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BlouseE177

White garment with striped pattern. The garment has a rectangular shape with a round neck and no sleeves. The neck is edged with red and purple ribbons which hang down. The pattern consists of red and white horizontal stripes with a pattern woven into the centre of the red stripes. The front and back are divided into three vertical panels by red ribbon. The upper centre panel has a dense geometric motif in red, pink, orange, yellow and green. The bottom edge is unhemmed. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Trique
Material
cotton fibre, rayon fibre and dye
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseB166

Blouse with applique geometric designs in red and white on dark blue ground. The sleeves are dark red. Ornamented with metal sequins and white glass beads, and white beads are sewn to the collar, cuffs and bottom hem.

Culture
Bagobo
Material
metal, glass, cotton fibre and banana fibre
Made in
Santa Cruz, Luzon, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseB668

Maroon sleeveless blouse with embroidery. The blouse has a v-neck with a black tie closure. There are embroidered cream borders with bird and floral motifs around the neck, shoulders, arm holes and bottom hem. There are two embroidered peacock motifs on the centre front and upper back. The inside is unlined.

Culture
North India
Material
silk fibre
Made in
Srinagar, Jammu-Kashmir, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseB663

Sleeveless purple blouse with embroidery in fine satin-stitch. The blouse has a v-neck with thin tie. On the front and back is a pink floral motif on purple ground. Around the neck, shoulders and bottom hem are thick embroidered bands with floral and bird motifs in pink, blue and orange on purple ground. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Kashmiri
Material
silk fibre
Made in
Srinagar, Jammu-Kashmir, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3627/2

Cream-coloured matron's blouse with long, stiff-cap sleeves and front opening; secured with six buttons. Entire blouse is decorated with embroidered pink and red flowers, with white detailing throughout. Cuffs, bottom edge, and opening of blouse are trimmed with a wavy line of silver sequins. Bottom edge of main body of blouse is pleated and has light blue scallops along the bottom and top edges of the pleated band. Buttons are plastic; top is three-piece and pink, rest are gold with blue dots and semi-circle decorations. Blouse interior is unlined.

Culture
Czech
Material
silk fibre ?, fibre, plastic and dye
Made in
Moravia, Czech Republic
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3559/55

Black sleeveless blouse, with V-neckline on front and back; entire surface decorated with embroidery and seed beads. Long pieces of fringe along sides and down centre, on bottom half, on front and back of blouse; short fringe extends from top edge of arm openings. Top half of blouse is decorated with multicoloured lines with groupings of four beads, forming an "X" shape, along their lengths; bobbles spaced across stripes too. Large woven panel across middle of blouse; consists of pink bands with rows of diamonds across them, black squares throughout design. Black squares are filled with beads, forming an "I" shape; plain stripes with bobbles trim wide pink bands. Bottom half of blouse has differently decorated embroidered and beaded rows. Embroidered designs consist of plain lines with bobbles, repeating hourglass-like shapes, and zigzags; beaded rows have groupings of two beads forming alternating diagonal lines. Bottom edge of blouse is hemmed; interior is unlined.

Culture
Karen
Material
fibre, seed and dye
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3515/8

Black short-sleeved woman's blouse with a back neck closure. Front and sleeves of blouse are heavily decorated with embroidered floral motifs. Diamonds, filled with geometric motifs, are spread across front. Sleeves decorated with floral and geometric bands. The embroidery is mostly done in dark pink with light green, orange and white highlights throughout. Back is undecorated. Additional pink and green floral fabric around armpits, connecting sleeves and body of blouse.

Culture
Nuristani
Material
synthetic fibre, fibre and dye
Made in
Nuristan, Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3289/42

Blouse made of two rectangular panels of fabric, stitched together, and with an opening for the head. The sides are stitched together with multiple sections of thread leaving armholes. The front is heavily decorated with embroidered geometric diamond design around the neckhole, armholes and across the abdomen. There are braided pink, red and green ties at the keyhole neckline.

Culture
Maya
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Aldama, Chiapas, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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