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ShawlEe15

Long, rectangular, black cotton shawl, finely woven with twisted threaded fringe on each end. A band of weft overlay in red and orange is woven at each end; diamond pattern with four black circles in each diamond.

Culture
Apa Tani
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagEe14

A square yellow cotton shoulder bag with an overall woven geometric design consisting of red and green four-squared cross-like shapes that have yellow centres. Plain yellow shoulder strap.

Culture
Adi
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Siang, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JacketEe13

A child's jacket made from a single piece of fabric folded at the shoulders and stitched along the sides with openings left for the arms and the front left open. Main design is consisting of red, yellow, and white diamond motifs in three horizontal bands on a black background.

Culture
Tangsa
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEf146

Naturalistic brass representation of a deer in slender, delicate style. Small brass flat balls encased by 2 narrow strips of brass wire on each side to form entire open brass work surface on deer's back. Underside composed of crisscrossing brass wires forming open fretwork design. Legs and very thin antlers are solid. Face is humourously depicted with bulging eyes, deep nostrils and an open mouth.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
brass metal and clay
Made in
Madhya Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEf145

Roughly burnished brass representation of a horse. Hard black material of interior core is distinctly visible through open circular fretwork on underside of belly and throat. 4 raised rosette designs, 1 on each flank. Coiled wire pattern on back. Low relief brass fringe embellishes upper foreface and neck.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
brass metal and clay
Made in
Madhya Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEf144

Light coloured naturalistic brass representation of a horse. Hard black material of interior core is visible in 4 places on underside. Bridle made of crosshatched narrow raised brass strips. Repeated half chevron design on neck. On back is low relief outline of saddle. Arched tail has linear pattern impressed into it.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
brass metal and clay
Made in
Madhya Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShawlEf131

Embroidered textile stitched together from old cloth. At least four, possibly more, pieces stitched together to form a rectangle. Multi-coloured border of several rows of running stitch. Motifs of insect, floral, leaves, animals, birds, umbrella, airplane, lanterns. Design in centre of lotus flower encircled by Sanskrit slogan.

Culture
Bengali
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtEe12

Rectangular skirt of plain weave cotton with raw ends. Purple ground with bands of designs in white, black, yellow, orange, green and blue running the width of one half of the piece and with fourteen small blue diamonds widely spaced on the other half. Design motif includes: star-like shapes; band of peacocks?; yaks with loads; horses with loads.

Culture
Monpa
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh, India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketEe11

Small basket with rounded edges and a four-corner bottom. Rim is also round. The basket is twilled and has two small handles to which are attached a strap. The basket is very brittle, especially the strap, which is cracking.

Culture
Adi
Material
stem ?
Made in
Siang, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShawlEe10

Shawl consisting of a rectangular piece of hand-woven cotton-silk blend. Off-white cloth with bright orange cotton embroidery thread used in brocade and straight stitch. Diamond motif brocade bands symmetrically flanked by straight stitch embroidery. Three rows of five orange diamonds placed in central area. Orange weft threads loosely carried along edging and tucked into the body of the shawl.

Culture
Apa Tani
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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