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Cantonese Opera Bag2967/44

Flat, square bag. The fabric of the front of the bag is a shiny synthetic. Bottom corners are rounded, with delicate white trellis and fringe hanging between. The fringe is white at top turning to grey and then black at the ends. Two black handles are attached to the top corners of the bag. The centre of the bag holds a black plaque with a white Chinese character sewn to the middle. The plaque is surrounded by a fine white braid and a boarder of blue. The back of the bag is thin white cotton.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Bag2967/43

Flat, square bag. The fabric of the front of the bag is a shiny synthetic. Bottom edge is slightly scalloped and has a fine fringe hanging across. The fringe is white at top turning to blue at the ends. Two blue handles are attached to the top corners of the bag. The centre of the bag holds a black plaque with a blue Chinese character sewn to the middle. The plaque is surrounded by a fine blue and white braid and a boarder of blue. The back of the bag is thin white cotton.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Bag2967/42

Flat, square bag. The fabric of the front of the bag is a shiny synthetic. Bottom corners are rounded, with delicate fringe hanging between, white turning to blue at the ends. Two blue handles are attached to the top corners of the bag. The centre of the bag holds a blue plaque with a white Chinese character sewn to the middle. The plaque is surrounded by a fine dark blue and white braid. The back of the bag is thin white cotton.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Bag2967/41

Flat, square bag. The fabric of the front of the bag is a shiny synthetic. Bottom corners are rounded, with delicate white trellis and fringe hanging between. The fringe is white at top turning to blue at the ends. Two blue handles are attached to the top corners of the bag. The centre of the bag holds a blue plaque with a white Chinese character sewn to the middle. The plaque is surrounded by a fine blue and white braid and a boarder of white. The back of the bag is thin white cotton.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Bag2967/40

Flat, square bag. The fabric of the front of the bag is a shiny synthetic. Bottom corners are rounded, with delicate white trellis and fringe hanging between. The fringe is white at top turning to blue at the ends. Two blue handles are attached to the top corners of the bag. The centre of the bag holds a blue plaque with a white Chinese character sewn to the middle. The plaque is surrounded by a fine blue and white braid and a boarder of white. The back of the bag is thin white cotton.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Bag2967/39

Flat, square bag with a long handle. The fabric on the front of the bag is a shiny synthetic. Bottom corners are rounded, with a thick light tan fringe hanging between. The handle is black and attached to the bag at each top corner. The centre of the bag holds a light tan Chinese character sewn to the middle, surrounded by a boarder of thin light tan fabric on all sides. The back of the bag is thin white cotton.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
synthetic fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Robe2967/38

Cantonese opera scholar’s robe made of light blue fabric front and back, lined inside with white cotton. The left side of the robe crosses over the front, to attach with a tie under the right arm, creating a shallow V-neck. The sleeves are indented slightly at the under-arm, then widen and remain thus from shoulder to cuff. Long white panels of the same width are attached at each cuff. The robe is decorated with sequins in a pattern of leaves, branches and flowers front and back and on arms. Gold and silver sequins border the robe edges.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
synthetic fibre, cotton fibre and plastic
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Hat2967/37

Blue fabric hat is a squared cone shape, topped with elaborate, shaped flaps. From the flaps at the side of the head hang long, light green tassels. The hat is decorated in copper, gold and silver sequins with floral and swirl patterns. Two ribbons, each approximately 72 cm long, dangle from the rear bottom of the hat and are also decorated on their ends with sequins. White cotton ties close the hat at rear centre. The interior of the hat is lined with white fabric.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
synthetic fibre, paper, plastic, cotton fibre and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Hat2967/36 a-c

Blue fabric hat. Hat is a squared cone shape, topped with elaborate, shaped flaps. The hat is decorated in copper, gold and green sequins with flower and swirl patterns. Yellow ribbon edges the flaps, with black ribbon on the bottom edge of the hat. Two ribbons, each approximately 76 cm long, dangle from the rear bottom of the hat and are also decorated with sequins. A long metal button holds the hat closed at the back along with two white cotton ties beneath. Two small detachable wings (parts b and c) fit into either side of the long button. The interior of the hat is lined with white cotton.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
synthetic fibre, paper, plastic, cotton fibre, metal and adhesive
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Boots2967/35 a-b

Pair of calf-high boots covered with sequins in blue, copper and gold. The boots have thick white soles curved upwards at the front. The foot is demarcated from the calf with white piping, and there are vertical lines of piping at the front and at back. The centre panel has a sequined geometric design with translucent cylindrical beads. There are white cotton ties on the top of the boots, at back.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
cotton fibre, leather skin, wood ?, paint and paper ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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