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Woman’s unlined, untanned goat hide cape (raw hide on one side, and coarse, long, off-white, slightly wavy hair on the reverse side). The body of the cape is roughly U-shaped, with unfinished edges; on each side edge, the cape is pieced with small rectangular strips. The top edge of the cape is slightly curved, and a triangular flap of goat hide is attached at each upper corner. A length of brown braided cord connects the two flaps, and there is a piece of twisted brown and off-white wool fibre loosely looped over this cord. On the hide side, three narrow strips of hide are sewn to the top edge, with the hair side facing outward.
Large woven cloak, or cape, with a wide, curved lower border. The natural-coloured textile has a narrow band across the upper edge with a chevron motif in blue, white and red. Sewn onto the sides are bands with line motifs in light and dark brown. The border along the bottom edge has a large zigzag and diamond motif in brown, red and green.
The cape is rectangular shaped with wavy edges and a fringe on two opposing edges. On one edge, beneath the fringe, there is an appliqué border of pentagon shaped leaves. Along the border, five bunches of red feathers are sewn.
Natural coloured cape with short rows of black string fringe over entire surface. Openwork twining: twining is carried in pairs with pitch in opposite directions on a weft of flax cordage. Weft protrudes at bottom to form a fringe. Caught under twining on face by means of being looped under twining is a series of cords several inches in length.
Large woven flax cape. Openwork twining is carried in pairs with the pitch in opposite directions on a warp of flax cordage. Parallel lines of red and blue trim the sides and top border, red only on bottom portion of sides and bottom. Fringe of twisted string along edges. Reverse side plain.
Cape composed of an arch-shaped black velveteen collar with a floral pattern in orange, yellow, pink, red, silver, blue, black and brown beadwork, a blue beaded edge, and a long beaded fringe in clear and black beads in a lattice pattern with a band of black followed by a band of clear and another band of black and finished with lengths of silver beads. Cotton backing. The cape is in the "Bertha" style.
Cape consisting of long shreds of alternating red and yellow cedar bark folded over at the top and fixed with a row of twine. Additional row of twining halfway down the length. The top has a band of deteriorated grey wool. Numerous eagle ? feathers tied on at intervals.
Very long shreds of golden coloured cedar bark. Twined with a series of evenly spaced horizontal rows for about half the length of the robe (using thin strips of stiffer bark). Fringe hangs loose below. Top edge folded over and secured. Series of twisted bark ties attached on top half.
Cape made of pandanus leaf that has been gathered at the neck and sewn with plant fibre. Flares outwards.
Black and white hide is decorated with black and white horn bill feathers, cut bone and beads.