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Hat3080/56

Hat is small and square-shaped with a pointed top. Hat is four-sided, now folded flat on opposing sides. The bottom of the hat has a black brim and the exterior is a dark green velvet. The interior is lined with a red cotton fabric with white polka dots and green stitching. The four sides are decorated with a floral design containing five white and dark blue flowers all with green stems.

Culture
Uyghur
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3080/55

Off-white silk and wool embroidered hat. Hat is four-sided, now folded flat on opposing sides. Each side meets at pointed centre crown. Light yellow embroidery covers silk in fine crisscross pattern. Embroidered red wool runs vertically down the centre to brim; from mid-centre horizontally curving downwards; and horizontally from bottom centre curving upwards. Dark green embroidered branches on opposite sides of red line. Black velvet edging along brim.

Culture
Uyghur
Material
silk fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket3080/49

Jacket, or sweater, made of dark blue cotton. Garment has a round neckline and is short in the torso, with long sleeves. Stomach area has dense embroidery showing lines of triangles in red, white, orange and green. Chest has several vertical lines in the same colours, and is embellished with X-shapes made of light grey seeds. Wrist cuffs are embroidered. Back and front of garment are identical.

Culture
Tay
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre, seed and dye
Made in
Lao Cai, Vietnam
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3080/46

Long skirt in a tube construction, with a seam up the side and two encircling. Garment is rectangular in shape, dark red in colour, with a horizontal pinstripe pattern in light grey and tan. Hem and waist, as well as hip area, have a line of thin stripes in tan, grey and green.

Culture
Burmese
Material
dye and wool fibre
Made in
“Myanmar: Mandalay, Kalaw” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pants3080/33

Pants. Short garment made of black cotton, with a thick waistband, and an added panel between the legs to create a low crotch. Wide legs are heavily embroidered in light blue with diamond shapes in yellow, blue, green and red.

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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Hat3080/69

Hat is small and square-shaped with a pointed top. The exterior is a maroon coloured velvet and the bottom is lined with a strip of black velvet. The hat is short with black embroidered stitches running horizontally until a seam at the hat’s mid-point, then stitches run vertically to the crown, giving the hat a bumpy appearance. The interior is lined with a blue cotton fabric.

Culture
Uyghur
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress3274/26

Headdress with a woven pandanus fibre strap of a natural brown and navy blue. Cone shells are sewn to band, circling the entire headdress, and with a single piece of yarn looping around each shell. Decorated with a bright pink fabric rosette.

Culture
Marshallese
Material
cone shell, pandanus leaf, nylon fibre ? and wool fibre ?
Made in
Marshall Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3080/1

Embroidered rectangular bag with long handle. Bag is made of several long strips of cloth sewn together vertically; one side is heavily embroidered with black linear designs surrounded by red and gold decoration, and the other is a printed maze-like motif. Bag’s handle is a thin piece of grey-green cotton hemmed with black thread, sewn to the top corners of the bag. Interior is lined partway down one side with light denim.

Culture
Hmong
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Lao Cai, Vietnam
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3295/46

Woven table runner with bands of solid colours and repeating designs running down the length of the textile. From the centre band of orange, repeating on each side: medium pink, red, light green, dark green, and then band of repeating rectangles of light blue and light purple with various animals designs, bordered with thin bands of white with a brown wave throughout. Then yellow, pink, brown. The edge of the textile is finished with embroidered diamonds.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blanket3295/42

Finely hand woven blanket composed of three separately woven pieces which have been stitched together. The blanket is divided into seven wide bands of solid colours running down the length. At centre is a wide band of gold yellow, then on either side is a deep red, then beige, and then a deep brownish-purple on the outer edges.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre
Made in
Chinchero, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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