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Large, rectangular textile of red-brown cotton cloth made from three pieces sewn together. Cloth is covered in silk and cotton embroidery and stitching. Large squares make one square then all connected with yellow chain cross-stitching; geometric patterns in squares and triangles, abstract floral and vegetal motifs. Two length wise selvage sides are stitched with yellow silk thread. Two end sides cut, no stitched. Multi-coloured, yellow, bright pink/purple, light green and yellow/orange, white, blue and light blue. Many light stains; some frayed silk threads; all white stitching with cotton thread. Well worn.
Boat-shaped basket with a concave 'keel' flanked by convex base ends. Composed of stiff yellow-brown and brown warp slats folded in half at the base and flaring out to the multi-lashed wood, and fibre rim. Vertical weft pattern is alternating areas of brown and yellow-brown. Slats held in place by widely-spaced dark brown fibre weft twining with the most prominent being the two lines around the circumference and one at the base. Structure braced apart by horizontal wood crossbar.
Cylindrical object which tapers then flares widely to large light brown wrapped rim with a convex base. Light brown with dark brown designs. Upper third at flaring mouth in uniform diagonals of light brown alternating with dark brown formed by two/three twill interlacing. Main body, of lower two-thirds, in widely-spaced weft twining: fine dark brown fibre weft elements, four horizontal lines, over stiff light brown warps. Base is interlacing with irregular order. Woven to surface over warps above and below weft-twined body are long horizontal elements around circumference.
A plain handle which tapers to a square finial. Ten long teeth fan outward radially. Twisted fibre cord and plain flat fibre are coiled around the middle.
A long rectangular cotton cloth (khaddar) of three hand sewn long panels with the sides unfinished along the top and bottom. Blanket stitched and embroidered in three sections with silk threads. Mid-section has central circular motif surrounded by four borders of squares, zigzags, flowers, and birds. Circular motif is a lotus. Repeated on each corner, there are nine humans of varying sizes performing activities such as a couple getting married, smoking, playing games, dancing and walking. There are many scattered peacocks, parrots, and other animals. Also, a train, engine, and three coaches in the lower left corner, and pieces of shringar patti (head jewelry) in the upper left corner. Top and bottom are bordered with three rows of circles enclosed in diamonds. Two end sections are almost mirror images. Bordered with six rows of circles in diamonds and a row of eleven peacocks surmounted by two large peacocks. There is a different animal at each corner. Two humans on one end with one on the other standing atop a steed. Colours include red, orange, dark yellow, yellow, indigo, and white on a brown background.
Rectangular mat. The mat is plaited with twilled and checkerboard weave designs. There are bands of geometric diamonds in dark brown and green-brown woven on the horizontal and vertical. The diamond design creates a wide border and forms three sections within the mat. The undecorated areas are woven with the checkerboard weave. There is a wide bark strand edge.
Cotton textile, completely sewn on a red lining with white stitching. Outside background border is dark green with alternating yellow and white flower shapes with mirror centres; flowers are interspersed with multi-coloured leaves. Next is undulating yellow line on purple, then large undulating flower shapes. Inside are four small motifs of undulating borders with white flowers, a mirror in centre of each one. The middle motif is a more complex variation of the others on red background. Patch of darker red background material on left hand side.
Rectangular bag made of beige cloth with three bands of warp striping (brown, yellow and orange); sewn along the edges. Both sides are painted black and brown with geometric designs. Sewn to the corners of the slit opening is a black, red and cream woven strap.
Square bag made of beige cloth with bands of warp striping in black, yellow and red; sewn along the edges. Both sides are painted black and brown with geometric designs. Sewn to the corners of the slit opening is a red, cream, black and red woven strap.
Rectangular beige fabric with thick black rectilinear designs and thin lines inside, cross and square motifs. Ends unfinished. The patterns are split into quadrants, divided by coloured solid lines in red and purple, outlined in black. The largest quadrant is a rectangular panel the length of the piece. A wide central panel above it is flanked by two smaller panels. The lengthwise edges have painted bands of yellow, red, green, and brown, and the ends have solid brown stripes. The patterns is each quadrant are different in design, motif, and scale.