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Turban

Turban is composed of two embroidered end-pieces joined in the middle with a length of matching cloth. Hand sewn flatfelled seams. 8" of cross-stitched embroidery on each end-piece. Fabric is blue cotton cloth. Identification but no photo on page 30…

Carrier, Luggage/shawl

Woman's apron/cape of indigo cotton with ornate hand embroidered and applique decoration. The band at the top is decorated with yellow burgundy black and white strips of cloth with saw-toothed white applique on burgundy ground. The body is adorned…

Scarf

Hand sewn and backed; outside is embroidered with cross stitch and outline stitch. There are four red tassels at the point of the scarf. Bands of embroidery follow the 90 degree angle of the two 10" sides. Small triangular scarf is made of dark blue…

Purse

Four 8" cloth squares sewn together; one outer square is embroidered the other is plain but lined the fourth square is between the lined square and the unlined one and provides a division for the contents of the purse. One corner is unseamed to…

Tunic

Unlined full-length tunic in black satin has a front opening and side slits. Neckline is embellished with a thick pile of red fringe that extends from the collar to the waistline (approximately). Full length sleeves have appliqued and braided…

Veil

Embroidery in cross-stitch back-stitch and stem stitch in magenta purple brown and white to form snowflake tree-like and outline motifs on a black plain-weave background. A central square motif is surrounded by horizontal rows of embroidery. Two…

Sash

Plain weave indigo fabric with an embroidered panel at each end. Embroidery includes chain stitch stem stitch and back stitch in magenta purple yellow and beige. Embroidered motifs are like snowflakes and flowers. Embroidered panels measure 33.5" x…

Headdress

Three panels of red silk tassels hanging from silver chains. The two end chains are 14" long the center chain is 15" long. Tassels on the two end chains are longer (33 16.5" tassels on the right 34 on the left) than the tassels on the center chain…

Crown

"The Wreath Saeng Nzae"

Mask

(T'ai Wai)