Pair of dark-brown coloured wooden sandals with light-brown twisted grass straps and black fibre ties. Rectangular-shaped with rounded edges and straight sides. Underside of both sandals have two large drilled holes in the centre and one large drilled hole at each end. Grass straps have been threaded through and tied with knots in three of the holes near the top of the sandals.

Multi-coloured woman’s tunic that is lavishly embellished with panels and bands of embroidery on both the front and the back, incorporating several styles of stitching. The garment is very stiff and heavy. On the front, there is a large embroidered panel from shoulder to hip, and the upper edge of this panel extends over the shoulders to form a narrow yoke on the back. The embroidery on this panel is so elaborately detailed and so densely worked that none of the background textile is visible. Design elements in this embroidered panel include circular and diamond shaped motifs and many small mirrors. Below the densely embroidered panel on the front are three horizontal bands decorated with triangular motifs, rickrack, sequins and metallic braid embroidery. The back of the tunic has a centre-back neckline slit (37 cm). Pouches made of yellow and red textile which is embellished with an X made of black braid are sewn into the top of the neck edge on both sides of the neckline slit. The pouches contain small amounts of dried plant material. Below the back shoulder yoke are horizontal bands of navy blue and silver brocade. A panel of orange textile, embroidered with oval and square shapes, extends to the hem of the garment. The sides of the garment are formed from vertical strips of bright pink, green and gold satin textile. The bottoms of the elbow-length sleeves are finished with several rows of diamond-shaped motifs.

The first piece (part a) is the head of a female painted with a green face and a large oval headdress surrounding her entire face. The headdress has a cylindrical stepped middle part, and the whole thing is red decorated with gold dots and a yellow rim. Her face is outlined with white and she has long black fibre hair. The second piece (part b) is the upper body which has the arms bent at the elbows with the right perpendicularly forward and the left more toward the body. The hands are both held in a position whereby the thumb connects in a circle with the finger next to it. The neck is long and tapers up to a point with a metal loop. The upper body garment is red decorated with green, blue, and gold. The third piece (part c) is the three red and beige multiple stringed strands with red and white tassels which are loosely tied around the neck. The fourth piece (part d) is a skirt which tapers to a red point at the top with a metal loop. The waist has a blue belt decorated with circular gold flowers and a horizontal gold line around the top and the bottom of the belt. Oval beads are painted in three rows around the hips with a pink rope underneath. The skirt is white with visible folds in the fabric and have two sets of horizontal rows that have pink in the middle and green around them which transition to yellow at the back. There is a long thin red front panel decorated with gold dots and sideways crescents outlined with two rows of gold dots followed by a pink, green, yellow, and white garland. Two long thin orange side panels are decorated with horizontal rows of green pink, blue, yellow and black. The fifth piece (part e) is the legs which are slightly fused together with blue anklets decorated with two horizontal of gold dots around the middle. The dark pink feet are standing on a rounded circular base painted grey and black. There is a metal loop at the top of the legs.

Rectangular, appliquéd wall hanging or canopy, featuring repeated motifs formed from pieces of grey, red, yellow and tan cotton textile which have been cut, the edges turned under and slip-stitched down onto an off-white cotton textile background. In the large central field, there are 28 identically shaped square motifs, measuring approximately 20 cm x 20 cm, with stylized floral centres, arranged in a multicoloured checkerboard pattern. Around the edges there is an appliquéd border of abstracted elephant motifs on all four sides, edged with two rows of red and grey sawtooth designs. Small loops of cotton string are spaced at the corners and at intervals along the edges.

Finely stitched, reverse appliqué blouse panel or mola with a striped design in red, pink, green, orange, blue and white on a black ground. Detailed are four birds in profile, one in each quadrant of a two panel design; all facing the same direction. Wings are decorated with vertical reverse appliqué areas. Two birds are grouped into one panel; two panels make up the mola. Each panel is outlined with a white border. The panel is lined with white backing fabric with splashes of colour printed on.

Woman’s jacket of white cotton fabric. The jacket is shorter than waist-length and opens at the front, with the left side lapping over the right when closed. Panels are added to the front edge at each side to extend the overlap. The deep V neckline is edged on the outside and inside with facings of cotton fabric, with a rounded corner at the bottom on the left, and a square corner on the right. Along the V neck is sewn a narrow collar or outer facing made of the same fabric as the lining. Two long thick ties are attached to the lower left facing and to the right of the facing. Thin white inner ties are sewn to the inner right inner facing and the left underarm seam. There is a centre back seam. The long sleeves are set in with a straight seam and a convex curve on the lower edge, narrowing to the wrist. The inner lining is white and shiny with a zigzag pattern. Jacket made to be worn over a skirt (2535/4).

Light brown damask vest with gray peony pattern. The vest has a v-neck, side slits and a centre opening with five silver buttons. Each button is stamped with the design of two chrysanthemums. There is an inset pocket on each side finished with a rectangular band. There is a smaller third pocket on the upper left. The vest is lined with light brown rayon and is filled with a thick material.

Man’s jacket of natural colour hemp cloth, somewhat coarse and very light brown in colour. Jacket is waist-length and opens at the front, with the left side lapping over the right when closed. Panels are added to the front edge at each side to extend the overlap. The deep V neckline is edged on the outside with a facing 7 cm wide, with rounded corners at the bottom. A tab with a buttonhole is attached to the place where the facing joins the front edge, and this aligns with a tab on the right side to which is sewn a shank button of pearly plastic. The lower edge of the garment curves downward to the centre front. There is a centre back seam, and the sleeves are inset with a straight seam, and joined with another seam between elbow and wrist. The lower edges of the sleeves have convex curves, narrowing towards the wrist. There is a square reinforcement sewn to the inside of each underarm. All the hems are very narrow.

Long white ramie coat with long sleeves and an overlapping centre opening with ties. The coat has a V-neck with inner and outer facings of the same material and rounded corners at the lower edges. There is a narrower outer facing or collar of white silk-like fabric squared at the lower ends and hand-sewn in place. Two wide ribbon ties are attached at the mid-points of the wider facings and there are shorter, narrower ribbon ties on the inside. The sides of all ribbons were left unsewn. The sleeves are inset with straight seams with additional seams between elbow and wrist and slight convex curves at the lower edges. There are square reinforcements in the underarms. The coat has a centre back seam, a pair of flared gussets under each arm and a slightly flared panel descending from the mid-point of each outer facing so that the coat overlaps at the front when closed. The left facing has a wide hem as does the bottom of the garment. The sleeves have narrower hems. All seams are very narrow.

Man’s summer shirt of natural hemp cloth. The shirt is waist-length and opens at the front, with the left side lapping over the right when closed. Panels are added to the front edge on each side to extend the overlap. The deep V-neckline is edged on the outside with a facing 7 cm wide, with rounded corners at the bottom. A tab with a buttonhole is attached to the place where the facing joins the front edge and this aligns to a tab on the right side with a knotted button. The lower edge of the garment curves downward to the centre front. There is a centre back seam. The sleeves are inset with a straight seam and join with another seam between elbow and wrist. The lower edges of the sleeves have convex curves, narrowing towards the wrist. There is a square reinforcement sewn to the inside of each underarm. All the hems are very narrow.