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Band1590/271 a-b

Matching pair of armbands with overlapping ends, adjustable for size with a series of holes into which a small hook fits. End held in place with a sliding band. Plain line engraved borders and three engraved curvilinear motifs on each band.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Canada ? or USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Horse Hood1440/5

Diamond-shaped, decorative hood for a horse, densely embellished with embroidery that the black cotton background textile is all but obscured. The embroidered design is laid out on a grid of squares, with alternating mirrors and floral motifs in the cells of the grid; pompoms and glass beads are scattered through the design field. Two large, circular openings near the top of the piece are bordered with rows of mirrors alternating with circular embroidered motifs. There is a similar border of mirrors and circular motifs around all four edges of the piece. Fragments of fibre tie cords are attached to the top corner and at the sides, near the circular openings. There are remnants of a fringe of clear glass beads on all four edges. The piece is lined with red, white and black machine printed cotton textile, which has come loose in many places. Overall colour is maroon, lilac, black and gold.

Culture
South Asian
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre, glass, silver alloy metal ? and dye
Made in
Sindh, Pakistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch1590/197

Silver brooch with heart-shaped centre cutout with diamond cutout above. A ring is threaded through the diamond cutout. Three-pointed crown on top of brooch. Line engraving. Cross-pin turned around side of brooch. Rectangular cartouche with mark.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Double Cross1590/66

A Lorraine Cross with double rounded terminals on the bars and bottom. Cloverleaf terminal at the top. Holes punched top and bottom, and lines and circles engraved on the surface. Maker's mark is stamped in a cartouche.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Canada ? or USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace1590/290 a-b

A necklace of 165 beads, 163 with red and white centre, and a blue and a white glass bead. Hanging from the blue bead is a cross of four graduated horizontal bars with cloverleaf terminals. There are 4 hollow silver owls with moulded features each side of the cross. 1590/290B is a loose owl. Each owl and the cross bear maker’s mark.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal, glass and fibre
Made in
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch1590/195 a-b

Circular brooch with central circular cutout and cross-pin. Border of three close-set rows of cutouts, ovals, crosses and circles, 24 of each. Engraving around central hole. Maker’s mark in square cartouche.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch1590/227

A four-sided scooped edge brooch with cross-pin. The flat edges are scalloped and have engraved circles.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Canada ? or USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Embroidered Textile1440/1

Red cotton textile, embroidered with red, dark brown and yellow floral designs, mirrors and border motifs. There are three embroidered panels on the textile: a large band of embroidery is shaped like an elongated, inverted triangle, while the two much smaller panels are rectangular in shape, are located one of either side of the large panel, and are identical to each other. The embroidery designs on all three bands are composed of regularly-spaced, round, red floral motifs, each surrounded by a circle of mirrorwork. Each panel is bordered by narrow brown and yellow strips. The embroidery is so dense that it obscures the background textile.

Culture
South Asian
Material
silk fibre ?, cotton fibre, glass, silver alloy metal ? and dye
Made in
Baluchistan, Pakistan ? or Sindh, Pakistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dowry Bag1330/7

Small, flat, square, embroidered, envelope-style bag, detailed with mirrors and pompoms, made by folding and stitching together three corners of a flat, square panel to form a pocket, with the fourth corner left open to serve as a flap or cover. The square-shaped embroidered motifs, formed from bars of satin stitch, are grouped together into larger squares, arranged in an X shape, and are outlined in black. Mirror-work is incorporated into the designs and along the edges of the square. The embroidery is so dense that it completely covers the background textile. The seams are embellished with decorative stitching. There are small pompoms scattered throughout the design. Two thin fibre strings are attached to the corner of the flap. The embroidery is underlined with multicoloured cotton gauze.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre, glass, silver alloy metal ? and dye
Made in
Gujarat, India ? or Rajasthan, India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse Panel1330/6

Rectangular, embroidered panel (woman's blouse-front -- unfinished) made of red cotton muslin, heavily embellished with designs worked in metallic and multicoloured threads, and combining two different styles of embroidery. In the centre of one end of the panel (the top of the blouse design) is a long, narrow, vertical, dagger-shaped section embellished with closely-spaced mirrors and large, circular whorls made of coiled silver, metal-wrapped thread, laid and couched with black thread. Parts of the designs are worked in chain stitch and elongated square chain stitch. Rows of metallic whorl motifs also embellish two rectangular shoulder panels and two square panels at chest level. Black thread is used for couching the silver thread in some of the whorls, while in others, yellow thread is used, giving the illusion that the silver metallic thread is gold. Portions of the design are unfinished or incomplete. At the other end of the panel (below the waist level of the blouse-front), the designs form an apron effect, decorated with scattered, multicoloured X-shaped motifs worked in satin stitch. There is a border of temple-shaped motifs, flowers and mirrors at the 3 edges of this “apron.” There are raw edges on all 4 sides of the panel, and there is no underlining. Four glass beads (3 opalescent, 1 green) are incorporate into the design, but do not contribute to the design scheme itself.

Culture
North India ?
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre, glass, silver alloy metal ? and dye
Made in
Rajasthan, India ? or Gujarat, India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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