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shirt
before 1947
This shirt is embroidered in bands around the neck and cuffs, down the front, back and sides. The patterns are composed of two parallel lines with opposing half flower heads and a wavy line between t...
dress
before 1947
This is a fine example of "shisha" mirror work. The embroidery covers the small sleeves and the chest in the form of a deep panel of narrow borders and interlacing circles. A six-petalled pendant wi...
dress
This item has mirror work embroidery covering the sleeves, chest and in the middle forming a five pointed pendant encircling a central flower motif. The pattern is composed of stylised flower motifs ...
shirt
before 1947
This shirt is embroidered with borders of circular flower heads around the yoke, sleeves and hem; also as vertical bands at the front and back. Flower heads with triple circular heads are used as fil...
length of fabric
This item is a magenta coloured silk fabric embroidered with repeating geometric flower sprays. Peacock motifs have been placed between the floral sprays at the top edge of a 5cm wide geometric borde...