Gift of Miss Mary Forbush Failing.

Museum Expedition 1904, Museum Collection Fund

Large beige wool blanket with a long wool fringe at one end. Six stripes of stroud cloth (four brown, one red and one dark blue) are incorporated into the body of the blanket (after weaving). The red stripe also has a green piece of fabric woven in with it. (The thick twisted fringe has lost some pieces.)

Mat made of tightly woven strips of cedar, thin warps and wefts to the inside, with a border of wider strips on the edges. Inset from the border and running along its length is a decoration of two lines that cross at the corners, made of cedar strips dyed a darker brown. The mat has been broken or cut into four pieces, three of which are roughly similar in size, with the fourth (part b) being double in size. All pieces of the mat may not be extant; the broken edges are loose and unravelling.

Mat made of tightly woven strips of cedar, thin warps and wefts to the inside, with a border of wider strips on three edges. Inset from the border and running along its length and width are decorative bands of dark-dyed cedar strips that cross at the corners. The mat is damaged and torn into four parts, however two of these (part a) remain attached by black thread that was machine sewn along all the borders.

Flat, square bag. The fabric of the front of the bag is a shiny synthetic. Bottom corners are rounded, with delicate white trellis and fringe hanging between. The fringe is white at top turning to grey and then black at the ends. Two black handles are attached to the top corners of the bag. The centre of the bag holds a black plaque with a white Chinese character sewn to the middle. The plaque is surrounded by a fine white braid and a boarder of blue. The back of the bag is thin white cotton.

Flat, square bag. The fabric of the front of the bag is a shiny synthetic. Bottom edge is slightly scalloped and has a fine fringe hanging across. The fringe is white at top turning to blue at the ends. Two blue handles are attached to the top corners of the bag. The centre of the bag holds a black plaque with a blue Chinese character sewn to the middle. The plaque is surrounded by a fine blue and white braid and a boarder of blue. The back of the bag is thin white cotton.

Flat, square bag. The fabric of the front of the bag is a shiny synthetic. Bottom corners are rounded, with delicate fringe hanging between, white turning to blue at the ends. Two blue handles are attached to the top corners of the bag. The centre of the bag holds a blue plaque with a white Chinese character sewn to the middle. The plaque is surrounded by a fine dark blue and white braid. The back of the bag is thin white cotton.

Flat, square bag. The fabric of the front of the bag is a shiny synthetic. Bottom corners are rounded, with delicate white trellis and fringe hanging between. The fringe is white at top turning to grey and then black at the ends. Two black handles are attached to the top corners of the bag. The centre of the bag holds a black plaque with a white Chinese character sewn to the middle. The plaque is surrounded by a fine white braid and a boarder of blue. The back of the bag is thin white cotton.

Flat, square bag. The fabric of the front of the bag is a shiny synthetic. Bottom edge is slightly scalloped and has a fine fringe hanging across. The fringe is white at top turning to blue at the ends. Two blue handles are attached to the top corners of the bag. The centre of the bag holds a black plaque with a blue Chinese character sewn to the middle. The plaque is surrounded by a fine blue and white braid and a boarder of blue. The back of the bag is thin white cotton.