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TunicEdz1059

Black glazed blouse with rounded neck, long sleeves and side opening with metal frog closures. Around the neck is a light and dark blue band with a triangle motif. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
hemp fibre, fibre, dye and metal
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile456/9

A long rectangular hand-woven twill weave olive green textile. Perhaps a table runner? Has narrow horizontal bands of woven geometric designs and plain wider bands at each end. The main design is consisting of seven bands in an alternating pattern of a slim band with a cream-coloured dotted band that has squares within and a wider band that has alternating cream-coloured x-like and star-like shapes surrounded by a striped band outlined by a cream-coloured dotted line that has squares at either side. The central band has cream-coloured x-shapes and diamond shapes. The centre has seven more slim bands with a cream-coloured dotted band that has squares within. Selvages on each side. Ends are finished with a knotted fringe. Course and stiff linen or hemp with a weft design, worked in cotton? Reversible.

Culture
Hutsul
Material
flax fibre ?, hemp fibre ?, cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Ukraine
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VestEdz4134

Natural coloured vest with short standing collar and centre opening with frog closures. There is a small pocket on the upper front left and two larger pockets on the lower front. The bottom hem curves upwards to the sides. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
hemp fibre ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PantsEdz4133

Glazed black pants with natural coloured waistband. The pants have a wide waistband and wide straight pant legs. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
hemp fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera HatN1.775

The folded opera hat or lotus seed servant's hat is blue and narrow with a red fabric ball on top. The base is rectangular and edged in black. The sides slope inwards to a point with the red ball on top. The sides of the hat each fold inward twice. The inside of the hat is white and stiffened with cardboard. Two wide, white ties are attached.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
cotton fibre, hemp fibre ?, paper, paste adhesive and dye
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagH2.1

Cylindrical, light beige-coloured woven basket with a flat bottom and straight sides--geometric patterning in pink, red, purple, yellow, orange and blue encircles the sides.

Culture
Andes
Material
hemp fibre ?, sisal fibre ?, nettle fibre ? and dye
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentIe410

An ornament of three woven strips hanging from a wood crosspiece. Pendants at the bottom of the strips and a strap at the top are also woven while the two prongs above the wood rod are rattan. All borders are edged with small cowrie shells and two larger white cowrie shells tip the rod ends. The material is dyed purple and green on the front. The back is a natural brown.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
dye, rattan, fibre, wood, cowrie shell and hemp fibre ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarrierAc231

Light brown burlap(?) covering over a rectangular block shape bundle of blackened substance and stitched up one side with cotton(?) cord. Bundle squeezed between two sticks and all three wrapped and knotted together with fibre lashing. Sticks taper at ends with each finished in a knob and both touching while they are wrapped and knotted with cotton(?) cord held on the ends by the knobs.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
hemp fibre ?, resin ?, wood and cotton fibre ?
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA2503

Black coloured face with a hooked nose that attaches to the top lip. Black, green and red ears protrude from the top of the face. Face has prominent brow ridges, cheeks, and lips. A cloth flap and jute sacking is attached to the back, as is a rope harness for suspension. A wire with hooks and eyes is also attached to the back.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cotton fibre, hemp fibre ? and jute fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetIb418

Two-dimensional male humanoid figure; large head and jointed arms attached to controlling rods. Face and body in profile; black face with incised features, long curved nose, large round eye, red lower lip and white teeth, hair and beard. Large crown (mahkota) headdress with diadem, karawista, Garuda Mungkur (short tongue), siyung jawi, and white badong (wing-like ridge). Neck and body gold; arms have ornate wrapped ornaments (red, white, green at biceps; white, red, and blue at wrists). Hands held clenched with blade-like appendages. Upper body has pink and green wrapped garments; extremely detailed skirt and apron over widespread feet with black upturned shoes. Base has inscriptions '1965 Oktober' on one side, and Javanese on the other (possibly an identification).

Culture
Balinese
Material
leather skin, hemp fibre, fibre and paint
Made in
Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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