Cloth consists of five strips of fabric sewn together in an overhand stitch. The pieces have decorations incorporated into the small, tight weave: Top panel is a medium brown, undecorated. Second strip is narrow, red and brown-pink, with an interlinking H pattern. Centre strip is wider than the others, with a double line of yellow blocks sitting on a red background. Next panel is a smaller yellow interlinking H pattern on red. The final panel is yellow with two lines of square holes above a fine, thick fringe.

Woman’s full-length, A-line, colourful robe or coat (chapan), with long tapered sleeves; open from neck to hem at centre front, no fasteners; made of red, yellow, green-blue, purple and white warp-ikat textile (silk warp, cotton weft), with glazed surface. Lightly quilted with a light layer of cotton batting. Gathering at the sides just under the sleeves. 12 cm slits at each side at the hem. All edges trimmed with narrow black, blue and white braid made with loop manipulation technique. Lined with red and off-white machine printed cotton textile, representing bunches of flowers; sleeve fronts lined with green, red and off-white machine printed cotton textile, representing leaves and paisleys; all edges are faced on the inside with bias strips of multi-coloured woven striped cotton textile.

Small, tightly woven basket with lid. Base rises at centre, with a patterned weave. Round basket has a bulbous body with a decorative stepped line and small triangle pattern below the shoulder in colours of rust and dark brown. Basket rim curves inward, coloured light brown with a small checked pattern at shoulder. A lid (part b) fits onto rim, round, rising toward its centre where sits a small raised finial. Patterning on the lid matches that of the basket.

Round lidded basket. Basket is woven in narrow strips on the exterior, with wider strips used for the interior lining along with four extra large strips on bottom. Interior and exterior are sewn together with stitching below rim and on bottom. Exterior has undyed leaf woven with dyed leaf in pink, light green, and shades of purple, laying on the diagonal and creating wide sections in each colour. Bottom is a vibrant swirl of these colours. Lid (part b) is constructed in an identical way, with a loop at top centre serving as a handle.

Hand embroidered sash made from a piece of unbleached and undyed cotton. Fine, densely embroidered rectangular strip showing floral and geometric motifs in green and pink with blue and yellow elements. Central panel contains green flowers with red centres interspersed with blue and yellow designs; on either side is a thin green edging, filled with small, shaped blocks of colour.

Hand woven tunic (part a) and pants (part b) made of thick unbleached and undyed cotton. Tunic is long, with three quarter sleeves, a high neck, and zipper closure at back. At hem and wrists, as well as in a deep ‘v’ on shoulders and chest are attached thin bands of embroidery, consisting of evenly spaced diamonds in a variety of colours interspersed with ‘v’ shapes in black and red. Pants are narrow through the hips and thighs and widen toward ankles, constructed with seams down the back of each leg and several short pleats at waistband. Closure is by side zipper. Pants are undecorated.

Three pieces (parts a-c) of finely woven, gauze cotton of different lengths and widths. Each piece has panels of embroidery in white and green, with diamond-shaped and floral motifs in yellow, pink, blue and red. Part ‘a’ is very long and thin, with an embroidered panel at each end and two near midpoint. Part ‘b’ is shorter and wider, made of two pieces of white cotton delicately sewn together in a long centre seam. Panels at each end. Part ‘c’ is the smallest and roughly square, with a single panel at one end.

Temple cloth. Textile has block printed patterns all over the surface. Background is pale purple-pink, with dense designs in deep purple. Images of deities, people engaged in various activities, crocodiles, bovines, birds, circular decals and a gramophone are spaced across most of the cloth. Edge decorations are lines of triangles, floral motifs, and chevrons.

Temple cloth. Textile is block printed and dyed, with designs in black and cream on a dark red alizarin background. At centre is a buffalo with the torso and head of a male, holding in his hands a curved sword and a floral decal. Above his back is the many-armed goddess Durga. Around this central image are repeating motifs showing fish, birds, musicians, dancers, hunters with bows, and women carrying water jugs on their heads. Edges have lines of triangles, floral motifs, and chevrons.

Temple cloth. Textile is block printed and dyed, with designs in dark brown and cream with greenish alum mordant covering the background. At centre is a buffalo with the torso and head of a male, holding in his hands a curved sword and a floral decal. Above his back is the many-armed goddess Durga. Around this central image are repeating motifs showing fish, birds, musicians, dancers, hunters with bows, and women carrying water jugs on their heads. Edges have lines of triangles, floral motifs, and chevrons.