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Skirt3587/28

Tube skirt. The skirt is composed of two lengths of dark purple textile stitched together to form a tube. One opening has a 6.5 cm dark grey band attached, with a small section of black textile included to match the width. The other end is unfinished. The dark purple is embroidered with columns of diamonds alternating between groups of two and four in red, white, light purple, yellow, and light green-yellow. There is an off-centre column of repeating diamonds - one column of white and red, and another column of light green-yellow and light purple, with the pattern mirrored on the opposite side of a plain band featuring the text 'GANGAW SPECIAL'. Collector's tag sewn to interior.

Culture
Yaw
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
“Myanmar: Magway, Gangaw” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3587/19

Sleeveless blouse. Composed of two rectangular woven panels that are folded in half lengthwise, then partially stitched together down the long edges, creating a v-neck opening for the head and arm holes. Both pieces have single-sided designs of repeating embroidered diamond and other geometric shapes on black backgrounds. The lower portion of the blouse is embellished with dark red-brown beading. The sides are both lightly embroidered with designs in yellow and red, with some beadwork. Collector's tag sewn to interior.

Culture
Chin: Laito
Material
fibre, dye and glass ?
Made in
“Myanmar: Rakhine, Myebon” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3587/12

Sleeveless blouse with single-sided embroidery. Composed of six pieces of woven textiles sewn together. Two larger rectangular pieces are folded in half lengthwise, then partially stitched together down the long edges, creating a v-neck opening for the head and arm holes. Both pieces have red backgrounds with repeating embroidered diamond and other geometric shapes. Down the centre of each piece is a black embroidered band with alternating red and green diamonds and gold zigzags on each side. The black band is flanked by two smaller green bands which are embroidered with orange and yellow zigzags. Four smaller pieces of textile are sewn to the bottom. Each piece has a horizontal solid red band, flanked by two smaller bands of repeating embroidered diamonds in green, red, yellow, and white, outlined in black. Along the bottom edge is a purple band (due to the addition of blue to the red ground) with a thin black band through the centre embroidered with diamonds in red, white and green. The bottom edge has a short fringe.

Culture
Chin
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
“Myanmar: Chin, Haka” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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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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Skirt3587/44

Tube skirt. The skirt is composed of a rectangular textile stitched together on one edge to form a tube. Overall, the textile has a ground of blue with subtle vertical yellow lines. There is a plain section, followed by a section of alternating stripes of army green, purple, blue-green and grey with lines of repeating embroidered black checks. The lower two-thirds is embroidered with black dashed lines, sqares in diamond formations, and dashes flanked with a square above and below. The edge is finished with a small black and blue checkered patten. Collector's tag sewn to interior.

Culture
Mon
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
“Myanmar: Mon, Mudon” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3587/38

Tube skirt composed of a rectangular textile that is stitched together on one side to form a tube. The fabric is woven with green on a red ground, which is iridescent in appearance. The skirt has an off-white with yellow, purple and blue floral pattern, with a section interspersed with vertical bands. Vertical stripes of silver-blue metallic thread are sewn incorporated in the fabric. A wide black plain-woven band is attached to the top. Collector's tag sewn to interior.

Culture
Intha
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre, dye and metal
Made in
“Myanmar: Shan, Taunggyi” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl3587/16

Shawl-like chest covering. The textile has 5 wide bands of red and dark green alternating on the warp. Stitched overtop in orange are angled lines creating a repeating diamond pattern with each diamond filled with embroidered t-shapes with equal arms in yellow, blue, green and orange. Both ends are embroidered in bright pink. There are wrapped strings extending from three corners. Collector's tag sewn to back.

Culture
Chin: Khumi
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
“Myanmar: Rakhine, Buthidaung” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3587/10

Wrap-around skirt. Top portion is a solid dark blue. Lower portion has two thick bands of embroidered design on a black background, flanked by teal bands, with a large solid dark purple band through the middle. A single row of cowrie shells are sewn along the top band with strings of beads, evenly spaced, hanging down. Each string has many different sizes of reddish-brown cylindrical beads, a few small red glass beads, and each with a pearlescent seed at the end. From the centre of the row of cowrie shells, two bells are hung. Single-side embroidery.

Culture
Chin: Falam
Material
cotton fibre ?, cowrie shell, metal, clay, seed, shell and glass
Made in
“Myanmar: Chin, Falam” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3587/26

Tube skirt. Composed of a rectangular handwoven textile, sewn together on the short edge to create a wide tube. The skirt has a black background with bands along both the top and bottom edge. The band has horizontal alternating black and red lines on the outside edge, and a band of vertical alternating black and red lines, with a yellow line separating them from the centre. Supplementary weft patterning in the centre in red, dark green, yellow and white.

Culture
Chin: Mru
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
“Myanmar: Rakhine, Kyauktaw” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3587/24

Woman's blouse. Composed of two long, rectangular woven textiles that are folded in half lengthwise, then partially stitched together with a thick chain stitch down the long edges, creating a v-neck opening for the head, and arm holes. Both pieces have single-sided embroidered designs on a dark grey background. Both sides have two yellow vertical stripes embroidered through horizontal rows of red and white triangles as well as different designs made of diamonds in red, white and orange.

Culture
Chin: Asho ?
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
“Myanmar: Rakhine” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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