Small, square textile, embroidered with gold and bronze metallic thread. The edges are bordered with a floral patterned called ‘velpati/creepers’. The centre has small circles in rows with alternating green and red middles. The underside has UBC written in blue pen and the old object number in black pen.

Sleeveless purple blouse with embroidery in fine satin-stitch. The blouse has a v-neck with thin tie. On the front and back is a pink floral motif on purple ground. Around the neck, shoulders and bottom hem are thick embroidered bands with floral and bird motifs in pink, blue and orange on purple ground. The inside is unlined.

Large yellow rectangular with embroidery. Embroidered along the edges and corners is a predominantly red border with a paisley motif. The back is unlined.

Silk and cotton, square textile consisting of a central dark purple coloured panel with a repeated floral design in red, green, pink and cream. Around the centre is a thick border of navy silk damask fabric with a floral design. The reverse has a cotton lining with a red, white and black repeated, geometric pattern.

Rectangular pink textile with embroidery. Embroidered in dense rows is a white floral motif with green-yellow stem and leaves. Along the bottom edge is a border with large white floral motifs. The back is unlined.

Cotton and silk textile consisting of a central, silk panel with a multi-coloured bird and flower pattern on a red background. Surrounding the centre is a brown cotton border with white, red and dots repeated in a diagonal line.

Large, rectangular green woven fabric with orange, blue, and yellow surface embroidery in geometric patterns. Overall robe is made from several individual strips of the same material hand-sewn together. Fringe at either end.

Small, rectangular shaped textile. This is a small sample of Khente cloth, which is normally five or six yards long and two yards wide, worn draped around the body and over one arm. Label reads, A.E. Asare and Co. Dento Mills Nsawan, Ghana. Green background with geometric and striped designs in red, orange, yellow; fringed at both ends.

Rectangular silk textile with a small, repeated, geometric and stylized floral design in gold, white and red on purple ground. The sides have a solid orange border while the ends have a purple stripe and small fringe.

Rectangular shape silk textile consisting of leaves and flowers in green, purple and beige on black ground. Composed of ten strips sew together. Repeat pattern. Edges are raw.