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Multicoloured wool apron. The apron is tightly pleated onto the waistband that fastens with hook and eye closures in the back. There are vertical stripes in three shades of green, two shades of blue, purple and off-white. There is a black velveteen border around the hemline with large machine embroidered flowers and leaves in red, pink, white and green; two narrow bands of white lace, silver and green sequins and small glass beads. Very stiff and heavy. The inside is unlined.
Rectangular, ceremonial skirt, or apron. The main body of the piece is made of black cotton textile which is bordered at the top with a narrow multicoloured horizontal stripe. The lower third of the garment consists of a finely-woven, horizontally striped, multicoloured textile, with many woven geometric motifs. A horizontal double row of yellow-brown plastic buttons is affixed to the apron just above this patterned textile and extends almost all the way across the width of the garment. Many long strands of dark red glass and metallic cylindrical beads, interspersed with white seeds, are attached below this row of buttons and hang freely to the bottom of the garment. Each strand of beads is finished with a tuft of wool, resembling a small tassel.
Flat, oval-shaped yellow headdress with a yellow fringe around the outer edge and a tinsel-like golden pom-pom atop the front section.
Flat, silver fabric headdress with two ear-like protrusions that curl upwards at the front. Adorned with silver trim and silver sequins sewn in floral patterns. A tasseled fringe hangs from the outer edge.
Small oblong-shaped doll carrier, or cradle, with plastic doll wrapped up in strips of cedar bark. Cradle has arched handle attached to one side. Skin strips attach to handle and opposite end of the cradle. Cradle is decorated with alternating sections of diagonally stitched white cedar root and cherry bark around its perimeter. The lower portion of the cradle has evenly spaced checkered sections of white cedar root and cherry bark.
Rectangular, ceremonial skirt, or apron. The main body of the piece is made of black cotton textile which is bordered at the top with a yellow horizontal stripe and on each side with a narrow, geometrically patterned stripe. The lower third of the garment consists of a finely-woven, horizontally striped, multicoloured textile, with many woven geometric motifs. A horizontal row of closely-spaced pairs of plastic buttons is affixed to the apron just above this patterned textile and extends almost all the way across the width of the garment. Many long (38 cm) strands of dark red glass and metallic cylindrical beads, interspersed with white seeds, are attached in pairs below this row of buttons and hang freely to the bottom of the garment. Each strand of beads is finished with a tuft of wool, resembling a small tassel.
Rhinestone hair ornament in the shape of a flower. Flower has five petals and a leaf shape protruding from one side. Silver cording is looped around the bottom of the flower. Flower is attached to a metal pin.
Oval ring shaped headdress with a mesh frame backing that is decorated with flower clusters and hanging tassels. They are embellished with white, silver, gold, plastic(?) pearl-like beads, rhinestone and cording. One side of the headdress has a larger cluster of flowers than the other. Two black ties are on either side of the headdress for attachment.
A woman’s headdress made from coarsely woven dark brown wool textile. Consisting of a headband and an attached narrow “tail” or streamer that hangs down the back. Lavishly decorated with cowrie shells, red, and white glass beads, buttons, and embroidery. The headband is embellished with two rows of cowrie shells separated by a row of red glass beads. The bottom edge of the headband is finished with multi-coloured embroidery resembling a braid. The “tail” is trimmed with many buttons, red, and white glass beads, and cowrie shells forming floral and geometric shapes. The bottom is fringed (about 13.5 cm) and the side edges are finished with red, blue, and yellow-green embroidery resembling a braid. The textile used to construct the headband is woven in plain weave while the streamer is made from warp yarns which have been braided and loosely woven together to form a fabric.
Carved rubber (natural latex) figure: two monkeys pulling the tail of a snake that is curled around the upper trunk of a coconut tree. Situated next to the tree and monkeys is a large, jar-like container with a circular lid flanked by two branch-like protrusions. The entire figure is painted red, green, yellow and gold,and is mounted on a square rubber base with a black, carved border.