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Door God Print806/8 a-b

Two rectangular papers (part a-b) depicting military door gods (wu menshen; 武门神) named Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong (秦琼 尉迟恭). Each wears an elaborately layered and brightly coloured outfit that consists of wing-like flags from his back, a headdress, and boots. Part a depicts Yuchi Gong (尉迟恭). He is shown holding a long staffed axe in his right hand and in his left, a sword behind his back. Part b depicts Qin Qiong (秦琼). He is shown holding a long blue guandao pole weapon with a white blade top, and a pointed yellow bottom. In his opposite hand he holds a red bow behind his back. The background is a pattern of orange and yellow geometric I-shaped designs.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Dongguan, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket806/6 a-b

Light brown, cylindrical-shaped basket (part a) with Tall, straight sides and a long protruding handle made of four strips of bamboo. Lid (part b) is a ring, hexagonal at base and circular at basket rim. It is inset into the basket. Bottom of basket flares out slightly and has a thick band of woven strips around the perimeter.

Culture
Chinese
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadbandEdz1618

Beaded headband with a multicoloured design. The headband is broader at the ends, rounding out and coming to a point. A short string is sewn on the back, connecting the headband together at the points. In the broad end sections is a multicoloured design. It may be a flower with green, blue and pink leaves and long yellow stems with yellow and red buds. In the narrow middle section are two pink and white flowers and one orange and yellow flower. Around the edge of the headband is a pink and yellow border of interlocking triangles. The back of the headband is lined with three pieces of fabric; white, white with pink stripes, white with small green flowers.

Culture
Chinese
Material
glass, cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Calligraphy440/6

Calligraphy composed of a rectangular sheet of paper, red on the front face, and inscribed with four Chinese characters in black.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Calligraphy440/5

Calligraphy composed of a rectangular sheet of paper, red on the front face, and inscribed with four Chinese characters in black.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Band949/21

Rectangular shaped cotton sash consisting of alternating zigzag solid stripes in red and white bordered by a line of yellow followed by a stripe of white. The end section is loose creating a threaded fringe. Band is tied together by tag.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Band949/20

Rectangular shaped cotton sash consisting of alternating zigzag solid stripes in pink and white bordered by a line of black followed by a stripe of yellow. The end section is loose creating a threaded fringe. Band is tied together by tag.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress949/12

Headdress composed of a strip of grey, red, yellow and black fabric with two rows of green sequins attached at the centre in between two sets of two pendants. Each pendant is cmposed of three multicoloured yarn pompoms and a string of glass silver and blue-green beads with a metal and bead tassel at the end.

Culture
Yi
Material
cotton fibre ?, dye, wool fibre ?, fibre, metal, glass and plastic
Made in
Yunnan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Band573/24

Long thin band with woven pattern. The pattern repeats pink floral and bird motifs intertwined with a green vine on white ground.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Band573/23

Rectangular shaped band consisting of a central red and green repeated floral design with two different flowers followed by a red bird. The pattern is on a white background with a thin, red border on either side. The band is tied together by a piece of yellow thread.

Culture
Chinese
Material
synthetic fibre ? and dye
Made in
Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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