Museum Expedtion 1931, Museum Collection Fund

Woven string back covering with a fringe of blue and white feathers attached to the fringed end of the strip. The upper end is sewn onto leather thongs. A design in lozenge pattern is carried out in brown on a natural background.; Good.

Rain garment woven with an opening at the front, the edges finished with a blanket stitch, two protruding flaps at the top, each with a cord loop, and cord ties at the front centre near the top. The bottom edge is unfinished with a fibre fringe.

Rectangular, silk textile consisting of a red border design of spirals with an abstract circular pattern in orange, white and purple at the top and bottom. The centre has a repeated design of red column-like structures in between large oval shaped figures on a green background. All on light green ground. Back is lined with beige and green fabric. There is a small red tassel along one of the ends. Fragment of a larger garment.

Garment made of green fabric with a shape that angles inwards on the sides and is embroidered with three flowers in red, pink and yellow as well as a red, pink, yellow and purple toothed border along the bottom and partially up the sides. Attached to the green fabric is a rectangular flap embroidered with a multicoloured floral motif and a pink border with squares formed by a checked white pattern. Two triangles of silver domed beads adorn each bottom corner of the rectangle. A dark blue and black fabric strap emerges from the top of the cover.

Woman’s burqa, a long, flowing, overall body covering. The garment envelops the entire body, head to feet, and consists of a pillbox headpiece, a mesh facepiece and a full sack-like covering, embellished with embroidery and fine pleating. Extends to the hips in front and to the feet in the back. The mesh facepiece is worked in counted-thread openwork embroidery. An embroidered panel that extends to the hip area in the front is finely stitched with floral and geometric motifs. The back is finely pleated and is a darker green than the front. Two shades of dark green, with dark green embroidery.

White garment with embroidery. The garment has a rectangular shape with no sleeves and open sides. The neck is squared and edged with blue thread. The upper front and back have a dense panel with a multicoloured diamond pattern in rows. Down the centre are blue, pink, green and yellow stripes. The sides have pink stripes. The bottom edge is unfinished and uneven. The inside is unlined.