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Light leather jacket with beadwork and fringe. The jacket has short standing collar, long cuffed sleeves and centre opening with brass buttons. There are two pockets on the upper front and two larger pockets on the lower front. All the edges are serrated. The cuffs, pockets and upper back yoke have beaded floral motifs. There is a fringe on the upper back, sleeves and sides. Inside, the upper back is lined with cotton.
Buckskin jacket with quill work and fringe. The jacket has a fur collar, long cuffed sleeves and centre opening. The centre opening and bottom hem have scalloped edges with small tabs. There are rectangular panels of fine quill work on the shoulders, cuffs and tops of the fringe. The fringe is around the upper back, shoulders, sleeves and sides. There is white fur trim on the collar and cuffs. The inside is unlined.
Horn ornament consisting of ten, polished, oval shaped beads with tapered ends and flat, circular tips. Each bead has circular opening on the top where a metal eye hook is inserted; fibre twine ties each hook together.
Rosary with the alternation of beads, nine red and four brass. The last, bottom, section of beads has four brass on either side of a larger, conical shaped, brass bead with crosshatching followed by three red beads, three brass beads, two coins – 1909 Republic of Ecuador, 1872 USA dime – three brass beads then a brass cross-like ornament which ends with a large silver crucifix decorated with circular, liner and floral details (on front and back) along with an attached figure.
Plain stem, brass straws (parts a-b) consisting of decorated, spoon shaped rounded ends with small circular holes soldered to a long metal tube that is slightly tapered at the top. Part a: decorated with an incised dotted edge lining a liner geometric design that encloses a singular flower with leaves in low relief. The base and the back of the circular end have a foliage pattern. Part b: decorated with crosshatched triangles framing a bouquet of flowers in a scallop edged vase. The back has a foliage pattern.
Blue robe with a round neck, tapered sleeves with hoof cuffs and a side opening with brass frog closures. There are slits in the centre front and back. The collar border has a gold peony motif on a red ground, edged with gold braid and pink trim. The cuffs have gold braid outside and black cotton lining inside. The robe lining is natural-coloured linen.
Metal earrings (parts a-b) with geometric pattern consisting of a three vertical, engraved asterisk like shapes enclosed in a carved circle that increase in size; all on a triangular shaped plague toped with a cutout circle where a thin wire hook and clasp pass through. A diamond shaped piece of metal is soldered to the hook.
Sheath (b) and sword (a); metal blade with rope like motif, liner details and a stripe of yellow (brass?) metal on each side. The handle and sheath are covered in cowrie shells that are sewn diagonally with red-brown fibre. The shells on the handle cover a ‘b’ shaped piece of wood that attaches to the sword; the connection is covered by a stripe of skin. A rectangular area of skin is exposed at the end and opening of the sheath while the rest is covered with shells. There are also two skin tabs on the top and bottom along with a skin tip ending in numerous pieces of skin stripes with shells tied to the end.
Metal pin with a scallop and triangular edge, incised curved lines, and five circular cut outs surrounding four metal clasps that secure an inset, oval shaped, piece of blue glass. A hole sits at the right base of the head which attaches to the long pointed, pin. A similar design is found on the back.
Metal earrings (parts a-b) that are horseshoe-like in shape with a raised section of blue enamel in between semi-circular and circular incisions. The thinner bottom ridge has scalloped edges and metal wire is soldered at one end with a hook at the other to clasp to the earring creating a hoop.