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Skirt, girl's, made of woven black wool fabric with red tape at the pleated waist. The red fabric extends at the ends as ties. The bottom edge is finished with the same tape. The centre and bottom of the skirt are each decorated with a horizontal band of embroidered floral and zigzag design in red, blue, yellow, green and white. Between these two coloured bands is a thinner band of white embroidery.
Jacket, collarless, in the bolero style made of green wool twill with set-in sleeves gathered to wide cuffs. There are black wool diamond-shaped patches on the elbows, attached only at the corners. There is a light red/purple wool tape border around all the decorative areas: at the neck, front, bottom, cuffs, pockets, and elbows. The decorative areas include dark red-purple cotton twill tape with yellow and white rickrack appliqué and multicoloured cotton machine embroidered floral, and geometric designs. The jacket is fastened at the front by six metal hooks and eyes.
Small, long sleeved unbleached cotton shirt. Piped edge in place of collar. Neckline slit down to mid-centre of shirt. Stylized v-shape design in red and green below neck, and on either side of neckline. Front bottom of shirt longer than the back.
Woven belt with blue edges. Finished with one braided end with braids sewn together and one loom cord end. Thin woven ties in same colours attached to both ends. The belt is warp faced and warp patterned. The pattern weave is a three span float complementary weave in the pink and maroon area and reverses on the other side. Overall pattern is diamond shaped. Three green and yellow strips in same pattern near edges and in middle. The commercial wool has an extra twist added by hand spindle; white yarn is a two ply handspun yarn.
Part (a) Round urn shaped coiled cedar root basket (bifurcated stitches) with handle and lid, part (b). Completely imbricated with tule grass and red and black cherry bark for a tree design. Broken, coiled handle. Lid has red cherry bark spoke-like motif on white imbricated background.
Coiled cedar root tray decorated with partial imbrication in red and black cherry bark and tule reed. Tray has two coiled handles and a five star flower design.
Part (a) Small urn shaped coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with loop work foot, coiled handle and lid part (b). Imbricated design of three staggered rows of diagonal bands in red and dark cherry bark. On shoulder near rim are four staggered short tricolour bands in red cherry bark, tule grass and dark cherry bark. Same configuration on lid with double stitches in black cherry bark imbrication near center.
Woven, wool hat, conical in shape with semi-circular indentation in the rim. The bottom edge is scalloped with stripes of navy, red, yellow and cream. The body of the hat is detailed with a cream geometric pattern with yellow, navy and yellow detailing on a red ground. The top section is solid brown with a red tassel attached at the point.
Round, closed two-strand twined basket with lid. Straight-sided, very finely woven. Approximately every 6th element in every 6th row is red (warp of same grass dyed red, otherwise yellow-green). Bottom of basket is coarser and darker red/beige. Blue band, a single element wide around bottom edge. Lid (b) rim is reinforced by cedar bark band. Red 'dot' pattern on lid, same as basket. Two small holes near bottom centre.
Open, round cylindrical shaped basket, open twining on bottom and in alternating double row sections on sides, with rows of cross warp sections (3 sets). Top section is decorated with double row of black wave-like twine. One aspect of basket side, twining between open-work slants diagonally, interrupting the otherwise parallel lines. Rim, two strand twined; with twisted loops along top. Inside unfinished ends at rim and centre bottom. Two strand thread interwoven along rim.