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UnderwearEf465

Green cotton underpants printed with a geometric pattern of green triangles and small purple circles.

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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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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BlouseEf467

Vest-like garment made from light green silk (?) lined with light blue fabric; green material is covered with light green floral embroidery. Ruffled yoke. Two kangaroo-style, pouch-like pockets with small semicircular openings at front of vest. Shiny, sequined, gold and silver trim around front opening and bottom hemline. Four metallic buttons and a cufflink-like closure at the neck.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
silk fibre ?, dye, metal and cotton fibre
Made in
Madhya Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse964/4

Woman's choli panel; consists of front panel with sleeves. Made of red light-weight silk which is heavily covered with intricate embroidery and round, inset mirrors. While the panel has roughly cut edges, the bottom and ends of sleeves are neatly finished with embroidery. There is heavy, coarse, brown fabric at the neck. The embroidery is executed in silk thread, predominantly gold-coloured with pale rose, grey-green and black. The size of the circular mirrored pieces ranges in size from roughly 3 mm to 2 cm.

Culture
Indian
Material
silk fibre, dye, glass and cotton fibre ?
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseEf472

Peach-coloured, woman's, short-sleeved shirt with two pockets on the front and contrasting blue-grey piping; piping runs along the neckline, down the centre of the shirt, along the tops of the two pockets, and around the cuffs.

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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BlouseEf438

Child’s long-sleeved shirt. Made of black and green striped cotton; wide red-orange bands with green, black, white and blue linear patterning ring the hemline and cuffs. Front of shirt is open with no buttons or other fasteners. Extra fabric sewn into the armpits. Extra strip of green and black fabric sewn vertically into front left side of shirt, interrupting the border at the bottom. White contrast stitching.

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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Backless BlouseEf468

Peach-coloured, midriff-baring woman’s shirt with a deep v-neck and short sleeves. Additional blue-grey fabric is sewn in the armpits. Golden metallic lace is sewn around the cuffs. Back is open, with four braided cotton ties; two at the bottom and two at the top.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
cotton fibre ?, silk fibre ? and dye
Made in
Madhya Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatEf248

Woven western-style hat with a slightly sloped brim and a flat crown; four decorative triangles are woven around the crown

Culture
Indian
Material
grass
Made in
Puri, Odisha, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Painting1073/1

Painting depicting two figures at the centre, one with a round white face, the other with a square black face, both with large eyes and striped necklaces. They are flanked by two smaller standing figures, each with four arms, and there is an arc of multicoloured figures at the top, each in a cartouche shape. At the bottom of the painting, two four-legged creatures with tails and manes face outwards with a cylindrical object (a Lingum ?) in between them. Floral motif border in black, light blue and red.

Culture
South India ?
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShoesB629 a-b

A pair of slip-on shoes (parts a-b) with polychrome beads in floral patterns, on a blue velvet background. Navy blue velvet insole lining. Predominant colours are peach, pink, green, red, and yellow among silver-coloured work. The toes are pointed. The front of the inner edge of the shoe curves to a point inward. The bottoms of the soles are stamped: 'GENERAL BOOT HOUSE / NO.11.12 / Chandni Chowk DELHI' (size 14.5).

Culture
Javanese
Material
fibre, glass, plastic ?, metal and leather skin
Made in
Delhi, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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