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Cloth3080/7

Embroidered cloth. Square fabric is made of dark grey denim-like material, with bright embroidery. Two evenly spaced lines of embroidery, which follow the edges of the piece, creates a double-square design. The lines are composed of a solid red, bordered by different coloured sections of zigzags. Multicoloured flower and foliage motifs between the squares, and similar in opposite interior corners. Top of piece has four loops for hanging.

Culture
Kyrgyz
Material
dye, cotton fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Kyrgyzstan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cloth3080/4

Embroidered cloth. Square cloth made of denim and edged in red and tan coloured cotton. The denim is embroidered with multi-point star designs in orange, dark red and white, with touches of green. Several tassels in similar colours hang from one corner of the cloth. Each tassel topped with a number of small plastic breads. An adjacent corner holds a similar long thin tassel.

Culture
Hmong
Material
dye, cotton fibre, wool fibre and plastic
Made in
Vietnam
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3080/37

Textile panel made from two pieces of tan-coloured fabric sewn together down middle, one slightly longer than the other. Heavy embroidery covers the fabric in red, yellow and green, showing groups of red octagons each containing a tan flower-shape surrounded by layered bands of applique borders and along the edges of the fabric. The backside is unlined and shows the stitching remnants from the embroidery and applique.

Culture
Miao
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Yunnan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Waist Band3080/32

Band, worn around the waist. A light blue rectangular panel with black stripes and backside hangs from the middle of a long band made of blue and bright pink fabric. Blue portion holds vibrant embroidery in Hmong style, showing squares that each hold a stepped pattern in orange, yellow and white.

Culture
Hmong
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Muang Sing, Louangnamtha, Laos
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby Carrier3080/30

Embroidered fabric carrier with ties. Panel is rectangular with cutouts at top corners. Embroidered pattern in Hmong style sits in middle of panel and takes the same outer shape. Its patterning divided into squares, each with similar swirl motifs in colours of red, orange, blue and green, with an outer border of layered applique stripes of green, white, pink and blue. Two long ties attached to the top of the carrier, made up of strips of fabric in blue and purple. These are sewn into a tube, released below the midpoint to create long thick tassels.

Culture
Mien
Material
dye, cotton fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Muang Sing, Louangnamtha, Laos
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby Carrier3080/26

Baby carrier. Garment resembles an apron with a long skirt at front, thick waistband, and the remnants of ties for wrapping around the waist. Skirt is made of black cotton, edged with thin red and white stripes, and embroidered at waist with inverted triangles decorated in green, red, and yellow. Across front are two large embroidered diamonds with several small star shapes around them. Waistband is blue fabric with many evenly placed broken threads, indicating beading or other former decoration.

Culture
Mien
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Muang Sing, Louangnamtha, Laos
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coat3080/3

Long coat. Long-sleeved, soft cotton garment. Open front, reaching the lower leg at hem, and with long slits at each side. Red piping lines the edges of cuffs, slits, hem and front opening. A narrow panel of embroidery surrounds collar with short pink tassels and multicoloured plastic beads along its inside edge. At back, a group of pink tassels falls from the collar to the shoulders. Garment heavily embroidered on back from waist to hem in tan, blue and pink. A rectangle of pink embroidery decorates the back between the shoulders.

Culture
Vietnamese
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre, plastic and dye
Made in
Lao Cai, Vietnam
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3080/95

Hat is round with a cross-stitched embroidered brim. Stitches form a geometric pattern and are yellow, green, pink and blue. The upper half of the hat is decorated with thick blue stitching in a large floral pattern. Hat has four pompoms, two small on either side of forehead, one small above front centre and one large on crown. Interior is lined with a dark blue fabric.

Culture
Mien
Material
wool fibre and silk fibre
Made in
Muang Sing, Louangnamtha, Laos
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3080/83

Circular black velvet boy's hat. Two rows of parallel silver sequins on circumference of sideband connecting vertically at seam. Evenly spaced horizontal quilted lines inbetween, above, and below sequins. Crown comes to low point with vertical quilted lines. Interior lined in pink and white cotton with same quilted pattern as exterior.

Culture
Burmese
Material
silk fibre, plastic and wool fibre
Made in
“Myanmar: Mandalay, Kalaw” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3080/106

Round wool embroidered hat with a short pointed crown. Brim is lined with a fine green knitted band. The upper portion of the hat is embroidered with thick linear multi-coloured stitches forming a geometric pattern. A small pompom is sewn to the side of the brim, and the interior is lined with a floral cotton fabric.

Culture
Central Asian ?
Material
wool fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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