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Backless Blouse1187/10

Woman’s backless blouse with plain bodice, pieced from blue, yellow and red cotton broadcloth, and decorative elbow length sleeves, pieced from panels of embroidery and jacquard-woven ribbon. It has a V neckline in the front and ties at the centre back neck and at the waist with self-fabric ties. The embroidered panels on the sleeves are embellished with metal sequins and mirrors. There is a small pocket on the lower right side of the blouse.

Culture
South Asian
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, glass, silver alloy metal and dye
Made in
India ? or Pakistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cuff1201/11

A densely embroidered, multi-coloured cuff, consisting of a wide band (13.4 cm) joined to form a cylindrical shape. Embroidered designs in the form of large X’s and asterisk-shapes, worked in red floss outlined in light gray-white on brown cotton textile, alternate in the central design field, and there are bands of red, orange and light gray-white embroidered geometric designs at the edges. There are two large pompoms, one orange and one red, sewn to the seam where the two ends of the band are joined.

Culture
Nuristani ?
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Nuristan, Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureB727

Ancestor figure with crown seated on a four posted throne. Prominent carved "x" decoration, stained or burnt dark on a natural colour ground. There is some stained or burnt script on the back.

Culture
Nuristani
Material
pine wood
Made in
Nuristan, Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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