Black felt cuff with a cloud pattern outline accentuated by red felt appliqué. Towards either end of the textile is an area decorated with "fish scales". These are created by appliquéd cut red felt shapes accentuated with white chain stitch. The black felt at the centre is decorated with an appliquéd red foliate/floral motif. The edges of the appliqué are decorated with white piping sewn on by black machine stitching.
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database retains language taken from historical documents to help research. Please note that some records may feature language and reflect systems of thinking that are outdated and offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
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