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Heavy silk and cotton rectangular shawl with fringe on both ends. White lozenge pattern on a blue ground. The overall design is made by continuous weft pattern. Warp-faced plain overall weave with supplementary weft pattern.
Warp-faced plain weave shawle with continuous weft pattern laid into background wefts. Weft is dark blue and the warp alternates yellow and green silk resulting in a horizontal striped pattern. Geometric pattern stripes in white and dark blue in the continuous weft pattern laid in between the background weft. One green and one gold selvedge.
Leather cut-out shadow puppet representing Surgriva, the Monkey King. The figure is a monkey with red skin dressed in military costume with a twisted black and white turban, thick red, black, and natural brown coloured necklaces, and chest ornaments from which a large red heart shape is suspended. Has sharp fangs, a striped moustache, and beard. Four moveable limbs. Feet are not matching. One foot (part b) is detached, has five toes, and an anklet around its red skin. Colours also include green.
A shadow puppet of leather cut out, representing a female figure; dyed black and two shades of red. Costume (part a) is elaborately patterned with black vertical stripes alternating with bands of tiny black incised flowers. Both arms (part a) are jointed at shoulders, elbows, and wrists. Removable head (part b) with a profile face, a nose pin, and numerous flower decorations with an elaborate headdress, does not appear to be matched with the body, which is older, and of a more intricate style. Jointed feet also appear to be replacements.
Belt with dark red and black lengthwise stripes on a light grey-brown background. In the centre is a series of black toothed lines flanked by solid black lines. To each side is a smaller series of red toothed lines and along the weft selvedges are solid black lines. One end of the belt is finished withe a fringe of braids, which are joined together by three loops of cord and are then tied to a single cord. Another cord is attached in three places to the selvedge at the other end and a long, single strand of this cord extends as a tie.
Flat woven mat with a double row of string trim around the outer edge. Double banded circular design in faded purple, remainder in natural grass colour.
Small drawstring bag of black hand-woven cotton in plain weave. Geometric motif is embroidered in contrasting colours of white, purple, and yellow which closely follow the warp and weft of the fabric. Lined with black mill cloth. Machine seamed. Hand sewn to finish. Drawstring of three-strand, twisted cotton in red and white with orange cotton tassels.
Rectangular green silk shawl with red and yellow geometric designs and green silk fringe at both ends. Warp is silk, weft is cotton and silk. Warp-faced plain weave overall with supplementary weft patterns created by continuous pattern wefts laid in with background wefts. Four alternating red and yellow stripes at each end. Patterns are in alternate blocks of similar dimensions. Yellow block has three rows of linear geometric design, the centre one is narrower than the two outer rows. Red block has two rows of elongated geometric designs.
White belt embroidered with dark blue thread. Horizontal bands of geometric flowers. Seam at center of belt. Three sides embroided with zig-zag blanket stitch. One side hemmed to reverse side.
Rectangular, brocade textile of cream fabric with a dark blue design. The wide variegated border has band of octagons and squares with flowers; narrow rinceau flower border above and below. Lower segment, wave and pondweed design. Lower edge hemmed with triangular design. Upper edge selvage, side edges unfinished.