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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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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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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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PurseEe43

Purse made from a piece of finely woven cotton fabric with a red cotton cord drawstring closure. The bag is trimmed with green plastic and machine stitched. The fabric is woven in a series of narrow bands of colour with two bands of geometric design.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
plastic, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PurseEe42

Small, flat change purse with a metal snap fastener. The purse is made of pieces of finely woven cotton fabric, backed with stiffening fabric and bound in red plastic. Two inner pockets are separated by a simple mill cotton sleeve. Machine stitched. The design shows a band of narrow stripes alternating with bands of diamond motif. Multicoloured stripes in green/blue and red, and bands of light and dark yellow and red/brown and white.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
plastic, metal, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ScarfEe95

A simple bleached gauze-like unsewn cotton fabric. Near each end, there are some weft fibres absent, creating a fringe effect with closed ends.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ScarfEe94

A simple bleached gauze-like unsewn cotton fabric. Near each end, there are some weft fibres absent, creating a fringe effect with closed ends.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shirt411/136

Burgundy men’s shirt of heavy woven cotton with polished outside and felted inside. The shirt has a quilted standing collar, tapered sleeves and side slits. The side opening has metal frog closures engraved with swastikas. There is a pocket on the right inner flap. The inside is unlined. There is a white stamp of the map of India on the inner front.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
metal and cotton fibre
Made in
Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtEe34

Black cotton skirt with bold printed border floral-like design in various tones of yellow, orange and light brown. Material is sewn together to form a tubular shape but has no other finishing than the three machine-stitched seams. Along the edge in blue is the bears commercial stamp 'Burmese Style A-Fents' and map of India motif.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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