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Cantonese Opera JacketN1.732

Black cotton jacket with white appliqué. The jacket has a standing collar, slender cuffed sleeves and centre opening with metal snap fasteners. The collar, cuffs and banding down the centre opening are white appliqué. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
cotton fibre, dye and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JacketEe17

A black cotton jacket with a one piece body, a vertical slit in front, and sleeves attached. Machine sewn seams. Weft overlay designs in red, yellow, white, and green woven in bands around the hem, bodice, and the sides of the front opening, and in three short horizontal bands in a row down the centre back. Main design along the hem is consisting of red centred yellow diamond shapes outlined by black and bordered by white and red link-like shapes. Main design along the bodice is consisting of a horizontal band of a zig zag line that is red along the upper portion while white along the lower portion and bordered by two white and red chain link patterns on each side. Main design along the sides of the front opening is consisting of a zig zag band of interconnected diamond shapes in white and red blocks. Main design of the three short horizontal bands in a row down the centre back, starting from top to bottom, is consisting of: an elongated yellow, red, white, and green X-like shape bordered by one white and red chain link pattern on each side with a triple white vertical band at each end; a zig zag line with red triangles on one side while white triangles are on the other side, and bordered by one white and red chain link pattern on each side; an elongated green, yellow, red, and white X-like shape bordered by two white and red chain link patterns on each side with a triple red vertical band at each end. Yellow, red, white, and blue warp design bands at sleeve edges.

Culture
Adi
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Siang, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelD2.63

Rectangular band of beading; blue, brown, gold beads in a repeating diamond pattern. Small pieces of blue seam bindings at each end

Culture
Plains
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera CapeN1.703

Pink cape with standing collar and centre opening with silk ties. The front and back have a gray stylized peony motif surrounded by black dots on pink ground. The collar has gray stylized peony motifs and black scalloped edges on pink ground. The borders down the centre and along the hem have black diamonds and triangles with a black scalloped edge. The inside lining is white cotton.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, rayon fibre ?, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Shanghai, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coat701/4

Man’s wool coat with blue designs. The coat is made from narrow widths of dense, coarse wool textile that has been fulled and embroidered. The coat has long sleeves, side slits and centre front opening with three buttons. The edges of the opening, sleeves and hem have a triangular motif. On the front of the coat the embroidered designs consist of vertical rows of small circles On the back the designs include tree of life, diamond and ram’s horn motifs. The embroidery thread is indigo-dyed (?) wool fibre.

Culture
Nuristani ?
Material
wool fibre, plastic and indigo dye ?
Made in
Nuristan, Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera PantsN1.640 b

Yellow pants (part b) with a cotton waistband and wide straight-cut pant legs. The front and back lower legs have a green lotus motif and black meander border. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, rayon fibre ?, cotton fibre, dye and metal
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera BeltN1.638 b

Black belt with embroidery, hanging flaps and brass hook and bar fasteners. There are two flaps over hanging from the top edge and two hanging from the bottom edge. The front is embroidered in large stitches with white plum blossoms with pale yellow centres. The back is lined with white cotton.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre ?, rayon fibre ?, cotton fibre, dye and metal
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera JacketN1.643

Red jacket with appliqué circles on the centre front and back. The jacket has a rounded neck, wide sleeves and a centre opening with brass frog closures. There are slits in the sides and back. The circles have four toed dragon motifs in silver, yellow, pink and black on a turquoise ground. There are mirrors, tin reflectors, green glass eyes and white fur within the circles. There is black and gold trim around the edges of the sleeves and bottom hem. The inside lining is yellow linen.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, hemp fibre, dye, rabbit skin, brass metal, glass and silver metal
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC602

A plain handle which tapers to the simple notched finial. Part-way up the handle, ther are two horizontal rings carved. Twelve long teeth fan outward radially. Twisted fibre cord is coiled around the middle.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC613

A paddle-shaped handle created from the natural extensions of the eight long teeth, which fan outward radially. Fibre is woven around the middle in a black striped design.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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