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FigureEf148

Lightly burnished naturalistic rendering of a bull. The underside is open fretwork design exposing dark clay of original form. The legs are slightly irregular with no hooves and are solid cast. a long slender tail is supported by brass wire that appears to have been added after casting. The bull is wearing a choker of twisted brass coils and tiny pressed balls that ends in bell under throat. Trefoil designs are located all over back and blanket type decoration from end of hump to tail.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
brass metal and clay
Made in
Madhya Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEf147

Light coloured brass representation of a scorpion. Tail is raised in the stinging position and claws are open. Form appears playful, with very fat, round body, disproportionately small claws, simplistic facial features of pressed circles of brass. Legs are joined to their pairs across back with raised brass ribbed design.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
brass metal and clay
Made in
Madhya Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeEe24

An engraved metal pipe with a bowl and a stem. Dark blue cord goes through rings on the stem. Alternating pattern of leaf-like design and circles on the stem.

Culture
Mishmi
Material
metal
Made in
Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeEe23 a-c

A silver pipe made of three pieces including a straight stem (part a), a grooved wooden connecting plug (part b), and a hook-shaped bowl (part c). Two sets of rings are around the ends of the stems (parts a, and c) nearest the connector, from which extend four equally spaced vertical lines of melted wire decoration along the stems. Floral decoration around the exterior of the bowl (part c).

Culture
Mishmi
Material
silver metal and wood
Made in
Lohit, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpindleEe55

A rounded wood spindle rod wrapped in hand-spun wool. Both ends taper to the same diameter.

Culture
Ladakhi
Material
wool fibre and wood
Made in
Jammu-Kashmir, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpindleEe54

A wood spindle, cut, and carved. Tapers to a blunt end at one terminus and to a long slender point at the other end.

Culture
Ladakhi
Material
wood
Made in
Jammu-Kashmir, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadsEe53

A string of beads with groups of small dark brown wooden beads divided at intervals by a twelve single brown beads of a larger size. Coral-coloured beads (four ceramic and one wooden) are interspersed. The division of beads shows no regular pattern. Ten little white glass-like beads are strung on as an appendage. One large brown wooden bead is at the knot.

Culture
Ladakhi
Material
wood, clay and cotton fibre
Made in
Jammu-Kashmir, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KeyEe52

A heavy flat metal key deeply in-cut to form an irregular geometric shape. Braided wool cord tied through curved piece of metal.

Culture
Ladakhi
Material
metal
Made in
Jammu-Kashmir, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonEe51

A long-handled spoon decorated on the front surface with an overall four-pointed star design. Horizontal bowl-shaped spoon at one end. At the opposite end, there is a shallow vertical scoop with a gentle curve and a ridge along the middle.

Culture
Ladakhi
Material
brass metal
Made in
Jammu-Kashmir, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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EarringEe50

Turquoise stone in heavily ornamented brass-like setting surrounded by small bosses and distinguished by a cluster of four brass knobs at the base. It is mounted on a rounded open band of brass-like metal which is closely ridged all around. At the opening, one end has a cup-like ornamentation while the other end is pointed. Small metal loop is positioned at the base of the setting.

Culture
Ladakhi
Material
turquoise mineral and copper alloy metal
Made in
Jammu-Kashmir, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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