A hat made of stiff, felted, un-dyed white wool. It has a rounded crown with a brim. The brim is edged with black seam tape that has been machine embroidered with an interlocking yellow serpentine pattern. This yellow pattern is bordered with a green line of straight stitching. Around the base of the crown are two black embroidered ribbons that continue down into four long streamers. These ribbons are held in place with metal sewing needles. The outsides of the black ribbons are heavily embroidered with multicoloured stitching in elongated "V" and "X" shapes. These "V" and "X" shapes are edged with yellow, interlocking serpentine stitching, bordered by straight stitching in red and blue. The black streamers are tipped with fringes of blue, orange, and dark pink yarn. Inside the hat, a manila-coloured strip of paper has been sewn in a ring.

Orange vertically rectangular silk panel with embroidery image, adhered to paper. The paper covers the entire back of the panel, and the front edges. Embroidered on the panel is a male figure, holding a spear in his left hand. He wears an elaborate headdress. Oval embroidered shapes surround him on top and both sides. Couching in gold wrapped thread; embroidery in green, blue, gold, pink, light blue, yellow and light brown.

Orange vertically rectangular silk panel with embroidery image, adhered to paper. The paper covers the entire back of the panel, and the front edges. Embroidered on the panel is a blue-skinned male figure. His hands are clasped at neck level in front of him and he has a gold bracelet on each wrist. A flowing pink and green scarf surrounds his shoulders and continues down his right side. He wears an elaborate headdress. Blue oval embroidered shapes surround him on top and both sides. Couching in gold wrapped thread; embroidery in blue, yellow, light blue, white, purple and green.

A papier-mache figure of an Ecuadorian Highlands peasant woman ready to plant potatoes. The figure is wearing a grey-white hat, and a grey-white shawl that has been secured with a metal, light yellow straight pin. She is also wearing a green shirt, a brown apron with a pocket, and a long pink skirt.

Embroidered appliques adhered to horizontally rectangular paper. The large centre applique is a phoenix balanced on one leg with wings spread, standing among tree branches, foliage, and chrysanthemum flowers. Some of the foliage has metallic thread incorporated. There are five smaller appliques with foliage motifs in the corners. Colours are green, red, dark brown, light brown, blue, medium brown and light blue.

Embroidered appliques adhered to horizontally rectangular paper. The large centre applique is a crane standing on one leg, wings tucked close to body, amid foliage, branches and flowers. Some of the branches are partially sewn with gold metallic thread. Two smaller appliques sit to the bottom left and right of the larger one, on the left is a grass and rock motif and on the right is a branch and leaves design.