The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

The Elizabeth Sickler Smith Collection; Gift of her grandson, Edward Conyngham.

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

Collection of the Portland Art Museum.

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

Wool poncho. Woven garment consists of two separate but identical pieces sewn together at midpoint (shoulders) where it is folded in half, and has a hole at centre through which fits the wearer's head. Weave is tight and un-patterned, with decoration consisting of a series of horizontal lines of varying widths in orange, green, dark purple and other colours, with several patterned lines incorporated. A short fringe in the same colours stands out from the edges. At bottom front is a large brass-coloured kilt pin.

Vest made of woolen plain-weave cloth and adorned with white buttons, embroidery bands, pockets and colourful fabric appliqués. Rectangular pockets with embroidery bands at borders of geometric motifs forming large roses. Curved woven strips in the interior forming an inverted triangle with one button. Two bands in the centre front of red fabric and curved strips on pink and green in interior. Two protruding ties are hanging from front with embroidery bands of large rose designs. Pink curved vertical strips in the middle of ties.

Round wool hat with shaped crown in the middle and straw in the interior. Top of hat has different embroidered motifs surrounded by sewn metal sequins and small plastic beads: four tall trees, two circular designs with leaf decorations, two triangular designs with three geometric motifs. The crown has four geometric designs in each quarter and a high pompom in the middle with five coins of five cents each sewn with metal threads. Ring band at rim with geometric sewn designs and protuded serrated decoration; red fabric background and light red cushion in the interior.

Knitted bag. Strap in light brown and yellow dyed threads, with pink and yellow pompoms at edges. Three pouches; two at front, one on either side. Peruvian, Bolivian, Argentinian, Spanish and Chilean coins from the late 1700's to early 1900's have been sewn with cotton threads on front side (left pouch: 18 small, right pouch: 11 medium and front: 13 large coins). The most common phrase on the coins is: "Libre por la constitucion" (free by the constitution). Six bands of geometric motifs (from top to bottom): flowers, triangles, waves, circles and diagonal lines.