Part of an ornament (kapkap) made of tortoise shell. The carved shell ornament has four long points at bottom, above which are three diamond shapes with shorter points extending out from the sides. The ornament is tied, in multiple places, by cotton thread onto the back of a trimmed postcard. The...

Headdress from a Hungarian dance costume. Thin headdress made of two circles of flexible wire wrapped with strands of plastic. Attached to this are small white beads, some grouped to create bunches. Interspersed among the beads are small tan flowers and dark green-blue leaves.

Rigid fabric headdress, from a Hungarian dance costume. Headdress is made of light blue silk covering a rigid support, peaked at centre top, narrowing at the edges where a strip of thin elastic joins the ends together at back. The outer side has looped patterns made of brown metal thread with fle...

Delicate white apron in an oval shape, to accompany a traditional Hungarian dance costume. Centre panels are made of fine synthetic fibre, separated across the middle with a thick band of lace in a flower pattern. Around the edge of the apron is a wide band of netting embroidered with leaves and ...

Teired white skirt; part of a traditional Hungarian dance costume. Three panels of cotton are interspersed with wide strips of lace. Below the lace of the top two panels sits a short peplum hem. The skirt if fastened at back by two metal hook and eye closures.

Short blouse with a wide neckline edged in lace, and short puffed sleeves decorated with lace and an inset light blue ribbon. Bodice is light blue silk, pointed at bottom front and back, embelished with swirled designs in brown metalic thread along the front button closure, hems, and up the back...

Alfred W. Jenkins Fund

Gift of Adelaide Goan

Gift of Adelaide Goan

Molded grey-brown single spout bottle with ovoid form and flaring rim. Neck ring with five incised “eye of god” motif panels. Traces of orange-red and cream paints. Breakage repaired.