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HangingEf393

Five-sided textile with five loops sewn to patched and printed backing with white thread. Machine-sewn edging on both sides is grey. Front background is all yellow with white drops and brown, red, and green triangles. Brown stitching frames; silver metallic band occurs on both sides. Flowers and leaves with mirrors are in next band which is followed by another metallic band. Centre has three equal-sized human figures with two lions, two rats, and accompanying symbols and mirrors.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
cotton fibre, metal, fibre, mica mineral ? and dye
Made in
Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShawlEf409

A long rectangular brown fabric piece that has red, yellow, and white embroidery. Three joined panels with each end of the piece covered partway up the lengthwise edge with yellow binding. Rest of the edges are yellow blanket stitching. Entire piece is covered with yellow and red embroidered uniformly-sized circles. Spatial divisions marked by small white, embroidered squares resembling tie dying. Four striped red, and yellow maces with red centres are interspersed with fourteen peacocks. Typical embroidered jewelry in several places. Central lotus has three red, and three yellow petals. Both ends are embroidered with three vertical bands of red and yellow flowers starting with a white lozenge pattern, then a white zig zag pattern, and finishing with a plain alternating red, yellow, and red flower pattern.

Culture
Punjabi
Material
cotton fibre, dye and silk fibre
Made in
Punjab, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileEf408

A long rectangular cotton cloth (khaddar) of three hand sewn long panels with the sides unfinished along the top and bottom. Side edging in blanket stitch; embroidered with silk threads. Central motif has people carrying lanterns, games, food preparation, dancers and head jewelry. Motifs at each end are almost mirror images. From edge: large with small birds, seventeen small birds, small circles, people in a train, engine and cupolas, and six elephants. Side borders have snakes and birds.

Culture
Punjabi
Material
cotton fibre, dye and silk fibre
Made in
Punjab, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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EggCh44

Easter egg with black background, intricately covered with light and dark orange designs. Both ends of egg has a simple star design, then a wave design surrounding the stars, next is a row of double diamonds, a row of larger diamonds with 4 petalled flowers. At centre is a wide band with large diamond shapes surrounded by a feather design and perpendicular rows of double diamonds. The colours have faded to a light yellow brown in areas. The egg does not appear to have been hollowed. Cracked on bottom, large end.

Culture
Hutsul
Material
dye and egg
Made in
Ukraine
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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EggCh43

White Easter egg with 2 vertical bands, dividing the egg into 4 sections. Each section has a large diamond outlined in red, black and white, containing a red cross on a dark surface. Vertical bands consist of a row of joined diamonds in red, black, white and green and outlined in white. The egg does not appear to have been hollowed.

Culture
Hutsul
Material
egg and dye
Made in
Ukraine
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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EggCh42

Easter egg with black background and a star design on each end. The stars are black, red and white triangles and diamond shapes. The rest of egg is divided by white lines into six vertical and four horizontal rows. Each resulting rectangle has a geometric sheep alternating yellow and white. The egg is hollow and fragile. There is a tiny hole in one end.

Culture
Hutsul
Material
egg and dye
Made in
Ukraine
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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EggCh41

Easter egg with red background. Two bands run longitudinally, crossing at top and bottom. Same width band runs around centre. The bands have orange crosshatching. At intersections there is a plain square. The triangular spaces between bands contain alternating white and orange galloping ponies. There are green ovals under each horse. The egg is hollow and fragile. There is a tiny hole in one end.

Culture
Hutsul
Material
dye and egg
Made in
Ukraine
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ScarfCa37

A very fine sheer white textile with a geometric design at one end. The main design is consisting of blue and purple diamond shapes with four elongated white diamond shapes radiating from a central point within.

Culture
Amhara
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatAe106

A dark hat formed by single loops with inlaid pile loops. Small tuff of raffia at top.

Culture
Central African
Material
dye and palm leaf
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatAe105

A dark hat formed by single loops with inlaid pile loops. Small tuff of raffia at top.

Culture
Central African
Material
palm leaf and dye
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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