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HangingN1.20

Five white floral scenes on blue patterned background. Center design is round medallion of flowers, gourds (?) and cicada. Design right of center shows flowering branch and butterflies within scalloped border. Design at end shows flowers, leaves, dragonfly and frog in square border with key design. Design left of center shows a similar design except it has a hexagonal border. Design at other end shows two birds with flowering willow tree within a border of a scroll. Overlapping circles of flowers are between each design, top and bottom. Plain black band outside border. Wider middle border with gold metallic and blue embroidery of flowers and leaves and scroll design. Inner border of horizontal bands of colour. Pink cloth borders top. Reverse side lined in red cotton.

Culture
Chinese
Material
fibre, silk fibre, metal and cotton fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileM3.277

The textile fragment is irregularly shaped with a pattern in red, yellow and black on a black background. The pattern repeats two large animalistic figures, alternating red and yellow. One figure is red and circular, surrounded with small yellow circles and rectangles. The other figure is yellow with three prong limbs. There is one selvedge.

Culture
Egyptian
Material
wool fibre, flax fibre and dye
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileM3.276

The textile fragment is rectangular with three circles in a brown corner square. Two of the three circles show crouching animal figures on the dark brown background. The third circle shows a woman’s head on an orange background. At one end red wool is added to the textile’s warp and pulled out at regular intervals, creating rows of a fringe on the backside.

Culture
Egyptian
Material
wool fibre, flax fibre and dye
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileM3.275

The textile fragment is irregularly shaped with a design in red and green on a gold background. The design is a series of thick, red double curves connected through the middle with a red line and bordered by a green line.

Culture
Egyptian
Material
wool fibre, flax fibre and dye
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelN1.19

Panel with embroidered multicoloured flowers, grasses, a quail, and another smaller bird on brown silk with a blue and brown tassel at each corner. Lined with light blue silk and finished with blue and brown braided cord along the edges.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: TextileM3.78

The textile fragment is brown and square with an orange circle in the centre. The circle shows a woman’s head in brown and her features created with a light brown thread.

Culture
Egyptian
Material
wool fibre, flax fibre and dye
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: TextileM3.77

The textile fragment is rectangular and natural coloured with green and red heart-shaped designs. The natural background and the red and green designs are each woven separately. There are five green designs and two red.

Culture
Egyptian
Material
flax fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaperN2.1284

Roll of handmade white paper with patches of green-blue and brown colouring.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper and dye ?
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sample: PaperN2.1282 a-b

Two rectangular sheets of handmade paper: part a is covered in uniform, geometric patterning of pink, yellow and blue star-like shapes (at fold points); part b is a plain light grey-brown sheet.

Culture
Japanese
Material
rice paper and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaperN2.1280 a-d

Four fan-shaped paper panels with maple leaves and gold fibres inserted between the layers of paper.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper and maple leaf
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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