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PrintN4.8

Padmasambhava. Black ink outline of three dieties, one larger and sitting above the other two, with landscape and sky behind. Diety with multiple arms and faces in lower left corner standing on figures, the other standing in lower right corner with archway behind. Round red ink design in right corner.

Culture
Himalayas
Made in
Kathmandu, Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintN4.7

Avalokitesvara. Black ink outline of multi-armed diety, sitting cross-legged, center arms holding oval object, right side holding flowers, and left side holding string of beads. Clouds around upper half, flowers and leaves below. Round red floral design at lower right corner.

Culture
Himalayas
Made in
Kathmandu, Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintN4.6

Black ink prayer banner with Buddhist symbols. Bottom border is wide. Raw edges. Round red floral design on bottom right.

Culture
Himalayas
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintN4.5

Black ink tortoise with yin yang symbol. Black square background.

Culture
Himalayas
Made in
Thangboche Monastery, Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintN4.4

Rectangle of paper with written prayer printed inside, in black. Round red seal near lower right corner. Paper has raw edges along one long edge and one side.

Culture
Himalayas
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wrap Dress3587/1

Woman's wrap-around dress (kira). The dress is composed of three woven panels stitched together on the long edge to create a rectangular fabric. Each panel is finished in chain stitch in either red and dark blue or light grey-green and light brown. The centre of the textile has a beige background with evenly spaced bands of stripes. On each side there is a section of alternating solid orange and navy blue bands on an off-white ground weave. Both sides have sections of navy blue, grey, and bright orange bands in various sizes on a dark orange ground weave. One side is heavily embroidered with alternating lines of dark blue or dark blue-green and red designs including meander, stepped pyramids, diamonds, and other motifs. Fringe on the short ends.

Culture
Bhutanese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Bhutan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum3521/1

Circular wood drum frame with animal skin stretched over the top and bottom. Skins are laced together with thin strips of cane, creating a zigzag pattern around sides of frame. Light-coloured trident design on batter head, along top edge; resonant head is undecorated. Looped tie threaded through cane strips along top edge of frame, for hanging purposes; carved wood handle extends from bottom edge of frame. Handle is cylinder-like in shape, with a pointed bottom. Three heads circle top edge of handle with six decorated rings below. Rings are an assortment of bulbous, angled and flat shapes; decorations are incised lines, geometric motifs and raised scallops. Point of handle has three sides; bird beak, snake and intertwined rivers decorate sides. Drum contains a rattle.

Culture
Nepalese
Material
fibre, wood, animal skin, cane grass and metal ?
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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