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CalendarEg237

Rectangular shaped calendar print. Depicted are three males with Rama in the middle and Sita kneeling with her head bent and hands held in worship. All are talking under a brown tree with a large trunk, foliage and mountains in background. Rama has white beard, brown hair in top knot, wearing a pink cloth wrap from waist; points towards left with his right arm, while looking at male on his right. Young males are wearing yellow cloth garments with pink cloth wrapped around their shoulders; white pearls and gold caps. Male on left grasps red bow like object. Print has unevenly cut edges. Back is covered with grey printed text. Brown signature on bottom left reads: Ravi Varma.

Culture
South India
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CalendarEg153

Rectangular calendar print depicting Vishnu, a four-armed male flanked by two females with long, dark hair, wearing red and white streaked saris. He stands slightly behind while holding each female around waist with one hand. All forward-facing, wearing gold crowns, and having dry brown powder at centre of foreheads. Powder covers male's red u shape symbol and females' red dot symbols. Vishnu is wearing a floor-length, red-trimmed dhoti, a white, green and pink striped floral garland and pearl necklaces. He is holding two objects up above females' heads: on left, red circular object with white face; on right, white rolled object; both with red and yellow ornaments and tassels. Female on left holds red flower in hand on right and raises palm of hand on left. Female on right has palm of dropped arm on left, facing outward. Three stand on green-patterned carpet inside white column and arch structure. Background is blue sky. Snuff container illustrated in each lower corner; blue as main colour. At calendar's top, advertisement for 'Sri Ambal & Co., High Class Snuff Manufacturers' in brown and white lettering.

Culture
South India
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CalendarEg149

Rectangular shaped calendar print. Depicted in the foreground is a young Krishna standing on middle head of five-headed snake which has risen out of a body of water. Child is standing on one foot with the left foot raised. Gold bracelets are on all ankles and wrists, three necklaces around neck and one gold earring in each ear. Child has a peacock feather in hair and a red u shape on forehead between eyes. In the background are two cows on left stand in front of forest. Water moves into background to the right. Tops of buildings visible on left and centre of print behind trees. Blue sky with some white and light purple clouds. Superimposed, written advertisements for medical supplies in each of the four corners of the print. Written, in red and yellow across top: '1st and still the foremost pain balm'.

Culture
South India
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CalendarEg147

Rectangular calendar print depicting Shiva, a four-armed male, dancing with Sita. Woman is crouched down with folded right leg, outstretched left leg, and upward-stretched right arm. She is wearing pink pants and a necklace of flowers. Shiva is wearing a green dhoti, a leopard skin around his waist and snakes around his neck and arms. He is holding a gold triad, a conch and a small blue drum. His hair is adorned with a crescent moon, small head spouting a white fountain, and a cobra. There are white mountain peaks in background on a blue sky. Label in upper left corner states: 'Lion Brand Umbrella Mfg. Co., high class umbrella manufacturers, Madurai'.

Culture
South India
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintEg278

Rectangular shaped print of Murugan standing with his right hand raised and left hand resting on hip. Gold lance in upright position crosses diagonally over body and rests against his right shoulder. Murugan is wearing a garland of roses and jewelry. Forehead is marked with two white lines and a red dot. Right hand is in abhaya mudra gesture. Encircling Murugan are the background tail feathers forming an aureole. A cobra is at his feet. In the far distance on left is a temple, on right, a waterfall.

Culture
South India
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintEg233

Rectangular shaped print of a female with black hair gathered into bun on the left of her head, standing, yet leaning against piece of furniture. Only torso and head shown. She is wearing a translucent, white cloth wrap along with gold bracelets, necklaces, earrings, hair and nose ornaments. Her left hand reaches up to touch neck while left one supports arm on right under elbow. Illustration framed in white. Tamil(?) script and '1956' printed near base. Print mounted onto a light brown, diagonal-lined, textured paper.

Culture
South India
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintEg352

Rectangular shaped print of grey blue-skinned, four-armed Vishnu standing on red cloth alter with offerings and surrounded by six worshippers, two seated on either side in front, one dressed in green coat. Four males wear white dhotis. One standing on right holds long, tubular, red-stringed instrument with peacock head ends, over his shoulder. In his left hand is a box inset with small cymbals. Female in front of worshippers on left wears a pink sari. Setting is green foliage landscape; large-leafed plant, one in each upper corner. Vishnu wears: orange floor-length dhoti, floral garlands and necklaces around neck, and a gold crown. He holds in each hand one object: mace, yellow disc, conch and flower. 'S.S. Brijbasi & Sons' plus address printed at base.

Culture
South India
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanEg308

Floral shaped paper fan consisting of eight petals outlined in purple with a green stick attached at bottom. On fan's surface is a female, Meenakshi, in a gold robe adorned with a white garland and by striped a garland in green red, orange, black, pink, and white. Her ornamental gold headpiece has white lines and white dots emanating from it into background of blue surrounding her head. Placement of third eye between eyebrows. Female stands in centre of open lotus flowers placed on top of pedestal. Arm on left is raised and hand contains parrot sitting on triangular-shaped object. Arm on right extending down is placed at hip's side. In the right corner is tower of temple. Above tower, white circle is enclosed by red outline and contains green symbols stating 'Arjimikhu Minaksi Tirukkalyanam 27-4-1980'. Below symbols is green rectangle with two green hands encircling object. Three hanging temple lamps with orange, yellow, and red flame surrounded by white light are placed, two on the right and one on left around the central figure. The reverse is decorated with a green repeating pattern of a burning lamp as well as a central red advertisement.

Culture
South India
Material
ink, paper, wood, paint and adhesive
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxEg306

Square shaped, flattened box, consisting of four panels corresponding to the four sides to form a box. From left to right: young child, Murugan, wearing a pink and gold loin cloth; hair arranged in topknot with peacock feather stuck in it. He wears gold and jewels in hair, around neck, wrists, fingers, ankles, and waist; and red mark on forehead. A green parrot is perched on his wrist on the right. Second: baby's face surrounded by red and green circles; parrot on a branch below face. Third: baby's face encapsulated in a white circle; parrot brand trade mark below. Fourth: pink and green parrot on a branch; baby's face in red and pink circles.

Culture
South India
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MeenakshiEg268

Rectangular shaped print of Meenakshi wearing a red and gold sari. Her face is green with a yellow horizontal line and a third eye on her forehead. She is adorned with gold including a headpiece. Her left arm is raised and left hand contains parrot on triangular- shaped object. Right gold arm extends down by side. Woman stands on open, pink lotus placed on top of gold chest and is encircled by striped garland in pink, white, red and green. Behind her is an ornate, gold arch. Placed behind arch's left pillar is elephant-headed male seated on square gold box. Placed in front of pillar on left side is a small statue of Ganesh; on right figure of a woman standing on square gold box. Along the floor are several gold vessels placed in horizontal line; white and gold conch shell on vessel placed in centre of print. Lower left corner contains English, 'Copyright N.S.R. Regunathan, artist, Madurai-1'.

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