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Rectangular, brocade textile of cream fabric and indigo detailing. The design consists of a centre medallion with two birds, tree, leaves and floral motifs. Thirty- four butterflies arranged between medallion and border. The border consists of bird and floral designs. Four, cotton ties are attached to selvage edges. Hemmed at each end.
Light indigo cover with blue-black embroidery. Top and bottom selvage; sides have blue-black double bias binding with double lines of blue- black braid. Central motif: two lions, peonies and ribbons. Each lion has a mane, fluffy tail, rosettes on body. Lion at left has eyelashes; lion at right has wrinkled forehead.
Rectangular, blue cover with black border and embroidery. Top and bottom have selvage edges. The sides have a black double bias binding with two lines of black braid. The central motif consists of two lions playing with peonies and ribbons. Each lion has a mane, tail and rosettes on its body. One lion has eyelashes while the other has a wrinkled forehead.
Long, rectangular, cream valance with the top unfinished; sides are hemmed and the bottom is selvage. Repeating reverse fruit pattern along the sides and bottom (stylized rinceau border). The centre has a design of five medallions. First, from left: phoenix and a deer, both with reversed heads, deer has sprig in its mouth. Second: square geometric pattern, surrounded by circular fruit pattern. Third: geometric centre, eight lions in a circle, surrounded by fruit and star pattern. Fourth: stylized cross surrounded by twelve butterflies; two larger butterflies and two citron representing Buddha's hands in spaces between arms of cross. Fifth: butterflies and fruit in loose stylized flowing pattern.
Plain cloth with black and blue embroidered motif of two pheonixes on either side of a peony. Flowers, leaves, butterflies, ciccada and other insects on either side, and a bat on the left bottom corner. Raw edges. Some stenciling still visible.
Long, rectangular, brocade textile of cream fabric and indigo detailing; selvage at top and bottom; hemmed at ends. Motif on left is an animal with flower pattern; a dotted vase with flowers and fruit, a dragon behind. The centre vase on a stand has a flower pattern, contains fruit and flowers while behind are butterflies, diamond mace and scrolls. Patterned vase and stand on right, contains four pointed leaves, flowers, vines and fungus; behind are books with scrolls. Horned animal on right. Between vases at left and centre is long billed bird on branch with fruit and flowers.
Chief's headdress with cap of light blue felt. Rim of cap has feathers inserted into leather holders sewn to felt. Holders are painted in bands of red, blue, and white. Feathers are brown and white with blue marabou feathers glued to the bottom shaft and to the tip of the feather. Red paper circles are glued where the marabou meets the eagle feather tip. Orange marabou feathers are on the crown of the cap. Band of loom-woven beadwork in red, blue, and yellow runs across the front to rounds of beadwork at either end. Dangles of loom woven beads with marabou feathers tied to the ends and two strips of white fur with black tips, hang from each side.
Hollow globular calabash rattle with neck leading to a smaller globular shape open at one end. Sides of large globe are covered by a netting, incorporating dark brown seed beads which fit around neck at one end leaving the other end, the bottom of the globe, uncovered. A carrying string is attached to base of netting. Calabash skin is yellow and worn in spots to show natural calabash fibre underneath.
Hourglass-shaped wooden drum with a leather head at each end. Laced from top to bottom with leather and tied in the middle with a leather thong. Ends of drum are circled by leather thongs. Handle is attached to base of drum with leather. One side of handle is covered with ticking while the other side is with raffia-like material and edged in leather.
Grey-white jacket with dark blue embroidery. The jacket has a round neck, wide sleeves and centre opening with frog closures. On the front are peony, pomegranate, bat and butterfly motifs. On the back are lion and prunus motifs. There is blue facing inside the neck, front sides and side seams.