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MatEf130

Rectangular grass mat of fine regular weave. The mat is natural coloured with designs in red-purple and blue-green. In the centre is a rectangle with a peacock motif in each corner. Outside the rectangle are inward-facing elephant motifs. The thick border around the sides has a vine and leaf motif. The ends of the mat have red bands.

Culture
Bengali
Material
madur grass, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Kholaberia, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CapeEf129

Man's cloak in 2 sections, stitched together with red, turquoise, orange and natural wool. Woven horizontal and vertical striped design, along edge in brown, band of two red and one black stripes, orange at very edge, and band of orange, green, red, turquoise and black run parallel to edge. At ends, a parallel bands run perpendicular to edge. Red, black checker, orange and green bands, as well as solid black stripe, and band of black between red lines. Band of wool warp threads only near fully woven ends.

Culture
Rajasthani
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatEf128

Rectangular woven mat of madur grass and string. The mat has a large border around all sides in purple and green on a natural-coloured ground. The border has many motifs within squares, including a peacock, elephant, butterfly, temple, fighting men, water carrier, man with umbrella, and horse. The centre is without design. Long weaving threads are tied off at one end.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
madur grass, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Krishnapur, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEf127

Terra cotta figure painted with white with black and red design. Neck and head are rounded like a vase, but is open at both ends. The forehead continues into 'slab-trident-crown' which forms headpiece above the head.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
clay and gouache paint
Made in
Jaynagar, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShoesEf126 a-b

Pair of men's shoes, slip-on style, with squared toes, and pointed tongues as well as heel backs. The uppers are cut from one piece of tan leather edged with narrow strips of tan leather and attached by thin green leather stitching. Separate triangular leather reinforcements at upper heels are also stitched with green leather. A thick sole is formed by glued layers of leather with extra layers forming the heel and half sole at the front of each shoe. Upper are glued and sewn with a thick strand of fibrous jute (?) string.

Culture
Rajasthani
Material
dye, cow skin, jute fibre ? and adhesive
Made in
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShoesEf125 a-b

Pair of women's cowhide shoes (a-b) with soles made of multi-layered light brown leather sewn together. Pink dyed leather upper with multi-coloured cotton embroidery on toe area, in radiating V-shaped pattern. Leather edging is fastened by off-white stitches. A triangular piece of leather with one edge toothed is attached at the top edge of the upper. Multi-layered sole is glued.

Culture
North India
Material
cow skin, cotton fibre, adhesive and dye
Made in
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketEe78 a

Basket made from a frame composed of two bent branches and several supports with twisted grass woven around them. Square at the mouth tapering towards the base. A grey twisted goat hair rope is secured to one side and serves as a carrying strap.

Culture
Ladakhi
Material
wood, grass and goat hair
Made in
Jammu-Kashmir, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DressEe76

Woman’s dress with fitted bodice, standing collar, long full skirt and long sleeves; made of coarse, deep red wool textile. The opening is at the centre front, with a rectangular extension that overlaps the bodice front, right over left. No fastener. The extension is embellished with decorative piping and three decorative cloth buttons at the waist. The textile was woven in narrow strips (about 20 cm) that are pieced together at the selvages to provide sufficient widths. The full skirt is gathered onto the bodice with small pleats; there are 32 cm slits in the hem at each side. All edges are faced with bias strips of turquoise/blue cotton broadcloth (roughly 5 cm wide). Hand sewn.

Culture
Ladakhi
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre and fibre
Made in
Jammu-Kashmir, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceEe45

A grass necklace consists of four chains of small circles of braided grass. At each end, the chains are combined to form two short ends. These are finished by tying on two, 3.5cm. long strings of multi-coloured glass (?) and metal (?) beads strung on a fine twined piece of grass to form the neck ties.

Culture
Wancho
Material
glass ?, grass and metal ?
Made in
Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh, 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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