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Fan492/1

Rattan ? fan covered in small beads and edged with blue and yellow silk fabric. The fan has a semi-circular body with a curved indentation at the back to form a rectangular shaped stem that attaches to a long cylindrical shaped, wooden handle. The handle is painted red and green. The centre of the fan has a multi-coloured bead plant motif in with dark green, orange, yellow, navy and pink on a white background. Around the outer edge are dark green, white and red stripes. The back of the fan is covered in dark pink, cotton cloth. The back has a small rectangular adhesive tag that reads ‘Made in India’.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
cotton fibre ?, paint, dye, wood, glass, rattan ?, metal and silk fibre
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tunic632/1

Tunic with embroidery and appliqué. The tunic has a high neck, back v-neck opening, short sleeves and side slits. The upper front has a dense abstract pattern with circle motifs and mirrors. The lower front has horizontal bands of orange, green and pink with sequins. The back has a centre panel in purple with a bird motif, surrounded by bands in pink, orange, purple and green. The sleeves have many thin bands with sequins. The inside is unlined.

Culture
North India
Material
silk fibre, metal, fibre ? and synthetic fibre ?
Made in
Rajasthan, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat571/1

Hat made of several pieces of fabric, each with a different pattern, with black fabric over the forehead that comes to a point at the front centre and extends downwards in two tapering arms on the sides. There is a long tapering extension at the back of the hat with tassels attached at the tip. Ornamented with metal beads as well as orange, red and whitish glass beadwork around the face, and with metal and shell beads as well as shell buttons at the seams and down the extension at the back. There is also a brooch-like large metal button with a red stone centre attached near the crown of the hat.

Culture
Nuristani ?
Material
fibre, metal, shell, glass and dye
Made in
Nuristan, Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pants632/2

Black cotton pants with waist gathered at a wide waistband and banded cuffs with geometric embroidery. All stitching is executed with black thread.

Culture
North India
Material
rayon fibre ?
Made in
Rajasthan, India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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