textile (function unknown); textile

Square cotton textile, perhaps a pocket. It has an opening at each side. It is decorated with multi-coloured pieces of felt and short tassels along both sides, hiding, on the front, applied pink rick rack. The centre front has an applied embroidered brown and blue 'roundel', with silver-coloured sequins and clear glass beads. Sequins with small yellow glass beads are sewn around the outside front of the ground.

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