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JacketSa204

Jacket made of coarse black wool with blue zigzag embroidery on the shoulders, cuffs and edges. The jacket also has a multicoloured floral design emerging from the side seams on the back. The back bottom edge has a silk fringe in maroon interspersed with yellow, red and green.

Culture
Quiche
Material
silk fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseSa330

White cotton blouse with woven panel. The blouse has a rectangle shape with a round neck and no sleeves. The front and back are divided into three vertical panels by blue herring bone stitching. Across the upper front and back is a t-shaped woven panel (2-faced, supplementary weft). The panel has large pink and orange flowers and green leaves on brown ground with a multicoloured square border. Around the neck are black triangles and on the shoulders are appliqué black circles. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Quiche
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre, synthetic fibre ?, silk fibre ? and dye
Made in
Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb400 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft that passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The body has jointed arms, each with a long controlling rod attached. Pale pink face positioned forward with bulging white eyes (red irises), large nose, red lips, and white teeth. Beard, large moustache, deeply furrowed brow, and other facial details in black. Large crown (mahkota) headdress in red, gold, green, and white. Garuda Mungkur (short tongue) in yellow. Two badong and single kendit. Medium-sized body; neck and torso gold. Arms with pair of green and red ornaments at bicep and wrist. Hands held flat and bent up at wrist. Black chest covering with red trim, beads and sequins. Black apron with yellow waistband and yellow trim, beads, sequins, and long yellow fringe at bottom. Long brown, blue on beige batik skirt.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
paint, cotton fibre, wood and fibre
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerSa181

Ovoid shaped red-brown gourd decorated with parallel rings of geometric white designs incised in low relief on a yellow ground. Appears unused.

Culture
Quiche
Material
gourd fruit and stain
Made in
San Cristobal Totonicapan, Totonicapan, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SashSa165

Woven brown and beige striped sash. A third is embroidered with a multi-coloured flower and leaf design on a red ground. Fringe at both ends is green and orange.

Culture
Quiche
Material
silk fibre ?, rayon fibre ?, metal, wool fibre, acrylic fibre, fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClothSa160

Cloth (tzute) composed of two pieces of red cloth with dark red stripes joined together with an embroidered multicoloured band (randa) at the centre, and brocaded with multicoloured geometric designs on a dark red ground. The cloth is finished with a dark red tassel at each corner.

Culture
Quiche
Material
dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtSa159

Skirt made with four pieces cotton fabric with selvedge edges joined by central embroidery to form a long rectangular shaped tube. The detailing consists of burgundy, red, blue, yellow, orange, green, purple and white embroidered strips on a navy and white pinstriped ground.

Culture
Quiche
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SashSa158

Sash made of wool and cotton with a brown and white horizontal striped pattern and single-faced flower and leaf design overlaid on one half. The embroidered design is multi-coloured on reddish-purple ground. The fringed ends are multi-coloured wool.

Culture
Quiche
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CapeEe75

A large rectangular piece of brocaded silk with a pattern of flowers, and leaves in a variety of bright colours. Upper edge is folded over. Upper edge and side edges are trimmed with finer blue and silver-white brocade. Bottom edge has a long silk fringe in alternating bright colours. Backed with a green patterned cotton that has black X-shapes with a white dot in each inner corner. Two cotton ties attached to upper corners.

Culture
Ladakhi
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, fibre and dye
Made in
Leh, Jammu-Kashmir, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CoatEe73

Men’s long, A-line, long sleeved coat with high Mandarin collar. Left front extends over right front and fastens with brass ball buttons and decorative loops, located at centre front, and at the right side seam under the sleeve. Collar and left front extension are edged with decorative piping. Made of dark red coarsely woven wool textile. The textile was woven in narrow strips (about 20 cm) that are pieced together at the selvages to provide sufficient widths. All edges are faced with bias strips of light-coloured cotton or silk broadcloth (roughly 5 cm wide). Hand sewn.

Culture
Ladakhi
Material
wool fibre, silk fibre ?, brass metal, cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Jammu-Kashmir, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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