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Shoes984/12 a-b

Pair of man’s funeral shoes made of fine white leather. The sides are low, but there is an upward extension at the heel, which has a centre seam covered with five vertical cotton strings. Section covering toes is very short; the main body of each shoe is open. There is narrow piping finishing the vertical seam at the front of the toe section, and wider piping around the upper edge of the shoes. The soles are made of layers of natural brown leather slightly thicker at the toe and heel ends, and have numerous iron cleats at the front and heel. The soles are attached to the body of the shoes with a row of stitching around the edge of the soles, and there is a row of heavy, even stitches around the edge of the white leather. The shoes are lined with white leather, and have insoles of woven grey wool fabric.

Culture
Korean
Material
cow skin ?, deer skin ?, dye, cotton fibre, wool fibre and iron metal
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoes984/7 a-b

Pair of women’s shoes made of smooth black leather, lined with dark brown leather. The shoes have low sides but have a rounded extension up over the heel. The toe area is curved upwards and comes to a point. There is a central vertical seam closing the toe area, and a vertical seam at the heel, both with stitches concealed on the inside. The shoes are open along almost their entire length except for a small area over the toes. The opening is finished with narrow piping of the same material. The uppers are stitched to the soles with small even stitches of heavy thread. The rigid soles are formed of multiple layers of leather and taper in slightly except at the heel, which is slightly raised. The soles are covered with rows of iron hobnails except for the area under the arch.

Culture
Korean
Material
cow skin ?, dye, tung oil, cotton fibre and iron metal
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coat984/5

Long coat with both the outer layer and lining made of fine white cotton fabric. The coat is made of ten flared vertical panels. It overlaps to the right, with two long, wide ribbons of the same fabric for ties. The coat is secured on the inside with shorter, narrow ties of the same material, positioned at the same level. When closed, the overlap forms a V neck edged with a stiff collar covered with shiny white fabric patterned with characters. The ribbon ties are centred at the lower ends of inner and outer facings with rounded edges. The sleeves are attached with a vertical seam somewhat beyond the shoulder and have a lower seam shaped in a convex curve, narrowing to the wrist. There is a small underarm reinforcement on each side, with an additional rectangular reinforcement or repair in the left underarm. At waist level there are openings at each side. All seams are concealed.

Culture
Korean
Material
cotton fibre, rayon fibre, paper and paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Underwear984/4

Under-trousers of unbleached heavy white cotton fabric. The underwear has a wide cotton waistband. There is an opening on the right side, closed by wide ties. The wide pant legs are pleated into the waistband; the three pleats on each side face the centre seam, front and back. A triangular panel is inserted between the legs, ending below the knees. The panel is lined with the same cotton fabric, which extends into adjacent areas of the pant legs. The rest of the underwear is unlined.

Culture
Korean
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bride's Jacket391/1 a

Red and yellow jacket with striped sleeves. The jacket is made of shiny yellow damask woven with roundels and squares like stylized Chinese characters. The centre opening has front panels that overlap to the right when tied closed with two long red damask ties. The left panel and the centre back seam are edged with red piping. The lower point of the left panel has an appliqué motif in red approximately the shape of a heart. Red damask panels are inserted under each arm. The garment has a deep V neck outlined with an appliqué red damask facing. The left outer facing is rounded at the lower edge, while the right is straight and projects beyond the front edge. The neck is finished with a narrow facing or collar of white paper covered with sheer fabric. The long sleeves are deeply inset seams curving outward and a convex curve on the lower edge, narrowing to the wrist. They are made of brocade woven in six different coloured stripes parallel to the body of the garment and embellished with flower, bat and butterfly motifs and stylized characters woven in red. The ends of the sleeves are made of red damask with roundels enclosing a bat motif and stylized character. Thin white inner nylon ties are sewn to the inner right inner facing and the left underarm seam. The inner lining is yellow nylon mesh with white interfacing.

Culture
Korean
Material
rayon fibre ?, nylon fibre, dye and paper
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FlagN3.22

Handmade rendition of the Korean flag. Square flag of cream coloured silk-like fabric, with two ties in each corner. Designs are formed of coloured fabric inset into cut-out areas of the flag. At the centre is a disc with an S shape division at centre, dividing the disc into two swirls, one red and one dark blue, each tapering to a point at one end (yin-yang symbol). Radiating out from the disk towards the four corners are four sets of three dark blue bars, some broken and some solid. Clockwise from the top, the first is broken-solid-broken, the second is solid-solid-solid, the third is broken-broken-broken, and the fourth is solid-broken-solid.

Culture
Korean
Material
silk fibre ?, ramie fibre ? and dye
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket984/2

Men’s off-white jacket. The jacket has a narrow collar stiffened with paper, a v-neck and an overlapping centre opening with long wide ties. The sleeves are long and wide with a rounded lower edge. The outside is made of silk; the inside is made of fine white cotton and padded.

Culture
Korean
Material
silk fibre, dye, cotton fibre and wool fibre ?
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket330/2

Short jacket with striped sleeves. The jacket is made of shiny white nylon fabric with a woven pattern of floral roundels. The centre opening has front panels that overlap to the right when tied closed with two long red ribbon ties. The front edges have panels extending down from the mid-point of the outer facing made of the same white fabric. The seam is delineated with red piping. The lower point of the left panel is appliquéd with a red heart shape.The garment has a deep V neck outlined with an appliquéd red facing. The left outer facing is rounded at the lower edge, while that on the right is straight and projects beyond the front edge of the garment. There is a narrow outer facing or collar of white paper covered with sheer fabric. A narrow green inside tie is attached to that point, with the corresponding tie attached to the left underarm seam on the inside. There is a seam at the centre back of the garment. The long sleeves are deeply inset and are made of strips of patterned nylon fabric forming stripes in six different colours parallel to the body of the jacket. The stripe closest to the body of the garment is red and is angled outward at the bottom to form an underarm panel. The inner lining is white nylon mesh with an interfacing of coarser nylon mesh.

Culture
Korean
Material
nylon fibre, dye and paper
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt330/1

Purple skirt of open weave. The skirt is made of two panels of purple nylon fabric with a subtle woven pattern of roundels enclosing a stylized circular flower. The skirt is open at the back and is lined with white nylon mesh. The panels are pleated and inserted into a band of blue nylon fabric lined with white cotton gauze. The upper edge of the band is straight but the white lining shows above it in slight scallops. Attached to the points of the scallops are two shoulder straps of white cotton gauze. At both ends of the band are sewn narrow ties of white cotton gauze.

Culture
Korean
Material
cotton fibre, nylon fibre and dye
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatNi32 b

Hat made of thirty-one black feathers attached to string by folding the base of the quill and creating a loop for the string. The folded portion is wrapped with yellow and purple yarn. String of feathers fits over crown of hat (Ni32 a).

Culture
Huichol
Material
dye, synthetic fibre and feather
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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