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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.
Simple, long, loose-fitting, drawstring pants made from dense, home spun, fulled, off-white wool textile. Some minor colour variations occur in the textile. Front and back are identical. A 24 cm shaped panel at the centre front and back provides wearing ease; the legs are straight top to hem. There is a casing at the top for a drawstring but no drawstring is provided. Mostly hand-sewn, with some machine stitching. Bottom edges of the legs are left raw.