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Fragment of a strap or belt. Rectangular in shape and coloured light brown. Repeating pattern of yellow rectangles and red squares across entire surface. Two red bird-like figures facing one another inside each rectangle. One yellow bird-like figure inside each square, facing towards the left side of the fragment.
Fragment of a coarse cloth. Irregularly shaped with rectangular main body and fraying triangles extending from the left and right sides. Main body rectangle coloured white, trimmed in brown, with interior designs of stepped pyramids, zigzags and diamonds. Patterns done in light and dark brown. Frayed attachments on the left and right sides of the rectangle are patterned with alternating white and brown yarns, creating a small checkered design.
Fragment of a sling. Consists of part of the cradle and part of the left handle. Portion of cradle is light brown and has a two-toed zoomorphic figure, outlined in dark brown with a light red interior. Tapering section, where cradle meets handle, has vertical stripes and a repeating triangle pattern. Stripes and pattern done in light brown, dark brown and light red. Handle splits in two where it meets the cradle before converging again and becoming a thick rectangle. Rectangle and split strands covered in concentric diamond pattern. Done in red, light brown and dark brown.
Feather plume from a headdress(?). Individual yellow parrot feathers, streaked with light green and light orange, with braided plant fibre attached to their ends. All braids are bound together, securing the feathers in a bundle. Additional black thread tied around the plume, slightly above the braids.
Strapless bag. Rectangular in shape, gradually widening at the bottom. Body is light brown-white with black and red-brown striped border close to opening. Upper third is plain and bottom portion, trimmed with thicker black and brown stripes, is covered in brocade pattern of birds, zoomorphic figures and waves. Designs done in black and red-brown. Bottom edge bordered with wide black and brown stripes. Right and bottom sides stitched closed, left side folded closed.
Complete sling. Cradle is white and has a short split in the centre. Handles are solid brown braids. Sections on both braids, closest to the cradle, have red-purple diamond designs outlined in white. White yarn worked into ends of both handles. Right braid handle ends with two white strands extending out. The left handle has two white strands tied together at the end, making a thumb loop.
Fragment of a belt. Clean-cut along top edge of textile. Pattern of diagonal bands across entire surface. Warp fringe along the bottom edge. Fringe is mix of brown, dark cream and white. Diagonal bands alternate between interlocking triangle motifs and bird-like figures. Triangles are coloured white and dark cream. The bands with bird-like figures have alternating white and dark cream backgrounds, with the birds coloured dark cream and white respectively. Striped border along left and right sides. Done in brown and white.
Fragment of a garment's border. Red rectangular band with short golden brown fringe stitched to the bottom edge. Repeating golden brown wave pattern across entire surface, along bottom edge.
Fragment of a cloth. Irregularly shaped with worn top edge, diagonal right and bottom edges, and straight left edge. Textile background is white with designs throughout done in dark brown. Top two-thirds of textile have a step pattern. Checkered pattern across entire bottom third of textile. Step motifs, with horizontal lines, inside each square.
Fragment of a garment(?). Rectangle-like in shape and coloured brown. Design of brocaded interlocking feline heads, done in red and yellow, across entire surface of top portion of cloth. Wide light blue-grey border along bottom edge. Bottom and right edges trimmed in red-brown.