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Drawing3396/6

Pricked pattern design following a drawing of Ganesh. The paper is semi-opaque. The elephant deity is depicted in profile, wearing a crown, holding things in three of his four hands, and sits with his feet together. He sits on a low platform with four feet. In the upper right corner is a small mouse.

Culture
Gujarati
Made in
Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stamp Print3396/4

Stamp design printed in red of an image of Ganesh, on paper. The elephant deity is depicted in profile, wearing a crown, holding things in three of his four hands, and sits with his feet together on a low platform with four feet. In the upper right corner is a small mouse.

Culture
Gujarati
Made in
Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing3396/7

Ink drawings on a folded paper. The main drawing is of a Hindu deity, with head shown in profile. Deity appears to be seated on a sing beneath a tree, with a peacock(?) perched to the right. The deity has four arms, and holds things in three of their hands. Their legs are bowed, with their feet held together beneath them. On the back, a small portrait and another sketch of a deity's head in black ink, and a sketch of a place in blue ink. The paper is folded in half, and then a small portion is folded over.

Culture
Gujarati
Made in
Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stamp Print3396/5

Stamp design, in dark blue, of Ganesh, printed on off-white paper. The elephant deity is depicted in profile, wearing a crown, holding things in three of his four hands, and sits with his feet together. He sits on a low platform with four feet. In the upper right corner is a small mouse. The paper has uneven edges.

Culture
Gujarati
Made in
Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stamp Print3396/3

Stamp design printed in dark brown of an image of Ganesh, on paper. The elephant deity is depicted in profile, wearing a crown, holding things in three of his four hands, and sits with his feet together on a low platform with four feet. In the upper right corner is a small mouse.

Culture
Gujarati
Made in
Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sari3374/1

Wedding sari in off-white crepe with embroidered designs in gold thread and gold sequins. Edged along three sides with an ornate band composed of three rows of gold sequins with heavy gold embroidery in between. The sari is divided into eleven panels, four full and seven partial, with a section of undecorated crepe fabric at the end. In each panel, extending in from the sides, are triangles composed of small flower-like designs - small circles with loops around the outer edge, and a four-petaled design within. Both ends are finished with a zigzag stitch in gold thread.

Culture
Indian
Material
fibre, metal, plastic and synthetic fibre
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3295/26

Finely woven textile. Dark pinkish-red fabric, hand block-printed in dark blue-black. Bordered by a band of small repeating designs and dotted lines, which continue around the large dark blue rectangles with large paisley across both ends. The centre is filled with small repeating flowers and dots.

Culture
Indian ?
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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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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Textile3295/30

Long rectangular reddish-orange textile with yellow-orange embroidery. On three edges of the textile is a border of small repeating stem and leaf(?) designs with one in a light mint green. Both of the short edges have a row of small repeating floral designs, much like the larger designs in the centre of the textile. The overall pattern is large repeating star-like flowers(?), halves of the same flower(?), and thin outlines of flower petals(?). The majority of the flowers have dark blue centres, but some have pink or light mint green centres. One large flower has a dark blue diamond-shaped petal. The square in the bottom left corner is different, with geometric designs surrounding the flower. The long edges of the textile are finished with loop stitching.

Culture
Indian
Material
cotton fibre and silk fibre ?
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dress3295/28

Sleeveless black dress, with long side-slits. Front of skirt and around both shoulder-holes are thick sections of fabric with orange geometric designs on a brownish-red background, covered with small white beads and circular mirrors. Thin bands of red with black repeating designs border the beaded areas, and also create a V-shape design at the neck. Five small embroidered designs with mirrors decorate the front of the dress. The back is plain with exception to two small layered half-circles, sewn at the top, centre of the back.

Culture
Indian
Material
glass, metal and fibre
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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