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Small white matching jacket (part a) and pants (part b). The white jacket has a side opening with frog closures and purple trim around the collar, sleeves and bottom hem. The white pants have a wide waistband and straight pant legs. There is a floral motif in green stitching and purple trim around the bottom of the legs.
A thin pliable piece made from one piece of dyed red leather. Long hood style gathered in four places on the crown. Has two white cords on tje upper two gathered places as ties. Two beads per stitch run around the entire edge, across the upper part, and down the centre to the end where a silver chain is attached with a brass (?) arrow point is at its end. Stitching is done with black and red cotton thread and blue nylon thread. Beads are multi-coloured,and different sizes. Smooth inside. Rougher outside texture.
A long rectangular cotton cloth (khaddar) of three hand sewn long panels with the sides unfinished along the top and bottom. Blanket stitched and embroidered in three sections with silk threads. Mid-section has central circular motif surrounded by four borders of squares, zigzags, flowers, and birds. Circular motif is a lotus. Repeated on each corner, there are nine humans of varying sizes performing activities such as a couple getting married, smoking, playing games, dancing and walking. There are many scattered peacocks, parrots, and other animals. Also, a train, engine, and three coaches in the lower left corner, and pieces of shringar patti (head jewelry) in the upper left corner. Top and bottom are bordered with three rows of circles enclosed in diamonds. Two end sections are almost mirror images. Bordered with six rows of circles in diamonds and a row of eleven peacocks surmounted by two large peacocks. There is a different animal at each corner. Two humans on one end with one on the other standing atop a steed. Colours include red, orange, dark yellow, yellow, indigo, and white on a brown background.
Cotton textile, completely sewn on a red lining with white stitching. Outside background border is dark green with alternating yellow and white flower shapes with mirror centres; flowers are interspersed with multi-coloured leaves. Next is undulating yellow line on purple, then large undulating flower shapes. Inside are four small motifs of undulating borders with white flowers, a mirror in centre of each one. The middle motif is a more complex variation of the others on red background. Patch of darker red background material on left hand side.
Rectangular bag made of beige cloth with three bands of warp striping (brown, yellow and orange); sewn along the edges. Both sides are painted black and brown with geometric designs. Sewn to the corners of the slit opening is a black, red and cream woven strap.
Square bag made of beige cloth with bands of warp striping in black, yellow and red; sewn along the edges. Both sides are painted black and brown with geometric designs. Sewn to the corners of the slit opening is a red, cream, black and red woven strap.
A double layer of padding in blue checkered cotton fabric is tied to a flat rectangular piece of wood with an incised pattern on the exposed surface. A short band of blue floral material is sewn on to the cover of the top pad. A cord is wrapped around the ends of the pad, hooked into notches in the board. The incised pattern is very faint, the cuts are very shallow; the pattern is rough, rectangular in in shape, without regularity.
Rectangular beige fabric with thick black rectilinear designs and thin lines inside, cross and square motifs. Ends unfinished. The patterns are split into quadrants, divided by coloured solid lines in red and purple, outlined in black. The largest quadrant is a rectangular panel the length of the piece. A wide central panel above it is flanked by two smaller panels. The lengthwise edges have painted bands of yellow, red, green, and brown, and the ends have solid brown stripes. The patterns is each quadrant are different in design, motif, and scale.
Small knife with short metal blade. Blade is flat and curved with interior curve and rounded end sharpened. Blade is inserted into groove in handle bound with coated cord. Curved wooden handle tapering towards blade is rectangular in cross section. Handle has small point at base and it is decorated with a faded woven band tied to the point and back of the handle. Several small braided strands fall below point with threads of tan, red, blue, and brown.
Flat curved metal blade with inward curve and round end sharpened. Blade inserted into handle which has a flattened oval shape in cross section and a groove at end for blade with butt end having small point. Blade bound in place with coated cord. Handle decorated with long woven band in green, yellow, white, and red, tied to point and back of handle with green thread. At handle end, four braided and beaded strings fall forward (beads yellow, red, green, and black).