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Dan LeelaCg68

Rectangular print depicting Krishna with six black-haired females standing on dirt road in front of lush, dark green, treed landscape, temple and houses partially hidden in upper right. Four females on right in green, red, orange and gold saris and head veils. Each carry black jug on shoulder, one with jug on head. All four look back at male and female in red sari, as he reaches up with arm on right to pour white liquid from black jug female carries on head. Blue and green peacock in full display behind. Male carries stick-like object in hand on left. He wears peacock feather in jeweled tiara on head, yellow dhoti and a blue waist sash. He is adorned with floral garland around neck as well as pearl (?) necklaces, bracelets, and armbands. Remaining female looks on from left, smashed jugs and white liquid on ground in front of her.

Culture
South India
Made in
Germany
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintCg67

Rectangular print depicting Vishnu, a four-armed, dark-haired male, standing on dark green wavy water. Clouded dark green sky meets sea. Clouds clear behind the sunburst yellow halo shape behind male's head. His crown is conical with opening for tuft of hair at top. Male wears floor-length, light yellow dhoti, garland of alternating pink, green, and white flowers, white pearl (?) necklaces, and open pink coat. He holds four objects, one in each hand: gold mace, yellow disc poised on finger, white shell with gold end, and pink lotus. Artist signature, V. H. Pandya in red at bottom left corner.

Culture
South India
Made in
Germany
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintCg66

Rectangular calendar print depicting Vishnu, a four-armed male adorned with necklaces, bracelets, earrings, armlets and in a gold crown with yellow sunburst halo shape behind. He is wearing yellow and orange dhoti; floor-length from waist. He stands on top of rounded globe with cobras coiled around circumference. All float in blue green lake. Vishnu is flanked by two women wadding in the water; one in a green sari, the other red. Each holds a pink, red and green flower bouquet. Mottled blue and orange sky background. 'Printed in Germany', 'Sreeman Narayana' and 'Coconada 1928' written on print.

Culture
South India
Made in
Germany
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintEg261

Rectangular shaped print of a dark-haired male, Krishna, playing the flute while standing, with his right leg crossed over his left. He is wearing a yellow dhoti and wrap, pink floral garland as well as gold anklets, bracelets, necklaces, earrings and nose ornament. There is a peacock feather in hair. On either side are two dark-haired females in background, one in green holding flower pink lotus, other in red holding garland. One cow licking male's heel and two calves, one beside each female; all three bovines are white. Scene occurs under leaf and bird-laden tree set in lush green landscape. Advertisement on base for 'glass merchants'.

Culture
South India
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxEg307

Rectangular shaped, flattened, cardboard box lid illustrating a female with long black hair. She is standing upon pink-petal lotus, all on blue and white water. She is wearing a red sari, green shirt, conical shaped gold crown and is holding a long-shafted gold trident upright in her left hand. Right hand is raised, outward-facing palm with red swastika in centre. Yellow halo behind head. Orange and pink ground. Illustration bordered by green then pink bands. Red and blue bands at illustration's top states: 'Parashakthi', 'The National Cottage Industries', plus address. Yellow square field at base states: 'superior lustre two cord thread , fast colour'. Other information in pink Indian script on one box side, pink and blue English on the other. Seal illustration on one box end, orange thread roll illustration on the other. Corners were affixed by staples.

Culture
South India
Material
paper, fibre, adhesive, metal and ink
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxEg315 a-b

Part a: Exterior box. One length of thin wood, bent to form four sides. Brown gritty surface on two longest sides. Blue paper covers base. Top has paper illustration. Part b: Interior box. Has wood sides, paper base, and is covered by blue paper. Slides out either end of exterior box. Top illustration of exterior box is female with red-trimmed gown and flowing black hair. She is seated on swing, each hand holding onto one swing rope. Image on diagonal and in profile, facing to right. Background: palm trees on right; green grass at base. At top, black lettering states: 'The Swing'. At top and base, black bands with red lettering state: 'La Hamaca', 'Made in Sweden'.

Culture
South India
Material
paper, adhesive, silicate stone and balsa wood
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxEg314 a-b

Part a: Exterior box. One length of thin wood, bent to form four sides. Brown gritty surface on two longest sides. Blue paper covers base. Top has paper illustration. Part b: Interior box has wood sides, paper base, and is covered by blue paper. Slides out either end of exterior box. Top illustration of exterior box is male and female holding hands and facing one another by side of lake. Female has long black, wavy hair and wears gold-trimmed white sari. Male in red tunic, gold crown, and green waist sash, has arrow-filled quiver strapped to back and holds bow in hand on right. Light blue and orange background. Black lettering states: 'Santanu and Ganga Safety Match', 'Made in Sweden'.

Culture
South India
Material
balsa wood, silicate stone, adhesive and paper
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintEg293

Rectangular lithograph of seven black line-drawn scenes fitted together into two horizontal rows and separated by lines; on yellowed paper matted on a coarse, fibrous, yellow-brown piece of paper. Top row, left to right: two males, one with long-necked stringed instrument, face each other; standing male with moustache faces mourning people; four-headed male stands beside fasting male kneeling on mat on right; male carrying bow, arrows and quiver runs after crowd of running male archers on right, male with long-necked, stringed instrument stands in scene's centre. Base row, left to right: two males with three males each behind them, are seated facing each other and hold onto a boy standing between them; male carrying saber strides towards same boy, crowd of males on left; lion seated on throne tears out entrails of male splayed across lion's lap. Captions in Indian script for each scene.

Culture
South India
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gopal KrishnaEg354

Rectangular shaped calendar print depicting Krishna seated slightly sideways, cross-legged on a green rock, holding a flute in his right hand. He is wearing an orange wrap, orange dhoti, long white floral garland and necklaces around neck; crown with a peacock feather in the middle. He has wavy brown hair and a red ‘U’ on forehead. Held in his left arm is a deer stretching its neck upwards. A white cow sits with its back facing viewer. Around Krishna is a lake and bushes with pink flowers. Background consists of brown sky; area around male is golden. Several small houses on left in middle. Orange Sanskrit characters are written on lower right corner. Attached to blank space below the image is the title, 'Gopal Krishna'. The publisher, 'S.S. Brijbasi' is written on lower left corner, and the printer, 'Brijbasi Fao Works', on the lower right corner, both with their addresses.

Culture
South India
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintEg265

Rectangular print of a blue-skinned male, Rama, carrying a bow and quiver, seated with female, Sati, who wearing a purple sari. Both are seated on a green-cushioned, green and red jewel-encrusted gold throne. Kneeling at their feet is Hanuman. Another male behind throne shades the couple with white umbrella, while two others in gold crowns stand with him, one with a green face. White-haired and bearded males stand at side on left in crowd of males and females clustered behind throne. In foreground, two males stand flanking couple. All colours muted and have pink tone. Print entitled 'Sri Rama Pattabhishek'.

Culture
South India
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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