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Purse; made of bark cloth; rectangle of bark cloth, one end folded over and sewn to make pocket; backed with orange and white checked cotton; line of red and blue embroidery down centre; red and blue chevrons embroidered on pocket; "MAHAL" written in black in one corner; triangle of red open-work finger-woven cotton at end opposite pouch, decorated with red and green pompoms; red pompoms along one side.
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