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Sample Textile1766/14

An off-white textile adhered to a paper background. The textile shows a flower motif outlined in brown. There are three snail-like patterns in centre of a bouquet. In the bouquet, one snail-like pattern is orange, four leaves are green and many flowers are white with a tiny bit of colour. The bow and scattered leaves surrounding the flowers are outlined in brown. Several lines come together in circles under the bouquet and are coloured red, green, orange, brown and purple. There is a red seal stamp beside a purple 'No. 3' stamp in the lower right corner of the paper.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper, ink, paste adhesive and silk fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile1404/3

Oblong, rectangular, yellow woven fabric with a purple, green, red and white plaid-like pattern; thick band of purple along three edges.

Culture
Western Indonesian
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sarong1404/6

Purple woven material sewn into a skirt-like tube; fabric has bands of vertical yellow stripes and white selvage edges.

Culture
Western Indonesian
Material
cotton fibre ?, dye and metal
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoe1404/36

Shoe with a wooden heel that is thickest under the ball of the foot and at the heel, and these parts of the sole flare outwards slightly at the base. The leather upper covers the top of the foot with open toe. The upper is formed by two symmetrical pieces of tooled leather with a vegetal design. The two pieces are joined together with strips of leather that alternate between black and off-white, and the top edge of the sole is decorated with a strip of black leather that is nailed to the wood.

Culture
Taiwanese
Material
wood and skin
Made in
Taiwan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat1404/33

Hat with conical shape that is made from woven stem with five ridges at the top that holds a series of leaves to the outer sides over an inner structure made of woven stem. The rim is formed by a strip of bamboo(?) held onto the hat with strips of woven stem. Painted with three evenly spaced yin and yang symbols in red, black and off-white on a grey ground, and the sections of the woven peak are painted in light grey, green, black, brown and red. The rim is red.

Culture
Taiwanese
Material
stem ?, paint, leaf ? and bamboo grass ?
Made in
Taiwan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat1404/34

Hat made of leaf sewn together with plant fibre and stem and bell-shaped overall. The rim, which has a short indented section, is sewn with twined plant fibre(?) stitches that form a braided edge, and the sides of the hat are stitched together in rows with twined plant fibre(?). The roughly circular piece of leaf at the top of the crown is stitched on with thick pieces of plant stem(?). There is a fibre strap inside with a metal coin attached.

Culture
Taiwanese
Material
leaf, stem, plant fibre, fibre and metal
Made in
Taiwan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile1404/2

Textile, rectangular in shape, with fringe on short ends. Off-white cotton with an overall yellow silk fibre woven geometric design. Two bands of yellow with green triangles at each short end.

Culture
Southeast Asia ?
Material
cotton fibre ?, dye and silk fibre ?
Made in
Thailand ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Table Cover1404/24

A square pink silk piece. The main design is consisting of gold-coloured flowers in an overall pattern. Edged with wavy gold-coloured trimming.

Culture
Turkish
Material
silk fibre, metal and dye
Made in
Turkey
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pouch1404/39 a-b

Two rectangular woven pouches that fit together, with one partly inside the other, and with openings on the short side of each one. The edges at the opening are somewaht u-shaped. The basketry is undecorated.

Culture
Taiwanese
Material
palm leaf ?
Made in
Taiwan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sample Textile1766/24

Silk, rectangular shaped textile sample with a different floral pattern outlined in black at either end. One floral pattern is rounded flowers, leaves and grass. The other floral pattern is pointed flowers with matching leaves. Japanese symbols are printed in a faded box off to one side between the floral patterns.

Culture
Japanese
Material
silk fibre, dye ? and ink
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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