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JacketN3.20

Short shirt of yellow fine silk with outer front facings and wrist bands made of burgundy silk, fastened with ties of red silk, doubled and sewn on the inside. The left side laps over the right side to tie. Ties are attached with coarse stitches of green thread. Lining and neck facing are fine white ramie.

Culture
Korean
Material
silk fibre, dye, ramie fibre and paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
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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DaggerB240

Simple hilt on dagger (part a) which has a small metal point blade and a slightly curving red-brown handle. Large sheath (part b) has several patterns carved with geometric scroll-like designs and black and tan woven bands, the inner two of which have a swirl-like shape within a circle within an x formation while the outer two of which are simple coiling bands. Small sheath is very plain. Looped cord attachment with shell pendant.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
steel metal, bark, rattan and wood
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeB239

The end of the dark brown, carved, wooden handle has six large, spouts which hold black hair. The wooden handle is fitted into a wrapped brass wire handle grip. The blade is thin where it meets the handle and gets thicker towards the point.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
hair, brass metal, wood and iron metal
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShieldB209

Black wooden shield with three dowel-like projections at the top and two at the bottom. Centre of shield is raised, with a lozenge-shaped boss at the middle. Two bands of cane braid run horizontally across each end. Indented hand hold on reverse.

Culture
Ifugao
Material
stem ?, wood and stain ?
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearB755

Spear with tufts and fringes of black and red stiff hair along the dark brown wooden shaft, and a conical metal tip. The hair is either goat hair or wild buffalo (mithune). Two segments of the spear are covered in short hair that flares outwards at the ends: the longest section is at the end of the spear with the shorter conical tip; the shorter section is at the centre of the spear and has a tuft of long hair at the spear tip end.

Culture
Naga
Material
iron metal, hair and wood
Made in
Nagaland, India ? or Assam, India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileB635

Long, rectangular textile made of two panels basted together in the middle. The design consists of a central repeating stripe design in red, pink and black with black border along the sides. The border has maroon, white and purple abstract designs. There is a small red tassel on the middle edge of each side.

Culture
Indian
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatB633

Small, rectangular fibre mat decorated with two sections of horizontal bands in red, green, blue, and yellow woven into a natural ground. The coloured bands are formed by twisted cords.

Culture
Philippines
Material
banana leaf ?, grass ? and dye
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileB632

Blue geometric designs on centre panel with natural ground and blue borders. Drawn work border.

Culture
Philippines
Material
banana fibre, fibre ? and dye
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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