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FigureEf149

Light coloured brass representation of woman's head. Hair of brass with repeated lines drawn into bun at back of head. Neck flares out at upper shoulders then ends abruptly, forming wide solid base. Ears are S-shaped, wearing large trefoil earrings. Features are thick and large with circle designs on forehead, cheeks, and chin. Wears choker of small repeated circular designs.

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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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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FigureEf146

Naturalistic brass representation of a deer in slender, delicate style. Small brass flat balls encased by 2 narrow strips of brass wire on each side to form entire open brass work surface on deer's back. Underside composed of crisscrossing brass wires forming open fretwork design. Legs and very thin antlers are solid. Face is humourously depicted with bulging eyes, deep nostrils and an open mouth.

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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FigureEf145

Roughly burnished brass representation of a horse. Hard black material of interior core is distinctly visible through open circular fretwork on underside of belly and throat. 4 raised rosette designs, 1 on each flank. Coiled wire pattern on back. Low relief brass fringe embellishes upper foreface and neck.

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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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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ToyEf293

Horse with ribbed surface standing on flat rectangular base that is mounted on four spoked wheels. There are patches of red and green paint overall. Two loops are found on the left side of the saddle. The one on right side has broken off. Loops were possibly once fitted with hanging ornaments.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
brass metal
Made in
Madhya Pradesh, India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CutterEf314

Betel nut cutter depicting a bejewelled amorous couple, or mithuna. The male figure is holding a small, elaborately dressed and adorned female with his right arm. The female is offering the male a betel in her upturned palm. The male figure's legs form the cutter handles, and there is a blade on the right side of his body. The hinge is at the male figure's right shoulder. The male figure is decorated front and back, and the female figure is roughly finished on the back.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Maharashtra, India ? or Madhya Pradesh, India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StoolB560

Stool with wooden frame and woven stem (?) seat. The legs are each carved with beveled top corners, a slight beveled protrusion beneath the squarish top section, and a flared foot. Mortise and tenon joints.

Culture
Gond
Material
wood and stem ?
Made in
Madhya Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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