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BraceletEf487 a-b

Pair of circular glass bracelets each made of a segment of striped transparent, white and dark purple glass that has been twisted and joined at the ends. Small notches around the outside are painted (?) gold.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
glass
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Printing Block1287/2

A dark brown wood press print block and handle on back. Front has carved design of two ornate semi-circles at the bottom surrounded by swirls with a dot within a circle at the middle top.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian ? or Indian: Central Indian ?
Material
wood
Made in
India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PurseEf485

The purse has a woven light brown and pink basket-like base that widens at the top and tapers near the base. The base is slightly raised and has a coiled pedestal rim. The top of the basket-like base is attached to woven fabric that comes together at the top by an orange and yellow drawstring. The fabric portion of the purse is cream coloured, is decorated with three sections that have alternating yellow diamond and double-lined patterns. Each section is separated by a reddish-orange line that is outlined by a reddish-orange and blue checked line.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
grass and dye
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombEf479

Comb carved from wood with two curving edges, and two edges of very fine tines that stop before the corners. Incised on both faces with four lines that run the length of the comb.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
wood
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentEf475 a-c

Three knobbed ornaments (parts a to c) that, from the bottom up, are composed of a circular metal base, a small perpendicular metal rod, and a circular metal top embellished by linear grooves around the perimeter. Top of each has a green glass(?) inlayed jewel-like attachment in the centre. Green centres of parts a and c are indented. Green centre of part b has a small metal bead-like attachment on top.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
metal and glass ?
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BraceletEf457

Wide bracelet with slightly tapering cylindrical shape and incised parallel lines on both outside and inside that follow the circumference of the bracelet. The outer surface has bands of golden metal formed from small square and triangular shapes that are covered in lacquer.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
clay ?, wax, metal and lacquer
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt953/1

Belt made of between twenty and twenty-seven strings of predominately red beads. Strands are strung through ten vertical bone strips, breaking the strands into nine sections--sections on the ends have the fewest strands, with progressively more being added to each section moving towards the central section, making the belt wider in the middle than at the extremities. Ends are tied off with brown string, one end forming a loop, the other having a circular piece of bone attached to it.

Culture
Naga
Material
glass, fibre and bone
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sari338/1 a

Sheer green silk sari with embroidery. Arranged in rows overall, is an embroidered design of a gold arc with an ‘x’ motif in the centre and three floral motifs underneath. While the colours of red, green, black and silver are constant, their position within the designs change. An elaborate border is sewn to the bottom edge. The border has a gold overlay with square and floral motifs on a green, blue and red striped ground. The back is unlined.

Culture
South India
Material
silk fibre ?, metal and dye
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagEg428

Tanned goat skin bag, rectangular in shape with a drawstring top, a stitched bottom and a folded, stitched handle that attaches at the top and bottom edge. The bag is ridged and is fixed in a folded position.

Culture
South India
Material
goat skin
Made in
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head ClothEg409

Red triangular head scarf with a yellow and blue pom-pom dangling by a string from each corner; double border of shiny gold ribbon sewn along front edge with ribbon sewn into a tree-like shape in the centre.

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