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Skirt of brown cotton with ends sewn together at the rear to form a tube. An applied blue strip flanked by two tan strips border the top edge and a strip of plain brown fabric forms the bottom border. A central pattern incorporating key patterns inside stepped geometric designs is embroidered on the front in light brown thread with orangey-brown wool (?) linear designs. The design is bordered at the top and sides with a repeated triangle design.
Black rectangular piece of cloth sewn with vertical seam at side to form tube. Plain except for front panel, bordered by a wide white appliqued strip at top, and yellow embroidery on all other sides. Colourful geometric pattern within border in white appliqued fabric and embroidery, in white, yellow, pink, green, blue, red, and purple. Narrower white appliqued strip directly above embroidery.
Rectangular piece of brown cloth with embroidered and appliqued geometric designs on front and painted black geometric design on the rest. Sewn with vertical seam at rear to form tube. Top has three applied bands of tan material, also used in border and design of front panel. Solid dark brown painted strip at bottom. Edges finished.
Square of black cloth with seam at rear to form tube. Top edge has two white applique bands, with white and orange embroidery between. Bottom edge has two white applique strips. Large embroidered front panel bordered at sides by orange embroidery. Very large embroidered cross motif, outlined by white and orange embroidery, orange zig-zag, and white applique. Rear panel plain. Edges finished.
Brown rectangular fabric sewn with a vertical seam at rear to make a tube. Embroidered on front half only with rectilinear, stepped zig-zag, and cross patterns in tan, red, and yellow. One edge finished (machine-sewn), the other unfinished with an internal black patch.
Square bag made with cotton appliqué. The surface is decorated with an orange square border followed by four concentric squares in orange, light orange, green and white. The middle has a dark blue cotton square with multi-coloured stripes embroidered in various patterns. Central square is bright orange. Arranged symmetrically at corners of appliqué design are small semi-spherical silver ornaments, two of which have a string of white shells, a blue bead and brown seeds hanging down. Tassels of multicoloured wool, strings of white-glazed clay beads, brown seeds, shells and squares covered in multicoloured thread hang from two corners of bag face. Two ends of black looped strap form sides of bag; finished off in orange appliqué and multicoloured tassels on the bottom edge.
White cotton blouse with woven panel. The blouse has a rectangle shape with a round neck and no sleeves. The front and back are divided into three vertical panels by blue herring bone stitching. Across the upper front and back is a t-shaped woven panel (2-faced, supplementary weft). The panel has large pink and orange flowers and green leaves on brown ground with a multicoloured square border. Around the neck are black triangles and on the shoulders are appliqué black circles. The inside is unlined.
Square shaped white silk cloth with gold appliqué cross along the bottom edge. The cross is elaborated with wheat ears between the arms. There are two spiraled vines with appended leaves below the cross. The design is worked in gold thread, sequins and leaf-shaped metal plates with a red stone in the centre. The design has a red outline. The fabric is backed by another red cotton fabric and edged with a woven gold tape which is machine stitched to the base fabric.
Man’s vest made of tightly woven, fulled dark brown yak wool, decorated with multicoloured embroidery. The edges of the front opening, armholes and bottom are trimmed in the zigzag pattern made of appliquéd red cotton textile, outlined in yellow stitching. Embroidery patterns on the front and shoulders include scattered floral, tree of life and border motifs, while the back is solidly embroidered with several styles of stitchery and several kinds of motifs, including open work. The back edge of the neckline forms a V which is partially filled with a gusset made of embroidered cotton textile, and trimmed with small tassels. There are two layers of twisted wool fibre fringe (one short – 6.5 cm – and one long – 19 cm) at the bottom of the back of the vest.
Dark blue robe with rounded neck, wide sleeves, side slits and centre opening with frog closures. On the front, back and sleeves are moth, vase, orchid, peony and chrysanthemum motifs in pink, yellow, blue and green on dark blue ground. The neck, centre opening, sides and hem have borders with a prunus motif in gold, blue and white with a white floral trim. The sleeves have a border made of three bands; a garden scene on cream ground, a zigzag pattern and a floral motif on cream ground. The inside lining is light blue silk.