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A woman's heavily ornamented apron. Has a central panel of orange, gold, dark red, and black tapestry weave in a diamond pattern. The sides and bottom are appliqued with metallic gold, silver ribbon, silver braid, and silver rickrack, brass beads, multi-coloured metal sequins, beads made of brass tubing and red- orange fringe. A bottom panel, which is wider than the main body of the apron, is consisting of three rows of thick fringe in orange, red-orange, and black, brass beads, and tubing, of which, this section is backed with burlap. The top of the apron is trimmed with a thick braid of black wool. This garment is very heavy and stiff.
Long cream vest with embroidery, fringe and beads. The vest has centre opening with no fasteners. The vest is close-fitting to the waist, then flares by means of triangular inserts in the side seams. The lower front pieces overlap at the centre and the bottom corners are fastened up. There is a small pocket concealed in the lower right front seam. The large embroidery panels are hand sewn and cover the neck, upper front, sides and bottom hem. The panels have a geometric design in red-orange, black and off-white, metal beads and fringe. The inside is unlined.
Tunic-like painted shirt made from cotton fabric. The shirt is made from a rectangle of cotton folded in half, machine-stitched along the edges to make side seams, leaving 25 cm unsewn for the armholes; 6 cm fringes cut horizontally along the seams. The neck is cut out of the centre of the cloth, with a hand-stitched seam. The main crest on the front represents a double-headed raven with outspread wings painted mainly in black with dark red and pale yellow highlights. The top of the back panel is painted with a creature's face in red and black.
Long brown robe with rectangular collar, long sleeves and front centre opening. Dark brown braid is appliquéd around collar, centre opening, upper back, back of sleeves, cuffs, pocket openings and bottom hem. The inside is unlined.
Long cream cotton shirt with embroidery. The shirt has a small standing collar, deep v-neck opening, long sleeves and flared bottom half. The panels of embroidery cover the collar, v-neck opening, sleeve ends and bottom hem. The panels have a geometric design in red-orange, black and off-white, worked with tightly twisted wool thread. Some of the embroidery around the front opening has been removed; at one time there was a tuck around the waist and sleeves, to shorten the garment, and traces of hand stitching remain. All seams are hand-sewn. The inner collar and sleeve edges are lined with red cotton; the rest is unlined.
Two pairs of miniature shoes with velvet uppers, leather soles, a band of woven black and off-white cotton at the back of the upper, pointed toes, and beadwork on the top of the upper: a-b) a pair of green velvet shoes with clear and red beads in shape of three flowers; c-d) a pair of orange velvet shoes with clear and blue beads in shape of three flowers.
Ankle ornaments (parts a-b) consisting of a lunette shaped piece of hide with brown hair, bordered with red and grey alternating seeds. Hanging from the bottom are strings of seeds (red and grey) with portions of a large brown seed. Tied to the hide is a large, central sunburst design of brown seeds, on either side is a small star shape made out of red and grey seeds with a central brown seed. There is thin fibre twine attached to either side.
Ankle ornaments consisting of a rectangle piece of hide with mottled brown hair attached, bordered with grey and brown seeds. Hanging from the bottom are strings of cane and seeds. Tied to the hide are two sunburst designs of brown seeds with a red and black seed in the centre and a large, hemispherical brown seed between them. Part a has an additional cluster of seeds. Part b has a white and red feather attached.
Long white robe with rectangular collar, long sleeves and front centre opening with two frog closures. There is also a tie around the waist. Blue-gray braid is appliquéd around collar, centre opening, upper back, back of sleeves, cuffs, pocket openings, tie and bottom hem. The inside is unlined.
Robe made of iridescent pale blue and purple silk finely appliquéd with gold thread. Gold thread is made of spun silk, appliquéd and sewn together. Thick bands of appliqué around cuffs, hemline, neck and both sides of opening down the front. Thin bands of appliqué along shoulders and in double rows down either side of robe's front and back. Interior of hemline, cuffs, neck and front opening are reinforced with red cotton. Robe is lined with light blue cotton brocade with a floral pattern.