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Under SkirtEd1.316

Under-skirt (slip) made of three panels of white rayon. The skirt panels are pleated and inserted into a band of unbleached cotton. The upper edge of the band is scalloped with the points of the scallops meeting the ends of two shoulder straps of the same material. The band opens at the front and the front seam of the skirt is left unstitched near the top.

Culture
Korean
Material
rayon fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Seoul, Korea
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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Canoe BailerA3398

Cedar bark canoe bailer with curved wooden handle. The outer bark has been removed from each end where the bark has been folded up and pleated. The ends have been secured to the carved wooden handle with wire and cotton, then covered with strips of bark. The only remaining outer bark is located on the inside surface of the bailer.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar bark, metal, wood and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Canoe BailerA8070

Large canoe bailer with wooden handle. Outer bark remains on interior surface, but has been removed from both ends where the bark has been pleated. The pleated ends are secured to the wooden handle with strips of a different type of bark, which has more knots in it and is more reddish in colour. The pleated ends are tall and extend up past the wooden handle.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
bark, wood and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Canoe BailerA8071

Cedar bark canoe bailer with wooden handle. The outer bark remains on the exterior surface. A straight incision has been made into the bark at each of the ends and most of the outer bark has been removed from the area above. The ends have been pleated and are secured to the wooden handle with string. Thin, wooden splints have been inserted into the bark along the edges of the bailer. There are three splints on each side, some of them have come through the bark and are visible on the inside. The bailer is slightly warped, with one end wider than the other.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
cedar bark, wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Canoe BailerA1423

Small cedar bark canoe bailer with wooden handle. The outer bark is on the exterior surface and some has been removed from each end where the bark has been folded up and pleated. The ends have been secured to the wooden handle with strips of bark. There is a small hole in the handle near the centre, which goes all the way through.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cedar bark and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Canoe BailerA1428

Small cedar bark canoe bailer with wooden handle. Outer bark is on the exterior surface, but has been removed from the ends which have been pleated up and tied with strips of bark to a wooden handle. There are flat-ended knobs at each end of the wooden handle, one of them is quite chipped. The bailer is slightly warped, with one end slanting inwards.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
wood and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtN3.17

Skirt made of red rayon gauze damask, patterned with roundels of paired dragons, called “ssang-yang-mun-sa”. Skirt is formed of three and one-half loom-width panels, pleated onto white waistband with long ties, all made of ramie. The skirt opens completely at the back. At the top edge of the right panel five Chinese characters are woven with gold thread; below them are two parallel green bands. The left upper edge is pulled up very slightly into the waistband, thus raising the bottom edge at that point. One tie is detached from waistband.

Culture
Korean
Material
rayon fibre, dye, ramie fibre and metal
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Child's SkirtN3.16

Child’s skirt “chima” opening at the back, made of four panels of fine red silk sewn with running stitches of white thread, pleated onto a white waistband with ties at each end, also of fine silk. It opens completely at the back. The upper edge of the silk is turned under to the inside to a width of about 8 cm., with the rough edge of the fabric unfinished. There is a mark in the shape of a rounded triangle on the left lower corner. The pleated fabric is pulled up in the upper left corner higher than the rest into the waistband, thus raising the corresponding corner.

Culture
Korean
Material
silk fibre, dye and paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera SkirtN1.723

Pink skirt with embroidery and pleats. Across the top is a wide cotton waistband with two long ties and three frog closures. The skirt has two identical panels, overlapping at centre front. The pink damask is woven containing a flower motif. The centre front pieces have appliqué lotus, tree peony, and prunus motifs. The edges are lined with thin gray trim. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, ramie fibre ?, paper, paste adhesive and dye
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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