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Flat, embroidered cover, shaped to fit a bicycle seat. It is constructed from silk fabric, which is profusely embroidered in chain stitch with orange and dark red silk or rayon floss, using a meandering pattern. A large, multi-coloured, hooked sun disc motif appears in the centre. Metallic gold braid is used to outline the central design field. The embroidery is backed with red cotton textile.
Flat holster for a small pistol, constructed from silk textile, which is profusely embroidered on both sides in chain stitch with orange silk or rayon floss, using a meandering pattern. A large, multi-coloured, stylized sun or star motif appears on each side. The holster is trimmed on three edges with many small blue glass beads. Metallic gold braid is used to outline some of the motifs. The embroidery is backed with red cotton textile.
Wall hanging or bed cover, consisting of three panels. A centre panel of multi-coloured warp-face silk and cotton ikat textile is flanked on either side by panels of dark red-purple shot silk taffeta. The designs on the ikat panel are simple, geometric and linear blocks of colour (predominantly pink, yellow, purple and blue), and the textile has a shiny, glazed surface. The piece is hand quilted with red thread and is lined with cotton gauze, which has a woven plaid pattern in pale blue, tan and white and is pieced along some edges with pink and red cotton textile. The edges are bound with bias strips of yellow and purple striped silk (or cotton and silk) textile.
A long wide woven fabric band. Main design is consisting of an alternating pattern of geometric horizontal bands, one of which is white on a red background while the other one of which is yellow-green on a blue background. Mutli-coloured tassels are along one edge. Ends have braided fringe.
A long wide woven fabric band. Main design is consisting of red, black, and brown triangles and diagonal lines on a green-brown background. Each end has two sets of fringes. Black, red, and green-brown tassels are at the ends.
Multi-coloured saddle cover constructed of wool cut pile textile and decorated with a large octagonal tribal symbol, surrounded by multiple rows of border designs. Roughly square in shape, but with two adjacent corners cut off at 45-degree angles to accommodate the shape of the back of the saddle. There is a 16 cm slit at the opposite end, close to the edge. Side edges are selvage; front and back edges are turned once and secured with a coarse running stitch.
Man’s wool coat with blue designs. The coat is made from narrow widths of dense, coarse wool textile that has been fulled and embroidered. The coat has long sleeves, side slits and centre front opening with three buttons. The edges of the opening, sleeves and hem have a triangular motif. On the front of the coat the embroidered designs consist of vertical rows of small circles On the back the designs include tree of life, diamond and ram’s horn motifs. The embroidery thread is indigo-dyed (?) wool fibre.
Woman’s dress with multicoloured bodice, wrist-length wide sleeves, and very full, closely gathered skirt. The bodice front is embellished with a densely embroidered panel of floral forms and tree of life motifs in orange, white and green in chain stitch on maroon ground; appliquéd over the embroidery are four large, thick discs embellished with silver thread embroidery and mirrors on black ground, two located at the centre front and two over the breasts; the bodice back is made from deep pink and black striped textile. The neck opening is trimmed with silver thread embroidery; there is a button and loop made of twisted fibre at the centre back neckline. The sleeves consist of panels of red and orange cotton textile; wide cuffs are embellished with chain stitch embroidery on black cotton textile. The front of the skirt is made of plain black cotton textile; the back of the skirt is pieced from panels of machine-printed deep pink cotton textile and deep pink plain cotton broadcloth. Where the bodice and skirt join at the high waist, there is a large, red, triangular amulet attached at centre front, embellished with silver thread embroidery and silk or rayon tassels trimmed with cowrie shells and beads. A pocket is located on the left side of the skirt. Lengths of twisted brown cord hang from the sides of the bodice. The bodice is lined with coarsely woven cotton. There is a horizontal tuck in the skirt at hip level, and a there is a large plastic button on each shoulder.
Man’s tailored white tunic with cuffed sleeves, centre opening, side slits and a mandarin collar. The tunic is made of an off-white rayon (acetate?) textile with a twill weave and a slightly shiny surface. There are five small plastic buttons evenly spaced along the inside of the collar with hand made button holes. The tunic opens in the centre front, held together by a metal clasp and seven white plastic buttons hidden by a placket. It is lightly fitted through the bodice but flares from the waist to hem. The right side of the centre front opening is widened by means of an extension, from the neckline to just below the waist. A tab and button inside at the waist secures the extension to the side seam. There are single-welt pockets on either side of the chest and in-seam pockets below the waist. There are small shoulder pads and the tunic is partially lined from the shoulders to hip.
A pair (parts a-b) of man’s long tubular heel-less wool socks decorated with multi-coloured designs. The interlooped fabric is very strong, and dense, and it has almost no stretch. The toes of the socks are embellished with brown chevron designs on an off-white ground. From the ankle to the knee, there are bands of stylized floral, and abstract shapes worked in green, purple, red, orange, and pink, some on a brown background while some on an off-white background. The tops are finished with a band of looped yarn and tassels made from twisted yarn. The two socks are identical in size, colour, and design.