Small woven textile panel with various solid lines and bands with geometric shapes. Composed of two rectangular sections of fabric, stitched together on their long edge to create a larger rectangular textile. The piece is edged with a deep burgundy fabric, which is wider and decorated with a thin...
Long blouse composed of multiple pieces of off-white fabric sewn together. The shoulders and neck have pink, brown and yellow-green embroidery, embellished with metal thread and metal sequins. Below each shoulder are bands of yellow-green embroidery with geometric designs. Collar embroidered with...
Embroidered rectangular bag with long handle. Bag is made of several long strips of cloth sewn together vertically; one side is heavily embroidered with black linear designs surrounded by red and gold decoration, and the other is a printed maze-like motif. Bag’s handle is a thin piece of grey-gre...
Large skein of twisted coconut fibre. The fibre is loosely coiled, and then tightly wound in a spiral across the length. The fibre is tied to create a loop on one end.
Large skein of twisted coconut fibre. The fibre is loosely coiled, and then tightly wound in a spiral across the length. The fibre is tied to create a loop on one end.
Fibre garland headdress of pandanus leaf. The strands of fibre are woven together by grass(?) at the band, then loose ends extend out creating a fringe. The garland is composed of two layers of fibre - one dyed a pinkish red, and the other natural. The grass band extends out forming ties at eithe...
Collar flap from back of women’s jacket. Front has a top panel of faded brown silk, under which is sewn a panel decorated in dark blue and tan diamond and x-shaped patterns, small triangles in light pink, and small squares in tan-grey. Around the panels is an edging of faded pink silk. Back panel...
Collar flap from back of women’s jacket. Front has a top panel of dark brown cotton fibre, under which is sewn a panel decorated in a dark blue, tan and green crisscross pattern, embellished with fine tan-coloured stitching. Around the panels is an edging of faded pink silk. Back panel is made of...