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Boots426/30 a-b

Pair of boots with molded goat leather soles and turned up toes, attached to woven goat wool and dark red cotton uppers with vertical strips of blue cotton running up the back. Lined with coarse wool.

Culture
Ladakhi
Material
goat skin, wool fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Jammu-Kashmir, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse PanelE160 a

Reverse appliqué cotton blouse panel or mola that is precise and finely stitched. The design consists of a large central manta ray with two smaller mantas on either side. All of the mantas have white eyes, are detailed with black rectangular-like shapes; they are green outlined in orange with yellow, pink, purple, green, blue and white detailing. The ground is black with black, orange, green, blue and purple stripes. One side is edged with a thick orange fabric border while the opposite side has black. The panel has a red fabric backing. Two edges are raw.

Culture
Kuna
Material
cotton fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
Darien, Panama
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse PanelE160 b

Reverse appliqué cotton blouse panel or mola that is precise and finely stitched. The design consists of a large central manta ray with two smaller mantas on either side. All of the mantas have white eyes, are detailed with black rectangular-like shapes; they are green outlined in orange with yellow, pink, purple, green, blue and white detailing. The ground is black with black, orange, green, blue and purple stripes. One side is edged with a thick orange fabric border while the opposite side has black. The panel has a red fabric backing. Two edges are raw.

Culture
Kuna
Material
cotton fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
Darien, Panama
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Headdress2701/12 a-e

Stiff headdress of shiny white fabric decorated with silver sequins (a), and including four additional numerous components that insert into the central portion of the headdress. The front is rounded and flat on top, with an oval disc of white plastic at the centre front. The back half rises at a right angle to the front and is bulbous and rounded at the back. Inserted into the bottom of the centre back are two wing-like projections (b,c), rectangular with rounded corners. Also inserted into the headdress, at the sides, are two leaf-shaped projections (d,e).

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
metal, synthetic fibre ?, paper ?, paste adhesive ?, plastic and cotton fibre
Made in
Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Robe2701/9

A front-opening robe with very wide sleeves and a round neck. Robe is cream colour and decorated with copper and gold-coloured sequins in wavy patterns, except for the bottom of the robe and ends of the sleeves, on which the sleeves are decorated with angled straight lines of sequins. The robe has snap fastenings down the front, and slits at the sides. Stamped onto inside fabric lining of collar are two red squares filled with Chinese letters.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
plastic, silk fibre ?, dye and metal
Made in
Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Shoes2701/6 a-b

A pair of flat-soled shoes made of white fabric heavily decorated with silver sequins. There is an image of a butterfly or moth made of sequins and edged with white fur over the toes.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
synthetic fibre ?, leather skin, plastic, cotton fibre and animal hair
Made in
Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Shoes2701/5 a-b

A pair of flat-soled shoes made of dark blue-green fabric decorated with white sequins in a geometric Greek key design. Over the toes are long tassels of shiny white thread, one of which is bound with red thread.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
synthetic fibre ?, leather skin, plastic, cotton fibre and paint
Made in
Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Shoes2701/3 a-b

A pair of shoes made of shiny white fabric with large padded bulbous protrusions over the toes and slightly elevated soles. The shoes are decorated with lines of purple and gold sequins ending in curlicues at the front.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
synthetic fibre ?, leather skin, plastic, cotton fibre, paint and adhesive
Made in
Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FringeAc213 j

Yellow-brown fringe. The fringe is made of short yellow strands knotted around a twisted cord. The ends of the cord are used as ties.

Culture
Pende
Material
grass, palm leaf and wood
Made in
Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FringeAc213 h-i

Pair of brown fringes. Each fringe is made of yellow strands knotted around a twisted cord. The ends of the cord are used as ties.

Culture
Pende
Material
grass, palm leaf and wood
Made in
Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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