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BoxEg315 a-b

Part a: Exterior box. One length of thin wood, bent to form four sides. Brown gritty surface on two longest sides. Blue paper covers base. Top has paper illustration. Part b: Interior box. Has wood sides, paper base, and is covered by blue paper. Slides out either end of exterior box. Top illustration of exterior box is female with red-trimmed gown and flowing black hair. She is seated on swing, each hand holding onto one swing rope. Image on diagonal and in profile, facing to right. Background: palm trees on right; green grass at base. At top, black lettering states: 'The Swing'. At top and base, black bands with red lettering state: 'La Hamaca', 'Made in Sweden'.

Culture
South India
Material
paper, adhesive, silicate stone and balsa wood
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxEg314 a-b

Part a: Exterior box. One length of thin wood, bent to form four sides. Brown gritty surface on two longest sides. Blue paper covers base. Top has paper illustration. Part b: Interior box has wood sides, paper base, and is covered by blue paper. Slides out either end of exterior box. Top illustration of exterior box is male and female holding hands and facing one another by side of lake. Female has long black, wavy hair and wears gold-trimmed white sari. Male in red tunic, gold crown, and green waist sash, has arrow-filled quiver strapped to back and holds bow in hand on right. Light blue and orange background. Black lettering states: 'Santanu and Ganga Safety Match', 'Made in Sweden'.

Culture
South India
Material
balsa wood, silicate stone, adhesive and paper
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CalendarEg147

Rectangular calendar print depicting Shiva, a four-armed male, dancing with Sita. Woman is crouched down with folded right leg, outstretched left leg, and upward-stretched right arm. She is wearing pink pants and a necklace of flowers. Shiva is wearing a green dhoti, a leopard skin around his waist and snakes around his neck and arms. He is holding a gold triad, a conch and a small blue drum. His hair is adorned with a crescent moon, small head spouting a white fountain, and a cobra. There are white mountain peaks in background on a blue sky. Label in upper left corner states: 'Lion Brand Umbrella Mfg. Co., high class umbrella manufacturers, Madurai'.

Culture
South India
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanEg308

Floral shaped paper fan consisting of eight petals outlined in purple with a green stick attached at bottom. On fan's surface is a female, Meenakshi, in a gold robe adorned with a white garland and by striped a garland in green red, orange, black, pink, and white. Her ornamental gold headpiece has white lines and white dots emanating from it into background of blue surrounding her head. Placement of third eye between eyebrows. Female stands in centre of open lotus flowers placed on top of pedestal. Arm on left is raised and hand contains parrot sitting on triangular-shaped object. Arm on right extending down is placed at hip's side. In the right corner is tower of temple. Above tower, white circle is enclosed by red outline and contains green symbols stating 'Arjimikhu Minaksi Tirukkalyanam 27-4-1980'. Below symbols is green rectangle with two green hands encircling object. Three hanging temple lamps with orange, yellow, and red flame surrounded by white light are placed, two on the right and one on left around the central figure. The reverse is decorated with a green repeating pattern of a burning lamp as well as a central red advertisement.

Culture
South India
Material
ink, paper, wood, paint and adhesive
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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