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Panel1556/12

Black rectangular panel with an inset rectangular panel of dense embroidery. There is a geometric pattern in dark blue. Around the embroidery is an appliqué blue ribbon and red-green trim. Some of the area around the embroidery is dyed a green-black colour The back is unlined.

Culture
Miao
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre ? and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Panel1556/11

Black rectangular panel with an inset rectangular panel of dense embroidery. There is a diamond pattern in dark blue with centre dots in red and yellow. The back is unlined.

Culture
Miao
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Panel1556/6 a-b

Two rectangular panels with embroidery and attached borders (part a-b). The identical panels have multicoloured stripes in a geometric pattern, predominantly purple on black ground. Flanking the stripes are embroidered and attached borders. Along one edge is an embroidered border with a bird motif within blocks. Along the opposite edge is an attached border with large bird and butterfly motifs, predominantly purple with multicoloured detail. Part (b) also has a paper cover sewn over the attached border. The back is unlined.

Culture
Miao
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre ?, dye and paper
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket1556/3

Black jacket with embroidered panels. The jacket has short sleeves and a centre front opening. Around the neck and partway down the centre opening is black velvet band, edged with red striped trim. There are embroidered panels on the shoulders and sleeves. The panels feature rows of characters and bird, animal and floral motifs in predominantly red on black ground. The front is longer than the back. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Miao
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre, metal and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Panel1556/10

Embroidered textile with geometric designs on a black background. There are two square panels on the textile and a border along one edge. In the square panel, there are triangles in each of the corners creating a square shape on the outside and a diamond shape on the inside. The triangles have red and pink borders and two multicoloured squares with a swastika motif inside. In the centre is a pinwheel design in yellow, green, blue, white, pink and red, with swastika motifs around the outside in a circle. The border along one side is outlined in white with a multicoloured vine design and pink, red and white flowers. There is one salvage edge, two cut edges and one finished edge.

Culture
Qiang
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat1556/2

Hat with domed shape and black base with a band of white ribbon at the edge that has green and red embroidery under a row of domed and bossed metal ornaments above which is another row of embossed metal ornaments that are slightly triangular in shape. The crown is covered with dark blue fabric embroidered with floral and butterfly(?) motifs in light pink, dark pink, dark red, yellow, red and green and embellished with appliqué metallic and off-white undulating ribbon as well as red, green and white ribbon with pompom-like protrusions. The edge of the top layer is scalloped and there is a multicoloured yarn fringe where the top layer meets the base at the sides of the hat.

Culture
Mien
Material
cotton fibre, metal, fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Panel1556/14

Black rectangular panel with an inset rectangular panel of dense embroidery. There is a geometric pattern in dark blue. The area around the embroidery is dyed a green-black colour. The back is unlined.

Culture
Miao
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre ? and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Panel1556/13

Black rectangular panel with an inset rectangular panel of a dense geometric pattern embroidered in dark blue. The back is unlined.

Culture
Miao
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre ? and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Panel1556/9

Embroidered textile with white geometric designs on a black background. There are two square panels on the textile and a border along one edge. In the square panel, there are triangles in each of the corners creating a square shape on the outside and a diamond shape on the inside. The triangles have a double line border and are filled in with small squares with a cross motif inside. In the centre is a pinwheel design with a swastika motif around the outside in a circle. The border along one side is a double broken line over a row of triangles. There is one salvage edge, two cut edges and one finished edge.

Culture
Qiang
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Panel1556/8

Small rectangular panel and border with embroiderery. The panel has thick and thin stripes in a geometric pattern, predominantly red on black ground. The border repeats a large flower motif surrounded by geometric shapes, predominantly red on black ground. The back is unlined.

Culture
Miao
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre ? and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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