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Loincloth2902/75

Very long dark blue loin cloth with three red and white horizontal stripes extending the length of the cloth. Each end has vertical bands of red fabric with tassles on either end. Bottom ends of cloth also have red fringe tassles. Between the vertical red bands are white embroidered patterns.

Culture
Lao
Material
fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Laos
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Apron2910/3

Ceremonial apron with long wool tassles hanging from a short band of embroidery. Tassles are predominantly red, but also have four strands of white tassles. There are also shorter fringe tassles on either side of the embroidered band. The band has colourful geometric embroidery in the centre with silver, red, and black zigzag embroidery above and below it. It is bordered by green and purple S-shaped appliqued embroidery. There are two black ties on either corner of the band, used to tie around the wearer's waist.

Culture
Romanian
Material
fibre, wool fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Hungary ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hanging2908/2

Hanging tapestry. On a black background are embroidered scenes from the monkey king epic that include the monkey interacting with a horse, people strolling, a pig figure, and a gift-giving scene. Trees, foliage and water features are seen throughout, and a bridge sits near the bottom. This panel is attached to a densely patterned framing cloth and the rear of the object is pink cotton.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, wool fibre and wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hanging2908/1

Hanging tapestry. On a black background are embroidered scenes from the monkey king epic that include (from the top) people fighting with weapons, a monkey balancing on a stick, a group with dragons and humans- some of whom are carrying hangings, and an animal figure. Trees, foliage, rock and water features are seen throughout, and a pagoda sits at top. This panel is attached to a densely patterned framing cloth and the rear of the object is pink cotton.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, wool fibre and wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Apron2910/2

Ceremonial apron with long wool(?) tassles that hang from a square of black velvet with leaf and flower embroidery. Leaves are green, and flowers are red, blue and pink. The velvet square has a red border with light blue swirl applique. Long tassles hang from the back of the apon in yellow, pink, green and dark blue. There are tassle fringes on either side of the velvet square also. The waist is made of a thick band of black velvet with heavy curlicue embroidery across the centre in light brown. There are metal clasps on either end to secure the apron together. There is also a black string tie sewn to the back to secure around the wearer's waist.

Culture
Romanian
Material
fibre, wool fibre and metal
Made in
Hungary ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Apron2910/1

Ceremonial apron with long wool tassles hanging from a short band of embroidery. Tassles are predominantly red, but also include beige and black. There are also shorter wool tassles on either side of the embroidered band. Band is bordered with blue and gold "S" shaped embroidery. Top part of band has blue square in centre, surrounded by two bands of red, broken up by three beige and green vertical lines. Bottom part of band has colourful geometric embroidery with horizontal lines of grey above and below. There is a thin yellow tie at the top of the band, attached to each corner, which wraps around the wearer's waist.

Culture
Romanian
Material
fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Hungary ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket2902/105

Large long dark blue jacket with open front. Collar is long and extends down to jacket waist and has a red wool trim around white and blue embroidery with snowflake designs. Jacket has light blue trim on the edges and two light blue stripes on the ends of the sleeves. There are two embroidered snowflakes in white, green, red and yellow on the shoulders. The sides are slit up to the waist and the tops of the slits have tassels with beads and pink wool. The neck of the collar also has strings of beads with red tassles which hang down the back of the jacket.

Culture
Mien
Material
fibre, wool fibre and glass
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket2902/104

Large long dark blue jacket with open front. Collar is long and extends down to jacket waist and has a red wool trim around white and blue embroidery with snowflake designs. Jacket has light blue trim on the edges and two light blue stripes on the ends of the sleeves. There is white, green, red and yellow snowflake embroidery on the bottom of the back of the jacket and on the shoulders. The sides are slit up to the waist and the tops of the slits have tassels with beads and red wool. The neck of the collar also has strings of beads with red tassles which hang down the back of the jacket.

Culture
Mien
Material
fibre, wool fibre, metal, glass and dye
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wedding Panel2903/83

Embroidered wedding textile with four scenes stacked vertically. The central images are surrounded by two borders. At the top of the textile, there is a large bird with its wings spread wide. In the background, there are light and dark green plants and a sloping branch in the lower left corner of the bird’s section of the panel. Separating the top panel from the next, there is an orange line followed by a purple line. Underneath the purple line, the word ‘matrimonio’ is written in pink lettering. The word is flanked on either side by red and white flags. The word ‘matrimonio’ seems to sit on top of a structure in which four people are sitting. The structure has a black outline and the walls have an inner blue outline surrounding orange geometric designs. The bottom of the structure is denoted by a wavy pink line and a geometric blue line. Two of the four people sitting in the house are men and two are women. Standing on the outside of the house, on the left side, there is a barefoot man with his arms upraised. There is a pink squiggly line on the left side of the man and a purple squiggly line on the right. Also, there is a green leafy plant on the ground between his legs. On the opposite side of the house, there is a woman whose arms are also upraised. In between the woman’s body and the building, there is a squiggly pink line. There is a green leafy plant on the ground between her legs. The scene is separated from the one below it by a pink line followed by an orange line. In the scene below there are two men and two women that appear to be dancing. Each person in this panel has a squiggly line on either side of them. The first woman has a purple and a pink line. Below her skirt, on the left side of the image, there is a green leafy plant. The next person to the right of the woman is a man with a blue line and an orange line around him. Also there is a green leafy plant on the ground between his legs. To his right is a woman wearing a shirt, hat, skirt and sandals. She is surrounded by a purple and orange line. Behind her left foot, there is a green leafy plant. Also, in front of her right foot, there is another green leafy plant in a darker shade. To her right is a man in a hat, shirt, pants and sandals. He has a purple line on his left and a pink line on his right. There is a green leafy plant between his legs. This section is separated from the one below by a pink line followed by a purple line. In the bottom section of the panel, there is a scene with a man and woman fishing. The woman is on the left side in a brown boat. Attached to the purple fishing line that the woman is holding is a large brown fish. She is on the far right side of her boat and behind her, on the left side, there is a blue squiggly line and a triangular structure formed out of five lines. The lines are black, red, orange and light orange. To the left of the triangular structure, there is a dark green leafy plant. Below her boat, there is a pink fish, more leafy plants and blue squiggly lines to represent water. On the right side of the panel, the man kneels in a pink and orange boat. The purple fishing line that the man holds is attached to a pink fish. There is a green leafy plant in front of the man, on the right side of the panel. Behind the man there are two blue squiggly lines contained by an orange curved line and a black curved line. On the left of this structure, there is an oval structure. It is outlined in black and has a black line through the centre. There are two curved brown lines within the structure. On the far left end of the man’s boat there is another green leafy plant. In the top left and right corners of the textile, there are looped bunches of red and black thread.

Culture
Peruvian ?
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Angel Figure2903/39 a-b

Figure of a black angel with a brown wooden base (part b). The figure has a black head and hands formed out of clay. The head of the figure is hair formed from many green cone-like shapes. There are small gold-coloured beads embedded in the cone-like shapes. The figure has white eyes with brown irises; its lips are red. The head is hollow to accommodate the base. The angel does not have a neck; instead, its head is attached to a knitted t-shaped dress, from which the angel’s arms are extended outwards. The dress has wool fibres intermingled with plant fibres. There are various small objects affixed to the dress. There are four bottle caps placed across the angel’s chest and arms. The bottle cap on the furthest left has a small image printed on paper embedded within it. The image depicts an angel appearing to a group of people with a European-style cathedral in the background. The image in the bottle cap to the right depicts a young shepherd holding a staff and surrounded by sheep. Right of this bottle cap, another image in a bottle cap depicts an older shepherd with a halo. The bottle cap on the furthest right has an image in it depicting an angel in a pink dress feeding birds. Below the bottle caps, on the left side of the angel’s torso, there is a small clothes pin that is painted blue. The clip holds a rectangular piece of paper with an image of a man printed on it; he is depicted from the torso up. The man has black hair and a black mustache. The man wears a blue suit jacket, blue vest and blue tie over a white dress shirt; he also has a white pocket square. Right of the image of the man is a miniature clear plastic bottle with a blue liquid inside. The bottle is tied to the dress with purple ribbon. Next to the bottle, there is a small bronze-coloured cross attached to the dress. Right of the cross, a miniature white and blue ceramic spoon is tied to the dress with purple ribbon. Below the picture of the man, there is a miniature white and blue cup tied to the dress with purple ribbon. Right of the cup, there is another bottle cap that has an image embedded within it. The image depicts Madonna holding baby Jesus. Both figures wear elaborate crowns and are surrounded by a yellow halo. Next to the bottle cap, there is a small clothes pin painted red. On the right side of the dress, there is a gold-coloured coin with an image of a domed building on one side and an image of Jesus Christ on the other. It is tied to the dress with green ribbon. Below the cup, there is a small plastic figure of a baby tied to the dress with a green ribbon. It has brown hair, black eyes and red lips. Right of the baby, there is a bottle cap with an image printed on paper embedded within it. The image depicts Jesus Christ holding a lamb. Below this bottle cap, there is a bronze-coloured flower with a stem and two leaves. Next to the flower, in the lower right corner of the dress, there is a bottle cap with an image of Jesus Christ sitting and praying embedded in it. The angel’s wings are made of two pieces of silver metal. They are knitted into the back of the dress. The base is formed by a thin cylindrical piece of wood that is held in a square wooden base.

Culture
Argentine
Material
wool fibre, clay, metal, plastic, wood and plant fibre
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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