Toy elephant. Animal has a thick trunk, relatively small head and ears, long legs, and a thin body. It is completely covered with glass seed beads sewn to a layer of blue silk in criss-cross patterns of white filled with green and red. Face is white with blue ears and eyes, and small red tusks emerge. Curved trunk and legs are decorated with diagonal lines of beads in red, green and white, with a ring of yellow at trunk’s tip. Tail is beaded similarly, with a tuft of light purple wool at end.

Miniature beaded moccasins. Shoes are made of a light coloured hide with a wide flap made of tan and red cotton sewn over leather that stands upright around the back of the ankle. Flap is decorated with black beading at bottom, and a cotton pull loop is attached at back centre of heel. Shoe ‘b’ has a silk-like tie at front (missing on shoe ‘a’). Toes are decorated with blue, white and yellow beads in a concentric diamond shape.

Khata, traditional ceremonial scarf. Garment is long and relatively thin, made of very fine off-white silk thread in a loose weave. Edges are rolled or reinforced. (No decoration.)

Red silk hair tassel. Long twisted strands are gathered together in a ball at top, with a thin, braided tie protruding from its centre. Most strand have been sealed against fraying by a small lump of black substance at bottom.

Black silk hair tassel. Long twisted strands are gathered together in a ball at top, with a thin, braided tie protruding from its centre. Most strands have been sealed against fraying by a small lump of brown substance at bottom.

Dark purple silk jacket. Garment is long in the body, with long, wide sleeves, and closes on the right side and horizontally across the front of the shoulder, creating a small neck. Fabric is a dark purple silk with heavy applique on the shoulders, chest and torso where birds and peony flowers are embroidered in white, purple green and black on a blue background. Outlining this are strips of gold, and a ribbon of smaller flowers in bright pink and butterflies in green, interspersed with light green fretwork. Sleeves are similarly outlined along the cuffs, as is the back of the neck. Sides at bottom are edged in blue silk with green fretwork. Buttons along the open edge are brass.

Red silk jacket. Garment is short in the body with wide sleeves and a small upright neck, closing on the right side and horizontally across the front of the shoulder. Fabric is red silk, heavily embroidered front and back with peony flowers, foliage, butterflies and birds, as well as linear decorations in blue, light green, white and pink at back of neck and around the arms. The jacket’s interior is lined with light green fabric, and padded. Sides at bottom and cuffs are edged in blue silk with black and green, and gold ribbons. Buttons are brass with a glass centre.

Rectangular lace panel made from fine thread, light tan in colour. Three diamond shapes span the centre of the panel, each with embroidered flowers and foliage surrounded by areas of scalloped and patterned lacework and embroidery, and net panels. The wide boarder is made of fine netting with a repeating pattern of stylized leaves.

Man’s dark blue pants, made of satin fabric with imprinted floral emblems. Pants are wide through the thighs, narrowing toward the ankles where two fabric buttons gather the material into a large pleat on the outer side of each leg. At top the wide waistband has three belt loops at the back that hold a belt made of the same fabric as the pants. Garment is fully lined with a dark blue material.

Man’s dark red vest, made of satin fabric that contains imprinted floral emblems. Square floral motifs in bright gold have been stamped along the hem and shoulders front and back, and at front centre. The vest is open at the front with an overlapping lapel edged in a dark blue that is topped with a strip of white. Garment is closed by a metal snap at the bottom of the lapel, and with two dark blue ribbons at front centre. At bottom side edges is a high slit, capped with braided fabric buttons. The interior of the vest is fully lined in red fabric.