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LighterEe49 a-c

A small leather pouch ( part a) with a lunate metal blade fixed to along the lower edge. Flap is ornamented with incised metal bands and brass-coloured bosses. Coral stone is set in the centre. A ring is fixed by a brass plate to the upper edge. Twisted woolen cord attached. Both a white quartz stone (part b) and an orange flint (part c) reside in the pouch pocket.

Culture
Ladakhi
Material
brass metal ?, wool fibre, alloy metal ?, leather skin, steel metal and coral
Made in
Jammu-Kashmir, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PincushionEe48 a-b

A brown leather jacket (part a) fits over a folded cotton pin-cushion (part b) which opens to reveal a pocket to store needles. A large steel neddle, and strip of wool are inside. The cushion is covered in red-dyed cotton, and bound at the bottom in a leather piece which has two metal eyes, and a leather pull-tab. Braided cord strap.

Culture
Ladakhi
Material
leather skin, cotton fibre, steel metal and wool fibre
Made in
Jammu-Kashmir, 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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BlouseSa215

Blouse, woman's, of multicoloured bands of brocade on purple and white striped fabric. The neckline is finished with a dark collar and multicoloured floral motif embroidery.

Culture
Cakchiquel
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre ?, acrylic fibre and dye
Made in
Santiago Atitlan, Solola, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TunicEe8

Woven black cotton rectangle tunic with white cotton embroidered and braided trim at one end, the other is hemmed. The head opening is a 27 cm. slit woven into the fabric lengthwise. The narrow white embroidered decoration runs across one end of the fabric near the edge. The ends and centre of the embroidered trim are braided. The fringe edge of the fabric is also braided.

Culture
Adi
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Siang, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShawlEe4

Rectangular cotton shawl made of three panels sewn together longitudinally; the ends have a threaded fringe. The design consists of two side sections of a stripe design in black, white, gold, red and green flanking a central geometric design of triangles and diamonds in red, pink and white, all on a black ground.

Culture
Mishmi
Material
cotton fibre, metal, fibre and dye
Made in
Lohit, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressSa207

Headdress composed of two rectangles of red cotton with blue stripes joined at the centre by multicoloured insertion stitch embroidery (randa). The headdress is decorated with a wide band of multicoloured floral design brocade flanked by bands of multicoloured chevrons and has a tassel of untwisted maroon silk at each corner.

Culture
Quiche
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtSa252

Skirt made of two rectangles of blue cotton with an embroidered, insertion stitched yellow, pink and white band (randa) running horizontally along the centre. The blue fabric is interrupted every so often with two white stripes running vertically. The ends of the fabric are joined together with a vertical French seam.

Culture
Cakchiquel
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Solola, Solola, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CapeEf129

Man's cloak in 2 sections, stitched together with red, turquoise, orange and natural wool. Woven horizontal and vertical striped design, along edge in brown, band of two red and one black stripes, orange at very edge, and band of orange, green, red, turquoise and black run parallel to edge. At ends, a parallel bands run perpendicular to edge. Red, black checker, orange and green bands, as well as solid black stripe, and band of black between red lines. Band of wool warp threads only near fully woven ends.

Culture
Rajasthani
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShoesEf126 a-b

Pair of men's shoes, slip-on style, with squared toes, and pointed tongues as well as heel backs. The uppers are cut from one piece of tan leather edged with narrow strips of tan leather and attached by thin green leather stitching. Separate triangular leather reinforcements at upper heels are also stitched with green leather. A thick sole is formed by glued layers of leather with extra layers forming the heel and half sole at the front of each shoe. Upper are glued and sewn with a thick strand of fibrous jute (?) string.

Culture
Rajasthani
Material
dye, cow skin, jute fibre ? and adhesive
Made in
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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