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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 shaped cotton textile (parts a-b) with one edge that protrudes slightly farther then the rest object. Both parts are detailed black and white thick and thin stripes creating a plaid-like design.
Rectangular cotton textile made of four hand woven strips sewn together. The design consists of navy, blue and light blue repeating stripe design.
Rectangular cotton textile consisting of narrow hand-woven strips, then sewn together with black thread. The design consists of then navy blue with light blue stripes across each strip. The ends are hemmed with a thin piece of black and brown fabric. Along one of the sides is a thick piece of blue fabric with ‘Dendritic Salt’ written on it.
Rectangular cotton textile made of numerous long strips machine sewn together; the ends are hemmed. The design consists of striped and plaid pattern in blue-black and brown.
Long, rectangular cotton textile made of woven narrow strips, sewn together and embroidered. The decoration consists of a grey ground with geometric designs embroidered in red, black and brown intermixed and overlapping with stripes of red, black and blue. There is one section with a repeating blue elephant design.
Long rectangular cotton cloth made of three panels sewn lengthwise by hand. The design consists of blue and red stripes on a cream ground. Along the ends are a thin band of blue and white embroidered chevrons along with a twisted fibre fringe.
Pair of slipper-like shoes with a rounded, raised sole. Uppers are embroidered with multicoloured flowers on white and black ground. Soles are white and platform-like, truncated at the toe and heel so that they curve sharply upwards at both ends.
Metal spectacles (part a) that have foldable arms. The case (part b) is made of thin wood covered with dark blue-purple silk and having a design consisting of a deer and good luck symbols embroidered in red and yellow on one side while there is calligraphy embroidered in dark blue on the other side on a yellow silk background. The case has a lime green tasseled cord at one end and a metal button on the other end that has a green stone?
Octopus figure consisting of a stuffed light brown cloth with circular, bone button eyes and braided cedar bark tentacles. The cloth forms a round head and a square shaped neck, the fabric has remnants of red colouring. The mouth is triangular in shape and made with a strip of braided cedar bark. Small strips of skin are sewn around the cedar bark tentacles at the top and bottom of each braid. A few small pieces of feather are adhered to the skin.