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Two small matching square textiles. Front is dark purple-blue silk(?), which is embroidered in orange and red with a square cross and flower design with sequins in the centre of some. There are three concentric squares with the outline of the cross embroidered in gold metal fibres. Edged with light blue beadwork. Backed with a reddish-brown cotton.
Machine-made bicycle seat cover. Purple textile lined with red fabric. Purple and red fringe with some white beads around edge. Centre embroidered in red-brown with sections divided by silver metallic thread. Two small mirrors part of centre design.
Small child's vest. Heavily embroidered and beaded on both sides. Looped beading along the bottom edge, with design repeated across the chest. Two horizontal open pockets, one on each side. Opaque white buttons all over (flat and rounded shank buttons and sew through buttons) , with one small button and loop closure near top of opening. Small circular metal decoration on right edge of vest's opening. Dark blue fabric lining.
Two dark purple triangular pieces from a dress (parts a-b). Heavily embroidered in cotton thread and metal thread on the front. Following the triangle-shape, a single row of small oblong mirrors are bordered with red, blue, burgundy or green embroidery. Small triangles of light blue and white beads separate the embroidered designs and the long edge is lined with a row of sections of light blue and then white beading. Each fragment backed with red and thin black striped fabric.
Small hat with cylindrical sides and four-sided pyramid top. Sides are needlepoint(?) embroidery with three rows of small white beads around the sides at the bottom, and two spaced in the middle. One 0.50 pisa bottom edge front. A strip of burgundy and gold-coloured metallic thread extends down the back of the hat. Each side of top is decorated with a blue glass button with 0.25 pisa coin. The point is topped with a large blue plastic bead with small multicoloured beads on top. Rim of hat edged with half of a metal zipper, with teeth extending out.
Small fabric pouch composed of one piece of fabric folded on itself, then sewn on the bottom and a side, leaving an opening at the top. Central design is a large diamond, flanked by concentric triangles to create a square-shape. Within, heavily embroidered geometrical and floral designs and five small inset circular glass. Five off-white shell buttons along open edge. A single row of shells with knotted thread in orange, burgundy, and light blue-green between the shells across the bag on both sides. Four tassels with light blue beads, one red, green, taupe, and eggplant, one on each bottom corner, and one at end of each shell row. Each tassel wrapped with metallic thread. Small circular mirrors inset into dark purple circular embroidery around bottom and side edges.
Two pieces of fabric, sewn together on two sides with short edge open. The textile has a wide end, which is open, and tapers in to a narrow end. One side is straight, the other curved. Heavily embroidered with beaded work along the edges. Gold fibre applique around edges and following shape within textile. Green glass button with mirror on small dark red pompom at top centre, with short beaded strap extending up from.
Composed of a square piece of fabric, with three corners folded in on itself, and then sewn together creating an envelope-shaped case. Four black, burgundy and orange roundels with circular metal buttons on two. Heavily decorated with small circular mirrors on both sides. Front has five large orange star designs and organic designs. Heavily embroidered in multicoloured geometric and organic designs. Burgundy tie extending up from point.
Case composed of a square piece of fabric, with three corners folded in on itself, and then sewn together creating an envelope-shaped case. Large round beaded button at centre with seven small mirrors inset within embroidered circles. Heavily embroidered all over in concentric squares with designs in between with eight circular mirrors. Mirror at centre within brown square with metal thread decoration.
Two matching long narrow pieces of fabric. Rectangular in shape except one end coming to a point. Edged by black thread which is divided into sections by wrapped metal thread in gold, copper or silver colours. The textile is heavily embroidered, with repeating geometric designs in grey, white, dark purple, orange, red, white and green around the edges and larger floral designs down the centre, each encased in green vine-like designs.