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DollEf237

A small clay figure painted yellow with a simple modelled form. Head is with a pinched face that has black dot eyes and a red mouth. Knot of black hair at the top back. Female torso with a minimum suggestion of arms. Decorated with a red u-shaped necklace-like red line, a horizontal red line around the neck, two horizontal red lines around the lower portion of the body, and red-tipped arms.

Culture
Bengali
Material
paint and clay
Made in
Aranghata, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEf236

A small clay figure painted yellow with a simple modelled form. Head is with a pinched face that has black dot eyes and a red mouth. Knot of black hair at the top back. Female torso with a minimum suggestion of arms. Decorated with four parallel diagonal red lines across the chest, a horizontal red line around the neck, two horizontal red lines around the lower portion of the body, and red-tipped arms.

Culture
Bengali
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Aranghata, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEf233

A small human figure in white modelled clay. Simple form suggests female torso with stubbed arms and black hair knotted at the top of the head and flowing down the sides. The eyes are black dots surrounded by a black oval line with one horizontal black line above. There is a vertical red line and red dot along the middle of the forehead. The mouth is a small pink line. Wearing a yellow top accentuated with red dots and outlined with dark blue. Back is unfinished.

Culture
Bengali
Material
gouache paint and clay
Made in
Alipurduar, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cover1330/4

Small, square coverlet made from two layers of off-white cotton muslin, embroidered over the entire surface with closely-spaced, small running stitches in soft shades of pink, green, gray and orange cotton thread. A square section in the centre contains a scene with two human figures, a crane, a small bird, clouds, a fish and a butterfly. A wide border on all sides contains scattered figures of people, elephants, plants, trees, flowers, butterflies and fish. All motifs are outlined in black.

Culture
Bengali ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Bangladesh ? or India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jar1246/1

Thick-sided jar with slightly flattened bottom and wide mouth with a rounded rim. Exterior, including bottom, is decorated with a raised diagonal cross-hatch design; rim and interior are plain.

Culture
Bengali ?
Material
clay
Made in
Bangladesh ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEf272

Papier-mache face mask painted in blue, white, yellow, red, and black. The mask has dramatic facial features that include a large swirled black moustache, arched eye brows and eyes, a pointed nose and a wide open mouth. There are white floral designs painted on the face's black painted hair and holes in the ears to attach string to mask for holding it in place on the face. There are also holes for eyes and nostrils.

Culture
Bengali
Material
paper and paint
Made in
Purulia, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToyEf249

Unglazed clay cart on wheels that has a covered top and is mounted on four axles. Each are encircled by clay wheels that turn but are not functional. Well-modelled form. Horse-like figure stands astride the front platform above undercarriage. Cart's four walls have openings, side ones being the largest.

Culture
Bengali
Material
clay
Made in
Jaynagar, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEf232

A small human figure in white modelled clay. Simple form suggests female torso with stubbed arms, and black hair knotted only at the top of the head. The eyes are black dots with two horizontal black lines above. There is a vertical red line, and red dot along the middle of the forehead. The mouth is a small pink oval. Wearing a yellow top accentuated with diagonal red lines and outlined with dark blue. Back is unfinished.

Culture
Bengali
Material
clay and gouache paint
Made in
Alipurduar, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToyEf230

A small stylized dark purple clay elephant. The eyes look upward to the yellow eyebrows, where the separation of the trunk, and the ears are outlined with yellow. The trunk is outlined with green, and has horizontal white lines. Has white tusks. The ears have a pink dot at the bottom lobes. The mouth is a curved pink line. Has a blanket with a pink flower at the centre surrounded by green cross-hatching with white dots at the intersections outlined with yellow. The feet have three white dots, above which, there are two horizontal lines, one of which is yellow while the other is green. Wearing a yellow necklace with a pink dot pendant.

Culture
Bengali
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Krishnanagar, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToyEf229

A small stylized dark purple clay horse. The eyes are red dots surrounded by smaller white dots. There is a vertical row of three green dots in between the eyes. The ears are accentuated with yellow curvi-linear lines. The neck has a double band of orange surrounded by white dots, from which smaller white dots cascade. The tail is decorated the same as the eyes. The feet are accentuated with vertical and diagonal white lines.

Culture
Bengali
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Krishnanagar, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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