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FigureEg40

Figure of an elephant standing on a rectangular base. Elephant has skinny legs. Tail curls at the end.

Culture
South India
Material
metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LampEg101

Standing female on round pedestal on a square base. Holds pear-shaped lamp oil bowl. Wears a crown-like headpiece with bun and braid down back. Hair and costume denoted by incision. Has a parrot on right shoulder.

Culture
South India
Material
bronze metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEg33

Human figure with outstretched arms standing on a small round platform. Hands are missing. Elaborate incising on figure's robe. Exaggerated ears and pointed headpiece. Single band of incised circles on the bottom of the robe.

Culture
South India
Material
metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FlaskEg42 a-c

Vase-shaped flask (part a) that has a screw top lid with handle (part b), and fluted container (part c). The flask (part a) has a circular opening at the top with metal ridges around the perimeter, curves outwards to a bulbous shape in the middle, and tapers towards the bottom to form a pedestal foot. The lid (part b) has a heavy handle that is straight on the top and curves around at each end to attached to round metal knobs on the lid's top. The fluted container (part c) sits inside on the inner rim of the opening of the flask (part a). When placed inside, the fluted container (part c) and the flask (part a) opening is covered by the lid (part b) that screws in place.

Culture
South India
Material
metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LampEg36

Female figure standing on base holding leaf-shaped bowl in front of body with both hands. Traditional south Indian style dress depicted by incisions. Ornamentation in hair on head and in strand of hair down back. Parrot on right shoulder.

Culture
South India
Material
brass metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BellB552

Plain sphere-form metal bell that has a split on the bottom with two cut out circular shapes on each end and a clapper inside. A metal loop is attached to the top of the bell.

Culture
South India
Material
bronze metal and iron metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wedding Sari1546/1

A long rectangular blue silk gauze sari embellished with metallic gold representations with red, green, light blue, and dark blue of leaves, branches, and flowers. The motifs in the main design field are arranged in diagonal rows. The long edges are embellished with rows of gold acanthus leaf-like swirls, interspersed with red, blue, and white dots. There is a very narrow silver binding at the edges.

Culture
South India
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, gold metal, silver metal ? and dye
Made in
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fan1060/67

Semicircular fan of folded leaf with triangular decoration in grass around edge. Handle is made of the branch of the leaf with the leaf bent around the end and then tied off at one edge to length of handle with two loops of grass.

Culture
South India
Material
leaf, wood ? and grass
Made in
Goa, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubEg426

A long conical stuffed yellow fabric piece which tapers down at one end where there are tassel-like balls of green and orange. Orange thread stitched in and out throughout. Symbol of Vishnu in white cloth, cut in an upside down U-shape, with a dark orange tapered piece of cloth inside.

Culture
South India
Material
cotton fibre and fibre
Made in
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEg434 a-c

A wooden five-headed creature with pink beaks. Two heads are at the top and three heads are at the bottom. There are two wings with green and red on the outside and a multicoloured peacock-feather-like pattern on the inner side. Two more wings are underneath at the sides and the are gold-coloured, pink, green, and white. The large pink tail rimmed with gold-like foil that curves upward. The creature is decorated with gold tinsel. The bouquet (part b) has a pink flower on top, a white flower in the middle, and greenery at the bottom. There is also a stick (part c).

Culture
South India
Material
paper, wood, synthetic fibre and metal
Made in
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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