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CollarEe118

The collar has black and brown geometric pattern with two large red tassels in the centre. The collar's pattern is made up of squares, dots, triangles, a linear structure and right facing swastikas. The pattern begins at each end and finishes in the centre under the red tassels. The tassels are bound near the base with brown and black threads and sewn onto the collar. There is a braided loop at one end of the collar and a short wooden stick at the other for fastening the collar. There is a brown, black and red fringe at both ends.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
dye, wood and yak wool fibre
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltEe44

Belt made of hand-woven cotton in a fine regular weave. Multicoloured narrow bands run lengthwise providing a border effect. The central design has a multiple diamond motif in dark and bright red and is broken at regular intervals by cross-bars. The edges have been cut, turned and machine-hemmed.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PurseEe43

Purse made from a piece of finely woven cotton fabric with a red cotton cord drawstring closure. The bag is trimmed with green plastic and machine stitched. The fabric is woven in a series of narrow bands of colour with two bands of geometric design.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
plastic, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PurseEe42

Small, flat change purse with a metal snap fastener. The purse is made of pieces of finely woven cotton fabric, backed with stiffening fabric and bound in red plastic. Two inner pockets are separated by a simple mill cotton sleeve. Machine stitched. The design shows a band of narrow stripes alternating with bands of diamond motif. Multicoloured stripes in green/blue and red, and bands of light and dark yellow and red/brown and white.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
plastic, metal, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ScarfEe95

A simple bleached gauze-like unsewn cotton fabric. Near each end, there are some weft fibres absent, creating a fringe effect with closed ends.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ScarfEe94

A simple bleached gauze-like unsewn cotton fabric. Near each end, there are some weft fibres absent, creating a fringe effect with closed ends.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shirt411/136

Burgundy men’s shirt of heavy woven cotton with polished outside and felted inside. The shirt has a quilted standing collar, tapered sleeves and side slits. The side opening has metal frog closures engraved with swastikas. There is a pocket on the right inner flap. The inside is unlined. There is a white stamp of the map of India on the inner front.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
metal and cotton fibre
Made in
Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtEe34

Black cotton skirt with bold printed border floral-like design in various tones of yellow, orange and light brown. Material is sewn together to form a tubular shape but has no other finishing than the three machine-stitched seams. Along the edge in blue is the bears commercial stamp 'Burmese Style A-Fents' and map of India motif.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronEe31

Plain weave, cotton apron; tightly woven with a firm texture. Three pieces of fabric are joined by two machine stitched seams. Long self-covered ties on each side. Lined with green sized mill cotton, printed with floral pattern. The design of the fabric is narrow horizontal stripes of identical width in deep shades of green, reds and blue, sewn together to offset stripes of centre panel.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileEe30

Tightly woven cotton (?) textile with width-wise stripes in multi-colours of green, blue, purple, grey and maroon, along with black and white, are of varying degrees of thinness.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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