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FigureEf144

Light coloured naturalistic brass representation of a horse. Hard black material of interior core is visible in 4 places on underside. Bridle made of crosshatched narrow raised brass strips. Repeated half chevron design on neck. On back is low relief outline of saddle. Arched tail has linear pattern impressed into it.

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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ShawlEf131

Embroidered textile stitched together from old cloth. At least four, possibly more, pieces stitched together to form a rectangle. Multi-coloured border of several rows of running stitch. Motifs of insect, floral, leaves, animals, birds, umbrella, airplane, lanterns. Design in centre of lotus flower encircled by Sanskrit slogan.

Culture
Bengali
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtEe12

Rectangular skirt of plain weave cotton with raw ends. Purple ground with bands of designs in white, black, yellow, orange, green and blue running the width of one half of the piece and with fourteen small blue diamonds widely spaced on the other half. Design motif includes: star-like shapes; band of peacocks?; yaks with loads; horses with loads.

Culture
Monpa
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh, India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketEe11

Small basket with rounded edges and a four-corner bottom. Rim is also round. The basket is twilled and has two small handles to which are attached a strap. The basket is very brittle, especially the strap, which is cracking.

Culture
Adi
Material
stem ?
Made in
Siang, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShawlEe10

Shawl consisting of a rectangular piece of hand-woven cotton-silk blend. Off-white cloth with bright orange cotton embroidery thread used in brocade and straight stitch. Diamond motif brocade bands symmetrically flanked by straight stitch embroidery. Three rows of five orange diamonds placed in central area. Orange weft threads loosely carried along edging and tucked into the body of the shawl.

Culture
Apa Tani
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtEe9

Dark red cotton rectangle skirt with a series of fine yellow and green woven stripes horizontally across the fabric in the middle and along the edges. Running vertically in the centre is a woven chevron pattern in yellow, green, dark red, black and white.

Culture
Adi
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Siang, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TunicEe8

Woven black cotton rectangle tunic with white cotton embroidered and braided trim at one end, the other is hemmed. The head opening is a 27 cm. slit woven into the fabric lengthwise. The narrow white embroidered decoration runs across one end of the fabric near the edge. The ends and centre of the embroidered trim are braided. The fringe edge of the fabric is also braided.

Culture
Adi
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Siang, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShawlEe6

Rectangular cotton shawl with designs on one side; woven lozenge pattern with a chevron design along the top and bottom. Primarily white design on black background. There are four white spots in the middle of each diamond. Undecorated side is cream. Each end of shawl terminates in a short, knotted fringe.

Culture
Apa Tani
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagEe5

A shoulder bag of natural cotton heavily embroidered in red, blue, yellow, orange, and black cotton in zig zag and triangular forms. Orange, blue, and black figures alternate in a horizontal linear design on an off-white background. The back portion is not embroidered. Shoulder strap and fringe are sewn into two sections on either side of the main bag. Shoulder strap has a main design consisting of a pattern of horizontal orange and blue bands on an off-white background.

Culture
Wancho
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShawlEe4

Rectangular cotton shawl made of three panels sewn together longitudinally; the ends have a threaded fringe. The design consists of two side sections of a stripe design in black, white, gold, red and green flanking a central geometric design of triangles and diamonds in red, pink and white, all on a black ground.

Culture
Mishmi
Material
cotton fibre, metal, fibre and dye
Made in
Lohit, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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