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Winnowing BasketEf252

Natural coloured basketry. Flat at one end and turned up and rounded at back to about 7 cm high; shallow scoop-like shape. Raw edges of weaving are caught between double strips of 2 cm. wide cane and lashed together.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
stem ?
Made in
Jamshedpur, Bihar, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketEf221 a-b

Basket with natural twill weave inside and outer basket (part a)made of purple, blue, yellow, and green fillets of cane woven in diagonal and vertical patterns. A twill weave is used and by a simple elaboration of the diagonal combination of the coloured warp and woof gives rise to a geometric design. These two baskets are placed together and are caught between strips of split bamboo. These pieces are lashed to the basket with fine fillets of purple cane. A second basket has been made in the same manner and fits as a lid (part b).

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
stem ?, bamboo grass and dye
Made in
Kalimpong, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketEf214

This shallow basket is woven of grass in natural and dyed shades of red and blue. Design is over-woven with coloured fillets of grass in natural, red, and blue. Bottom is star shape radiating outward in four sectors of colour, two red, and two natural. Around this is row of natural colour grass, followed by inverted triangles filling in background. Sides decorated in diagonal bands of red alternating with rows of blue diamond shapes and red triangles separated with natural grass bands. Above this, one row of natural-coloured grasses and a final one of alternating red and natural grasses finish basket.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
synthetic dye and sikki grass
Made in
Mithila, Bihar, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketEf213

Shallow basket woven of grass in natural, dyed shades of red and green. On interior, a red starburst shape radiates out. It is outlined in natural colour. The background is filled in with green fillets. A single row of natural colour finishes off the bottom. The rising sides are a geometric pattern in red, green, and natural, finished off with one row of natural fillets and a second row of 9 cm. Wide strips of red and green.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
sikki grass and synthetic dye
Made in
Mithila, Bihar, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketEf212

Shallow basketry tray woven of grass, natural and dyed, in shades of red, green, yellow, and blue. Design is over-woven with coloured fillets of grass in natural, green, yellow, and red, in form of outward radiating star shape. Background is filled in with blue. Around circular bottom is row of red. Rising sides are woven in red and natural grass inverted triangular shapes, above which a row of green and one of alternating yellow and orange bands finish the basket.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
synthetic dye and sikki grass
Made in
Mithila, Bihar, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseEf210

Blue and dark red machine made cotton textile has been hand embroidered and hand sewn. Partially lined with light green floral print cotton fabric. Two large orange squares below bustline, decorated with metal thread, and other traditional stylized designs, both floral and geometric, are inset with small pieces of mirror. Extensive use of chain, buttonhole, plain, satin, and square stitches in orange, blue, green white, black, red, and silver.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
cotton fibre, glass, silver alloy metal, metal and dye
Made in
Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileEf209

Small black textile divided by rows of orange and white embroidery into four rectangular sections, each embroidered in stylized designs. Background is embroidered in round flower-like forms, centre of each set with mirrors. Chain and buttonhole stitch used extensively. Design is in orange, red, green, white, and blue cotton embroidery thread. Machine-made.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
cotton fibre, glass, silver alloy metal and dye
Made in
Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagEf257

Small drawstring purse of black velvet. Lined with unbleached mill cotton to form three pockets. Drawstring works so that it can be pulled to open and pulled to close using different strings. Tassels of wrapped pink silk thread bound in metallic-covered thread decorate the black cotton cord of the drawstring.

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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FigureEf195

Clay model of human figure. Torso is pinched at waist. Lower extremities form skirt also serving as solid base. Arms are stumpy and roughly depicted. Face is painted yellow. Skirt is red, green, and light blue. Wears silver crown. Back is unpainted.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
paint, lacquer and clay
Made in
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEf194

Clay model of human figure. Torso is pinched at waist. Lower extremities form skirt that also serves as solid base. The skirt is painted yellow, red, and green. Arms are stumpy and roughly depicted. Face is painted blue with orange features. Wears silver crown.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
paint, lacquer and clay
Made in
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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