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SculptureEg437

Standing figure of Vishnu. Has a conical headpiece embellished with elaborate geometrical incising. Eyes and eyebrows are slanted, nose is pointed, and lips are pursed. Elaborate detailed necklaces around chest area. Geometric incising from the waist down to feet. Arched border around perimeter of figure. Right side is slightly deteriorated. One hand raised, palm facing forward, one hand resting to the side. Wooden plank supports back and figure rests on rectangular base.

Culture
South India
Material
stone
Made in
Vijayanagar, Karnataka, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sculpture1516/6

A sculpture of a tall woman standing straight, holding onto armrests and inset by a rectangular door decorated with a sun-like semi-circle with spirals at the top corners. Beside her feet are two small animals. At her sides, on the other sides of the armrests, there are two small human figures. There is a rectangular wood base in which the sculpture is set.

Culture
Indian
Material
stone and wood
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sculpture1516/5

A sculpture of a head, resting at an angle, wearing an elaborate headdress with a large triangular decoration at the centre of a wide horizontal band overtop a cylindrical piece.

Culture
Indian
Material
stone
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sculpture1516/4

A stone sculpture of a femal head with her hair carved in a bun at top with some curled hair flowing down her sides.

Culture
Indian
Material
stone
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sculpture1516/3

A stone sculpture of a female head with wavy hair tied in a bun at the top. The back of the head is flat.

Culture
Indian ?
Material
stone
Made in
India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sculpture1516/1 a-b

Two part sculpture of an elephant (part a) and a four-armed rider (part b). The elephant is wearing armour or decoration on his face, tusks, legs, and sides and is carrying a chair for the rider on its back, and an object in its trunk. The rider is wearing regalia consisting of a skirt, neck band, arm bands, wrist bands, anklets, necklace, earrings, and headdress, and carrying one item in each of its four hands, which are raised upward with elbows at right angles. Headdress has five protruding objects in a fan-like configuration.

Culture
Indian
Material
clay and metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure1436/1

A small figure standing with its hands together as if in prayer. The figure is carved with a face and a headdress, a necklace, and wings.

Culture
South India
Material
whale tooth
Made in
Goa, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wrap Skirt1473/4

Rectangular, ceremonial skirt, or apron. The main body of the piece is made of black cotton textile which is bordered at the top with a narrow multicoloured horizontal stripe. The lower third of the garment consists of a finely-woven, horizontally striped, multicoloured textile, with many woven geometric motifs. A horizontal row of closely-spaced cowrie shells is affixed to the apron just above this patterned textile and extends almost all the way across the width of the garment. Many long (38cm) strands of dark red glass and metallic cylindrical beads, interspersed with white seeds, are attached below this row of shells and hang freely to the bottom of the garment. Each strand of beads is finished with a tuft of red wool, resembling a small tassel.

Culture
Ch'in
Material
cotton fibre, cowrie shell, jacob's tear seed ?, tin metal, glass, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Nagaland, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtEf466

Full-length pink skirt with shiny, metallic, gold and silver-coloured trim sewn along the hemline. Skirt has a drawstring-style waist (missing the drawstring). Pink fabric is covered with a repeating floral motif.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
silk fibre ?, dye and metal
Made in
Madhya Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtEf464

Green cotton skirt with a tie closure at the waist. Skirt is printed with a geometric pattern of green triangles and small purple circles; green and purple floral border around hemline.

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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