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Collapsible fan with 18 inner ribs made of ivory and two ivory ribs on the outside. The outermost ribs are carved with a floral design. One side is covered in white silk, which has been stiffened and has a light bown paper edge. The silk is painted with a design of cranes flying over a marsh, in grey, white, red, yellow and blue/green. The ends of the ribs are fastened with a u-shaped brass loop to which is knotted a knotted grey silk cord ending in a tassel.
A fragmentary slit tapestry yoke in 3 shades of yellow, red and accents of white and black. Existing fragment is roughly the shape of a stepped triangle. 5 red and yellow bands outline the stepped hypotenuse and the interior is filled with 18 crested birds, arranged in rows. Colours of birds (predominantly red and yellow) alternate along rows. The bird crest is almost as elaborate as the body but it lacks feet. White tassel with purple wrapping is sewn to tapestry and a loose orange feather adheres to the surface. Heading cord in place along short side. Cut warps extend from stepped tapestry edge. Z-spun singles for weft yarn, z-spun, 2 plied s for warp yarns.
A cotton, gauze-weave head cloth in blue, green, orange and shades of yellow. Colour alternation is semi-regular in both warp and weft directions. Composed of two loom widths, each with narrow, yellow camelid borders along the warp selvedges. Sewn together along a weft selvedge. S-twist cotton yarns, z-spun, 2 plied s camelid (alpaca ?) and cotton yarns.
The band is thick, long and narrow with patterns of red, yellow, brown, white and green. The pattern shows the profile of an animalistic figure with a gaping mouth, repeated 49 times in varying colour combinations. The background colour changes between red and yellow after every four figures. One end has unraveled threads, the other end has the original warp loops. Z spun, 2 plied s yarns.
The white textile is long, narrow and unfinished with flaring ends. The two ends are dissimilar in colour and pattern. One end has four woven bands of triangles and diamonds in red, yellow and black. The other end has seven narrow bands of yellow, green and red interspaced with seven dark red bands. The bands show zoomorphic designs in black. The ends are woven in combination weft faced plain weave, complementary and supplementary weft weaves using camelid. Except for the ends and the unwoven section, the cotton warps are plain woven with cotton wefts. Z-spun, 2 ply s yarn.
The cloth is a sheer rectangle of crepe-like texture with a white and brown pattern. The pattern is resist-dyed with rectangles arranged in diagonally repeating rows. The rectangles are white and two shades of brown with a dark brown outlining around each. Some rectangles have a brown dot in the centre. The cloth is composed of two loom widths joined by an almost invisible seam.
Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Front view is depicted of the figure which is made of cloth lightly padded to give a three-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth with painted details. Face is made of white silk. Wearing a rounded black hat with round projections at lower back, an ankle-length robe of black silk gauze over red fabric, and a belt under the arms of paper painted red, black, and yellow, over a square multi-coloured paper panel. Boots are made of black paper. Two pieces of white flannel hemmed with light red-pink silk are glued to the paper backing.
Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Front view is depicted of the figure which is made of cloth lightly padded to give a three-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth with painted details. Face is made of white silk. Head is covered with a green silk coat that has sleeves hanging free, a red-purple collar, a white paper ornament on the forehead, a red ribbon at the front, and white cotton cuffs. Under the coat, there is a lime green shirt, a dark blue silk skirt, two pairs of loose off-white trousers, white socks, and low red shoes. Two pieces of white flannel hemmed in light red-pink silk are glued to the paper backing.
Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Front view is depicted of the figure which is made of cloth lightly padded to give a three-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth with painted details. Hands are made of paper. Face is made of white silk. Figure's right arm is raised to support a large grey bundle or pot on the head. Wearing a short blue-green cotton blouse fastened on the right with a ribbon of the same, a white cotton ankle-length skirt fastened under the arms with ribbon of the same, white cotton trousers, and straw sandals. Two pieces of white flannel hemmed with light red-pink silk thread are glued to the paper backing.
Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Front view is depicted of the figure which is made of cloth lightly padded to give a thee-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth with painted details. Hands are made of paper. Face is made of white silk. Figure's left hand is holding a rectangular object of light red silk. White bow on the head. Wearing a short yellow-green silk blouse, a blue skirt fastened under the arms with a white cotton ribbon, white socks, and black shoes. Two pieces of white flannel hemmed with light red-pink silk thread with a loop of the same at the top are sewn to the paper backing.