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Square textile panel. Panel is made of many small pieces of silk in light green, pink, yellow and purple, sewn together and embroidered with flowers, insects, feathers and other small shapes in similar colours as well as black. Several small round mirrors are incorporated into the design. Gold leaf ribbon delineates each piece of silk. Backing is black synthetic fibre, and several hanging loops are attached to top edge.
Necklace composed of two rows of glass beads strung on pandanus fibre. The beads alternate between one and black, creating a triangle-shaped pattern, with a red triangle at centre. The ties are formed from plaited pandanus fibre.
Slightly curved board cut in the shape of a canoe or outrigger platform. It is scored with twelve lines, and inlaid with various bead combinations. The convex side in plain.
Commercial glass beads strung on nylon lines. The beading forms a tube shape with different rows of colour, zigzagging and then joined to the next row with a sing red bead between. The band is joined with a single large white bead, and has eight strings of beads extending out.
Carved wood goggles composed of two separate wood pieces. Both pieces are contoured on the side for the face. Glass lens inset at centre with a lined paper insert. The eyepieces are attached at the bridge of the nose by a thin strand of black-blue twisted fibre, which is tied through two metal loops. The strap is a long twisted cord, which is knotted through holes carved on the side of each eyepiece.
Beads strung in repeating designs. Three rows of beads are incorporated into design - bordered by black beads with white flower-like designs in between. The beads end on two orange flowers, and then have two rows of yellow and one row of red extend out to a large white bead. The straps are plaited pandanus fibre.
Dress composed of two main fabrics - dark floral sleeves and a bright red and orange floral skirt. The chest and cuffs are heavily decorated with applique, embroidery, Government of Pakistan coins (some pounded), semi-translucent white buttons, metal decorations, and beading. Six red and white beaded tassels hang in front - two lower at centre, four longer tassels extending down from bottom row of coins. The hem of the skirt is a thick solid mauve, bordered by a thin band of green, and heavily embroidered in silver metal thread.
Sleeveless black dress, with long side-slits. Front of skirt and around both shoulder-holes are thick sections of fabric with orange geometric designs on a brownish-red background, covered with small white beads and circular mirrors. Thin bands of red with black repeating designs border the beaded areas, and also create a V-shape design at the neck. Five small embroidered designs with mirrors decorate the front of the dress. The back is plain with exception to two small layered half-circles, sewn at the top, centre of the back.
Face veil composed of a black band with colourful cross-stitch embroidery (tatreez تطريز) in geometric patterns, which is attached by a short chain on either side, and a short plaited cord down the bridge of the nose, to another similar band. The upper band is wider with ends that can be tied together. A single strand of beads extends down from the upper band, attached below three pounded gold coins. Over each eye is sewn a gold-coloured rectangular metal ornament with dangling stars and discs. Double-layered pieces of thin red fabric extend down from the lower band, and is heavily embellished with sixteen columns of pounded coins, the majority of which are silver-coloured with exception to the middle column, which is gold-coloured and extends from the top of the fabric. The coins are attached to the red fabric in a V-shape at the top, with the centre column being the exception, and running down the entire length.
Short top with long green sleeves, partially lined interior with brown fabric. The chest and cuffs are heavily decorated with applique, embroidery, Government of Pakistan coins (some pounded), semi-translucent white buttons, metal decorations, and beading. Four red and yellow beaded tassels hang in front - two at centre, two on the jacket's left. Small rectangular piece of blue and floral fabric is inside the garment at centre. The back is a solid burgundy.