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Skirt3587/31

Wrap-around skirt (pukhang). Composed of two lengths of woven fabric, stitched together on a long edge. Red supplementary patterning with repeating diamonds. Each end has 5 bands - three solid red alternating with a band of zigzag designs and another band of concentric diamonds. Collector's tag sewn to back.

Culture
Kachin: Jingpo
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
“Myanmar: Kachin” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoulder Bag3587/36 a-d

Shoulder bag (part a) with accessories (parts b-d). The dark brown rectangular bag is composed of three woven panels stitched together to form a pouch. The panels have raised meander designs in grey and maroon, and supplementary embroidery in green, yellow, red, blue and pink. The front has long red fringe attached, about 1/4 from the opening. The fringe is composed of plaited strands of red with some mustard yellow, olive green, dark green and navy blue included, as well as strings of white beads and silver-coloured beads. Small panels of embroidered geometric designs are attached above the fringe, and are separated by six vertical strings of white beads that extend into the long red fringe. Below each side panel, there is a section of brown twisted fringe along the bottom edge of the bag. The long dark brown strap is folded down the middle. The accessory (part b) consists of a length of knit(?) yarn in various shades of pinks, greens and some yellow - the ends of which terminate in red tassels of the same plaited string used on the bag's fringe. The accessories (parts c-d) are matching red fabric strings with tassels at both ends in white, yellow, red and dark blue.

Culture
Kachin: Jingpo
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre, metal, job's tear seed and glass
Made in
“Myanmar: Kachin” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3587/32

Wrap-around skirt (pukhang). Composed of three thin lengths of woven fabric, stitched together on the long edge. Alternating bands of red and dark black-blue run down the length, each band with thin double stripes of the opposing colour running down the centre and terminating with an eight-point asterisk(?). Each end has supplementary patterning(?) in stiff red-brown fibre with three breaks with bands of embroidered geometric shapes - red-brown meander(?) design on dark black-blue ground, red-brown zigzags with white flecks inbetween points on a black-blue ground, and a smaller meander(?) in grey, orange, brown-yellow, dark black-blue over the original weave. Collector's tag sewn to back.

Culture
Kachin: Jingpo
Material
cotton fibre, dye and wool fibre ?
Made in
“Myanmar: Kachin” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cloth3587/37

Rectangular cloth with black background. The top edge is cut or unfinished. The lower half has a red edging, stitched in yellow and is embroidered in dark pink, dark purple, light pink, green, and yellow. 18 tassels hang along the bottom edge, some in pairs, each starting with a short length of fused beading in silver or green in colour, followed by a black pompom and then lengths of plaited red string tassels. Collector's tag sewn to interior.

Culture
Kachin: Jingpo
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre and glass
Made in
“Myanmar: Kachin” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket3587/35

Long-sleeved jacket or blouse. Jacket is short in the torso and is made of dark brown fabric. Garment is open at front and edged with beige. The cuffs, shoulders and front opening have red silk. On the right shoulder, there are two white buttons on both front and back with short multicoloured fibres attached. The front panels and back of the garment are heavily embroidered in dark purple-red, dark pink, green, light grey-brown and red in various geometric designs. There is a small square pocket on the front right interior, and the interior is unlined.

Culture
Kachin: Jingpo
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
“Myanmar: Kachin” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3587/33

Wrap-around skirt (pukhang). Composed of three lengths of dark grey-brown woven fabric, stitched together on the long edge. Textile has supplementary pattern in stiff red-brown fibre, with three breaks, with bands of embroidered geometric shapes - red-brown meander(?) design on dark black-blue ground, red-brown zigzags with white flecks in between points on a black-blue ground, and a smaller meander(?) in grey, orange, brown-yellow, dark black-blue over the original weave. Collector's tag sewn to back.

Culture
Kachin: Jingpo
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre ? and dye
Made in
“Myanmar: Kachin” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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