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PurseEf231

Oval-shaped purse with arched handle and oval-shaped lid. Body of purse is made of five thick stem(?) coils. Coils are wrapped with thick strips of grass(?). Two of the coils are wrapped with alternating pieces of purple and natural grass(?). They are separated by two naturally coloured thick stem(?) coils. The lid is attached by a loop to one side of the handle and is composed of three thick coils with alternating pieces of purple and natural grass(?). The handle is composed of one thick coil with alternating pieces of purple and natural grass(?). The lid has a small loop to one side that latches on to a grass(?) piece that is attached to the body of the purse.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
grass ? or stem ?
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseEf204

Blue fitted woman's open-back blouse. Embroidered with yellow, pink, white and orange thread in mostly circular patterns betweeen criss-crossing yellow chain stitches. Decorated with mirrors. Ties at neck. Red cotton under arms, at back of neck, and patterned red cotton fibre, lined with green, at sides.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
cotton fibre, silver alloy metal and dye
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BraceletEf183 a-b

Pair of white conch shell bracelets: part a has some grey flecks and a yellow streak, and part b has a yellow streak. Carved with two symmetrical recurved elements bordered by leaf-like elements, and the remainder of the bracelet consists of a series of rounded bumps that have an incised cross-hatch design.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
conch shell
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Oil LampEf140

Metal lamp with deep curved bowl resting on a metal pillar-like stem. Bottom of stem flares outwards to create a wider base.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
brass metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEf134

Human figure in standing position on a rectangular base. The figure has raised arms that bend at the elbow and are slightly turned to the figure's right side. One of the figure's legs is bent at the knee. The figure has black hair, yellow painted leggings, and red painted feet. The top of the base is red and the bottom of the base has a black border around it. There are four metal balls attached to each corner of the bottom of the base that lifts the base up off the ground.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
metal and paint
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEf132

Human figure sitting on a swan-like figure holding a sitar in its hands. The swan-like figure rests on a circular pedestal base. The figure has a crown on its head.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SashEe93

Woven yellow cloth raw on one end, knotted fringe on the other. Alternating bands of dark red and black with diamond patterns. Also wide bands of black keyscroll stripes alternating with other stripes of large coloured diamond patterns, and stripes of cross shapes, in colours of black, dark red, orange, and green. Smaller upper portion of cloth has widely dispersed narrow patterned stripes.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShawlEe32

Long, rectangular cotton shawl made of two panels sewn together in the middle. There is a twisted fringe on each end. The textile is decorated with a repeating stripe design in black, green, orange and white on a red ground; the sides are edge with a brown border.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagEg428

Tanned goat skin bag, rectangular in shape with a drawstring top, a stitched bottom and a folded, stitched handle that attaches at the top and bottom edge. The bag is ridged and is fixed in a folded position.

Culture
South India
Material
goat skin
Made in
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head ClothEg409

Red triangular head scarf with a yellow and blue pom-pom dangling by a string from each corner; double border of shiny gold ribbon sewn along front edge with ribbon sewn into a tree-like shape in the centre.

Culture
Indian
Material
cotton fibre ?, silk fibre ? and dye
Made in
Puri, Odisha, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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