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Bed CoverEf391

Large, rectangular, plain weave cotton textile with light brown base and hand (?) block printed with red and black dye all over; only on one side. Band of black with red floral and vine pattern; strips of black and light white brown, red base with leaves and flowers of black and red. Centre has square with large triangle in centre; outside triangle squares consist of a woman in profile, red, and other other square has elephants which are decorated, on red background. Edges of triangle has checked border in red on light white brown background. Outside large square paisley leaf motif. Two selvage sides lengthwise; two ends cut and frayed.

Culture
Rajasthani
Material
cotton fibre, myrobolom fruit dye, rubia cordifolium dye and dye
Made in
Sanganer, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintN4.8

Padmasambhava. Black ink outline of three dieties, one larger and sitting above the other two, with landscape and sky behind. Diety with multiple arms and faces in lower left corner standing on figures, the other standing in lower right corner with archway behind. Round red ink design in right corner.

Culture
Himalayas
Made in
Kathmandu, Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintN4.7

Avalokitesvara. Black ink outline of multi-armed diety, sitting cross-legged, center arms holding oval object, right side holding flowers, and left side holding string of beads. Clouds around upper half, flowers and leaves below. Round red floral design at lower right corner.

Culture
Himalayas
Made in
Kathmandu, Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintN4.6

Black ink prayer banner with Buddhist symbols. Bottom border is wide. Raw edges. Round red floral design on bottom right.

Culture
Himalayas
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintN4.5

Black ink tortoise with yin yang symbol. Black square background.

Culture
Himalayas
Made in
Thangboche Monastery, Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintN4.4

Rectangle of paper with written prayer printed inside, in black. Round red seal near lower right corner. Paper has raw edges along one long edge and one side.

Culture
Himalayas
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BookN2.1003

Yellow book with several characters on the front cover, bound with string. Title page identifies the book as "Chinese Moral Maxims, with a free and verbal translation; affording examples of the grammatical structure of the language. Compiled by John Francis Davis, F.R.S. Member of the Asiatic Society. London. 1923."

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper and ink
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintN2.770 a-y

Printed envelope (part a) with twenty-four prints (b-y) with various scenes of animals, flowers, landscape and human figures. Most in polychrome.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sari3612/9

Block-printed silk sari. On one end, there is a square panel featuring an ornate design in blue, cyan and silver. Down the length, the centre blue panel has repeating horizontal bands of designs in purple. At the opposite end, the purple designs change to a double-sided antler design. The sides are bordered by wide bands of cyan flowers outlined in purple on a grey background. Small cloth store label attached from Aarong Bangladesh. The short ends are finished with folded and sewn edges.

Culture
Bangladeshi
Material
silk fibre
Made in
Bangladesh
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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