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BlouseE181 a

White rectangular blouse (part a) with embroidery and fringe. Beneath the v-neck, gold threads are braided in the centre and the ends hang down in a long double fringe. Embroidered down the centre and side seams are squares in red, orange, yellow, blue and green on white ground. The bottom hem is edged with multicoloured trim. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Zapotec
Material
rayon fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Yalalag, Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse1208/1

Ecru blouse with embroidery. The blouse has square neckline, short sleeves and full lower hem. Bordering the neckline are four squares across the front, four on the back and one and a half on the sides. The squares have a large diamond motif with radiating lines in orange, yellow, green, blue and purple on red ground. There is red stitching around the sleeves. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Central Mexico ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse949/8

Black blouse with embroidery. The blouse has a short standing collar, long sleeves and a side opening with multicoloured frog closures. The collar has a white meander motif. The upper front and back have large floral motifs with a band of smaller floral motifs. The motifs are in red and pink with yellow, green and white details and blue trim. The sleeves have upper and lower bands of small floral motifs. In the centre sleeve is a large panel with bird and vase motifs around a square with centre floral motif in pink, red, white and green. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Yi
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Yunnan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseE178

White garment with embroidery. The garment has a square shape with a round neck and no sleeves. The front and back are divided into three vertical panels by red stitching. The lower centre and outside panels have a bird motif in alternating blue and red. The upper centre panel is dense with bird and floral motifs in yellow, blue, red and green. The bottom edge is unfinished. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Amusgo
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Amusgos, Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseE204 a

White blouse with embroidery. The blouse has a wide round neck, long cuffed sleeves and full lower half. The upper front, back and cuffs have embroidered floral motifs in orange, red, pink, purple, blue and green on white ground. The front has an added floral and vine motif down the centre. Around the neck and cuffs is white handmade lace. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Zapotec
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
San Antonio, Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse949/1

Ecru blouse with embroidery. The blouse has short sleeves and a centre opening with a long tasseled tie. Around the left sleeve is a embroidered armband. The band is dark blue with a geometric pattern and meander border in purple, green and white. On the front there are three vertical lines in blue stitching and two lower horizontal lines in blue and pink stitching. On the back are many vertical and horizontal lines in blue and pink stitching, forming a grid pattern. Along the bottom hem is a border with diamond motifs. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Southeast Asia
Material
cotton fibre, dye and metal
Made in
Yunnan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseEf470

Woman's long-sleeved shirt made from light blue, gauzy, striped fabric. Shirt has a ruffled yoke, two small pockets near the front hemline, six metal buttons, and loose three-quarter length sleeves with a ruffled cuff.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
cotton fibre ?, dye and metal ?
Made in
Madhya Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseEf467

Vest-like garment made from light green silk (?) lined with light blue fabric; green material is covered with light green floral embroidery. Ruffled yoke. Two kangaroo-style, pouch-like pockets with small semicircular openings at front of vest. Shiny, sequined, gold and silver trim around front opening and bottom hemline. Four metallic buttons and a cufflink-like closure at the neck.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
silk fibre ?, dye, metal and cotton fibre
Made in
Madhya Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse964/4

Woman's choli panel; consists of front panel with sleeves. Made of red light-weight silk which is heavily covered with intricate embroidery and round, inset mirrors. While the panel has roughly cut edges, the bottom and ends of sleeves are neatly finished with embroidery. There is heavy, coarse, brown fabric at the neck. The embroidery is executed in silk thread, predominantly gold-coloured with pale rose, grey-green and black. The size of the circular mirrored pieces ranges in size from roughly 3 mm to 2 cm.

Culture
Indian
Material
silk fibre, dye, glass and cotton fibre ?
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseEf472

Peach-coloured, woman's, short-sleeved shirt with two pockets on the front and contrasting blue-grey piping; piping runs along the neckline, down the centre of the shirt, along the tops of the two pockets, and around the cuffs.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Madhya Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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