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Blouse3289/94

Blouse made of a shiny white fabric. The neck is lined with light blue applique, a light blue fabric flower, and white with light blue lace. Below, the fabric is ruched, creating a tight fit, which becomes looser towards the hem. The front of the body is embroidered with rows of varying-sizes of light and dark blue zigzags, with a larger band that extends around the garment. Both the neck and sleeves are lined with white lace with brown ribbon woven through, which has ends for tying.

Culture
Maya
Material
synthetic fibre and fibre
Made in
Aguacatenango, Chiapas, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3289/23

Blouse made of royal blue and purple striped fabric, stitched together on the sides, with a square opening for the head. Shoulders and bib are embroidered with black and green, and gold and light purple metallic (Lurex) zoomorphic (gecko-like) designs. One creature is not complete, with only purple stitched.

Culture
Maya
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre and rayon fibre
Made in
Chenalho, Chiapas, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3289/30

Blouse made of four panels of fabric (two eggplant purple and two red, both with strands of metallic fibre throughout), joined together with stitching, with an opening for the head. The sides are tied together by twelve large multicoloured tassels, tied near the bottom, centre, and again near the top leaving an armhole. Heavily decorated with embroidered floral designs in light pink, light purple and green. The neck is lined with a lilac purple ribbon. The bottom edge has a short fringe.

Culture
Maya
Material
synthetic fibre and fibre
Made in
Zinacantan, Chiapas, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3289/97

Blouse made of a sheer white fabric. The bib is heavily embroidered in navy with floral designs. Below the bib, the fabric is ruched, creating a tight fit, which becomes looser towards the hem. The front of the body is embroidered with rows of varying-sizes of zigzags, with a larger band which extends around the garment. Both the neck and sleeves are lined with white lace with navy ribbon woven through, which has ends for tying. The bottom hem is unfinished.

Culture
Maya
Material
synthetic fibre and fibre
Made in
Aguacatenango, Chiapas, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3289/98

Blouse made of a sheer white fabric. The bib is heavily embroidered in burgundy with floral designs. Below the bib, the fabric is ruched, creating a tight fit, which becomes looser towards the hem. The front of the body is embroidered with rows of varying-sizes of zigzags, with a larger band which extends around the garment. Both the neck and sleeves are lined with white lace with burgundy ribbon woven through, which has ends for tying. The bottom hem is unfinished.

Culture
Maya
Material
synthetic fibre and fibre
Made in
Aguacatenango, Chiapas, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3080/45

Cotton tunic style blouse. Light tan garment is rectangular in shape, closed at front but for a V-neck and slit at bottom, both front and back. Arm holes sit at top directly off the shoulder. Pink piping edges sides, neck, and centre line. Small white, pink and green tassels hang from the bottom corners.

Culture
Karen ?
Material
dye and cotton fibre
Made in
“Myanmar: Kayah, Loikaw” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3080/31

Jacket style blouse. Blouse is short in the torso, with long sleeves, and made of dark blue fabric with a patterned weave. Garment is open at front with a light purple collar. Thin lines of embroidery in orange, pink, green, red and white encircle the wrists, shoulders and hems, and fill the back near hem. Interior is unlined.

Culture
Burmese
Material
synthetic fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
“Myanmar: Mandalay, Kalaw” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3331/1

Long blouse composed of multiple pieces of off-white fabric sewn together. The shoulders and neck have pink, brown and yellow-green embroidery, embellished with metal thread and metal sequins. Below each shoulder are bands of yellow-green embroidery with geometric designs. Collar embroidered with a band of repeating diamonds. The neck opening has a short plaited tie on either side. The upper back is pleated. Tiny repeating floral embroidery extends down the length of the blouse - two lines in the front, and four on the back. The sleeves are silk and cinch at the cuff, where an elastic band is sewn inside. There are a few designs stitched along the seam below the left arm.

Culture
Romanian
Material
cotton fibre, metal and silk fibre ?
Made in
Romania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3295/36

Huipil composed of four rectangular panels with seams down centre of both front and back, and both sides. Most of the garment features bright purple stripes and grey stripes, separated by thin stripes of black and white patterns. Underneath, a thick band of grey with thin purple lines separates the top from the bottom beige section. The neck and arm holes are lined by bright blue velvet. Extending down from each shoulder, front and back, are large embroidered flowers and leaves. The fabric is pleated once on each side, front and back.

Culture
Mexican
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3295/35

Short button-up blouse made of a sheer off-white fabric. Six plastic(?) pearl-like buttons secure the front of the blouse. The hem, cuffs, sleeves, neckline are embroidered with small flowers in off-white floss, and cut-outs within every loop. The back of the blouse is embroidered with an ornate floral design, which extends down to the lower back, in off-white floss.

Culture
Mexican
Material
fibre and plastic
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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