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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…

Green handwoven purse with handles. Decoration on surface in gold metallic, pink, brown, green thread. Pink embroidered trim, with small shells applied as trim. Pattern is stripes and spots. Two long green tassels on bottom. Handwoven, with woven or…

Pair of red silk embroidered squares; floral satin stitch motif in green pink blue yellow and black; almost identical. No backing. Possibly a purse; 1930s; probably made by same woman who made 1974.001.003 1974.001.004 1974.001.005 1974.001.006…

A: Piece of wood 8" long 5/8" wide 3/8" thick at one end of which a thin piece of brass 1 3/8" wide 1 1/8" deep is inserted cross ways in a slot. Inserted in the same slot below this are two parallel brass strips cut and folded in a zigzag or…

Triple tiered wooden base painted black holding an upright black painted piece of wood 1.5 x 1 x 42". There are three metal bands fastened around the upright one 3.5" about the top tier of the ball the next 12" above the top tier the third 20.5"…

A & B: Two pads of full sized purchase order sheets with black printing on white paper upper half shows "Seattle Wash. USA" a place for date and customer's name beneath this "To QUONG TUCK CO Dr." Five Chinese characters and then "IMPORTERS AND…

Three Sets of Hand Puppets A - F: Six puppets have painted clay heads and hands bodies are made of cloth which is wired to the heads and hands. A: Puppet has smiling face with round puffy cheeks laughing eyes bulging forehead painted black hair and…

Plastic cut-out figure (11" x 6.75") colored red black blue yellow green. The image is of an Indonesian style dancer playing a round drum and surrounded by smoke and flames.

Shadow puppet of a bearded man dressed in a black red yellow and green costume. The puppet is made of thin translucent leather. Cut-out designs are all over the costume face and hat. There is a central bamboo stick and rod attached at the neck and it…