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Sari3295/20

Brocade sari. Long rectangular fabric embroidered with brown thread and silver metallic thread. On one end, there is a section (77 cm long) of plain fabric with brown thread embroidered. The main panel down the length, slightly offset from centre, starts with two rows of large paisley separated by small rows of repeating patterns, then changes to a repeating floral pattern, bordered by repeating diamonds. The second largest panel has a smaller pattern of repeating flowers.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
silk fibre and silver metal
Made in
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SariEf449

Long rectangular shaped sheer silk textile consisting of a solid purple centre with red and white horizontal stripe border on one end and a white and purple stripe border on the other. The top and bottom have an orange and white decorative stripe intermixed with solid stripes of green. The ends are raw.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SariEf373

Long rectangular, green sari with a sheer crepe weave, machine stitched on both ends with silver and green ribbon edging. Throughout the textile are silver coloured metal studs spaced closed together at one end then widely spaced over the rest of the length. One end and part of the side does not have the silver edging.

Culture
North India
Material
silk fibre, metal and dye
Made in
Punjab, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SariEf437

Brightly coloured cotton sari with two fringed ends. Multi-coloured plaid-like stripes of various thickness: dark green, light green, yellow, orange, and two shades of red.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Madhya Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sari339/1

A long rectangular bright yellow cloth, embroidered with silver thread. The embroidery has a main design consisting of an alternating vertical and diagonal row of double six-petalled flower-like shape and an intricate scallop-like shape. Border embroidery has a design consisting of a spiral floral pattern outlined by intricate detailing at either side. One end is embroidered with a large band that has a main design consisting of a different wide floral patterned band outlined by another floral pattern with a leaf pattern at either side. The other end has vertical silver-coloured bands. The embroidered border is unfinished along one side end.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
silk fibre, silver metal and dye
Made in
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SariEf451

Pale green cotton sari. Blue and beige patterned border on longer sides. One of the shorter sides is unfinished with a frayed edge; the other has a border of three wide blue stripes alternating with beige stripes with blue lines.

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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SariEf473

A long, rectangular, off-white crepe fabric piece that has embroidered borders. The embroidered border has a main design consisting of red and green beads among red and green thread with white-gold-coloured metallic-like thread in an alternating pattern of three three-petalled profile flowers and a radiating diamond shape surrounded by a two-part laurel-crown-like shape. Each inner corner has the same pattern in a diagonal line with the latter shape at the centre having the former shape at either end. Edges are done in a white-gold-coloured metallic-like thread spiraling into a three-leaf clover-like pattern. One end is unfinished.

Culture
Bhil
Material
silk fibre ? or glass ?
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sari650/4

Elongated, rectangular, taupe sari covered with evenly spaced, gold floral-shaped designs: small leaf-like designs and larger curvilinear motifs. Designs are embroidered and feature golden sequins. One lengthwise edge has rectangular strips of a lighter shade of taupe material sewn along its reverse, creating a tube-like channel.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian ? or Indian: Central Indian ?
Material
fibre, glass ? and metal ?
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wedding Sari1546/1

A long rectangular blue silk gauze sari embellished with metallic gold representations with red, green, light blue, and dark blue of leaves, branches, and flowers. The motifs in the main design field are arranged in diagonal rows. The long edges are embellished with rows of gold acanthus leaf-like swirls, interspersed with red, blue, and white dots. There is a very narrow silver binding at the edges.

Culture
South India
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, gold metal, silver metal ? and dye
Made in
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sari338/1 a

Sheer green silk sari with embroidery. Arranged in rows overall, is an embroidered design of a gold arc with an ‘x’ motif in the centre and three floral motifs underneath. While the colours of red, green, black and silver are constant, their position within the designs change. An elaborate border is sewn to the bottom edge. The border has a gold overlay with square and floral motifs on a green, blue and red striped ground. The back is unlined.

Culture
South India
Material
silk fibre ?, metal and dye
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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