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Vest2902/109

Short black vest with dark blue interior lining. Horizontally striped applique in blue, red, yellow, white and black covers entire bottom half of vest on both sides and runs vertically down both sides of the front seam.

Culture
Thai
Material
dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket2902/102

Short black jacket with bright multi-coloured embroidery covering almost the entire length of the sleeves. This embroidery also decorates the left front flap of the jacket, which folds over the right side. The neckline is circular.

Culture
Hmong ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2903/37

Painted ceramic figure of a woman. Atop her head there is a red basket with 6 pieces of round fruit painted in various bright colours. Her left hand is upraised to support the fruit. In the crook of her right arm is another basket, with a handle, containing purple fruit with green stems. The woman has black curly hair that falls down her back in two braids. Between the braids, there is a slit into which coins can be inserted. The woman’s face has been unevenly painted with two different skin tones. She has rosy pink cheeks. The woman wears gold earrings and a gold necklace and wears a white short-sleeved blouse with red and green embroidery around the neck and the sleeves. Overtop of the blouse, there is a sleeveless v-neck poncho with an asymmetrical hem with a fringe around the edge. The top half of the poncho has a pattern with red, yellow, blue and brown stripes and black dots. The lower portion of the poncho has a pattern with blue, black, red and brown cross-hatching over a yellow background. Her skirt is wide, yellow and A-line. Along the bottom edge of the skirt there is a green, blue, pink and red design with flowers. The woman’s small feet are visible beneath her skirt, wearing blue shoes with yellow dots. She stands on a green base. The bottom of the figure is indented; the edge is painted orange. There is a small hole in the bottom.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2903/36

Painted ceramic figure of a woman. Atop the woman’s head is a brown basket with 6 pieces of fruit painted in various bright colours. The woman supports the basket with her upraised left arm, and in the crook of her right arm holds a yellow basket with a handle, containing orange-red fruit with green tops. The woman has curly black hair which falls down her back in two black braids. Between the braids is a slit in which to place coins. She wears gold earrings and a gold necklace. Also, she is wearing a light green short-sleeved blouse with dark green and red embroidery around the neck and sleeves. Over top of the blouse, there is a short-sleeved poncho. The poncho is sleeveless, has a v-neck and an asymmetrical hem with fringe along the edge. It has a red background with an orange and yellow design and drapes over her voluminous dark green skirt. Along the bottom edge of the skirt, there is a pattern in yellow, blue and red. Underneath the skirt, her small red shoes are visible with yellow dots on them. She stands on a green base. The bottom of the figure is indented and unpainted. It has a small hole in the centre.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vest2902/103

Short black vest with colourful starburst embroidery on the front and back. Neck and bottom of vest have blue trim. Bottom of vest and edge of right side have pink applique with colourful stripe design. Right side of vest folds over the left side and the ends have strands of pink wool with seven metal bells on the ends. There is also one silver bell at the top of one flap, near the neckline. Interior of vest is light blue.

Culture
Hmong
Material
cotton fibre, brass metal, silk fibre ? and dye
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket2902/100

Dark blue jacket with colourful embroidered geometric pattern on bottom half of back. Ends of sleeves have white and blue appliques with a stripe of colourful geometric swirl embroidery. Seams of sleeves are blue. Front of jacket is open and has a string tie in the centre to close it. A dark blue collar is stitched on. Sides of jacket have small slits.

Culture
Akha
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck Ring2902/11

Large "U" shaped cylindrical silver neck ring. Ends are folded over on themselves and flattened with floral motif engraved on both sides. Neck ring has hammered metal finish.

Culture
Thai
Material
silver metal
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2903/56

Carved and painted wooden figure. Pair with 2903/55; together the pair is a traditional wedding couple known as Loro Blonyo. This figure is the male, who wears a round gold and black hat with a pointed gold knob on top of it which sits just above his ears. The figure has two ears on each side: the top portion of the ear is very pointy and rests on a more human lower ear. His eyebrows and pupils are painted black. There is a round black bun on the back of his head. The man’s skin is yellow. He wears a blue jacket with wide lapels. The buttons and other detailing on the jacket are painted gold. His hands rest on his thighs. His lower body is enveloped in a red skirt with an incised pattern. The form and position of his lower body is obscured by the skirt but he appears to be in a seated position. There is a hole on the bottom of the object suggesting it is hollow.

Culture
Indonesian
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tigua Painting2903/52

Large Tigua painting depicting Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. The canvas itself is formed by a piece of skin stretched and nailed over a wooden frame. The back and outer sides of the frame are unpainted save for some drips of paint on the sides of the frame. At the top of the image there is a representation of god painted from the waist up. His torso, head and arms are suspended in the blue and white streaked sky. He has pink skin, black hair and a black mustache and beard. He wears a white, brown, orange and black outfit. There is a yellow substance or force being released downwards from his left hand. God looks down upon Adam and Eve in the lower right corner of the painting at the moment that Eve accepts an apple from the serpent. The green serpent is coiled around the brown trunk of an apple tree, left of Eve. Adam sits on a grey rock left of the tree with a white baby llama in his lap. Adam and Eve are both naked save for white bands of fabric around their waists. An orange lion with a brown mane stands in between the two and faces Adam, who gestures with his right hand. The image also depicts a vast landscape with various peaks and valleys and a waterfall flowing downwards from the upper left corner towards the middle of the painting. There are many varieties of trees painted in various shades of green, brown and yellow and many different animals scattered throughout the landscape.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Made in
Tigua, Cotopaxi, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Painted Handkerchief2903/47

Painting on a handkerchief depicting a romantic dinner. From the top left corner there is a handwritten (largely indecipherable) note in black pencil that crosses the top portion of the image. The background is yellow. On the left edge of the image, near the bottom side there is a pink candle with a pink and yellow flame, resting in an orange saucer on a tabletop outlined in blue. Right of the candle, there is a wine glass with an undulating stem, outlined in blue, with a reflection of a woman’s face in the glass. Her dinner date’s reflection can be seen in a wine glass to the right. He wears a black and white striped shirt with elaborate embroidery around the collar. There is a purple vase on the table top between the wine glasses and there are red roses in the vase. To the right of and behind the wine glass with the man in it there is another pink candle in an orange saucer. Right of the candle there is a large bottle of scotch outlined in blue with a red cap and “J&B" label. In front of the scotch there is a folded white place card with black calligraphy and writing.

Culture
Mexican
Made in
Texas, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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