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Shirt858/1

Long cream cotton men’s shirt. The shirt has a round neckline, long sleeves and full lower half. The centre front partial opening is trimmed with narrow bands of red, black and green embroidery and white scalloped edging; fastened with a brown plastic button and loop. The end of the sleeves are finished with blue knotted edge stitching and orange beads. Small, multi-coloured embroidered medallion worked in counted cross stitch on the back of each sleeve, just above the elbow. Sleeves are close fitting at the armhole. Entirely hand-sewn. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Bosnian
Material
glass, cotton fibre, plastic and dye
Made in
“Bosnia-Herzegovina: Bjelavici” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt853/7

Man's black leather belt, edged in red leather and trimmed with rows of white, painted metal grommets and machine stitching. Fastened with concealed metal buckle.

Culture
Sami
Material
skin, metal, dye and paint
Made in
Kautokeino, Norway
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Four Winds Hat853/3

Man’s hat. Very large, elaborately decorated hat, constructed in three tiers: 1) a 13 cm wide band of brown reindeer fur fits around the head lined with printed cotton broadcloth. This band is loosely covered by a band of red wool fabric appliqued with multi-coloured embroidered ribbon, braid, and rickrack. There is a narrow band of off-white fur at the bottom edge and twelve red, green, and yellow streamers (58 cm long) attached at the centre back; 2) above the fur, there is another band of multi-coloured ribbons, rickrack, and braid, 11 cm. wide; 3) this is surmounted by a 33 cm. band of dark blue wool fabric trimmed with multi-coloured ribbons and braid. The top is shaped into four points, (the "four-winds" hat).

Culture
Sami
Material
wool fibre, reindeer skin, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Kautokeino, Norway
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RopeEdz1097

Light brown coloured coiled rope. Rope is made of two pieces of twisted fibre. One end has unraveled and there are small pin-sized holes overall.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
hemp fibre ?
Made in
Chik Wai Koon, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoes984/8 a-b

Pair of rigid shoes with thick stiff soles of natural brown leather studded with iron hobnails at the heels and toes, and stitches along the edges. Parallel lines are scored along the length of the soles. Shoes have low sides, but are high at the back of the heels and have upturned toes. There is narrow white leather piping along the edges, and the white leather extended down inside the heel. The sides of the shoes are covered with pink silk, over which are applied pieces of light green silk at the toe and heel. Small fragments of dark pink decorative pieces remain at the toes and heels. There are narrow bands of darker green silk at the top and bottom of the sides, with a row of heavy white stitches along the lower band. The shoes are white inside, and the soles are lines with loose cotton batting.

Culture
Korean
Material
deer skin ?, silk fibre, cotton fibre, dye and paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat1059/1

Hat with narrow, downwardly curving brim and tapering, truncated crown with flat top. Black silk gauze ribbons at each side. Hat is woven of black, shiny material and is translucent. Circular rims around head and edge of brim. This hat is relatively coarsely made, and the crown has only one layer. Hats fits onto hat stand, 1059/2 a-b.

Culture
Korean
Material
horse hair ?, bamboo grass, lacquer, paint, wood, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle Amulet807/6

Brass coloured fish curled in a circle. The tail fin is near bottom, the body is decorated with carved scales, and there are sharp scalloped edges around the perimeter of the piece. The object is a rattle inside.

Culture
Chinese
Material
metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Amulet807/4

Three dimensional brass coloured figure of older man in sitting position holding a long staff in one hand. Figure has a high forhead and a hat on his head.

Culture
Chinese
Material
metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile915/15

Wall hanging or bed cover (roughly square in shape) made from four panels, of boldly patterned silk and cotton warp face ikat textile, stitched together side by side along their selvages. Designs are bright pink and yellow on white background (patterned silk warp, white cotton weft). Light blue selvages show at the seam lines. Each panel measures approximately 41 centimetres wide, and the textile has a slight sheen. The hanging or cover is edged on all four sides with narrow bias strips of machine printed cotton textile (multicoloured floral designs on black background), and is backed with plain off-white cotton muslin that has been pieced in many places. The ikat side is quilted onto the backing, using red-orange thread. There are some black, indecipherable markings on the backing. A 4 centimetre strip of unbleached cotton textile has been hand sewn to the backing along one edge.

Culture
Turkmen ? or Uzbek ?
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Afghanistan ? or Uzbekistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Underwear330/4

Underwear of shiny white rayon damask. The underwear has a two-piece gusset in the crotch and long pant legs. The pants have a curved inside seam that narrows to the ankle. At the ankle the pants are gathered on a cord of black elastic in a waist casing. All seams are finished by folding edges of fabric inside so that there are no raw edges. The inside is unlined. The damask is woven containing a floral motif.

Culture
Korean
Material
rayon fibre and rubber
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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