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BraceletEf489 a-d

Set of four metal bracelets, each made of a thin metal band with ends soldered together to form a circular shape. Alternating bumps on the outer edge of each.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PurseEf484

Small purse with rounded edge and drawstring mouth. The purse is constructed of a pink silk (?) fabric outer shell with an orange-brown cotton (?) lining and has a floral design covering most of the surface on both faces that is composed of metal beads and sequins as well as pink and green embroidery.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
silk fibre ?, cotton fibre ?, metal and dye
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentEf480

Ornament composed of off-white fabric flowers with elongated petals sewn to a length of wire that has been bent in half and then further bent into a curved form. The wire is covered in black woven fibre.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
cotton fibre ?, metal, fibre, dye and adhesive
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShoesEf367 a-b

Pair of black suede shoes (a-b) with brown leather soles. The shoes are decorated with a band of black leather that has a repeating abstract pattern in gold foil. There is also a paisley shape on the toe in the centre of which is depicted a woman with one arm extended upwards, the other downwards, with an abstract vegetal design border, also in gold foil on black leather. A thin, tapering strip of leather extends up and over the upper at the toe.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
skin, dye and metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ManuscriptB563

Book of St. Matthew written in Tamil. Pages are made of palm leaf with a hole through which string is threaded to wrap around the book. Nine pages have writing on both sides, one page has writing on one side and one outer page is blank.

Culture
Tamil
Material
palm leaf, fibre and ink
Made in
Tamil Nadu, India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEg50

Wood figure representing a female standing on an oval pedestal. The sides of the flat-topped square-shaped head angle in such a way so that they meet along the middle, creating a natural nose line. Beside the nose, there are eyes that are grooved out in a triangular way so that the eyebrows are a straight horizontal line. There is a small grooved mouth. The short arms are angled slightly along the sides. Has very long legs.

Culture
South India
Material
wood
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEg48

Wood figure representing a female standing on a double oval pedestal. Has ovoid rounded eyes, upraised eyebrows, a large nose, a mouth, and big ears with a hole in each lower lobe. Hair is accentuated with grooved lines, and is braided down the back. Wearing an upper garment that has cross hatching around the shoulder areas with five pyramidal protrusions along the middle of each shoulder area. Two horizontal grooves run across the front of each upper arm with four smaller horizontal grooves across the front of the wrists. The arms are angled slightly along the sides. Has breasts. Curvi-linear grooves are below the knee area. The pedestal has horizontal curvi-linear lines.

Culture
South India
Material
wood
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowB606 a-j

Ten metal arrows with bamboo grass shafts. Sharp barbed heads with hollow shafts. Each has three feathers intricately bound by string. All have straight angled barbs at either sides of the bottom of the arrow, except for one (part g) that has curved barbs. Six have dark feathers (parts a, c, f-i). Three have white feathers (b, e, and j) with one having shorter feathers (part e). One has brown feathers (part d).

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
bamboo grass, iron metal, feather and fibre
Made in
Bihar, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PinB747 a-b

Hairpins, two pronged with long shaft, square in cross section, with cross-hatching patterns that have been cut into the surface and burned to a dark brown finish. Part a has an inverted pyramid-shaped finial tip, and wider cross-hatching than part b, which has a 10-sided finial tip (one side joined to the shaft).

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
wood
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEf237

A small clay figure painted yellow with a simple modelled form. Head is with a pinched face that has black dot eyes and a red mouth. Knot of black hair at the top back. Female torso with a minimum suggestion of arms. Decorated with a red u-shaped necklace-like red line, a horizontal red line around the neck, two horizontal red lines around the lower portion of the body, and red-tipped arms.

Culture
Bengali
Material
paint and clay
Made in
Aranghata, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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