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ShirtE190 a

Long, cotton shirt with long sleeves and a V-shaped neck. Around the neck and on the edge of the cuffs are brightly coloured embroidered figures and geometric designs in orange, green, yellow, blue, purple and red. The bottom of the shirt is extremely long with the front side being shorter then the reverse.

Culture
Mixtec
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShirtD2.164

Buckskin shirt with quill work and fringe. The shirt has a short standing collar, long cuffed sleeves and partial centre opening with hook and eye closures. On the front is a deep ‘U’ shape around the neck in light blue fabric and white beads. There are rectangular panels of fine quill work with meander and geometric motifs around the centre opening, shoulders and cuffs. There is also quill work on the tops of the fringe pieces. The fringe is around the upper back, shoulders and front ‘U’ shape. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Plains
Material
skin, glass, porcupine quill and metal
Made in
Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShirtE199 a

Shirt made of unbleached cotton with drawn work panels at the shoulders and the cuffs. There is a slit at the bottom centre on the reverse.

Culture
Amusgo
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Guerrero, Mexico ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShirtE176 a

White shirt (part a) with collar, long cuffed sleeves and centre opening with plastic oval buttons. There are three pleats on each side of the opening. There is a small pocket on the upper left. Blue instructional lines are visible near some seams. The inside is unlined. The shirt is machine sewn from unbleached cotton.

Culture
Mexican
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShirtK4.349

Loosely knotted net-like plant fibre shirt with two very long sleeves. Overall horizontal striped pattern in shades of brown, red-brown, and beige.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
plant fibre and dye
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance ShirtA6797

Tunic-like painted shirt made from cotton fabric. The shirt is made from a rectangle of cotton folded in half, machine-stitched along the edges to make side seams, leaving 25 cm unsewn for the armholes; 6 cm fringes cut horizontally along the seams. The neck is cut out of the centre of the cloth, with a hand-stitched seam. The main crest on the front represents a double-headed raven with outspread wings painted mainly in black with dark red and pale yellow highlights. The top of the back panel is painted with a creature's face in red and black.

Culture
Tsimshian: Gitxaala
Material
cotton fibre and paint
Made in
Kitkatla, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShirtM5.8 a

Long cream cotton shirt with embroidery. The shirt has a small standing collar, deep v-neck opening, long sleeves and flared bottom half. The panels of embroidery cover the collar, v-neck opening, sleeve ends and bottom hem. The panels have a geometric design in red-orange, black and off-white, worked with tightly twisted wool thread. Some of the embroidery around the front opening has been removed; at one time there was a tuck around the waist and sleeves, to shorten the garment, and traces of hand stitching remain. All seams are hand-sewn. The inner collar and sleeve edges are lined with red cotton; the rest is unlined.

Culture
Macedonian ?
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Bitolj, Macedonia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chain Mail ShirtM4.1

Chain mail covering for upper body and arms, with open neck closed with two fasteners of leather. High collar, interwoven with leather strips. Laced at front and back bottom hem, and at neck.

Culture
Western Asia
Material
iron metal, leather skin and metal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Shirt3558/3

Short-sleeved black shirt with fringe extending from the sleeves and bottom edge. Shirt has a V-neck and the collar is bordered with additional fabric; gold sequins trim neck opening and collar. Copper design on front centre of shirt; done in red felt. Copper has a bear design on the top half and "T"-like design on the bottom. Gold sequins are stitched across the red felt. All gold sequins have white beads on top of them. Back of shirt is undecorated.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
synthetic fibre, wool fibre, plastic and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shirt3522/100

Woven short-sleeved men's shirt with small side slits. Shirt has a scalloped neck opening; embroidery along the front and back of the neck in a square shape. Ground is white-grey and is decorated with thin black stripes; wider band decoration throughout. Wider bands done in two designs. First is black with three wide white stripes; second is black with eight white wavy stripes throughout. Black three-striped band runs along length of sleeve on back; plain grey stripe runs along length on front. Additional triangular panels attached to sides of shirt, causing bottom edge to flare out; panels decorated with three-striped bands. All edges of shirt are finished.

Culture
West African
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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