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beaded crown; shells and small and large beads; three projections along top; front and sides beaded; center back of hat is plain except along edges; top section with knobs is an added three-dimensional section; lined; beads are red, white, black, yellow and olive

Hat, Date Unknown

Kuba

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Yet Belt, leather, shells, beads, twine, Zaire, Kuba Tribe

Royal belt, mid 20th century

Kuba

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cowrie shell covered bracelet; three rows of shells attached to a thick brown fabric roll; part of tribal ceremonial costume

Ceremonial bracelet, Date Unknown

Bobo

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cowrie shell covered headdress; tan fabric base covered with shells; 8" strip of plain fabric at bottom; semicircular top portion; fabric is over board or cardboard; 7 protrusions on curved edge; eye and nose holes on one side; tassels with shells attached on top portion

Ceremonial headdress, Date Unknown

Bobo

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cowrie shell covered sleeveless top with "v" neck opening; blue-green base fabric

Ceremonial top, Date Unknown

Bobo

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six panel skirt covered with cowrie shells; panels joined at top for approximately 8" below waist band; below that not joined; two rows shells edge each side of each panel; base fabric greenish tan; waist band 2" wide with 4 rows of shells along length; ties attached at ends

Ceremonial dancing skirt, Date Unknown

Bobo

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doughnut-shaped main section, wrapped with white thread and woven with band of red and blue lines and orange, green and red pompons, bordered with red, yellow-orange, green and blue threads; long back net and short front net of twisted threads of same colors, embellished with cowrie shells; blue pompons and clusters of three shells form bottom fringe

Headdress, mid 20th century

Jat

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tan cloth with simple light tan geometric designs; cone shaped shells sewn to bottom edge; brown ties made of gauzy fabric; mounted inside a plexi case

Headband, Date Unknown

Peru

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black cloth panel; three edges trimmed in brown with white shells; body decorated with geometric embroidery in white, orange, green, purple and tan

Skirt, from a set of men's clothing, Date Unknown

Miao

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blue ground; brown trim and shoulder panels; white shell trim at bottom; multicolored organic embroidery on sleeves; geometric embroidered bands at front and back

Jacket, from a set of men's clothing, Date Unknown

Miao

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small bag with shells and tassels; circular motif at center with long tassel; long tassels also at corners, bottom edge center and center of back; all tassels (short and long) have shells at attachment; long tassels have second set of shells near bottom end; background is orange; embroidery is green, yellow, brown and purple

Bag, 20th century

India or Pakistan

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small embroidered bag with tassels and shells; embroidery covers almost entire surface of bag; colors include red, orange, yellow, green, tan and purple; shells attached to tassels located along edges and in center front and back of bag

Bag, 20th century

India or Pakistan

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black with overapron; border of both sections and band are printed floral and plain fabrics in bright multicolors; bottom of overapron has bands of narrow applique trimmed with shells

Apron, 20th century

Lisu

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red, blue, tan wool chain stitch embroidery; two panels of three oval shapes divided by sewn-on white shells, which also surround entire panel; another row of shells hang freely from three sides: three fabric and shell tassels, two in center of long edge, two at short edge corners; embroidery applied to padded, gauze-like cotton

Neck Panel from a Hat, c. 1900

Banjara

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multi-colored wool chain stitch embroidery; two rows of four squares in pie shapes, diamonds and zig-zag designs; rows of shells divide the panels in half in both directions; clusters of shells at bottom corners and sides; row of shells surround; embroidery applied to tan, gauze-like cotton; edged in red cotton

Neck Panel from a Hat, c. 1900

Banjara

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diagonal square with eye holes; overall embroidery has circles with metal mirror centers; red pompoms on main body and at ends of white shell-like tassels attached to all sides of main body with glass bead holders; small diagonal square on nose end; red twisted ties at sides and on nose piece; black, gold, green, purple, red and white embroidery

Face Cover for a Horse, 20th century

India

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blue, black, tan, red; pieced with wide embroidered bands (cross stitch); lower edge decorated with two rows of tiny shells separated with red and white floral band; front opens with small, ball-shaped buttons and frogs

Jacket, Date Unknown

Miao

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Red square bag with brown and tan cord and 4 fabric tassel bundles decorated with shells; embroidered geometric patterns in yellow, blue, green and varagated red and white

Pouch, 20th century

India

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dark blue/ black body; shoulders have tan embroidered panels with organic shapes; sleeves have same organic shape embroidery; front and back have geometric embroidered squares in blue, pink, yellow, green and white

Coat, Date Unknown

Miao

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dark and light blue ground; green and tan trim, tan panels on shoulders; white shell trim at bottom; organic embroidery on sleeves and below PL arm; geometric embroidered panels on front and back and below PR arm

Jacket, from a set of men's clothing, Date Unknown

Miao

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hood-like garment; black, with thick twisted black fringe; sides and bottom decorated with light blue shells, and shell and shell and bead fringe; predominately white buttons accent top; white button fringes; red beads

Head coverning, early-mid 20th century

Yemen

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two black fabric panels decorated with multicolored organic embroidery; trimmed with white ribbon and red edging; red and green tassels with beads and shells; panels connected with a blue strip of fabric

Belt, from a set of men's clothing, Date Unknown

Miao

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Brown braided sash with tassles made of small red, orange, green, white, blue balls knitted over insect shells, shells.

Sash, 20th century

Jat

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Red and black pattered ground with light brown supplementary weft patterning; panels of beadig in a net-like pattern on front and back, small sections of beaded pattern at sides, below arm holes.

Woman's Blouse, 20th century

Laytu Chin

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indigo with twelve circle traces in shell; four vertical stripes run along edges of the length, small red rectangles in rows throughout center area; fringe

Warrior's body cloth, 20th century

Sema Naga

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Shoulder Bag, 19th century

Myanmar (Burma)

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