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Temple Cloth3515/2

Temple cloth with block printed image of mother goddess on a rooster inside of a square; rooster has a beaded necklace in its mouth. There is a flower printed in the bottom left corner of the square and a striped oval-like shape in the right; two diagonal lines through the upper corners. Scene is bordered by decorated bands. Designs consist of (from centre outward): repeating diamonds and dots, vines, repeating diamonds and dots, and chevrons. Cloth has a black backing with loops along the top edge, for hanging purposes.

Culture
Indian
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Temple Cloth3515/3

Temple cloth with block printed image of a procession; characters alternate between a man holding a staff and a man on horseback. Both figures are holding swords in one hand and wearing elaborate robes and headpieces. The standing man is facing the right side of the cloth, the man on horseback is facing the left. Columns of shell-like motifs in background of scene, extending from top edge. Fan-like design along left side of image, striped oval-like shapes on right. Wide border, with chevrons throughout, along outer edges of cloth.

Culture
Indian
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Temple Cloth3515/1

Temple cloth with series of block printed images across length. Scenes are divided by bands filled with chevrons. Central panel depicts Ganesh with a row of flowers overtop. Left panel consists of two worshippers, right side has a two-headed goat. Throughout scenes on left and right sides are trees, birds and fish motifs. Cloth has a black backing with loops along the top edge, for hanging purposes.

Culture
Indian
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Temple Cloth3515/4

Temple cloth with block printed image of mother goddess on a two-headed bull; bulls have the upper bodies of humans. Priests are standing on either side of the bull, offering bowls. Bull heads close to feet of mother goddess, along bottom edge of scene. Central image is surrounded with a curved border; interior filled with floral designs and outlined with triangle motifs. Wide border, with plant motifs throughout, along outer edges of cloth. Space between outer border and curved inner border is filled with diagonal lines.

Culture
Indian
Material
dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3295/26

Finely woven textile. Dark pinkish-red fabric, hand block-printed in dark blue-black. Bordered by a band of small repeating designs and dotted lines, which continue around the large dark blue rectangles with large paisley across both ends. The centre is filled with small repeating flowers and dots.

Culture
Indian ?
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sari3295/20

Brocade sari. Long rectangular fabric embroidered with brown thread and silver metallic thread. On one end, there is a section (77 cm long) of plain fabric with brown thread embroidered. The main panel down the length, slightly offset from centre, starts with two rows of large paisley separated by small rows of repeating patterns, then changes to a repeating floral pattern, bordered by repeating diamonds. The second largest panel has a smaller pattern of repeating flowers.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
silk fibre and silver metal
Made in
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3295/30

Long rectangular reddish-orange textile with yellow-orange embroidery. On three edges of the textile is a border of small repeating stem and leaf(?) designs with one in a light mint green. Both of the short edges have a row of small repeating floral designs, much like the larger designs in the centre of the textile. The overall pattern is large repeating star-like flowers(?), halves of the same flower(?), and thin outlines of flower petals(?). The majority of the flowers have dark blue centres, but some have pink or light mint green centres. One large flower has a dark blue diamond-shaped petal. The square in the bottom left corner is different, with geometric designs surrounding the flower. The long edges of the textile are finished with loop stitching.

Culture
Indian
Material
cotton fibre and silk fibre ?
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dress3295/28

Sleeveless black dress, with long side-slits. Front of skirt and around both shoulder-holes are thick sections of fabric with orange geometric designs on a brownish-red background, covered with small white beads and circular mirrors. Thin bands of red with black repeating designs border the beaded areas, and also create a V-shape design at the neck. Five small embroidered designs with mirrors decorate the front of the dress. The back is plain with exception to two small layered half-circles, sewn at the top, centre of the back.

Culture
Indian
Material
glass, metal and fibre
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3295/24 a-d

Four pieces of cotton garment with embroidery. Part a: small rectangle of burgundy fabric backed with light blue fabric; dark blue embroidery bordered by rows of lines and cross-stitching. Part b: small rectangle with a tab, dark blue embroidery bordered by rows of lines and cross-stitching. Part c: small rectangle of reddish-brown fabric backed with light blue fabric; dark blue and dark green embroidery. Part d: small rectangle with two tabs of reddish-brown fabric backed with light blue fabric; dark blue and dark green embroidery.

Culture
Indian
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry Tray, TwinedE360503-0

Attributed as probably Northwest Coast, rather than California, by Linda Eisenhart.

Culture
Indian ? or Northwest Coast Indian ?
Made in
“United States (not certain) / Canada (not certain): California (not certain)” ?
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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