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SkirtN1.77

Dark red damask skirt with pleats and embroidery. Across the top is a wide cotton waistband with two blue loops. On the edges of the skirt are borders with lotus, chrysanthemum and peony motifs in blue and white on black ground. On the front and back are panels with butterfly, lotus, chrysanthemum and peony motifs in gold, blue and white on dark red ground. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
banana fibre and silk fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RobeN1.61

Red robe with embroidery. The robe has wide sleeves, side slits and side opening with ties. The front, back and sleeves have large roundels with yin-yang and pa kua symbols in gold surrounded by colourful cloud, bat and floral motifs on red ground. The scalloped borders around the neck, sleeves, sides and hem have colourful bat, peaches, butterfly and floral (chrysanthemum, orchid, prunus, peony) motifs on dark blue ground. The inside has blue cotton lining.

Culture
Chinese
Material
metal, cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RobeN1.65

Gray, open weave robe with embroidery. The robe has a short standing collar, wide sleeves, side slits and centre opening with ribbon ties. The front, back and sleeves have scattered individual floral motifs and large roundels with several floral motifs in pink, red, yellow and green on gray ground. The sleeves have a wide border with floral motifs in blue and white on gray ground. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelN1.38

Embroidered flowers, leaves and vases adhered to a piece of white paper. The designs are attached to one another creating short twisted chains. The designs are light and dark blue, light and dark green, light and dark pink, and white. Details and outlines are added in gold thread.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, adhesive, gold metal and paper
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5108

A rectangular, diagonal-plaited weave basket (checkerboard weave). Double line plaid design of darker bands are woven in.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quinault
Material
cedar bark and dye
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CaseN1.331

A flat case that has an oval-like shape. Emboidered with poylchrome designs on both sides. One side has a design consisting of a long-stemmed plant with flowers and an insect above on a yellow background. The other side has a design consisting of a long-stemed plant with flowers and a butterfly above with three birds resting on the plant on a pink-grey background. Each side has a multi-coloured geometric border. At one end, there is a loop of multi-toned blue flat braided cord while the other end has two strips of the same.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentN1.43

An ornament consisting of two beaded tassels on a white cord. Each tassel has a cylindrical wrapped design around the top consisting of pink diamond shapes on a clear white background outlined with black, yellow, and black. The bottom end of each tassel has multiple strands of light blue, yellow, and light blue sections separated with pink and ending with yellow.

Culture
Chinese
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentN1.45

An ornament consisting of two beaded tassels on a red cord. Each tassel has a cylindrical wrapped design around the top consisting of pink diamond shapes on a light blue background outlined with black, yellow, and black. The bottom end of each tassel has multiple strands of green, white, and green sections separated with pink and ending with white.

Culture
Chinese
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TasselN1.332

A tassel that has an intricate inter-woven dull green silk corded string design with one red horizontal inter-woven ring near the top, and one red and one black horizontal inter-woven ring below. There is an olive yellow silk tassel at the bottom. Long dull green silk corded string is looped at the top.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC1482

Slightly open-weaved basket with a jar shape and a handle that curves from one side to the other. The basket has a wide opening with a thicker rounder upper body which tapers downward.

Culture
Samoan
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Samoa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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