Pleated, circular cape made from animal hide. Front centre of cape has large orange-brown triangular section with equally sized plain triangular sections on either side. Rest of cape has thinner orange-brown triangles spread throughout. All sections of cape covered in plain fringe, except for the large plain triangle to the right of the front orange-brown triangular section. Fringe is heavier on back of cape. Long hide strips on either side of neckline.

Dark brown hide cape with beaded designs. Short fringe all along bottom edge. Grid-like design on exterior. Lines done in white, dark blue, red, golden yellow and orange round beads. Three round beaded semi-circles in top left corner of cape, where it would wrap around neck. Semi-circles are white, yellow, dark blue and orange. Large triangle section, starting in middle centre of cape and extending to bottom edge, is pleated. Five rows of round beaded fringe across pleats. Beads are orange, white, black, red and dark blue. Just above the pleated section is a horizontal band of red, white and blue stripes. Design done in round beads. From the top centre edge of the cape to the striped band are seven round beaded columns. The first, third, fifth and seventh columns from the left are white. The second column from the left is dark blue. The fourth and sixth columns are a mix of dark blue and orange.

Luzbel cape composed of football shoulder pads, with a long black velvet cape, shoulders covered in light brown fake fur, large carved wooden skulls on each shoulder and smaller plastic skulls. The cape is heavily sequinned with a red devil face, with gold horns.

Astucia cape of black velvet, heavily decorated with sequins. The cape is semi-circular with a collar and ties at the neck. The collar is decorated with various-coloured star-shaped sequins. The rounded edge is scalloped, and lined with a short gold fringe. The sequin design features a large bronze muscular devil in lime green pants, crouching low. Two large teal wings with silver and gold outline spread out on each side, and curve with the shape of the cape. The devil has red horns, nails, and talons at the tips of his wings. Lined with shiny red fabric.

Black-green velvet cape with gold trim. The open front is decorated with gold-coloured trim, ribbons and coloured stitching with the centre section, which wraps around the neck, decorated with larger gold designs over small squares of green, purple or burgundy fabric. The edge of this section is finished with white beads. Two crosses and geometric designs in gold trim and small, solid-coloured pompoms extend down from the neck. There are rows of coloured straight and zigzag stitching and silver stamped designs. A machine-made ribbon of gold with pink and green designs extends horizontally across the middle of the cape, and again along the bottom edges of the open front. The back is lined with different coloured pieces of cotton.

Deep burgundy-coloured velvet cape with gold trim. The neckline is decorated with ornate gold embroidery and applique(?). The centre section, which wraps around the neck, is decorated with larger gold designs over various-coloured small squares of velvet. There is a small loop extending out at each end of the ornate design. A band extends down from the neck, and is embellished with gold embroidered floral designs, and small, solid-coloured pompoms. A band of light brown extends horizontally across the middle of the cape.

Dance cape made from red and white serge trade cloth. Off-white cut-out appliques on red cloth (winged or stepped "S"-shapes and dots), with an off-white fringe border and collar. Cape is composed of three pieces of red fabric, stitched together to form about 270 degrees of a circle. There are two bone(?) toggles at the collar, and a single loop extending from the right side.

Duffel cape. Wool garment with a small round neck, open at front with tassel closure, and a rounded hem edged with fur. Wool is a light blue, with a yellow, brown and purple embroidered flower decoration around the hem. The lining is a shiny light brown fabric.

Korowai style cape. Garment is woven tightly of a tan coloured wool, with alternating short, thick stripes of tan and black applied to front along both edges and top. A thick black fringe hangs from the bottom, with a few strands double the length of the rest. The body of the cape contains double strands of long black fringe widely spaced, amongst a light covering of feathers and down. The back is undecorated. At top corners are attached twisted ropes of plant fibre, with a smaller piece at bottom right.

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.