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Hat3080/77

Skullcap doppilar is small and square-shaped with a pointed crown. The exterior is a black velvet, decorated with a white silk thread design of rounded linear figures. The white embroidery also lines the brim of the hat in a wave-like pattern. The interior is lined with a black synthetic fibre.

Culture
Uzbek
Material
silk fibre and synthetic fibre
Made in
Uzbekistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3080/74

Hat is small and square-shaped with pointed top. The exterior is a dark green velvet and the bottom is lined with a black velvet brim. The interior is lined with a red cotton fabric. Each side is decorated with an embroidered floral design with pink and blue flowers and green leaves.

Culture
Uyghur
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3080/23

Textile is woven of heavy wool on a warp of horse hair(?), half in a wide blue and tan stripe pattern, and half in a series of diamonds filled with coloured patterning in red, dark blue, tan, pink and yellow. Underside shows colours with less fading, and holds the end threads. Fringe appears to be horse hair warp ends.

Culture
Turkish
Material
wool fibre, horse hair fibre ? and dye
Made in
Turkey
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Collar3080/15

Collar flap from back of women’s jacket. Front has a top panel of dark brown cotton fibre, under which is sewn a panel decorated in red, dark blue and green step patterning. Around the panels is an edging of faded pink silk. Back of panel is made of cotton fabric with a pink daisy motif including brown foliage and smaller blue-grey flowers. The silk edging shows the original bright pink colour. Panel has been removed from a larger garment and has black thread hanging along the top edge. (Image shows collar upside down).

Culture
Hmong
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Muang Sing, Louangnamtha, Laos
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Collar3080/9

Collar flap from back of women’s jacket. Backing is dark brown fabric in a tight weave. Around edges is wrapped and sewn an edging of silk, once pink, now faded to tan. At front bottom is a panel in the same colour with heavy embroidery in zigzag and cross designs with two diamonds stitched across centre in green. Back panel is made of brown cotton with silk edging showing some of the original red colour.

Culture
Hmong
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Muang Sing, Louangnamtha, Laos
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Collar3080/16

Collar flap from back of women’s jacket. Front has a top panel of dark brown synthetic fibre, under which is sewn a panel in light tan, green and black with decoration in crosses, T-shapes, and zigzags. Around the panels is an edging of tan silk. Back of panel is made of dark blue cotton fabric with a light blue and tan pattern of flowers and foliage. Interior is lined with a cotton panel in red, also with flowers and foliage.

Culture
Hmong
Material
silk fibre, synthetic fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Muang Sing, Louangnamtha, Laos
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3080/45

Cotton tunic style blouse. Light tan garment is rectangular in shape, closed at front but for a V-neck and slit at bottom, both front and back. Arm holes sit at top directly off the shoulder. Pink piping edges sides, neck, and centre line. Small white, pink and green tassels hang from the bottom corners.

Culture
Karen ?
Material
dye and cotton fibre
Made in
“Myanmar: Kayah, Loikaw” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scarf3080/29

Scarf. Garment is made of dark blue cotton with heavy embroidery on each end showing diamond shapes and triangles in colours of white, dark pink, blue, green and tan. Along edges of the embroidered portions are small pompoms in light tan, and a single tassel of red hangs from one corner.

Culture
Hmong
Material
dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Muang Sing, Louangnamtha, Laos
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl3080/28

Cotton shawl. Textile takes the shape of a vest, with a long front-piece open at centre, arm holes at shoulder, and long side slits from bottom. A stand-up collar is edged in red and heavily embroidered on the outside in light yellow-green and red. A grey braid edges the vest, and interior of garment is also light grey.

Culture
Hmong
Material
dye, cotton fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Muang Sing, Louangnamtha, Laos
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3080/52

Square textile panel. Panel is made of many small pieces of silk in light green, pink, yellow and purple, sewn together and embroidered with flowers, insects, feathers and other small shapes in similar colours as well as black. Several small round mirrors are incorporated into the design. Gold leaf ribbon delineates each piece of silk. Backing is black synthetic fibre, and several hanging loops are attached to top edge.

Culture
Miao
Material
silk fibre, synthetic fibre, glass and dye
Made in
Yunnan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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