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Shawl379/11

Shiny white shawl with embroidered roses in centre in pink, yellow, purple and green, two smaller arrangements on either side of centre, and two pink buds on the opposite edge. One pink rose and leaves on each end. White fringe at both ends. White fabric on reverse.

Culture
Philippines
Material
silk fibre ? and dye
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile442/1

Two panels joined together at seam with geometric patterns in brown and outlined in white. Spots and lines of blue fill some spaces between. Border on one end of two stripes and one row of perpendicular lines with circles at end, and thin row of woven blue and light yellow-brown thread. Wide band of narrow alternating stripes in red-orange, light yellow-brown, and blue, with band in between of shallow zig-zag. Opposite end has short fringe.

Culture
Western Indonesian
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Malaysia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile820/3

Square neutral ground textile embroidered with brown geometric patterns of figures standing on animal (?), bordered by two strips of blue scroll pattern, and brown zig-zag borders at edges, and smaller zig-zag on selvedges.

Culture
Western Indonesian
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Borneo, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile1284/2

Textile with a batik pattern and a dark brown fringe at both ends. The centre of the textile has a geometric pattern on purple ground and this is surrounded by a dark brown floral pattern with parallel lines at the ends, all on an orange ground. The long edges are finished with handmade gold thread edging.

Culture
Sumatran
Material
silk fibre, dye and gold metal
Made in
Sumatra, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby Carrier867/14 b-f

Baby carrier (parts b-f). Parts b and c are elongated rectangles decorated with appliqué. Each have a fuchsia border with light pink checkered squares. In the centre is a repeated floral design of red, fuchsia, purple and orange prunuses outlined in black with an orange border. Parts d-e are identical to parts b-c but are smaller; there are only three flowers depicted. Parts b-e are lined with fabric; part b is black and beige, parts c-e are beige. Part f is a long, rectangular shaped, dark purple woven sash ? with tasseled ends.

Culture
Yi
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Kunming, Yunnan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tunic1205/6

Small pink silk tunic with embroidery. The tunic has long sleeves and side opening with frog closures. There is a wide border around the neck and partway down the side opening. The border has a red berry and leaf motif on cream ground. On the front, back, and sleeves are peony motifs in red-purple and brown. The inside lining is pink silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile888/1

Three pieces joined together with seam. Large image of open watercraft, with decorative embellishments at prow and stern, in blue. Figure in centre is blue, with four smaller figures in blue and red below. Repeated watercraft motifs, alternating in red and yellow, with figures in red, yellow, and blue below large image; watercraft also above large image, in red with blue insects(?). Two red scorpions also above large image. Border of red, yellow, and blue waves along both selvedges. Blue scroll pattern on one end, figure shapes on other.

Culture
Sumatran
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Sumatra, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fan758/2

Rattan and bamboo(?) fan covered in small beads with dark green, yellow, blue, red, light green and navy designs on a white background. The fan has a semi-circular body that indents at the back to form a rectangular shaped stem that attaches to the cylindrical shaped handle. Around the outer edge of the fan are multi-coloured birds followed by stripes. The centre holds a large plant surrounded by peacocks and lions. The handle is decorated with multi-coloured stripes. The back of the fan is covered in pink, cotton cloth.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
glass, rattan ?, bamboo grass ?, dye and fibre
Made in
Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile705/52

Square, cream, cotton textile detailed with purple, red, orange, yellow, green and pink geometric patterns. The central motif forms a square with small circular mirrors in the centre and around the outer edge. The border of the textile is black with a green, red, blue and white triangular, beaded fringe. At each point of the triangles is a thin, circular piece of metal. The corner sections have larger beads and small sections of purple fringe.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
cotton fibre, dye, glass and metal
Made in
Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BandIb257

Long, rectangular cotton band consisting of solid black, red, yellow and green stripes alternating with stripes of white geometric designs on a black background. One end has fringe made of long pieces of coloured thread.

Culture
Rungus
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Sabah, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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