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Shoulder Cloth3634/1

Long, red ceremonial shoulder cloth (rachu) with an embroidered panel all along the centre; twisted red fringe on either end. Panel consists of central yellow medallion with concentric circles done in dark yellow, orange and light pink. Area surrounding outer edges and inner circles filled with horizontal bands and squares with white diamonds; bands and squares done in dark green, light green, yellow, red, light pink, and blue. Medallion has groupings of semi-circular protrusions along the top, bottom, left and right edges, with blue and purple swirls in between the groupings of circles. Patterns mirrored on either side of medallion. From centre out: pink and brown flowers, orange and yellow flowers, pink and dark purple flowers, and yellow birds with orange feet and beaks, red and orange crests, and multi-coloured feathers along wings and tails. In between the floral and bird sections are flowers inside semi-circles that extend from top and bottom edges of panel; different colours along each side of central pattern. All floral motifs have dark green and light green stems and leaves throughout; blue and purple swirls extend from flowers as well. Semi-circles with flowers and the bird sections are bordered with red, yellow, light green, dark green, and orange bands; top and bottom edges of panel trimmed with black. Yellow line embroidered on either end of cloth, which extends into one twisted fringe. Back of cloth is undecorated.

Culture
Bhutanese
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Bhutan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3305/3

Length of orange fabric with supplementary weft designs in dark red and green. Seven alternating geometric bands in red and green. Band designs made up of vertical lines, diamonds, star-like shapes and snowflake-like shapes. Bands trimmed with groupings of light green, dark green, purple, red, pink, white and dark blue stripes along top and bottom edges.

Culture
Bhutanese
Material
cotton fibre ?
Made in
Bhutan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3305/5

Long rectangular textile with alternating bands of supplementary weft designs and straight weaving. Multi-coloured fringe on left and right edges. Sides bordered with orange and dark green thread braided together. Top edge of textile has red stripe. Below is a dark red band with repeating pattern of yellow star-like shapes. Underneath that is another dark red band with repeating pattern of white star-like shapes. Bands below those alternate between the two coloured patterns. All bands trimmed with groupings of red, pink, white, light blue, indigo, dark green and yellow stripes along top and bottom edges. Bottom edge of textile has indigo stripe.

Culture
Bhutanese
Material
cotton fibre ?
Made in
Bhutan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3305/4

Length of orange fabric with supplementary weft designs in red and green. Green geometric bands along top and bottom. Red geometric band down centre. Band designs made up of vertical lines, diamonds, star-like shapes and snowflake-like shapes. Bands trimmed with groupings of light green, dark green, red, pink, white and dark blue stripes along top and bottom edges.

Culture
Bhutanese
Material
cotton fibre ?
Made in
Bhutan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3305/10

Black embroidered bag with wide strap. Bag front has central design of two red X’s with indigo, light blue, orange, light green, dark green, white, pink and yellow diagonal lines inside of it. Lines make V shapes and diamonds. Above central design is a band with a Greek key pattern done in light blue and orange. Band trimmed with orange and indigo stripes on top and pink and light blue stripes on bottom. Beneath central design is another band with a Greek key pattern done in light blue and indigo. Band trimmed with orange and light green stripes on top and pink and light blue stripes on bottom. Bag back has four rows of geometric shapes. Top row has three shapes coloured yellow, pink, light blue, indigo, orange and dark green. Second row has four coloured white, pink, light green, orange, indigo, yellow and light blue. Third row has five coloured pink, light green, red, yellow, light blue, indigo, orange and white. Bottom row has four coloured dark green, orange, light blue, indigo, white, pink, yellow, red and light green. Above rows is a band with a Greek key pattern done in dark green and red. Band trimmed with indigo and orange stripes on top and dark green and purple stripes on bottom. On both front and back of bag, in the background, there are thin orange vertical lines. Interior front side of bag has a light green stripe embroidered along top edge. The wide strap has an orange line running down the centre of it. Strap extends past the bag opening, covering half of the bag’s sides. Designs along the bottom portions of the strap on both sides. Right side of strap has small grouping of light green and pink stripes. Underneath the grouping there are two geometric shapes coloured light green, yellow, indigo, light blue and pink. The bottom of the strap has small grouping of pink, light green and orange stripes. Left side of strap has small grouping of light green, yellow, pink and light blue stripes. Below it are three geometric shapes coloured white, pink, yellow, light blue, indigo and light green. Bag is hemmed but strap is not.

Culture
Bhutanese
Material
cotton fibre ?
Made in
Bhutan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3305/7

Orange embroidered bag with strap and fringe attached to bottom corners. Bag front has central design of indigo crisscross pattern with light green, pink, dark green and yellow diamonds inside of it. Dark green, yellow, light blue, light green and pink triangles around central design, pointing inwards. Above design is a light blue diamond shape with an indigo line in the centre of it. Lines radiate outward from diamond. On either side are V shapes with small lines pointing outward from them, towards their closest edge. V’s are done in black, dark green, pink and white. Section with V’s and the diamond trimmed with dark green, white and indigo stripes on top and light blue and red line stripes on bottom. Bottom of bag front embroidered with light blue, white, indigo and pink lines. Bag back has eight rows of diamonds done in indigo, pink, dark green, black yellow, white, red and light blue. Above rows is black diamond with lines radiating outward from it. On either side are V shapes with small lines pointing outward from them, towards their closest edge. V’s are done in pink, white and indigo. Section with V’s and the diamond trimmed with light blue and indigo stripes on top and light green and indigo stripes on bottom. Bottom of bag back embroidered with tan, dark blue, red and dark green lines. Both bag sides have small groupings of three stripes. First grouping on right side done in indigo and pink. Second grouping done in dark green and black. Third grouping done in red and yellow. Fourth grouping done in light blue and indigo. Fifth grouping done in pink and black. Bottom grouping done in indigo and light green. First grouping on left side done in indigo and light green. Second grouping done in pink and black. Third grouping done in dark green and indigo. Fourth grouping done in red and yellow. Fifth grouping done in indigo and light blue. Bottom grouping done in pink and light green. Bag is hemmed and has interior lining.

Culture
Bhutanese
Material
cotton fibre ?
Made in
Bhutan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3305/9

Black embroidered bag with wide strap and fringe attached to bottom corners. Bag front has central design of white-green crisscross pattern with pink, orange, green and dark blue triangles and diamonds inside of it. Above central design is a band with a Greek key pattern done in dark blue, light blue, white, pink, light green, orange, dark green, dark yellow, black, red and white. Band trimmed with white-green and pink stripes on top and dark yellow and dark blue stripes on bottom. Bottom of bag front embroidered with pink, dark blue and white lines. Bag back has five rows of diamonds done in pink, light blue, white, dark green, dark yellow, light green, white-green and red. Top of bag back has panel of dark blue fabric. Panel trimmed with light green and pink lines on bottom. Bottom of bag back embroidered with dark green, dark yellow and dark blue lines. Both bag sides have diamonds made of red, pink, white and light blue triangles near the bottom corners. Bottom left side bordered with red and dark blue lines. Bottom right side bordered with dark yellow and dark blue lines. Black fringe in bottom right corner has pink and red strands and fringe in bottom left has light blue strand. Bag is hemmed and has interior lining.

Culture
Bhutanese
Material
cotton fibre ?
Made in
Bhutan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3305/8

Orange embroidered bag with strap and fringe attached to bottom corners. Bag front has central design of diamond pattern made up of pink, light blue, dark blue, dark purple, dark green, neon green, dark yellow, black, white and red triangles. Above central design is a band with a Greek key pattern done in pink and dark blue. Band trimmed with white, black and light green stripes on top and light blue and yellow stripes on bottom. Bottom of bag front embroidered with dark green, pink and dark blue lines. Bag back has three rows of geometric shapes done in black, dark green, red, light blue, pink, dark blue and neon green. Top of bag back bordered with red, yellow and light blue lines. Bottom of bag back bordered with pink, black and neon green lines. Both bag sides have small groupings of three stripes. First grouping on right side done in pink, black and yellow. Second grouping done in dark blue, pink and light blue. Third grouping done in black, light green and pink. Fourth grouping done in light blue, pink and dark blue. Bottom grouping done in light green, white and pink. First grouping on left side done in pink, black and yellow. Second grouping done in dark blue, pink and light blue. Third grouping done in black, yellow and dark green. Fourth grouping done in pink, light green and dark blue. Bottom grouping done in pink and white. Bag is hemmed and has interior lining.

Culture
Bhutanese
Material
cotton fibre ?
Made in
Bhutan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scarf3305/14

Red-orange woolen scarf with multi-coloured stripes and designs. Twisted dark green fringe on both sides. Right edge has wide white border and left edge has wide orange border. Scarf length has twelve decorated bands, which have alternating red-orange and white backgrounds with stripes between the bands. Stripes are dark blue, light blue, light green, dark green, red, light orange and white. Patterns woven onto bands with a red-orange background done red, light orange, white, light blue, dark blue, dark green, light green and dark brown. Designs are diamonds, zig-zags and flower-like shapes. Patterns woven onto bands with white background done in dark blue, light blue, light orange, dark green and light green. Designs are geometric shapes and flower-like shapes.

Culture
Bhutanese
Material
wool fibre
Made in
Bhutan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scarf3305/15

Brown woolen scarf with multi-coloured designs. Has twisted fringe on left and right sides. Both edges have geometric borders done in orange, dark blue, dark green, white and maroon. Designs woven along entire scarf in repeating rows of three and four. Patterns done in white, light red, orange, dark blue, dark red, light green and maroon. Designs are mix of flowers, diamonds, butterfly-like shapes, star-like shapes and X’s.

Culture
Bhutanese
Material
wool fibre
Made in
Bhutan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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