The snout has a large open mouth full of pointed white teeth with pink gums. Signed and dated inside.

Culture
Puerto Rican
Material
paper, paste adhesive, paint, gesso and synthetic fibre
Made in
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat2813/35

A hat made from stiff, felted, undyed white wool. It has a rounded crown and a medium-sized brim. The edge of the brim has been lined with a narrow layer of yellow-white seam tape that has been stitched on in red thread using an interlocking serpentine pattern. This layer of seam tape has also been bordered with lines of straight red stitching, and a thin layer of blue material has been sewn on top of the seam tape. The base of the crown has been wrapped with a wide orange ribbon. This orange ribbon has been folded and sewn to the hat at a point, and it then crosses over the crown of the hat and continues on to form two long streamers. On the streamer side of the hat, a flower made of yellow ribbon has been sewn onto the orange ribbon. The centre of the flower is black.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, synthetic fibre ?, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Cacha, Chimborazo, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat2813/36

A hat made of stiff, felted, un-dyed white wool. It has a rounded crown with a brim. The brim is edged with black seam tape that has been machine embroidered with an interlocking yellow serpentine pattern. This yellow pattern is bordered with a green line of straight stitching. Around the base of the crown are two black embroidered ribbons that continue down into four long streamers. These ribbons are held in place with metal sewing needles. The outsides of the black ribbons are heavily embroidered with multicoloured stitching in elongated "V" and "X" shapes. These "V" and "X" shapes are edged with yellow, interlocking serpentine stitching, bordered by straight stitching in red and blue. The black streamers are tipped with fringes of blue, orange, and dark pink yarn. Inside the hat, a manila-coloured strip of paper has been sewn in a ring.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre ?, paper, synthetic fibre, dye and metal
Made in
Cacha, Chimborazo, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll2813/80

A knitted doll representing a female figure from Chimborazo leading her cow. The female figure is wearing a green hat, a yellow-white shawl, a black shirt, and a dark pink skirt with blue and yellow stripes near the bottom. She is wearing white pants under this skirt and she has black feet. Her hair is black and it has been tied with white yarn. This female figure is leading a knitted cow by a twisted rope that is looped around the cow's horns. The cow is yellow-white with brown horns, ears, nose, hooves, and body spots.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Chimborazo, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Poncho2811/1

Very brightly coloured poncho, heavily embroidered with acrylic yarn and cotton embroidery thread, mainly purple and pink, with numerous other colours, on off-white cotton backing. Main design is a stretched oval running from the front edge to back edge around neck, embroidered mainly in acrylic yarn in an abstract star-like design. The negative spaces outside the circle are embroidered with smaller floral designs, a person and two birds. Poncho has a red and blue cotton collar added, with various types of lace and metallic gold ribbon sewn onto it. Sides are stitched except for small slits for arms.

Culture
Guatemalan
Material
cotton fibre, acrylic fibre and synthetic fibre
Made in
Chiapas, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shirt2833/29

Square-shaped shirt made from one piece of rectangular cotton cloth stitched up the sides, with openings left at the top for the arms and a squared neck opening cut in the centre. The upper portion of the shirt has red, brown, blue, purple, orange and green geometric designs embroidered onto horizontal woven bands of purple, orange and green and has been pleated on both sides of the neck opening. The lower portion is a natural cream colour with bands of black and purple across the top and is gathered at the bottom of the pleat darts. Two strips of red ribbon with shiny gold circles edge the sleeves and neck.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre, dye and synthetic fibre ?
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Robe2798/1

Knee-length lime green robe with long sleeves has looped buttoning from the neck across upper chest to below one arm and down the side. Bordering the entire robe , including sleeve cuffs, are wide panels of black and blue fabric decorated with colourful needle worked cutouts, wavy lengths of yellow cording, blue and green fabric overlay, ribbons of gold and silver threads, and a red trim. The back is covered with overlapping feather shapes of black, brown and blue fabric, each trimmed in blue, yellow or red and with needle worked exotic bird or flower design in the centre. There is a one piece lining of unbleached cotton.

Culture
Nanai
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre, dye and plastic
Made in
Poronaysk, Sakhalinskaya Oblast, Russia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lenten Costume2796/7 a-b

Two piece costume consisting of a heavy wool hooded coat (a) and pants (b). Hood is checked design woven in pink and dark brown with fringes of purple and red and green. Body of jacket is a red and beige patterned wool embellished with many rows of fringe in purple, red and green, purple and gold and red, burgundy and white. The coat opens at the front and closes with four plastic buttons. Wool leggings have been sewn onto cropped green polyester/viscose trousers with button-up fly.

Culture
Portuguese
Material
wool fibre, synthetic fibre, cotton fibre and plastic
Made in
Vila Boa, Braganca, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Belt2701/13 d

Rectangular belt that is stiff and embroidered in various shades of blue on one side and lined with white on the other. The belt is worn with a sleeveless jacket (2701/13 a), a skirt (2701/13 b), and an under-bouse (2701/13 c) as a costume.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
synthetic fibre, silk fibre ?, dye and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Blouse2701/13 c

A sleeveless under-blouse, with blue embroidery at collar and across chest, which wraps around to close at side with metal snap fasteners. The blouse is worn with a sleeveless jacket (2701/13 a), skirt (2701/13 b), and belt (2701/13 d) as a costume.

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