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Cover1159/1

Small, square cover made of lightweight, off-white cotton muslin, embroidered in muted colours with multicoloured figures and plant motifs; reversible. There is a round medallion in the centre, with a figure of the god Krishna seated, encircled by dancing or standing figures, linked hand-to-hand. The corners of the square are decorated with stylized trees, and there is a border of floral and bird motifs on all four sides. All figures, flowers, etc. are outlined in black.

Culture
North India
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Himachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bull's Hood1330/10

Highly decorated hood for a bull, formed by joining two embroidered square panels along two of their adjacent edges and rounding off the point that is thus formed. The remaining two edges of the squares are left open, forming points at the bottom of the cover. Two ovoid openings, finished with binding, are located along the top edge. The two sides of the cover are heavily embroidered with square, circular and floral motifs, in red, orange, purple, green, and white, which are embellished with many round and tear-shaped mirrors on blue background. The embroidery is underlined with red-orange heavy cotton textile.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre, glass, silver alloy metal ? and dye
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sample Book1350/29

Hand-made sample book containing small samples of five different kinds of hand-made lace, each labeled to indicate type of lace and (sometimes) the age of the maker. Pages held together with dark blue twine, threaded through two holes in the fold at the left edge and knotted. The cover is a folded sheet of dark blue construction paper with some words hand lettering in pencil; three labels made of masking tape partially obscure the writing. On the first page is a 6.4 cm long sample of 1.3 cm wide lace, vertically mounted on dark blue tissue paper and tacked down with white thread; two labels made of masking tape identify the name of the pattern, its place of manufacture, and notes about its maker and materials used. On the second page is a 9 cm long sample of 1.8cm wide lace, vertically mounted on dark blue tissue paper and held in place with two steel pins; one label made of masking tape identifies the name of the pattern. On the third page is a 7.5 cm long sample of 2 cm wide lace, vertically mounted on dark blue tissue paper and tacked down with white thread; one label made of masking tape identifies the name of the pattern. On the fourth page is a 9.3 cm long sample of 2.3 cm wide lace, mounted vertically on dark blue tissue paper and tacked down with white thread; one label made of masking tape identifies the name of the pattern and the age of the maker. On the fifth page is a 4.5 cm long sample of 7.1 cm wide lace, mounted horizontally and held in place with two steel pins; one label made of masking tape identifies the name of the pattern and the age of the maker.

Culture
English
Material
paper, cotton fibre, linen fibre and silk fibre
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bell2663/66

Bell of very light coloured brass with iron? clapper. Four bands of designs around bell. Bolted to top is a handle of brass shaped like one-half of a dorge. Lotus shaped band at mid-point. Cord, badly frayed, attaches interior ringer to bell.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
brass metal, iron metal ? and cotton fibre
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2663/58

Necklace of 104 irregularly shaped and unevenly coloured beads of green stone, strung on green thread with knots between beads.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
stone and cotton fibre
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2663/57

Necklace of 74 oval carnelian beads in graduated sizes, strung on orange thread with knots between beads.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
carnelian mineral and cotton fibre
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hand Puppet683/3

Cream coloured cloth tunic attached to two small hands and cream coloured stuffed cloth legs attached to small black wooden feet. Head to puppet is missing.

Culture
Taiwanese
Material
wood, paint and cotton fibre
Made in
Taiwan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Prayer Wheel2663/7 a-b

Prayer wheel of copper with brass bands, set with red and turquoise stones. Brass finial, brass ends on wooden handle, copper weight. Top (b) is removable, revealing yellow cloth over roll of paper.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
copper metal, brass metal, wood, stone, cotton fibre and paper
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CoinEdz1084

Orange string loop with three coins with square holes through their centres attached to it--one coin is tied to the string while the other two are strung through the centre.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
brass metal, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Chik Wai Koon, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Backless Blouse1098/4

Woman’s or child’s turquoise cotton backless blouse, embellished with designs worked in gold and silver metal wrapped thread. The blouse is made from a large, heavily embroidered panel that forms the entire front of the blouse. There is a vertical neck opening at the centre front, bound with black embroidery; this opening is embellished with three rows of closely spaced circular metallic gold motifs. At each shoulder is a gold inverted heart-shaped figure. Below the armholes, the designs form an apron effect; the design elements, which are scattered over the entire surface, include hearts, squares, geometric forms, tree and flower motifs. Dark red pompoms, circular mirrors and silver and red sequins are placed within the motifs. The sleeve edges are trimmed with beads, sequins and beaded tassels. The bottom and sides are bordered with diamond-shaped motifs, sequins and gold metallic crocheted edging. On the back, separate, small shoulder yokes made from panels of multicoloured, machine-printed cotton broadcloth are sewn at the shoulders and at the underarms, forming close-fitting, abbreviated sleeves. The blouse fastens at the centre back neckline with green twisted fibre ties. There is also a green fibre tie located halfway down the left edge of the blouse and a fibre loop located at a corresponding place on the right-hand side. The embroidery is underlined with red printed cotton gauze.

Culture
South Asian
Material
cotton fibre, glass, metal, shell and dye
Made in
Sindh, Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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