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Cantonese Opera HatN1.797

The folded opera hat is light brown and rectangular with a rounded top piece curling down on either side. The hat has a light brown centre panel which folds inwards on both sides. Embroidered on the centre panel are pink and orange peonies with green leaves and gold swirls and a pink and orange bat. On the inside of both side folds is a red peony with green leaves and gold swirls. The rounded top piece has pink and orange peonies with green leaves and gold swirls. One curled end has a small orange flower and an attached green tassel. The other curled end has a small red flower and an attached pink tassel. The designs on the back of the hat mimic those on the front. There are pink orange and red peonies, green leaves, gold swirls. However, the small flowers on the curled ends are blue. On the inside of the hat is ecru lining, stiffened with cardboard. Two ecru ties are attached.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
cotton fibre, hemp fibre ?, silk fibre, paper, paste adhesive, dye, gold metal, brass metal, glass ? and mica mineral ?
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera HatN1.825

A curved conical hat with a brim. Black with loose black top stitching. Red tuft on top. Blue lining. Black string ties.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
grass ?, cotton fibre, dye and paper
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Horse Blanket1376/9

Large, very heavy, multi-coloured, decorative horse blanket made from rough wool warp-faced textile and backed with a thick layer of felted wool fleece. It is roughly rectangular in shape, with a deep squared-off indentation (57 cm x 52 cm) at one end (the end close to the horse’s neck). Loops made of red and white braided wool or cotton are sewn near the bottom inside corners of the indentation. Two long, narrow triangular pieces are sewn at the outside edge of the opposite end of the rectangle. The predominant colours are red, brown, blue, yellow and greyish white, and the textile is woven in vertical stripes; red and blue stripes alternate with patterned stripes with blue, yellow and greyish white geometric forms. All outside edges are finished with brown wool braid and brown twisted fibre fringe. The fringe has been mended with orange fringe in a few places. The heavy layer of felted fleece (light brown with dark brown spots) that is used as a backing over the entire underside of the blanket is quilted to the top layer with running stitches.

Culture
Turkmen ? or Uzbek ?
Material
wool fibre, dye ? and cotton fibre
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhipK4.29

Whip coiled into a circle that consists of a thick braided portion at one end and a long thin portion at the other.

Culture
Maasai
Material
rawhide skin
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear Thrower ?C1530 a-b

Two separate fibre pieces (parts a-b) that are intertwined to create a thick circular cord. Each piece has the ends loop through each other. One piece (part a) is thinner with a single band loop while the other piece (part b) is thicker with a double-band loop.

Culture
Eastern Melanesian ?
Material
fibre
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltK5.98

Several braided bands of grass are bundled together to form a thick belt strap. Strap is embellished with three sections of striped beading. Striped beading design are in white, black, red, and green. Skin ties are at both ends of the belt.

Culture
Zulu ?
Material
grass, skin and glass
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentC1534 a-f

Six small shells (parts a-f), each having a short length of cord and a few beads attached. They are perhaps dangles. The shells are pinkish brown. Part a: a big dark red bead is attached to the cord while a small white bead is attached on the shell nearby; and b-f: a big dark red bead is attached to the cord while a small dark bead is attached on the shell nearby.

Culture
Melanesian
Material
shell, fibre and glass
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhiskC21

A light brown cylindrical handle, thinner in between the flared outward ends. One end has a tassel with braided bases of numerous strands of vegetable fibres forming the whisk.

Culture
Samoan
Material
plant fibre and wood
Made in
Upolu, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera FanN1.737 a

A shield-shaped fan made of cardboard with a heavy rolled edge of fabric supported by a wood socket and slat running up the centre back. The concave front has a main design consisting of a bird facing to its right on a peony tree among prunus motifs with turquoise, blue, black, pink, mauve, grey, and pale green bordered by tin reflectors, mirrors, on an ivory-coloured background. The top of the bird's head is blue, and the middle of its wings are purple. A golden bat is at the base with an attached deep pink tassel. The convex back has a printed rose design, 18th century style, on cotton.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, wood, paper, paste adhesive, brass metal, silver metal, glass and paint
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC132

Ten whale teeth with holes drilled into them, attached together by a braided, brown coir fibre cord.

Culture
Fijian
Material
whale tooth and plant fibre
Made in
Fiji ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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