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Sari650/2

Elongated, rectangular sheet of bright, saturated pink fabric. Fabric is covered with a repeated curvilinear floral motif executed in multicoloured embroidery: gold, yellow, green, light blue, and white. A band of thicker, coarser pink material is sewn along half of the reverse edge of one lengthwise side. Gold thread is sewn along the edges of both ends. Initials "SG" inscribed in faint blue ink in one corner.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian ? or Indian: Central Indian ?
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sari973/20 a

Rectangular, red cotton sari textiles with white ruffles sewn along both lengthwise edges. Two bands of black and white stripes are sewn along one lengthwise edge.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SariEf450

Large, lilac-coloured, rectangular sheet of cotton. Selvage edges are lighter in colour.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SariEf389

A long unconstructed silk rectangle with sheer plain weave has supplementary weft border patterns. The ends are machine stitched. The selvedge edge is dark green. At the hem, there are three rows of double gold-coloured octagons, single octagons, and arches, and three rows of red-black centred squares. At the waist, there is one row of double gold-coloured octagons and two rows of small red-black centred squares. At the ends, there are woven yellow, green, and white stripes. At the lower corner on the left, there is a merchant's name ("UTTAMCHANDHARBANSUN/AMRITSAR"), stamp, numbers ("11661"), and textile length ("5 YARDS") in blue ink.

Culture
North India
Material
cotton fibre, dye, silk fibre and ink
Made in
Punjab, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SariEf254

Large rectangular piece of thin, muslin-like, tie-dyed cotton. Fabric has been folded in four and entirely covered with closely spaced, knot-like resist ties that penetrate all four layers of folded cotton, giving the material a puckered appearance. The outer border of the fabric has been dyed orange, while the rectangular centre is a deep red. Where resist ties have come undone at one end, a minute dotted motif of white, yellow, and green circles surrounding tiny red or orange centres emerges.

Culture
North India
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SariB677

Long, rectangular cloth. Yellow trellis pattern on off-white. Maroon and yellow parallel stripes at ends. Yellow band with maroon thread borders the selvedge.

Culture
Bengali
Material
moga fibre ? and dye
Made in
Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SariB671

Long, rectangular textile with a repeating, stylized, floral design in yellow, green, black and white on a red ground. One long border is decorated with larger flowers of same colours. The border is lined with light green fabric.

Culture
Punjabi ?
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Punjab, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SariB657

Rectangular pink textile with embroidery. Embroidered in dense rows is a white floral motif with green-yellow stem and leaves. Along the bottom edge is a border with large white floral motifs. The back is unlined.

Culture
Punjabi ?
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Punjab, India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SariB646

Silver metallic thread woven into turquoise silk to form a striped pattern. Very sheer.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
silk fibre, fibre, metal and dye
Made in
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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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