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BlouseEf467

Vest-like garment made from light green silk (?) lined with light blue fabric; green material is covered with light green floral embroidery. Ruffled yoke. Two kangaroo-style, pouch-like pockets with small semicircular openings at front of vest. Shiny, sequined, gold and silver trim around front opening and bottom hemline. Four metallic buttons and a cufflink-like closure at the neck.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
silk fibre ?, dye, metal and cotton fibre
Made in
Madhya Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseEf472

Peach-coloured, woman's, short-sleeved shirt with two pockets on the front and contrasting blue-grey piping; piping runs along the neckline, down the centre of the shirt, along the tops of the two pockets, and around the cuffs.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Madhya Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseEf438

Child’s long-sleeved shirt. Made of black and green striped cotton; wide red-orange bands with green, black, white and blue linear patterning ring the hemline and cuffs. Front of shirt is open with no buttons or other fasteners. Extra fabric sewn into the armpits. Extra strip of green and black fabric sewn vertically into front left side of shirt, interrupting the border at the bottom. White contrast stitching.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Madhya Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Backless BlouseEf468

Peach-coloured, midriff-baring woman’s shirt with a deep v-neck and short sleeves. Additional blue-grey fabric is sewn in the armpits. Golden metallic lace is sewn around the cuffs. Back is open, with four braided cotton ties; two at the bottom and two at the top.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
cotton fibre ?, silk fibre ? and dye
Made in
Madhya Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShoesEf366 a-b

Pair of dark green velvet slip-on shoes with light green silk insoles and heels. The upper of both shoes is ornamented with an abstract and leaf design in metal beadwork, metal sequins, and red glass beads.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
silk fibre ?, skin, metal and glass
Made in
Madhya Pradesh, India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace1724/1

Beaded choker necklace primarily consisting of white, opalescent beads. Beadwork design forms a half circle. Attached to each end are cotton cords. Beads are strung onto yellow string. Inner edge of beadwork consists of tight, parallel rows, four beads deep. From there, rows of beads form an intersecting pattern with loops along exterior edge.

Culture
Bhil
Material
glass, cotton fibre ? and synthetic fibre ?
Made in
Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure1663/1

Two figures made of cloth standing on a flat rectangular wood base painted black. The male figure is brown with a moustache, and he is wearing a green cloth over the top of his head. He has a black shirt and khaki pants. A bow is tucked under his right arm and an arrow is held under with his left hand. The female figure is pink and she is holding a basket on top of her head with her right hand. She is vearing a red and yellow floral patterned veil, a purple top with green, yellow, and orange flowers, and a green sari with a black and yellow floral pattern. Both figures have silver anklets.

Culture
Bhil
Material
wood, fibre, plastic and metal
Made in
Madhya Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Transverse FluteEf508

A long bamboo(?) flute with three sections. One end section has a hole near the end. The middle section has four holes near the end and another hole at the other end.

Culture
Bhil
Material
bamboo grass ?
Made in
Madhya Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtEf466

Full-length pink skirt with shiny, metallic, gold and silver-coloured trim sewn along the hemline. Skirt has a drawstring-style waist (missing the drawstring). Pink fabric is covered with a repeating floral motif.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
silk fibre ?, dye and metal
Made in
Madhya Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtEf464

Green cotton skirt with a tie closure at the waist. Skirt is printed with a geometric pattern of green triangles and small purple circles; green and purple floral border around hemline.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Madhya Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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