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Cantonese Opera FlagN1.839 e

Flag attached to a curved bamboo staff (part e). The flag has bright pink characters on purple ground, with a wide mauve border. The back is unlined. The bamboo staff terminates in a gold head with pale green fringe at the top.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
gesso ?, paint, bamboo grass, silk fibre, cotton fibre, rayon fibre ?, gold metal and wood ?
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera FlagN1.839 b

Flag attached to a curved bamboo staff (part b). The flag has bright pink characters on purple ground, with a wide mauve border. The back is unlined. The bamboo staff terminates in a gold head with pale green fringe at the top.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
bamboo grass, silk fibre, cotton fibre, rayon fibre ?, gold metal, wood ?, gesso ? and paint
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera FlagN1.838 e

Chinese characters in gold embroidery, on deep pink ground with plain turquoise border on three sides, white on side hanging from staff. Black Chinese characters at bottom back of white border. Curved staff has light green silk fringe at gold painted tip.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
bamboo grass, silk fibre, cotton fibre, gold metal, wood ?, gesso ? and paint
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JacketSf388

Short black wool jacket with full sleeves and a neckline cut low in front. Sleeves have a snug cuff with a bold design of triangles in bright pink yarns. The jacket fronts below the neckline are decorated with pleated panels which have a faded pink meandering line of yarns sewn on top. The same pink yarns encircle the neck and form boxes around the meanders. Two sets of wool twine that tie the jacket together.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SarongIb423

Sarong of heavy cotton woven cloth in rectangular shape formed by two pieces sewn together. Striped with supplementary weft with red and brown silk on the weft. Decorated with gold thread in bird, fish, and abstract motifs in between supplementary vertical stripes on the blue cloth. Two multicoloured bands at each end. One end has gold couching with red thread. Embellished with sequins. One edge is unfinished.

Culture
Minangkabau
Material
cotton fibre, paper, metal, synthetic fibre, rayon fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Sumatra, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Waist BagN3.3

A small flat bag made of red silk damask lined with dark blue silk damask with an inner lining of pink cotton fabric revealed by holes under the flap. Bag is rectangular with rounded sides narrowing through, folding to the top opening which is covered by a downwardly-extending flared flap ending with a point. There are embroidered designs outlined in heavy gold couching over the entire red surface. On the flap, there are stylized rocks and waves with a coin in the centre, above which, there are two phoenixes facing each other. Above that, there is a Korean? character with cloud forms on both sides. On the front of the bag, there are two floral images showing beyond the edges of the flap. On the back, there are two seams and four floral images. A green cord, ending in an elaborate knot and four loops, is threaded through the top of the bag. A loop fastener is under the flap.

Culture
Korean
Material
silk fibre, dye, gold metal and cotton fibre
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera JacketN1.862 a

White jacket with long, extended sleeves, belt loops and cotton body with metal snap fasteners. The sleeves have embroidered five-toed dragon, fire and mountain motifs in brown, silver, white, black and red on white ground. The cuffs have a mountain motif in silver and brown. The inside lining is white cotton.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, silver metal ? and dye
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera HatN1.794

Black Cantonese opera hat with high scalloped back and side 'wings'. Front has bat above peony, overall embroidered peony floral and leaf design, with outer gold cloud pattern. Pink, mauve, green, orange, brownish red, purple, dark pink, and white. Off white ties and lining.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
cotton fibre, hemp fibre ?, silk fibre, paper, paste adhesive, dye and gold metal
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Transforming RobeN1.715

Reversible transformation robe (fan gongzhuang) with a stand-up collar, wide sleeves, side slits and a centre opening with brass frog fasteners. On surface A, the upper front, back and sleeves have phoenix, bat, cash, narcissus, chrysanthemums and peony motifs in silver, pink, green and orange on a purple ground. The sleeve border has chrysanthemum motif in silver on a black ground. Below the waist the robe divides into overlapping multicoloured strips with canopy, mountain, cloud, chrysanthemum and narcissus motifs in silver. There are green glass eyes and circular mirrors on the front, back and sleeves. On surface B, the front, back and sleeves have bird, chrysanthemum, leaf, tree and butterfly motifs in silver, cream and green on a blue ground. The collar, sleeve and border bands have a chrysanthemum motif in cream and silver on a blue ground. There are circular mirrors and tin reflectors. The inside lining is natural-coloured linen.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, hemp fibre, dye, gold metal, glass, paste adhesive and brass metal
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Transforming RobeN1.713

Reversible transformation robe (fan gongzhuang) with a stand-up collar, wide sleeves, side slits and a centre opening with brass frog fasteners. On surface A, the upper front, back and sleeves have phoenix, bat, cash, narcissus, chrysanthemums and peony motifs in silver, pink, red and blue on a green ground. The sleeve border has chrysanthemum motif in silver on a purple-black ground. Below the waist the robe divides into overlapping multicoloured strips with canopy, mountain, cloud, chrysanthemum and narcissus motifs in silver. There are green glass eyes and circular mirrors on the front, back and sleeves. On surface B, the front, back and sleeves have bird, chrysanthemum, leaf, tree and butterfly motifs in blue, purple, green, yellow and white on a mauve ground. The collar, sleeve and border bands have a chrysanthemum motif in blue, purple, green, yellow and white on a mauve ground. There are circular mirrors and tin reflectors. The inside lining is natural-coloured linen.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, hemp fibre, dye, gold metal, glass, paste adhesive and brass metal
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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