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Stomach CoverEdz4315

Cream cover with embroidery. The cover is diamond shaped with a scooped top and curved bottom. There is a stitched border outline around the edges in blue and green with meander, endless knot, bird and floral motifs. There are two smaller pieces outlined in the centre with bird and floral motifs. There is a large embroidered patch at the bottom, concealing a pocket. The patch has a stitched outline in blue and green with meander, endless knot, bird, vase and floral motifs. The back is lined with cream cotton.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre ?, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stomach CoverEdz4314

White cover with embroidery. The cover is diamond shaped with a scooped top and curved bottom. There is a green stitched border outline around the edge with a floral motif. There are two small pieces in the centre with green stitched outlines and a bird motif. There is a large embroidered patch at the bottom, concealing a pocket. The patch has a green stitched outline and floral, bird and butterfly motifs. The back is lined with white cotton.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stomach CoverEdz4312

Blue cover with embroidery. The cover is diamond shaped with a scooped top and curved bottom. In the centre is a circle with a right-facing tiger, surrounded by floral, snake and insect motifs, including two half-human, half-insect figures. Around the edge of the cover is a wide black border with purple endless knot motif trim. The back is lined with blue silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Garment949/15

Garment made of green fabric with a shape that angles inwards on the sides and is embroidered with three flowers in red, pink and yellow as well as a red, pink, yellow and purple toothed border along the bottom and partially up the sides. Attached to the green fabric is a rectangular flap embroidered with a multicoloured floral motif and a pink border with squares formed by a checked white pattern. Two triangles of silver domed beads adorn each bottom corner of the rectangle. A dark blue and black fabric strap emerges from the top of the cover.

Culture
Yi
Material
cotton fibre ?, dye and plastic
Made in
Shiping, Yunnan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt949/18

Long, rectangular shaped, cotton belt with a central embroidered, geometric, floral design in red, orange, green and light yellow. The central area is broken into two identical bands; each has a unique section of calligraphy. In between the two sections is a small area of fabric that also lines the bottom. The underside is lined with a red, pink, white and cream floral motif. On the outer ends of the central design is a long, striped fabric tie that loosens at the end creating a threaded fringe.

Culture
Yi
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Purse1201/21

Small embroidered and beaded wallet, made from red cotton textile, embroidered with dark yellow, orange, purple and grey geometric designs. The ‘body’ of the wallet is rectangular in shape which is intended to be folded in thirds, and one short end is extended to form a triangular flap. All edges are trimmed with bright blue and white small glass beads. The inside of the wallet has two compartments, one long and one short. The wallet is lined with red printed cotton and silk textiles.

Culture
Pashtun
Material
silk fibre, glass, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Ghazni, Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1201/24

Small, square, multi-coloured, embroidered bag, made by bringing three corners of a square embroidered textile together, leaving the fourth corner free as a flap, resulting in a flat, square envelope. The main design is a ‘hooked sun symbol,’ surrounded by a few mirrors and bands of embroidered geometric motifs and edged with couched silver threads. The embroidery is worked with multi-coloured threads in chain stitch on purple cotton broadcloth. The stitchery is backed with red cotton broadcloth.

Culture
Pashtun
Material
cotton fibre, dye, metal, glass, silk fibre ? and rayon fibre ?
Made in
Ghazni, Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile1416/6

Long purple band with geometric pattern in white, grey, green, orange, and blue. Two parallel borders at edge, inner is alternating sections of previous colours with zigzag on one side; outer border is white scroll design. One end has seam and vertical facing shapes. Loose threads may indicate band edges were part of a seam at one time.

Culture
Philippines
Material
silk fibre ? and dye
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile1416/9

Long purple band with large bright geometric shapes in orange, light blue, dark blue, white, yellow, and green. Border along edges with black line, light blue scalloped design, and white scroll shape, running parallel.

Culture
Philippines
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile1416/8

Long narrow purple textile with geometric designs in orange, blue, white, green, and black.

Culture
Philippines
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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