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TextileEe30

Tightly woven cotton (?) textile with width-wise stripes in multi-colours of green, blue, purple, grey and maroon, along with black and white, are of varying degrees of thinness.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerEe29

Bamboo section which has been cut above the nodes at each end; one side has been drilled with a 1cm. Wide hole through the node. Around the top and bottom edges, holes have been drilled through which strands of split cane dyed purple, green and natural colours. Strands have been woven and plaited around the bamboo in a twill weave.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
stem ?, bamboo grass and dye
Made in
Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeEe26

A light yellow pipe in two parts: a cylindrical bowl made of a segment of bamboo and a stem of narrow bamboo pierced through the centre. The stem is slotted into a hole halfway up the pipe bowl. Several strands of blue cotton thread are wrapped around the stem of the pipe and extend to the loop around the small wooden protrusion on the base of the bowl.

Culture
Apa Tani
Material
bamboo grass and cotton fibre
Made in
Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagEe25

A black cotton bag made of one piece of material. Wewn together along the bottom and one side. Seamed along opening edges with a green twine cord running through. Near the bottom, encircling the bag, there is a horizontal geometric design consisting of a patterned row made of a central white square that has four red squares around it, one near each corner and bordered by a band that has two central white lines surrounded by a red line at either side. Has a black cotton fringe at the bottom.

Culture
Tangsa
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketEe2

Small twill woven basket with a wedge-shaped bottom, reinforced; of light brown natural colour. It has a long narrow strap attached with 2 small handles.

Culture
Adi
Material
stem ?
Made in
Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cotton GinEe1 a-g

Ginning machine, made of several types of hardwood; light to dark brown; frame (part a) with two interlocking, carved worm gears (parts c and d) turned by crank handle, secured in place with a peg to the gear, all held in place by two (parts e and f) blocks and one wedge (part g). The base is held upright by a hardwood support bar (part b), which is inserted in a hole in the base of the frame.

Culture
Adi
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BraceletEg71

An open band of thick silver-like metal wire. The ends are finished with knob-like ornaments.

Culture
Tamil
Material
copper alloy metal
Made in
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BraceletEg70 a-b

Bracelet made of braided silver-like copper alloy metal with flat inner surface. Closes with a ball-headed silver screw (part b) through a fastener which is decorated by an oval of silver on the outside of the bracelet.

Culture
Tamil
Material
copper alloy metal
Made in
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEg47

Wood figure representing a male standing on a double oval pedestal. Has ovoid rounded eyes, upraised eyebrows, a large nose, a mouth, and big ears. Wearing a headdress or a hat with an angled protrusion at each side. 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 three or four smaller horizontal grooves across the front of the wrists. The arms are angled slightly along the sides. Has genitalia. 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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