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Basketry dance dress made of diagonally plaited plant fiber sewn into a sleeveless dress decorated with dyed chicken feathers. The front of the dress has a square neck and the back has a V-neck outlined with red feathers. Red and white feathers are…

A: Headdress Samoan dance accessory. Base of headdress is a black band tied in back with a knot. Band has peach green chartreuse and brass colored sequins stitched in a design. One 6" and two 5" chicken feather strands of blue white and light blue…

Length of cotton printed fabric used by men and women as a wrap around skirt. Bright blue background with large red hibiscus flowers outlined in white with yellow stamens and blue flowers at the end; black leaves. Another part of the pattern has dark…

Samoan triangular-shaped cricket bat. The end is shaped like a quarter- round section with a 3 1/2" radius. It tapers to a round handle 1 3/8" in diameter. The bottom 11 1/2" of the bat is painted bright blue with white diamond shaped pattern in…

Cricket ball made of wrapped layers of gutta percha or latex. No outer cover heavily soiled.

Large tapa cloth made of the inner bark of a tree (unknown). Medium and dark brown painted design in columns features alternating birds and fish rows of plants and what appears to be a row of buildings. The geometric design band across the top looks…

Steamer trunk made of paperboard with metal strips and reinforced corners painted green. Interior made of green paperboard with 4 interior drawers of various sizes on one side. The other side has a metal bar with 6 shaped wooden hangers; a bar…

White Baptismal Dress and Bonnet A: White synthetic sheer Dress with high waist tiny set-in sleeves. Machine lace around high round neck and sleeves. Blue ribbon rosette fastened near neckline with 2 hanging streamers. Fabric has machine-embroidered…

Barber chair Koken brand made in St. Louis. Foot board has cast iron face with name "Koken" in center. Reverse side of foot rest is padded leather. Circular cast iron base from which rise cylinder with mechanism for raising or lowering chair. Base of…

Mirror with rounded corners and beveled edge framed in a white painted wood frame. 1056 GOL. DULL stamped on back; wire attached for hanging. Used as part of Eddie's Barbershop display in Permanent Exhibit.