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Coat3080/50

Long coat. Denim cotton garment reaches the lower leg at hem with long slits at each side. It has long sleeves, open at the front, and an embroidered collar in dark brown and tan which is edged with a line of beading and tiny pink pompoms. Edges of bottom hem, side slits, wrists, and front opening are lined in what appears to be red silk? Garment is heavily embroidered on back, from waist to hem, in tan and dark red, bordered by layered bands of red applique. A rectangle of similar embroidery is sewn to the centre back of the coat. Long pink tassels attached to the collar and passing in front of the square have transferred their colour onto it.

Culture
Vietnamese
Material
dye, cotton fibre, wool fibre and silk fibre ?
Made in
Lao Cai, Vietnam
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3080/78

Circular hat with metallic embroidery. Silver, bronze, and gold embroidery alternates in checked pattern on exterior. Black embroidery in large crisscross pattern between embroidered metallic blocks. Sides are linear and crown flat. Space at front of brim is cut vertically and diagonally towards the crown. Interior is brown-white with quilted pattern.

Culture
Baluchi
Material
cotton fibre, metal and wool fibre
Made in
Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3080/100

Round black velvet hat with silver plastic sequins. Brim features row of horizontal sequins with parallel row above, and pattern of alternating vertical and grouped sequins in-between. Seam of crown and sideband has alternating coloured pompoms. Crown is flat with circular design of embroidered sequins. Long multi-coloured wool tassel attached to circular patch at crown.

Culture
Burmese
Material
silk fibre, wool fibre and plastic
Made in
“Myanmar: Mandalay, Kalaw” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3080/74

Hat is small and square-shaped with pointed top. The exterior is a dark green velvet and the bottom is lined with a black velvet brim. The interior is lined with a red cotton fabric. Each side is decorated with an embroidered floral design with pink and blue flowers and green leaves.

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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Textile3080/23

Textile is woven of heavy wool on a warp of horse hair(?), half in a wide blue and tan stripe pattern, and half in a series of diamonds filled with coloured patterning in red, dark blue, tan, pink and yellow. Underside shows colours with less fading, and holds the end threads. Fringe appears to be horse hair warp ends.

Culture
Turkish
Material
wool fibre, horse hair fibre ? and dye
Made in
Turkey
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl3080/28

Cotton shawl. Textile takes the shape of a vest, with a long front-piece open at centre, arm holes at shoulder, and long side slits from bottom. A stand-up collar is edged in red and heavily embroidered on the outside in light yellow-green and red. A grey braid edges the vest, and interior of garment is also light grey.

Culture
Hmong
Material
dye, cotton fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Muang Sing, Louangnamtha, Laos
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3080/94

Short round hat with a flat top. Space at front of brim is cut vertically and then diagonally towards the crown in a scalloped pattern. Crown and sides are embroidered with fine silver and gold metallic thread in a circular design, with black thread interlaced throughout.

Culture
Baluchi
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre and metal
Made in
Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3080/91

Round hat with metal applique. Sideband has four groups of embroidered flowers. Linear metal applique with coin-like ends hang past brim and alternates with beads vertically along sideband. Cone-shaped metal applique pieces are attached horizontally at the sideband-crown seam. Linear metal applique with engraved details alternate with vertical rows of multicoloured beads around crown. Centre of crown features tiered metal piece with inset plastic jewel. Back flap features geometric and floral embroidery ending in low point with two rows of alternating beads, and coin-like metal pieces on bottom corners.

Culture
Kyrgyz
Material
bone ?, silk fibre, wool fibre, metal and plastic
Made in
Xinjiang, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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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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