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CollarEe118

The collar has black and brown geometric pattern with two large red tassels in the centre. The collar's pattern is made up of squares, dots, triangles, a linear structure and right facing swastikas. The pattern begins at each end and finishes in the centre under the red tassels. The tassels are bound near the base with brown and black threads and sewn onto the collar. There is a braided loop at one end of the collar and a short wooden stick at the other for fastening the collar. There is a brown, black and red fringe at both ends.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
dye, wood and yak wool fibre
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LoomEe3 a-h

Vertical loom with a partially completed weaving attached to it. Eight parts: partially woven red cotton with decorative panel (part a); bamboo rod (part b); wooden rod (part c); wooden rod (part d); bamboo rod (part e); flat wooden piece (part f); bobbin covered with red thread (part g); dark, flat wooden piece (part h).

Culture
Himalayas
Material
cotton fibre, bamboo grass, dye and wood
Made in
Siang, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LeggingsEg422

Three-quarter length leggings with a drawstring waist and a multicoloured beaded fringe with pom-poms around the hemlines. The front and back of the leggings are largely covered with brightly coloured satin-like strips of fabric sewn into a chevron pattern. Small, flat metal heart-shapes are sewn decoratively onto the front and back of the leggings.

Culture
South India
Material
cotton fibre ?, dye, metal, synthetic fibre ?, shell ? and paint ?
Made in
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PantsEg424

Cotton shorts with a drawstring waist and colourful imagery on the legs. Shorts are black with white and red bands at the waist and white, red and blue bands at the hemline. Shorts are overlaid with red, blue, green and yellow fabric cut-outs and yellow and white string forming designs on the front and back; the front features two human figures dancing while holding sword-like objects in both hands; the back features geometric designs. Bands of geometric patterning encircle the shorts.

Culture
South India
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatEf248

Woven western-style hat with a slightly sloped brim and a flat crown; four decorative triangles are woven around the crown

Culture
Indian
Material
grass
Made in
Puri, Odisha, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClothEe37

A slightly elongated square red cotton cloth with embroidered bands in yellow and white near all four edges. Embroidered bands have a main design consisting of snowflake-like shapes that each have a vertical strip down along their middle. The pair of bands along the hemmed ends are bordered by three dotted lines at either side. The pair of bands along the raw ends are bordered by a central thick dotted line that is outlined by a thin continuous line at either side. Hemmed along the top and bottom with raw side edges

Culture
Himalayas
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SashEe96

A long wide rectangular fabric piece made of woven cotton with a basic yellow colour. Has a geometric red, blue, green, pink, and gold-coloured patterned design consisting of solid diamond shapes, X-shapes, and star-like shapes woven in wool in larger portion along the end that has four bundled fringes. The unfinished end has a smaller portioned design consisting of same coloured horizontal bands.

Culture
Bhutanese
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Bhutan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JacketEe17

A black cotton jacket with a one piece body, a vertical slit in front, and sleeves attached. Machine sewn seams. Weft overlay designs in red, yellow, white, and green woven in bands around the hem, bodice, and the sides of the front opening, and in three short horizontal bands in a row down the centre back. Main design along the hem is consisting of red centred yellow diamond shapes outlined by black and bordered by white and red link-like shapes. Main design along the bodice is consisting of a horizontal band of a zig zag line that is red along the upper portion while white along the lower portion and bordered by two white and red chain link patterns on each side. Main design along the sides of the front opening is consisting of a zig zag band of interconnected diamond shapes in white and red blocks. Main design of the three short horizontal bands in a row down the centre back, starting from top to bottom, is consisting of: an elongated yellow, red, white, and green X-like shape bordered by one white and red chain link pattern on each side with a triple white vertical band at each end; a zig zag line with red triangles on one side while white triangles are on the other side, and bordered by one white and red chain link pattern on each side; an elongated green, yellow, red, and white X-like shape bordered by two white and red chain link patterns on each side with a triple red vertical band at each end. Yellow, red, white, and blue warp design bands at sleeve edges.

Culture
Adi
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Siang, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEg50

Wood figure representing a female standing on an oval pedestal. The sides of the flat-topped square-shaped head angle in such a way so that they meet along the middle, creating a natural nose line. Beside the nose, there are eyes that are grooved out in a triangular way so that the eyebrows are a straight horizontal line. There is a small grooved mouth. The short arms are angled slightly along the sides. Has very long legs.

Culture
South India
Material
wood
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEg48

Wood figure representing a female standing on a double oval pedestal. Has ovoid rounded eyes, upraised eyebrows, a large nose, a mouth, and big ears with a hole in each lower lobe. Hair is accentuated with grooved lines, and is braided down the back. Wearing an upper garment that has cross hatching around the shoulder areas with five pyramidal protrusions along the middle of each shoulder area. Two horizontal grooves run across the front of each upper arm with four smaller horizontal grooves across the front of the wrists. The arms are angled slightly along the sides. Has breasts. Curvi-linear grooves are below the knee area. The pedestal has horizontal curvi-linear lines.

Culture
South India
Material
wood
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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