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Jacket3515/6

Black woman's jacket with front opening and side slits. Strips of dark blue and orange cloth trim the collar; tassels embroidered at the ends. Sleeves have striped appliqués and open spaces in the armpits; stripes done in blue, white, red, and grey. Large embroidered panel across back consists of bands with geometric and linear motifs; designs done in red, white, blue, black, grey, yellow, pink, and olive green. Panel is outlined in white beads; triangles, made up of white buttons, extend from bottom edge to end of shirt.

Culture
Akha
Material
cotton fibre, dye, glass and plastic
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket3456/1

Buckskin jacket with embroidery and fringe decoration. The jacket has a wide notch collar, long sleeves, two pockets and centre opening. Three plastic buttons along the right side of the opening. Buttons are golden brown and dark black-brown. Long tassel hanging from collar interior along left side of opening. Back of jacket is lightly pleated, flaring out at the bottom. Floral designs embroidered on either side of the jacket opening, along the cuffs and collar, and above the pockets. Flowers, vines and leaves done in red, light pink, light green, light blue, yellow, gold, light purple, dark purple, dark blue, olive green, white and black. Fringe attached to the bottom edge of the collar and along all seam lines. Fringe along sleeves and down the centre back seam is short, fringe along collar, shoulders and the side seams is long. Interior is unlined.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
deer skin, cotton fibre and plastic
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket3464/1

Handmade, indigo dyed jacket. The exterior is black, the interior is lined with dark blue cloth. Jacket has a front centre opening, with finely woven bands attached to either side. Bands have a central design of curved lines on a solid background, trimmed by plain and dotted lines. Designs are done in different shades of purple. Identically coloured bands are along the halfway point of the sleeves. Bands have alternating, diagonal rows of swastikas and meander-like designs. They are framed with straight lines and rhombuses. Sides of bands, closest to the cuffs, are trimmed with white and dark brown stitches. Identical stitching along shoulders. Back of jacket has a central panel of vertical stripes, done in shades of blue and brown. Overtop, below the neckline, is an additional decorative panel made of tin embroidery, done in meander-like designs. Panel has long strands of fringe along the bottom edge. Front of jacket has a patch on one side, and another piece is inset around the neck.

Culture
Miao
Material
cotton fibre, tin metal, indigo dye and dye
Made in
Jianhe, Guizhou, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket3346/2

Women’s dark blue jacket with small side slits and side opening with three pink frog closures. Top closure has an embossed metal button with a blue painted centre. Part of jacket covered by side opening has a small rectangular pocket. Pink frog closure at collar and another to the left of the neck opening. Dark blue portions of jacket have various plants and Chinese characters embroidered in a lighter blue thread. Sleeves are edged with three black bands that are bordered with thin white, light green and pink stripes. Next to the bands, pink and blue flowers are embroidered on a black strip of fabric. Bordering the black strips are light blue bands with white flowers embroidered on them. Around the neck opening the same pattern of bands span the entire collar. The bands are wider at the front, reaching towards the chest, and thinner on the back, reaching just below the neck. To the right of the side opening, on the chest, a pink spiral-like creature is embroidered. The plain black chest bands end to the right of it, while the bands with flower embroidery continue underneath it. The bottom of the jacket has a plain black band border. The band has a thin pink stripe at the bottom and white and light green stripes at the top. Above that band there is a thin black line. In the corners of the jacket, where the sides meet the bottom hem, the thin black line is woven into three linked loops. The interior of the jacket has a light blue cotton lining.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and brass metal
Made in
Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket, Man's60/2983
Jacket3080/51

Short jacket. Black cotton garment is open at front with a collar of red and blue stripes. Sleeves are long and made in Hmong style with layered bands of red, yellow and blue applique, interspersed by panels of embroidery and patterned fabric. A collar flap hangs partially down the back, with embroidered tan squares and black circles on a red background.

Culture
Tay
Material
dye, cotton fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Lao Cai, Vietnam
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket3080/2

Short jacket with long sleeves. Exterior is black cotton with wide stripes of star motif embroidery on upper arms and wrists, edged by red and cobalt blue cotton stripes. The same stripes edge the open front seams. A rectangular flap hangs down the back, attached at neck. Dense embroidery in black, white and light yellow ‘X’ shapes cover the surface. The interior of the jacket and bottom hem are lined with dark blue denim.

Culture
Tay
Material
dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Lao Cai, Vietnam
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket3080/49

Jacket, or sweater, made of dark blue cotton. Garment has a round neckline and is short in the torso, with long sleeves. Stomach area has dense embroidery showing lines of triangles in red, white, orange and green. Chest has several vertical lines in the same colours, and is embellished with X-shapes made of light grey seeds. Wrist cuffs are embroidered. Back and front of garment are identical.

Culture
Tay
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre, seed and dye
Made in
Lao Cai, Vietnam
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket3295/12

Long open-front man's jacket, with side slits from the hem up to the waist. Jacket sewn from a dark blue fabric with red trim. The cuffs are embroidered with bands of red and grey, and repeating rows of dark blue and grey geometric designs. The collar and the jacket's tail are embroidered with rows of purple, grey and dark blue geometric designs within red and grey bands. A red plush fabric outlines the collar's embroidery, and eight beaded tassels with long pink-red threads hang from the back of the collar. A vertical rectangle of embroidery decorates the upper back. The interior is lined with a light blue cross-hatched fabric, with exception to the sleeves, which have pieces of blue floral, stripes, or beige and small rose-coloured fabrics.

Culture
Vietnamese
Material
cotton fibre and plastic ?
Made in
Vietnam
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket3262/1

Hide beaded jacket. Jacket is long sleeved with a narrow collar, zipper front closure, and falls to waist. Thick leather fringe hangs from arms, waist, shoulders, chest and back. Front hip pockets, wrists, and front and back of shoulders are decorated with beaded flowers in orange and blue with green leaves and white vines. Interior of jacket is lined with dark blue synthetic fibre, and pockets are lined with orange.

Culture
Cree
Material
moose skin, synthetic fibre, metal, glass and plastic
Made in
Pinehouse, Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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