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Cantonese Opera Boots2967/34 a-b

Pair of grey calf-high boots with orange dragon motifs. The boots have thick white soles curved upwards at the front. The foot is demarcated from the calf with brown piping, and there are vertical lines of piping at the front and at back. Cloud-like motifs of brown, light brown, and yellow are embroidered on the foot, with a flaming purple and red sphere over the toes. A brown and orange dragon dominates the majority of the calf section of the boot. The dragon's pupils are pink thread and the mouth is dark orange. Above the dragon's head is another purple and red sphere. There are white cotton ties on the top of the boots, at back.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, leather skin, wood ? and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Boots2967/33 a-b

Pair of calf-high boots with blue embroidery and gold thread couching. The boots have thick white soles curved upwards at the front. The foot is demarcated from the calf with brown piping, and there are vertical lines of piping at the front and at back. The embroidery on the foot is a blue design, incorporating a figure with two white eyes with black pupils. Blue flower petals with blue vines are visible on the calf section of the boot. There are white cotton ties on the top of the boots, at back.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre, wood ?, leather skin, paint and gold metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Boots2967/32 a-b

Cantonese Opera costume boots. Pair of calf-high red boots, with an embroidered floral motif and thick white soles curved upwards at the front. The foot is demarcated from the calf with red piping, from the same fabric as the surface fabric, and there are vertical lines of piping at the front and at back. The motif is of green vines with light green and white leaves and two-toned yellow and pink flowers. There are white cotton ties on the top of the boots, at the back.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, leather skin, wood and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Shoes2967/31 a-b

Pair of flat shoes with a striped pattern of blue and white silk, lined with white cotton. Over the toe of both shoes is a red embroidered head with gold thread couching outlined in green thread, with red ears, nose, and tongue. The tongue protrudes from an open mouth between two white fangs. The black and white eyes are round and also protrude from the face. A blue design is embroidered on the cheeks and forehead. The flat sole is made of leather, painted white on the sides. White cotton ties on heel.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and leather skin
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Boots2967/30 a-b

Cantonese Opera costume boots. The body of each boot is made of yellow silk on the outside, with the outline of a tiger’s body embroidered on the front in black, tail to the top, shoulders at the ankles. Tiger stripes decorate the foot of the boot. On the toe is the tiger’s head, embroidered in metallic thread on a separate and attached piece of material. The ears, nose and tongue are attached pieces of red material, long pointed canine teeth are white, and the eyes protrude and are white and black. The inside of the boot is lined with unbleached cotton and two cotton strings are attached at the inner boot top for tightening. The sole of the boots are made of a thick piece of wood, painted white, angling sharply from ball of the foot up toward the tip of the toe.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, wood, paint, hair and synthetic fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Hood2967/29

Cantonese opera costume hood. The hood is long and deep, rectangular in shape with a rounded bottom corner. The exterior is completely covered in sequins; a green base with silver and light green leaf and foliage pattern, accented with transparent bead tubes. White satin lines the interior, with a short white fur edging around the whole. The inner top of the hood holds a strip of sequins from which a total of four green satin ribbon ties with sequins and fur ends hang. The hood goes with a cape, 2967/28.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
synthetic fibre, plastic and rabbit skin ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Cape2967/28

Cantonese opera costume cape. Garment is long, with a high back slit and an encircling collar at top. The exterior of the garment and collar are entirely covered in sequins; a green base with silver and light green leaf and foliage pattern, accented with transparent bead tubes. Ivory satin lines the interior, with a short white fur edging around the boarder of cape, back slit, and collar. Two short green satin ribbon ties with sequins hang from the collar. (The cape can be worn with a hood, 2967/29.)

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
synthetic fibre, plastic, rabbit skin ? and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Robe2967/27

Man’s opera costume robe. Robe is long with full sleeves, and short sleeve extensions in light tan at each cuff. The left front of the robe extends over the right and ties under the arm on the right seam. The yellow body of the robe is covered in triangular and pointed forms made of gold and silver sequins. The neck, each cuff and the bottom and side edging are elaborately decorated in brown and silver sequins in patterns of flowers and leaves. The interior of the robe is a light tan cotton.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and plastic
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Skirt Panel2967/24

Heavily sequined skirt panels. Skirt is made up of two oblong panels trimmed with white fur, one panel crossing in front of the other, attached to a narrow cotton waist band with side ties. The panels are completely covered with a dense floral pattern of red, dark pink and light pink sequins and translucent cylindrical beads. The back is a shiny white fabric, undecorated. The bottom of each panel holds several long red tassels. A square stamp in blue ink with Chinese characters sits on the back lining.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
synthetic fibre, plastic, cotton fibre, rabbit skin ? and wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Blouse2967/23

Coral coloured blouse. A blouse of pale orange synthetic fabric lined with white synthetic fabric with long, wide sleeves that are trimmed with light and dark pink sequins sewn in a zig zag pattern around the sleeve openings. The blouse fastens with six metal snaps sewn down the back, and there is a square stamp in blue ink with Chinese characters on the inside lining.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
synthetic fibre, plastic and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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