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Rectangular cover with pale blue border on each end with an inner row of braiding. The central motif consists of three triangular shaped rocks. The rock on left has a cat standing over an insect. Growing from inside the centre rock is a tree with a peony in bloom. The rock on the right has a bird on top. Growing between rocks is a branch bearing several varieties of fruit, flowers and leaves.
Plain white cloth with black embroidery. Two rows of twenty-two floral and insect motifs which include butterflies, a bird, peonies, chrysanthemums. Embroidered border with alternating flower and leaf design with geometric bands above and below. Hemmed on all three sides with zig-zag embroidery . Selvedge at top.
Plain cloth with blue embroidery. Design at center is of ship with 6 persons, flying two flags, and a fish at bottom and potted flowers at top. Ship flanked by two medallions, one of rider on horse, the other of symbol and insects. Two smaller medallions beside these, one is either worn or incomplete, the other is of vine and flowers. Smaller decorative motifs near each end. At each corner along the bottom is a dragon, and at each top corner is swasztika symbol and flowers (?) Border on all three sides of phoenix and flowers. Hemmed bottom, raw sides, top selvedge.
Light blue sheer blouse with embroidery. The blouse has long sleeves, a centre opening and a long angled front hem. The neck, sleeves and hem have satin stitched blue lilies and pink flowers with open work (fabric removed) in dark blue between the flowers. The inside is unlined.
Textile composed of a length of dyed cotton divided into five large panels of design in mottled red and dark red on a solid dark red ground. The end and centre squares have a mask motif, and these are separated by two sets of two square designs side-by-side. These two motifs consist of a lizard on one side and a mask pattern similar to the larger version. The textile has two selvedges running the length of the cloth and the ends are raw.
Rectangular shaped shawl woven warp-faced with twisted thread fringe on both ends. Warp is green and purple. The design consists of a geometric continuous weft pattern of diamonds, triangles, rectangles and star-like shapes in blue and yellow silk. Pattern made by discontinuous extra weft laid in red, yellow, white, and black. Background has horizontal stripe in alternate purple and green warp threads. There is a piece of paper taped to the back reading: ‘cotton okeen’.
Skirt composed of a rectangular blue cloth divided lengthwise into six squares. The skirt is divided into squares in three rows and six columns. Divisions between the squares are marked by white bands with light blue rope-like patterned borders. The squares alternate in a checkerboard fashion between patterns formed by small irregular whites circles and different designs formed by short white bands, all on a blue background. The blue ends have a machine-stitched finished edge.
Plain cover with blue embroidery in delicate floral motifs. Central motif: dish of flowers with beads and tassel; surrounded by four butterflies. Upper corner motifs: stylized bats with flowers and ribbons. Upper motif on left appears distorted. Lower corner motifs: branches and flowers. Top and bottom selvages; ends have wide indigo bias binding and inner row of braid. Four tapes attached to braid at upper and lower edges.
Rectangular, cover of beige fabric with indigo embroidery. The design consists of a central plate-like motif with a rim of birds, butterflies, branches and leaves; centre has birds, butterfly, centipede, branch, leaves and berries. On each side of plate is a butterfly with floral designs. The corners have triangular motifs: two are crab and aquatic designs; two are of flowers and butterflies. The ends hemmed in a geometric pattern. Four cotton ties are sewn to the long edges.
Rectangular shaped shawl woven warp-faced with fringe on both ends. The design consists of a red background with twenty-five rows of green continuous tree-like geometric pattern of laid in wefts. The back is lined with light pink cotton.