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Bride DollEi30

A small unglazed clay figure on a circular pedestal base. Simplicity of form reveals a female torso with extended wing-like arms, and a pinched face. There is stick-poke detail on the headpiece, collar, eyes, and nipples. Has incised lines and pelleted eyes. Hair is knotted at the back.

Culture
Assamese ?
Material
clay
Made in
Goalpara, Assam, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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The Life of Meares IslandNb11.310

A main design consisting of a black thunderbird with a serpent on the wing at the right and a wolf on the wing at the left surmount a green mountain-like island. Whale below island. Thunder bird has profile head, facing side on the right. Two ears side by side are joined at downward curving tips. Short curved open beak. Wings outspread horizontally at sides have gradually diminishing feather pattern towards island. Island is outlined in black with one black line diverging into two. Profile serpent has a curvilinear body, a head facing to the side on the left, two ears side by side curving downwards, two lines of short dashes along the upper line of the open mouth, and a curled nose. Wolf has a head turning to face the side on the left, two lines of short dashes along the upper lip, bared teeth, four s curves and a four pointed star on the body, paws on the fore and hind legs curving backwards, and an inverted u shaped tail. Whale has a triangular blowhole, a small dorsal fin, an open mouth, a pectoral fin at the left of the eye ovoid has a cross and a grouping of three horizontal lines, and tail flukes having eyes within a series of three ovoids. Pencil inscription along the bottom edge reads '408/500 The life of Meares Island J.David '85'. The print is on a horizontally rectangular, white paper piece.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Tla-o-qui-aht
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatEg58

Rectangular grass mat of superfine regular weave. The mat is natural-coloured with several bands of dark red, orange and green at both ends. One end is stamped: ‘120 count' and the other 'fine mat society’. There are red tassels in each corner.

Culture
Tamil
Material
fibre, grass and dye
Made in
Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatEg57

Rectangular grass mat of fine regular weave. The mat is natural-coloured with bands of dark red, orange and green at both ends. Also at both ends is a wide band with green geometric motifs flanked by dark red bands.

Culture
Tamil
Material
grass, fibre and dye
Made in
Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Short PantsEg56

Shorts have a drawstring waist with an orange band around the waist and legs. The back is decorated with starburst and flower shapes with horseshoe shapes on each side. Front is decorated with horseshoe motif and male figure outlined in white braid inside. Around waist are rows of fine yellow braid, sewn by machine.

Culture
South India
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Tamil Nadu, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShawlEi26

Long rectangular shawl made of three rectangular strips of hand woven black cotton cloth machine stitched together to make one large cloth. There are stylized designs hand embroidered in darning stitch, depicting various sizes of elephant, butterfly, bird and flower-like forms in purple, white, orange and green. Decorative pulled thread open-work border at each end.

Culture
Naga
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Nagaland, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SashEi25

Hand-woven cotton belt decorated with a geometric design. The pattern consists of diamond shapes of different sizes divided by rows of plain bands of colours. A long fringe of twisted red cotton thread is left on each end. At one end this fringe has been partly broken away. Colours are red, yellow, black, red and orange.

Culture
Naga
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Nagaland, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sitting MatEh1

Reversible rectangular mat with woven designs. The mat has an overall diamond motif in purple and natural. One side is predominantly purple, the other is predominantly natural. There are thin green bands running through the diamond motifs. There are double purple borders on the long sides of the mat.

Culture
Sri Lankan
Material
stem ?
Made in
Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Incense BurnerEg63

Seated clay figure of man in ceremonial costume. Well-modeled form exhibits prominent facial features, mustache, forehead markings. Elaborate head-piece has serpent-like ornamentation flowing from high crown down both sides to elbows. Ornaments at chest and ears; floral emblem on shoulders and at centre waist. Perforations in right hand, skull. Box shaped base.

Culture
Tamil
Material
clay
Made in
Tamil Nadu, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Incense BurnerEg62

Small clay figure of female. Vase like construction of body with feet breasts, nipples, arms appliqued. Head is well-shaped with prominent facial characteristics of forehead markings and knotted hair. Necklaces, earrings, arm bands and belt are appliqued. Perforations at top of head and on shoulders.

Culture
Tamil
Material
clay
Made in
Tamil Nadu, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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