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Shawl2878/68

Rectangular woven shawl. The centre section of the shawl is light brown and has a design of alternating green and purple thick lines. The light brown centre has a border made up of two lines with small triangles between them. On either end of the shawl there are identical designs. The designs are made up of different arrangements of lines and triangles in various colours.

Culture
Indian
Material
fibre
Made in
Odisha, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hook2878/64

Brown, wooden suspension hook made from four upward curving 'branches', the ends of which are carved into four horse heads. The necks of the horse’s heads are decorated with chiseled parallel grooves. From the mouth of each of the four horse heads there are carved knobs suspended. There is also another set of knobs attached lower down on the horses' necks. The bottom end of these four horse head branches are inserted into the lower end of a central carved vertical pole, into a carved square box shape and are arranged so that they are diametrically opposite each other. At the end of the box there is a projection onto which is attached a wooden knob. The middle section of the hook is comprised of four twisted columns that meet at a mid-point in a carved knot design. The top of the hook is a carved wooden disc where seven carved wooden knobs are attached. The knobs are the same as those found in the horses’ mouth and on the horses’ neck. An iron ring is attached to the disc that is used to suspend the hook.

Culture
Gujarati ?
Material
wood and iron metal
Made in
Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Veil2878/63

Large, square, red veil. On two edges of the veil there is a thick black border. Inside this border, there is a second border that encloses a red square. This border is a red design with wavy lines, straight lines, triangles and dots. The centre of the veil is a red square, and within that square there are four small circles surrounding one large circle. These circles are black with a red design in the centre of each of the circles. These designs are of a similar style to the design that borders the red square.

Culture
Gujarati ?
Material
fibre
Made in
Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Betel Nut Cutter2878/62

Brass betel nut cutter with two scissor-like hinged components, cast in a 'maithun' couple motif. One component is in the shape of a man and the other a woman. The figures face each other, the male figure has a blade-like section down his front which fits into a narrow opening down the front of the female body. One leg extends down from the bottom of each body, allowing for opening and closing the cutter.

Culture
Gujarati ?
Material
brass metal
Made in
Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Betel Nut Cutter2878/61

Brass betel nut cutter with two scissor-like hinged components. The main piece of the cutter is shaped and carved to resemble a peacock with its head turned over its back so that its beak touches its feathers, a blade-like section below its body, and a long extended handle portion representing the tail. The lower hinged component has a flat section that corresponds to the blade-like portion on the main component, and an extended handle in a shape echoing that of the main component. These extensions allow for opening and closing the cutter.

Culture
Gujarati ?
Material
brass metal
Made in
Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Door Hanging2878/60

Swallowtail-shaped, embroidered fabric panel. The base fabric of this is light white-brown cotton with course cotton lining of the same colour. There is dark blue piping across the entire top and outer edges of the hanging, and the inner edge (under which you would walk) is rimmed with alternating yellow, red, blue and green ruffles. Around the edge of the hanging on the inside of the piping and ruffles there are embroidered flowers on a vine in varying colours, the most predominant of which are red, green, blue, and yellow. The middle of each flower is a contrasting or opposite colour to the petals and the centre of the flower is a smaller circle in either the colour of the petals or a third contrasting colour. The flowers are done in a herringbone or chain stitch. There are many figures depicted on the hanging including elephants, peacocks, horses, deer, cows, flower pots bursting with flowers, swastika sun symbols, mango fruits, the Sanskrit letter “Aum”, the Monkey god Hanuman, the goddess of wealth Lakshmi, Lord Krishna and his consort Radha and in the centre is the Hindu elephant god Ganesh.

Culture
Gujarati ?
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse2878/59

Short sleeve, backless embroidered blouse with long front panel. Predominantly bright pink with multi-coloured embroidery, the central embroidered designs on the blouse are in the shape of cowrie shells. There are two square designs embroidered over the breasts. Within the square designs are smaller embroidered squares and appliqué circular mirrors. There are also cotton puffs with beads on the top in both of the squares, as well as throughout the entire design. The bottom half of the blouse has a ‘U’ shape embroidered design which includes the cowrie shell technique, rectangles with appliqué mirrors in the centre and cotton puffs. There is also a flower motif embroidered on the inside edge of the ‘U’ shape. On the sleeves of the blouse there is a shield pattern with a flower whorl embroidered in the centre of the shield. Around the shield are several cotton puffs also with beads on top. Around the outer edge of the blouse there is a coloured pattern that includes triangles embroidered from both coloured cotton thread and gold thread. To finish off the edge of the blouse there is a multi-coloured stripe. On the bottom of the blouse, in both corners and in the centre, are small tassels with shells and a cotton puff. On the back of the sleeves there is a darker multi-coloured material.

Culture
Gujarati ?
Material
glass, cotton fibre, metal, fibre and cowrie shell
Made in
Ludia, Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot Carrier2878/58

Small, ring-shaped cushion decorated with white cowrie shells. The inside core of the carrier is filled with grass which has then been covered by a heavy blue cotton and stitched tightly together in order to retain the circular shape. On the outside of the carrier there is a repeating quatra-foil pattern made from cowrie shells. The top and bottom edge is trimmed with a circle of cowrie shells sewn end to end. There are two tassels made of folded and sewn blue cotton that are sewn on to the inside of the carrier, each with a single cowrie shell sewn to the end. Around the inside of the carrier there are remnants of a red piece of cloth which has been worn away in several places.

Culture
Gujarati ?
Material
cotton fibre, grass and cowrie shell
Made in
Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb2878/57

Semi-circular, dark brown, wooden comb, carved from a single piece of wood. The tines of the comb are carved in a semi-circular shape, leaving a border of solid wood along the curved edge of the comb. The comb is thicker along the curved edge, and tapers to a thin, flat edge where the tines taper to a point. There is an incised design on the thicker top edge as well as one on each side of the comb where the tines begin. The pattern on the thick edge is of two diamond shapes on either side of several straight lines in the centre. The pattern on the sides is of a series of circles with dots in the middle set between two solid lines, and the pattern follows the curve of the comb's edge. All of the designs have been painted silver. At each the two corners of the flat edge of the comb, on both sides, there are three pom-poms attached to the wood (12 pom-poms in total). The pom-poms are light green, light red and light yellow.

Culture
Gujarati ?
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse2878/56

Short sleeve, backless embroidered blouse with long front panel. Strings attached at the neck and the midriff tie up at the back of the blouse. The pattern on the main fabric of the blouse is horizontal stripes in a colour pattern of brown, black, green, and yellow. On both shoulders and over each breast there is an embroidered flower motif with two circles of appliqué mirrors, one around the outside edge and a smaller circle on the inside. Down the centre and along the sleeves of the blouse is an intricately embroidered ‘tab’ which also contains an appliqué mirror border and a single line of appliqué mirrors in the centre of the ‘tab’. There are also three fully represented and two half represented ‘chicken’ pattern designs. Around the bottom edges of the blouse and on the cuffs of the sleeves there is a yellow material with red dots. On either side of the blouse there is the same material but in red with a green border. The tie at the top of the blouse is black.

Culture
Gujarati ?
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and metal
Made in
Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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