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DressB697

Burgundy dress with elaborate embroidery. The dress has a v-neck, long sleeves and full skirt. There are solid panels of embroidery around the neck, ends of the sleeves and the centre front. The geometric pattern is white, yellow, red, burgundy, green and black. Atop the centre panel is a triangle with the tip sewn to the dress, creating a small pocket. A red and green striped fabric has been added under each arm and down the centre back. The inside is unlined. The dress is hand sewn.

Culture
Baluchi
Material
silk fibre, fibre and dye
Made in
Baluchistan, Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RobeB696

Green robe with embroidery. The robe has a deep v-neck with brass button closure and long wide sleeves. On the upper front and back yokes are two cotton fabrics, striped and paisley. The sleeves and body are alternating pieces of green and dark red silk with embroidery. The embroidery has floral, bird and animal motifs. The inside is unlined.

Culture
North India
Material
silk fibre, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DressB679

Tunic-like dress made from undyed cotton. Abstract designs in magenta, red, and yellow. White buttons decorate the collar openings. Thread tassels at the neck and arm openings.

Culture
Burmese ?
Material
cotton fibre ? and silk fibre
Made in
“Myanmar” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.157

Long rectangular cotton textile made of twenty-one long, narrow, hand-woven strips sewn together by hand. The design consists of two sets large, repeating, light black coil design on a cream ground. There is a small fringe on each end.

Culture
Mende ? or Vai ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelN1.19

Panel with embroidered multicoloured flowers, grasses, a quail, and another smaller bird on brown silk with a blue and brown tassel at each corner. Lined with light blue silk and finished with blue and brown braided cord along the edges.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.155

Long, rectangular cotton textile consisting of seventeen long identical strips sewn together; edges are over crossed and machine sewn. Unfinished on the ends. The textile has a repeating stripe design in cream, black, and brown.

Culture
Mende ? or Vai ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.154

Long rectangular cotton textile made of sixteen identical strips sewn together by hand. The design consists of a repeating pattern of green and blue strips on cream ground. There is a short thread fringe on the ends.

Culture
Vai ? or Mende ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.153

Rectangular shaped cotton textile consisting of hand woven strips with machine sewn bordered ends. The design is alternating red and brown stripes of the same approximate width.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kente GarmentK2.152

Kente garment. Large woven cloth with an orange background, covered with red, green and black geometric designs in a checkerboard pattern.

Culture
Asante
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Nkwataya, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RobeK2.151

Large, rectangular green woven fabric with orange, blue, and yellow surface embroidery in geometric patterns. Overall robe is made from several individual strips of the same material hand-sewn together. Fringe at either end.

Culture
Asante ?
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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