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Skirt made with four pieces cotton fabric with selvedge edges joined by central embroidery to form a long rectangular shaped tube. The detailing consists of burgundy, red, blue, yellow, orange, green, purple and white embroidered strips on a navy and white pinstriped ground.
Sash made of wool and cotton with a brown and white horizontal striped pattern and single-faced flower and leaf design overlaid on one half. The embroidered design is multi-coloured on reddish-purple ground. The fringed ends are multi-coloured wool.
Part of a woman’s ornamental headdress that consists of two large, stiff, flat, (roughly) semi-circular pieces, each made of two layers of animal skin (probably lamb or goat), with short, dark curly hair intact, glued together back to back. The top edge of each semi-circle comes to a point, and when worn, the pieces protrude from the sides of the head, resembling large ears. The two pieces are attached together at the bottom end, and as well, are attached with a 7 cm ‘bridge’ made of twisted wool fibre at about mid-point. One side of each of these ‘ears’ is plain, without further adornment, while the reverse side is embellished at the bottom end with five rows of braided cords made of coarse wool fibre. These cords are glued or sewn onto the surface of each ‘ear,’ and then extend down the back of the wearer for approximately 116 cm; they are tied together about 57 cm from the bottom. Ee70 b is a length of loosely twisted wool yarn, with a decorative brass hook at the each end.
Under trousers constructed of off-white fabric with a square gusset of two pieces inserted at the crotch and a cotton cord drawstring closure. An embroidered red bird motif is repeated at the cuffs with a zigzag line of stitching along the bottom of each cuff.
Shirt made of red cotton with vertical multicoloured patterned bands in yellow, green, orange, blue, black and white. A slit opening at the neck is finished with a collar brocaded with designs formed by multicoloured diamond shapes. The left breast pocket and sleeve cuffs are also brocaded with multicoloured diamond motif patterns.
Two big thin flat rectangular-shaped woven pieces with one piece (part a) fitting into the other (part b). The main design is consisting of dark brown linear geometric design in four panels on a faded red, and natural-coloured background.
Demonstration backstrap loom (part a) with various attached and/or removable pieces (parts b-n). Part a: loom with front and back wooden loom bars with natural multi-ply cotton string warps attached; strings in dyed green and orange interwoven along inside edges of bars; dyed brown weft string interwoven for 13 rows of plain weave, the end of the weft yarn is attached to a pointed stick which is notched for attached yarn at other end. Dyed blue string attached to loom bars and interwoven to lengthwise selvedges. Part b: slightly curved heddle rod of shaved beige stick tied and wrapped by warp from weaving. Part c: separate shaved beige lease stick or bobbin with angled ends and longitudinal splits. Part d: slightly curved shed stick loosely resting in warp. Part e: separate wooden stick loom bar with knotted end. Part f: lease stick with numerous pin point holes, a rounded end, split 4.5 cm. in from end, other end is burnt and beveled. Part g: bamboo lease stick or heddle rod. Part h: separate wooden batten sword with pointed, triangular ends, rounded along one length, tapering to other side. Part i: separate large dark wooden loom bar with notched ends. Parts j and k: wooden support sticks around which green and orange string is attached. Green string loops (tied and glued) hold j to loom bar farthest from weaving. Part l: separate grey/white synthetic rope, burnt at ends with single knot near one end. Parts m and n: carved light wooden shuttles with pointed ends, carved out section with pointed stick through centre, two points at other end, 'J.L.' carved near end.
Rectangular textile of woven cotton; striped fabric sample with pinked edges. Stripes vary in width. Sets of stripes in white, red, orange, and green on a black ground. White adhesive tag reads '14'.
Hat, or cap, composed of a blue woven cotton rectangle with nine rows of two-faced supplementary weft brocaded animals and birds in white, green, orange, blue, pink, purple and yellow: four rows of three birds with ovals, two rows of four cats with a geometric design at the end, and three rows of three double quadrupeds. One end is undecorated and one side appears to have been somewhat gathered. A few stitches remain.
Cloth woven with solid multicoloured bands alternating with blue and white striped bands. Formed by two panels joined together with a blue insertion stitched band (randa) along the seam. Warp-faced, multi-strand white weft (gives a ribbed appearance). At one end the wefts show where the stitching is loose and pulled together at each side. Several small stains. Pulled threads.