Long thin band with woven pattern. The pattern repeats pink floral and bird motifs intertwined with a green vine on white ground.

Long thin band with woven pattern. The pattern repeats a ‘v’ motif in red with green details on white ground. The band is joined together by unwoven strands.

Large rectangular piece of thin, muslin-like, tie-dyed cotton. Fabric has been folded in four and covered with elaborate patterns of knot-like resist ties that penetrate all four layers of folded cotton, giving the material a puckered appearance. The outer border of the fabric has been dyed red, while the rectangular centre is a deep blue. In fourteen spots on the blue ground, larger amounts of material have been tied into clear plastic, resisting the blue dye and showing a red colour.

Off-white rectangular sheet of cotton; tan-coloured borders with a white stripe with white floral embroidery down the centre run along both lengthwise edges.

Long thin band with woven pattern. The pattern repeats a diagonal line in yellow and red against short red lines on white ground. The band is joined together by unwoven strands.

Rectangular shaped band consisting of a central orange and white repeated zigzag design. The pattern is on an orange and white striped background with a white border on either side. The end sections are loose creating a threaded fringe. Band is tied together, around the middle, by a piece of yellow thread.

White apron with cross-stitched embroidery (part a) and long thin ties (part b-c). The upper half of the apron has fruit and floral motifs and red characters. The lower half has geometric shapes, floral motifs and red characters. The edges have red trim with two top loops and loops on each side. The back is lined with white cotton. The ties (part b-c) are different lengths and white with pink double lines.

Sample of hand made maltese straight bobbin lace edging with a leaf motif and a scalloped edge.

Sample of hand made maltese straight bobbin lace edging with a floral motif separated by rectangles, a scalloped edge, and three lobes on each scallop.

Doll representing a male figure carved out of wood with articulated shoulders and ankles. His face and hands are painted white with hair, eyebrows and eyes painted in black, and a mouth painted in pink. A braid hangs down his back, tied at the top with a long black ribbon on one half of which are adhered four square gold decorative elements. He wears a very pale blue hip-length silk jacket lined in white, lapped to his right and tied at the waist with a separate pink sash tied in a single-loop bow. The sleeves of the jacket are made of parallel bands of various bright colours. The jacket has a self-facing at the neck and a narrower white facing. Under it is a white cotton jacket that is slightly shorter. The figure wears full white cotton pants tucked into ankle wrappings which extend over white socks.