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Main outside border has alternating yellow and white circles with red centres and alternating blue and blue green spots. Centre area inside diamond-shaped border is red with motif in repeating half-drops. Head is mirror which is edged in orange flanked by white-topped black wings, then symmetrical pairs of white-tipped yellow green and orange wings. End of body is black with three yellow tail feathers. Centre has white flower-like motif with white diamond shaped petals. This motif is repeated by itself with variations at each end of the piece. Background is red. Piece is lined with stitching showing through.
Black embroidered square, lined with neutral material and bound in red. Red loops at each corner; centre divided into sixteen small squares by triple lines of red and yellow. Purple or red stylized flower with mirrored centre at each corner. Yellow, green, purple, and white peacock with fanned tail and mirror in each square. Three borders of: purple flowers with mirrored centres and multi-coloured leaves; small purple checks; and diamonds. Edge pattern of multi-coloured triangles. Patterns separated by yellow lines. Embroidered in satin: fishbone, chain, feather, and running stitches. Some mirrors missing. Broken stitches in two outside borders. Small black stain on upper edge of lining. Upper right corner loop broken.
Cotton textile, completely sewn on a red lining with white stitching. Outside background border is dark green with alternating yellow and white flower shapes with mirror centres; flowers are interspersed with multi-coloured leaves. Next is undulating yellow line on purple, then large undulating flower shapes. Inside are four small motifs of undulating borders with white flowers, a mirror in centre of each one. The middle motif is a more complex variation of the others on red background. Patch of darker red background material on left hand side.
Brass casting of casket in shape of mango seed. Does not stand free as both ends are pointed. Larger bottom is more than two thirds larger than the small, separately cast top (lid). Bottom has grid encircling circumference, perforated frequently, giving a lighter, more open effect. The tip of the lid has a hole through which string can be threaded. Both lid and bottom have hinge attachments on either side, one is permanently fixed and the other forms the latch.
Brass casting of small casket mounted on small stand cast as part of main body of object. Lid, with knob, was cast separately. Hinge joints were cast as part of both pieces, 2 loops at each side of base and 1 on each side of lid. Small brass rod is pushed into one of the sides to form simple working hinge, while other side may be secured as a latch. Base is embossed along entire circumference with vertical bands of circles.
Light coloured brass representation of woman's head. Hair of brass with repeated lines drawn into bun at back of head. Neck flares out at upper shoulders then ends abruptly, forming wide solid base. Ears are S-shaped, wearing large trefoil earrings. Features are thick and large with circle designs on forehead, cheeks, and chin. Wears choker of small repeated circular designs.
Lightly burnished naturalistic rendering of a bull. The underside is open fretwork design exposing dark clay of original form. The legs are slightly irregular with no hooves and are solid cast. a long slender tail is supported by brass wire that appears to have been added after casting. The bull is wearing a choker of twisted brass coils and tiny pressed balls that ends in bell under throat. Trefoil designs are located all over back and blanket type decoration from end of hump to tail.
Light coloured brass representation of a scorpion. Tail is raised in the stinging position and claws are open. Form appears playful, with very fat, round body, disproportionately small claws, simplistic facial features of pressed circles of brass. Legs are joined to their pairs across back with raised brass ribbed design.
Naturalistic brass representation of a deer in slender, delicate style. Small brass flat balls encased by 2 narrow strips of brass wire on each side to form entire open brass work surface on deer's back. Underside composed of crisscrossing brass wires forming open fretwork design. Legs and very thin antlers are solid. Face is humourously depicted with bulging eyes, deep nostrils and an open mouth.
Roughly burnished brass representation of a horse. Hard black material of interior core is distinctly visible through open circular fretwork on underside of belly and throat. 4 raised rosette designs, 1 on each flank. Coiled wire pattern on back. Low relief brass fringe embellishes upper foreface and neck.