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VestSf419

Vest, woman's, made of unbleached cotton twill fabric lined with cotton flour sacking and machine embroidered with floral and geometric motifs in red, blue, yellow and green. The vest opens at the front and has a u-shaped neck. Opens at one side with two pockets at the front, one on each side.

Culture
Quechua
Material
cotton fibre, dye and ink
Made in
Tinta, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VestSf402

Vest, man's, made from a piece of handspun, hand-woven bayeta (burlap) covered with hot pink castilla cloth of machine-woven wool on the front. The vest is adorned with bright green and blue cotton bands, and white and yellow rickrack. Machine embroidery, dominated by floral designs, decorate the pockets and edges. A large flower is embroidered above each pocket. A stand-up collar is formed by a flap of embroidered castilla at the back centre.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Tinta, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VestD2.166

Leather vest with beadwork and fringe. The vest has a centre opening with thin leather ties. The beadwork covers the entire surface. The front has a triangle motif arranged in a border, flower and diamond designs on a light blue ground. The back has lines of diamond motifs on light blue ground. The centre opening edges have a red and green tartan fabric. There is a short fringe down the centre back and on the sides and bottom edge. The inside is lined with cotton.

Culture
Plains
Material
skin, glass and cotton fibre
Made in
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VestB162

Vest made of bark cloth and hand stitched with horizontal lines to help keep the shape of the bark cloth. The edges are reinforced with stitching and are light red. Blue, red, and white tassel cord fastener at front.

Culture
Kelabit
Material
fibre, bark and dye
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VestB634

Small black wool vest with silver embroidery. The vest has a centre front opening with lower edges that curve upwards. There are swirling and abstract patterns of silver metallic braid and thread couched onto the black ground. All edges are bordered with flat silver braid. The centre opening and bottom edge have small spherical ornaments, made of wood or fibre and been wrapped with silver thread. The inner lining is white cotton.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
wool fibre, metal, fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VestB178

Woven vest. The vest has a front centre opening with tasseled ties. On the front and back are horizontal bands of various widths with a geometric design, especially diamond and triangle motifs in red, yellow and black on white ground. On the back there are also several figures. The edges have red trim. The vest is hand sewn. The lining is white cotton.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VestB174

Vest with four beaded, anthropomorphized figures in yellow on a multicoloured geometric design background. Back panel has six beaded yellow figures on a multicoloured geometric design background. All attached on red, green and brown fabric with a stripe pattern. Red fabric edges. Closes at top front with three ties.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
fibre, glass and dye
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VestM5.8 b

Long cream vest with embroidery, fringe and beads. The vest has centre opening with no fasteners. The vest is close-fitting to the waist, then flares by means of triangular inserts in the side seams. The lower front pieces overlap at the centre and the bottom corners are fastened up. There is a small pocket concealed in the lower right front seam. The large embroidery panels are hand sewn and cover the neck, upper front, sides and bottom hem. The panels have a geometric design in red-orange, black and off-white, metal beads and fringe. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Macedonian ?
Material
hemp fibre ?, silk fibre, glass, dye, brass metal, wool fibre and cotton fibre ?
Made in
Bitolj, Macedonia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera VestN1.699

Blue damask vest with floral pattern. The vest has a rounded neck, side slits and an off-centre opening with brass frog closures. The opening, sides and bottom hem have pink borders with gold braid and pink/white floral trim. The borders are stiffened with paper. The inside lining is natural-coloured linen.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
brass metal, dye, hemp fibre, gold metal, silk fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VestN1.278

Small vest with embroidery. The vest has a rounded neck and centre front opening with no closures. The embroidery encompasses the entire front and back. On the centre front and back, facing left towards the red sun, is a paradise flycatcher denoting a civil ninth rank official. Surrounding the bird are cloud, wave, bat motifs and the Eight Buddhist symbols of Good Fortune. Along the bottom hem is a gold meander border on black ground. The inside lining is blue silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, metal, fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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